Engineering breakthrough biological solutions to improve environmental health for millions of people across the world
Congratulations to Good AI’s portfolio Aether Biomachines for licensing a partnership deal with Allonnia to design enzymes to sustainably remove harmful perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from the environment.
PFAS, or so-called forever chemicals, persist in the environment. Found in water, air, fish, and soil at locations around the globe, PFAS are linked to harmful health effects in humans and animals. Widely used in everything from non-stick cookware to food packaging and firefighting foams, the PFAS chemicals have become a major concern.
While numerous PFAS remediation technologies are available, they are both costly and inefficient, and there is no cost-effective way to treat groundwater plumes contaminated with PFAS.
With an estimated 200 million Americans exposed to drinking water with toxic PFAS, Aether’s enzymatic solutions for soil PFAS remediation cannot come at a better time. The novel technologies will be efficient and they will reduce the material cost of treatments.
With such a partnership, we are one step closer to creating a Post-Scarcity future.