biotechnology research

AgroSpheres is an agricultural biotechnology company developing bio-based crop protection products. It creates targeted, non-toxic pest control using biomolecules and plant extracts, and uses a biodegradable encapsulation technology (AgriCell) to enhance actives and restore nutrients for plant health. Manufacturing involves a one-step fermentation process that produces and encapsulates products all-in-one. The company was founded by former UVA undergraduate researchers and is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

encapsulationfermentation

Applied Biological Laboratories is a biotechnology company that has developed a patented antiviral respiratory platform built on over a decade of research. Its technology combines competitive viral inhibitors with multi-functional proteins to support anti-viral cytokine pathways while minimizing excessive inflammation. The company pioneers a patented nasal spray for respiratory disease that strengthens the innate immune system with immune-modulating, anti-inflammatory, and competitive inhibitors to trap viruses and manage inflammation. Research uses huma

antiviral and anti-inflammatory platform developmenthuman respiratory organoid researchimmune-modulating protein technology

Elle, MD is a female-founded biotechnology company based in Nova Scotia, Canada, reimagining women's reproductive health. It is developing the Copper Ring, a once-monthly, non-hormonal contraceptive designed to be safe, effective and easy to use, and plans to expand Livv to include emergency contraception.

contraceptive device development

Eturnum Biotechnologies is a biotech company whose primary mission is to sustain healthy living through technological solutions. It is researching an immune-system boosting over-the-counter medicinal treatment intended to treat and prevent COVID-19, leveraging known compounds that enhance immune system function. The company states its products have not completed FDA evaluation and are not currently available for purchase.

immune-system boosting treatment development

Jsuru Therapeutix, Inc. is a biotechnology and drug development startup company that is 100% black and woman owned. It is dedicated to developing targeted therapies and diagnostic tools for multi-therapy resistant cancers, with particular focus on pancreatic cancer. The company aims to engineer and advance cutting-edge therapies for hard-to-treat cancers and transform the standard of care.

combination therapy compound developmentdrug developmentin vitro and mice studies