Technologies translated from our lab research into the clinic and market
Our lab emphasis of translating the technologies that were developed in the laboratory into the clinic and market is evident through our entrepreneurial activity. We have established multiple startup companies to translate our breakthrough technologies.
Many of our technologies have been or are being translated into clinical products through the following companies:
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Sepio Health Pvt Ltd (Bangalore, India) 
Sepio Health is a commercial stage company, which was founded based on the anti-pesticide technology that allows deactivate insecticides/herbicides/fungicides upon contact. We have developed a revolutionary Kisan Kavach(R) fabric suit for farmers to protect them from pesticides exposure. This technology has been launched in the market and thousands of farmers are being used and experiencing the beneficial effects.
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Artus Therapeutics, Inc. (Boston, USA) 
Artus Therapeutics is a pre-clinical stage biotech company focused on discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics for inflammatory and metabolic diseases by targeting gut barrier dysfunction. Barrier dysfunction is a common baseline pathology observed in several inflammatory, autoimmune, and neuronal disorders. The company’s unique drug design and development platform have the potential to transform the treatment paradigm for barrier dysfunction diseases.
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Color Threads Pvt Ltd (Tiruppur, India) 
Color Threads is a commercial stage company, which was established to commercialise an innovative Germicidal Fabric (G-fab) technology that was developed in Vemula's lab. During COVID-19 pandemic, Vemula lab has developed G-fab technology to generate antimicrobial masks and apparel. Color Threads in collaboration with Van Heusen (Aditya Birla Group) has launched antimicrobial masks and apparel with the brand name of G99+ antiviral.
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Sturnus Biotech Pvt Ltd (Bangalore, India) 
Sturnus Biotech is a commercial stage company, which was established to commercialise the technologies developed at Vemula lab. Sturnus is developing a wide range of laboratory reagents to meet Make In India and Made In India mission. These technologies including gene transfection agents, drug delivery formulations for human and animal healthcare.