University of Pennsylvania Freshmen Win $50,000 Perlman Grand Prize for their Sustainable Biopharma & Drinking Water Testing Solution at Venture Lab Startup Challenge
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PHILADELPHIA, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The University of Pennsylvania's Venture Lab is pleased to announce the winner of the sixth annual Startup Challenge, sponsored by Eric Aroesty, C'92: ToxiSense, co-founded by a team of four University of Pennsylvania freshmen, Aravind Krishnan, C'25, W'25; Udit Garg, ENG'25; Andrew Diep-Tran, W'25; and Aarush Sahni, C'25. The Startup Challenge was held on April 29, 2022 at Tangen Hall, the University of Pennsylvania's hub for student entrepreneurship and innovation.
Key Points:
- The Startup Challenge was held on April 29, 2022 at Tangen Hall, the University of Pennsylvania's hub for student entrepreneurship and innovation.
- ToxiSense aims to improve the endotoxin testing required for drinking water and biopharma products through genetically engineering plants with bioluminescent properties.
- Biopharmaceutical products and drinking water must be tested for endotoxins, the sickness-causing molecule from bacteria.
- ToxiSense genetically engineered the Arabidopsis plant to luminesce based on the endotoxin concentration applied to it, serving as a sustainable, cost-effective solution.