Biofilms, highly structured and virulent communities of surface colonizing bacteria, are patient, yet lethal invaders. Through a cell-cell signaling process known as quorum sensing, bacteria that form biofilms wait until sufficient numbers of microorganisms have amassed. Then they attack their host through a coordinated launch of virulence factors including tissue degrading enzymes and other toxic substances. In addition to causing various problems in industrial settings, ranging from corrosion and clogging to food contamination, biofilms cause chronic, stubborn and deadly infections in clinical settings.
[QSI Pharma AS] , a Danish start-up formed by the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Leo Incubator, the biotech...