Dr. Vishu Asthana, MD/PhD, Inventor & Founder, Pyogenix,
Our Neighbors in Business sponsored by Ann Arbor Spark
Founded by physician-scientists, Pyogenix bridges cutting-edge molecular diagnostics with real-world impact. They understand the consequences of diagnostic delay and the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics—because they’ve seen them firsthand. That’s why they created the R2 System: a culture-free, hypothesis-free diagnostic platform designed to rapidly identify bacterial pathogens in critically ill patients. Their interdisciplinary team combines clinical insight with bioengineering and AI to build solutions that matter—at the bedside and beyond.
Pyogenix is a diagnostics company united by a mission to transform infectious disease care, developing innovative, rapid, and culture-free technologies to empower precision treatment and advance global antimicrobial stewardship.