ACX

ACX

Summer 2024

Next-generation biocides for sustainable agriculture at scale

Synthetic BiologyBiotechHealthcareAgricultureDrug discovery

About Company

ACX is developing a new standard for precision agriculture technologies by providing sustainable, eco-friendly alternatives to chemical pesticides. Our mission is to transform agriculture through sustainable biological crop protection that increases yields while safeguarding the environment, farmers, and consumers.

Active Founders

Emmanouela Petsolari

Emmanouela Petsolari

Founder

Emmanouela is the Co-Founder & CEO of ACX and PhD in Biochemistry and Biophysics from the University of Cambridge. Previously, she held several research positions working in immunology, cancer, malaria vaccine development and viral drug discovery (in institutes like Barts Cancer Institute CRUK, Cambridge University, King’s College London, Institute Curie France and Imperial College London).

Melina Petsolari

Melina Petsolari

Founder

Melina is the Co-founder & CTO of ACX and PhD in Computer Science from King's College London. Previously, she held several research positions spanning digital health, robotics, technology-enable interventions, HCAI and NLP (in institutes like Cambridge University, King’s College London, National Health Service (NHS) in England and Francis Crick Institute).

Company Facts

LocationNew York, NY, USA
Team Size4
Founded2024
StatusActive