Vader Nanotechnologies
Vader Environmental Nanotech is dedicated to fighting environmental contaminants through biotechnology. They have developed a proprietary high-throughput screening approach to identify strains that can use certain contaminants as a food source, focusing on PFAS contamination. Their technology utilizes automation, image-processing, computer vision, and analytical chemistry to optimize organisms capable of degrading difficult chemicals like PFAS. The company aims to address the widespread issue of PFAS contamination, which affects a significant portion of the population and incurs substantial health-related costs.
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Nr. of Employees
small (1-50)
Vader Nanotechnologies
New York, New York, United States, North America
Products
High-throughput screening for contaminant-degrading strains
A method to identify organisms that can consume environmental contaminants like PFAS as a food source using automation and analytical techniques.
Directed evolution for performance optimization
Techniques used to enhance the abilities of organisms to degrade environmental pollutants more efficiently.
PFAS biodegradation technology
Utilizes automation, image-processing, computer vision, and analytical chemistry to select and optimize organisms for breaking down PFAS and similar chemicals.
Data collection and imaging
Processes involving imaging and image processing to compare organism performance in degrading pollutants over time.
Protocol library for experimental monitoring
A system for setting up and monitoring the conditions of experiments aimed at pollutant degradation.
LC-MS for tracking degradation
Use of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to track the intermediates of pollutant degradation.
High-throughput screening for contaminant-degrading strains
A method to identify organisms that can consume environmental contaminants like PFAS as a food source using automation and analytical techniques.
Directed evolution for performance optimization
Techniques used to enhance the abilities of organisms to degrade environmental pollutants more efficiently.
PFAS biodegradation technology
Utilizes automation, image-processing, computer vision, and analytical chemistry to select and optimize organisms for breaking down PFAS and similar chemicals.
Data collection and imaging
Processes involving imaging and image processing to compare organism performance in degrading pollutants over time.
Protocol library for experimental monitoring
A system for setting up and monitoring the conditions of experiments aimed at pollutant degradation.
LC-MS for tracking degradation
Use of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to track the intermediates of pollutant degradation.
Services
Discovery and optimization of microbial strains that can metabolize persistent contaminants (PFAS) using high-throughput screening and directed evolution.
Analytical services to track degradation intermediates and measure defluorination using LC-MS and fluoride assays.
Setup, monitoring, and scaling of experimental assays using robotics, imaging, and a protocol library to standardize and accelerate experiments.
Discovery and optimization of microbial strains that can metabolize persistent contaminants (PFAS) using high-throughput screening and directed evolution.
Analytical services to track degradation intermediates and measure defluorination using LC-MS and fluoride assays.
Setup, monitoring, and scaling of experimental assays using robotics, imaging, and a protocol library to standardize and accelerate experiments.
Expertise Areas
- Environmental biotechnology
- PFAS and persistent organic pollutant bioremediation
- High-throughput screening and assay automation
- Directed evolution and strain engineering
Key Technologies
- High-throughput screening
- Directed evolution / adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE)
- Laboratory automation and robotics
- Image processing and computer vision