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January 17, 2023

The vaccine startup trying to solve the $35bn-a-year refrigeration problem

Half of vaccines are wasted. Bristol-based EnsiliTech thinks it has the answer


EnsiliTech founder and CEO Asel Sartbaeva

Covid vaccines may have brought the world out of lockdown, but keeping the freedom-granting doses cold enough to travel long distances without spoiling has always been a huge supply chain challenge.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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