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Fempatch

Alumni

LifeScienceLab

Health and wellbeing

Social Impact
10% of reproductive women are effected by endometriosis and 10-13% struggle with PCOS. The hormone replacement industry was estimated to be 18.7 USD in 2022.The "one size fits all" approach is ineffective, causes headaches, mood changes and many more problems to women.Fempatch aims to create aptamer-based biosensors that measure concentration of estrogen and progesterone in blood at the comfort of your own home to model your unique cycle.We were part of the BioIncubate program in 2024 and supported by the SPH Life Science Lab....
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Fungilumiscence

Active

LifeScienceLab

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages
We want to make edible mushrooms bioluminesce through gene technology. A further goal would be to make them bioluminesce when high heavy metal levels are detected in soil. We started the project when our project leader, Lorenzo, was reading a book about fungi (as one does) and read about the luciferin/luciferase mechanism in glowing fungi. Fascinated, he immediately texted his colleagues whether they would be interested in creating some edible bioluminescent fungi, to which they replied “hell yeah”....
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hephaistos.bio

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LifeScienceLab

Chemical processes + compounds, biotech and pharmaceuticals

Health and wellbeing

Medical devices and diagnostics
We design custom enzymes that let pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturers replace harsh, energy-intensive synthesis with clean, efficient biocatalysis. This includes reactions for which nature never evolved an enzyme. Using advanced algorithms, we design and optimize custom enzymes that efficiently produce small-molecule pharmaceuticals, cutting costs, supply dependencies, and environmental burden. Our ETHZ founding team – Lucas, Jannik, Moritz, Lukas, and Ilya – combines machine learning, structural biology, and chemistry with a strong Basel pharma network. We're running an industrial pilot with the Swiss CRO SpiroChem and are closing our initial funding round. hephaistos.bio began as a student project we presented at the BioIncubate Ignite competition. Back then, we came together with the goal to transition de novo biocatalysis from an academic idea toward an industrial technology....
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Hydrode

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LifeScienceLab

Energy and utilities

Environmental Sustainability

Hardware Engineering & Robotics
Green hydrogen is one of the most important pillars for a sustainable energy landscape in the next decade, and alkaline water electrolysis is so far the most mature industrial section for green hydrogen production. However, the efficiency of alkaline water electrolyzers (AWEs) is still limited to below 70% and the price is still much higher than nonrenewable energy sources such as fossil fuels. Our project focuses on enhancing the AWE efficiency and reducing the cost through scalable surface microengineering of the nickel electrodes. This innovation responds to boost the development of the cleanest renewable resource for a carbon-neutral future, which has broad potential customers ranging from academic researchers to energy companies seeking hydrogen-related solutions....
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MYDO Mushrooms

Active

LifeScienceLab

Agriculture, forestry, food and beverages

Health and wellbeing
At MYDO Mushrooms, we are dedicated to growing and analyzing Lion’s Mane mushrooms (Hericium erinaceus) to create high-quality supplements and offer fresh gourmet mushrooms for culinary use.Our focus is not just on cultivation, we are deeply invested in research, particularly in Erinacines, bioactive compounds found in Lion’s Mane, known for their potential neuroprotective and cognitive-enhancing properties.By combining scientific precision with sustainable cultivation, we ensure that our dried mushrooms meet the highest standards of purity and potency. Whether you're interested in brain health, nerve regeneration, gourmet ingredients, or overall well-being, MYDO mushrooms is committed to bringing you nature’s best, backed by research.Join us on our journey to explore the incredible benefits of Lion’s Mane!...
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Octaris

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LifeScienceLab

Chemical processes + compounds, biotech and pharmaceuticals

Hardware Engineering & Robotics

Health and wellbeing

Open source
We built an open-source 3D bioprinter to connect the Life Science Lab and Makerspace. Starting with tie-dye bacteria printing on fabric, we aim to make bioprinting accessible, inspire experimentation, and design another printer🧫🐙✨ We have built our 3D bioprinter following an open-source protocol and validated it with some first test prints. Our next step is to establish a reliable workflow by printing tie-dye with bacteria on fabric to better understand the system. As we gain experience, we aim to explore additional bioengineering applications and ultimately use our insights to design a more advanced next-generation bioprinter. Our project began after several setbacks with previous ideas, when we decided we wanted to build something tangible and came across an open-source protocol for a 3D bioprinter. Since we’re all interested in bioengineering, we saw it as the perfect chance to get hands-on experience. ...
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