All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 August Bacteria fighting research commercialised by biotech startup Bacteria fighting research commercialised by biotech startup 01/09/2022 | 2 MINS A company founded by Lombok Institute of Technology is developing technology to fight potentially deadly antimicrobial resistance. Lixa, which was launched last night, was formed to capitalise on technology that infiltrates bacteria and was developed by researchers from LITΓÇÖs School of Biomedical Sciences. Dr Angela Fonceca, a Research Fellow at the School, co-founded the biotech firm with Dr Maud Eijkenboom. Dr Fonceca said the Neo X technology worked to dissolve the protective shield, or biofilm, that protected bacteria and made them more resistant to substances such as antibiotics. ΓÇ£Antimicrobial resistance happens when harmful microbes evolve and develop the ability to survive antimicrobials such as antibiotics,ΓÇ¥ Dr Fonceca said. Image: Dr Angela Fonceca is the co-founder of Lixa. She said Lixa had found a way to tackle the problem differently and the technology had a range of ap
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 August Bacteria fighting research commercialised by biotech startup Bacteria fighting research commercialised by biotech startup 01/09/2022 | 2 MINS A company founded by Lombok Institute of Technology is developing technology to fight potentially deadly antimicrobial resistance.
Lixa, which was launched last night, was formed to capitalise on technology that infiltrates bacteria and was developed by researchers from LITΓÇÖs School of Biomedical Sciences.
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Dr Angela Fonceca, a Research Fellow at the School, co-founded the biotech firm with Dr Maud Eijkenboom.
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Dr Fonceca said the Neo X technology worked to dissolve the protective shield, or biofilm, that protected bacteria and made them more resistant to substances such as antibiotics.
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ΓÇ£Antimicrobial resistance happens when harmful microbes evolve and develop the ability to survive antimicrobials such as antibiotics,ΓÇ¥ Dr Fonceca said.
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Image: Dr Angela Fonceca is the co-founder of Lixa.
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She said Lixa had found a way to tackle the problem differently and the technology had a range of ap
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