# MUCHIK · Water

# MUCHIK

**Country:** Peru · Trujillo
**Category:** Water
**Impact Areas:** Adaptation
**Stage:** Prototype
**Team Size:** 3
**Website:** —

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## Elevator Pitch
MUCHIK develops solutions to monitor the spread of antimicrobial resistance genes in aquatic ecosystems affected by climate change and pollution. We provide early-warning insights for governments, utilities, and environmental stakeholders.

## Climate Problem
Climate change and pollution accelerate the spread of antimicrobial resistance genes in aquatic ecosystems, threatening water safety, public health, and environmental resilience in vulnerable regions as South America.

## Solution
MUCHIK uses metagenomics and bioinformatics to monitor antimicrobial resistance genes in water and sediments, generating early-warning environmental intelligence for decision-makers.

## Revenue Model
Trough environmental surveillance services, genomic analysis, risk reports, and subscription-based monitoring solutions for governments, utilities, and industry stakeholders.

## Target Market
Governments, water utilities, environmental agencies, hospitals, aquaculture, and industries requiring environmental AMR monitoring and climate-resilient surveillance.

## Social Impact
Indigenous Peoples, People Living in Extreme Poverty, Women

## Demand Evidence
Growing global concern over antimicrobial resistance, wastewater surveillance, climate-related water risks, and environmental monitoring gaps demonstrates increasing demand for early-warning AMR solutions.

## Competitors
International companies like Resistomap operate in this field, but few provide climate-focused environmental AMR surveillance tailored to Latin American ecosystems.

## Founder Expertise
Expertise in Pharmacy (my major), environmental metagenomics and bioinformatics applied research in aquatic ecosystems. MUCHIK is part of my bachellor's thesis.

## External Support
Our project received applied research funding through Peru’s ProCiencia program, supporting the development of the MUCHIK environmental metagenomic surveillance platform.

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*Source: ClimateLaunchpad 2026 Application · App ID: 10247*
*Ingested: 2026-05-25*