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