Fellow Spotlight

Patricia Stathatou &
Christos Athanasiou

Yeast-enabled removal of micropollutants from water to provide safe, clean water following disasters.

Patricia Stathatou &
Christos Athanasiou

Assistant Professors, Chemical Engineering

Georgia Tech

Focus Area

Urban and Coastal Resilience

Justin Brodie-Kommit, Founding GP at Lichen Ventures

Mentor

Key Wins

  • Attracted investor interest from Google

  • Developed Lab-to-market roadmap

  • SBIR applications in progress

Patricia and Christos entered the fellowship to gain clarity on practical commercialization pathways for their water treatment technology — bridging the gap from promising lab research to a market-ready solution.

Why they joined

The Fellowship genuinely changed how we think about building our technology. Through the fellowship, we gained clarity on the practical steps required to move from lab to market — and learned that we can build early momentum, including hiring support, without having secured funding first. It gave us the clarity, confidence, and network we needed to move from a strong technology to a venture-ready opportunity.

Patricia’s & Christos’ experience with the fellowship

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