Two new startups pass Venture Kick stage 2
18.12.2017
Congratulations to AgroSustain and nanoleq who have passed stage 2 of Venture Kick and received CHF 20,000 each.
 Olga Dubey from AgroSustain
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 Team from nanoleq
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AgroSustain (Unil) – agriculture
The startup has developed a novel experimental screening assay for the identification of organic pesticides coupled with state-of-the-art computational methods. Its lead compound is an organic fungicide to control a widespread and destructive grey mold disease. The startup plans to scale up compound discovery using high-throughput computational screening approaches. The startup is developing a scoring scheme for target selection and prioritization based on the properties of already tested compounds. Their first developed compound already showed great results compared to existing biological solutions.
nanoleq (ETH Zurich) – electronics
nanoleq has invented a new patented technology of cables and connectors. The startup’s technology relies on a smart layer arrangement of the cable and the use of innovative stretchable and conductive materials coming from research labs. The startup now produces cable prototypes that have a flex lifetime (lifetime over mechanical stress) improved by a factor 100 while preserving high mechanical flexibility. The startup wants to dedicate the next few years to convince high-end electronic companies to adopt its technology. In the future, there will be no more pain, financial loss and risk associated with the wear of cables.
The startup has developed a novel experimental screening assay for the identification of organic pesticides coupled with state-of-the-art computational methods. Its lead compound is an organic fungicide to control a widespread and destructive grey mold disease. The startup plans to scale up compound discovery using high-throughput computational screening approaches. The startup is developing a scoring scheme for target selection and prioritization based on the properties of already tested compounds. Their first developed compound already showed great results compared to existing biological solutions.
nanoleq (ETH Zurich) – electronics
nanoleq has invented a new patented technology of cables and connectors. The startup’s technology relies on a smart layer arrangement of the cable and the use of innovative stretchable and conductive materials coming from research labs. The startup now produces cable prototypes that have a flex lifetime (lifetime over mechanical stress) improved by a factor 100 while preserving high mechanical flexibility. The startup wants to dedicate the next few years to convince high-end electronic companies to adopt its technology. In the future, there will be no more pain, financial loss and risk associated with the wear of cables.