WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica-based company, Pathogenix, is among five entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean, who will present their solutions at the GET Forum, the flagship event of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on December 2 this year.
The IDB Lab, the innovation and venture capital arm of the IDB Group), said Pathogenic is among the five women-led businesses that have won the WeXchange Women STEMpreneurs 2025 competition.
It said, WeXchange, a platform connecting women entrepreneurs in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), received more than 400 entries from 35 countries, offering solutions in edtech, healthtech, fintech, software as a service (SaaS), biotech, climatetech, agtech and e-commerce, and other fields.
The venture capital fund AVP Ventures led the selection process, which involved more than 86 judges from over 59 organizations, including 52 investment funds from Latin America and the Caribbean.
The IDB Lab said that the selected startups are either actively raising capital or plan to do so in the coming months, and will be presented to venture capital investors and key stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem in Latin America and Caribbean at the WeXchange Demo Day 2025 on December 2 in San Salvador, El Salvador, during GET Forum.
According to IDB Lab, Pathogenix, the patented air quality monitor Pathogenix.ai uses artificial intelligence (AI) and nanobiosensor technology in a powerful biomedicine tool to detect, monitor, and efficiently control bacterial pathogens.
“It enables early detection of the type A flu virus, Legionella bacteria, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and gases, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide in under five minutes.
“ Its detection capabilities are combined with a rapid filtration system that can clean the air in the same time frame,” the IDB Lab added.
The other selected startups are from Peru, Uruguay, Colombiaand Argentina.
The IDB Lab said that the WeXchange platform aims to help entrepreneurs connect with other entrepreneurs and investors, and to participate in training.
“The winners will present their solutions at a plenary session during GET Forum, giving them significant visibility in front of investors and key stakeholders from the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
“They will also participate in networking activities and have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the most relevant discussions about innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean.”
