| Idea Name: |
Phagobiotics |
| Slogan: |
Get rid of superbugs! |
| Supervisor Name: |
Dr. Fazal Adnan |
| Supervisor Designation: |
Assistant Professor |
| Supervisor School: |
ASAB |
| Supervisor Department: |
Industrial Biotechnology |
| Contact number: |
03333122939 |
| Email ID: |
[email protected] |
| Abstract: |
| Extensive use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of resistant bacteria and phages
are the potential alternatives to treat MDR bacteria causing severe diseases in humans, animals
and plants. |
| What is the unmet need in society that your idea will fulfill ? |
| The overall loss due to colibacillosis reached 28.79% of total poultry assets in Pakistan.
An alarming level of antibiotic resistance is a global health threat decreasing the ability of
antibiotics against infectious diseases. Our idea is to provide effective therapeutic solutions by phages. |
| Who needs it ? How many would benefit ? |
| Poultry farmers, Poultry Research Institutes, Veterinarian, Epidemiologists, Livestock and Dairy
Development Department, Public health sector and academia will be among the beneficiaries.
Phage and enzybiotics would reduce the spread of disease resulting in better chicken health. |
| How will the solution works |
| Avian pathogenic E. coli infections will be treated by the phages and particular phage enzymes.
Purified enzybiotics have the potential to degrade bacterial cell walls more efficiently resulting in
the death of pathogenic strains. There will be no harm to beneficial bacteria because enzybiotics
target specific strains only. |
| Who are your competitors ? How is your solution different |
| Our competitors are the researchers developing drugs and new antibiotics which take a lot of
time and investment. But our solution is cost-effective as phages are abundantly present in
the environment and also free of resistance issues. |
| Status: |
new |
| Entry Date & Time: |
2021-12-15 (1755) |
