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title: Phage Therapy
type: technology
url: "https://www.envisioning.com/research/helix/phage-therapy"
hub: helix
summary: Bacteriophages for targeted bacterial infection treatment.
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# Phage Therapy

Bacteriophages for targeted bacterial infection treatment.
- Technology Readiness Level: 5/9
- Impact: 5/5
- Investment: 4/5
Phage therapy uses bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—to treat bacterial infections. First trial uses; long history in Eastern Europe. Applications: antibiotic-resistant infections. Growing interest as antibiotic resistance increases. Regulatory and manufacturing challenges remain.

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Source: Envisioning — Technology Research Institute (https://www.envisioning.com/research/helix/phage-therapy)