Israeli sterile mosquito co Senecio awarded $12m by EU
The sterile insect technique (SIT) company will use the funds to develop its sterile insect technique to combat mosquito borne diseases.
The European Commission has awarded Israeli sterile insect technique (SIT) company Senecio Robotics $12 million to combat mosquito borne diseases. Using artificial intelligence (AI), the company has developed a mobile automated mosquito factory for monitoring and control of the disease carrying insects. The $12 million includes equity and grant components.
SIT has been widely proven for many other insects like fruit flies, but mosquitoes pose a more daunting challenge because of their huge numbers. Senecio Robotics has deployed AI to tackle the task.
Senecio Robotics awarded US$12 Million from the European Commission to address mosquito borne diseases
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ With more than 2,000 early stage companies applying for the EU EIC Accelerator Pilot May cutoff, only 64 companies were selected, following an intense due diligence of the company, patent portfolio, market, team and technology. The blended investment includes both equity and grant components with the grant agreement recently signed.
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With nearly 700 million people infected with a mosquito borne disease every year, as well as the increase in mosquito populations driven by a warming climate, it is a massive and growing challenge to fight them using only traditional approaches.