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Through years of research, testing, prototyping iterations and significant interest across both academic and industry markets, Mariana decided to turn her doctoral research into a venture, now called Optical Waters. She developed an adjustable and flexible disinfection technology that purifies water and air devices (i.e. water distribution systems, medical devices such as catheters, intubation devices etc.), which commonly can become \u2018clogged\u2019 with bacteria and infection-causing pathogens. Since then, Mariana has received great interest in her product and is in the process of figuring out how to properly license her technology. Currently, she is working with multiple manufacturers to develop her first working prototype and to sell her first device. Marina has won $20K in seed funding through the ASU <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneurship.asu.edu\/launch\/venture-devils\">Venture Devils<\/a> program as an Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative recipient, and recently won $25K at the <a href=\"https:\/\/asu.io\/participants\/\">ASUio<\/a> (ASU Innovation Open) under the category of Technology and Social Equity. Read more about Mariana\u2019s story below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Briefly describe your venture and the problem you are trying to solve<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optical waters has found a way to deliver germicidal radiation into tight channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What inspired you to launch your venture?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I created the technology through my PhD and when presenting at conferences, I realized how many people actually wanted to use it and how impactful it could really be if it was marketable and available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Describe your path to entrepreneurship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took a class through my PhD fellowship (IGERT-SUN) that was my first exposure to entrepreneurship. I didn&#8217;t think anything of it at the time. 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