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Institute of Metagenomics and Microbial Technologies is a company that is driven by the belief that the multidisciplinary research of composition and complex interaction within microbial communities will help to prevent and cure diseases that are caused by antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
The company comprises a team of researchers that is led by PI dr. Ales Lapanje, the team is keen on getting different solutions to address the problems that are associated associated with AMR bacteria. The company's team members have more than 10 years of experience in the field of molecular microbial ecology, supported by over 40 independent academic and industrial projects.
The company is positioned to make new steps in finding more effective solutions in fighting against AMR bacteria, based on its understanding of the functioning of microbial communities. The company approaches this problem by utilizing functional metagenomics to collect antimicrobially active agents for which it develops methods for its delivery to specific microbial targets.
The company is organized as a research SME with the goal to help humanity fight against bacterial infections.
