MUCHIK · Water

MUCHIK
Country: Peru · Trujillo
Category: Water
Impact Areas: Adaptation
Stage: Prototype
Team Size: 3
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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.
Source: ClimateLaunchpad 2026 Application · App ID: 10247
Ingested: 2026-05-25