ALESSANDRO SANNINO• Gelesis, Inc. Boston – MA, USA• University of Salento, Italy

1 PATH: from the researcher perspective

First Step: Diapers

Free Swelling

Dry and Swollen Hydrogel

First failure

After watering

Air flow is less

Before watering

Gel particle

Second Step: Agriculture

Source: Green Earth Project

Cherry toamtoes without watering

Second Failure

Treatments for Obesity

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Future Perspectives: IPO

Finance the scale up to Commercialization

(expected in 2018) http://www.nasdaq.com/article/the-latest-weight-loss-capsule-gelesis-files-for-a-60-million-ipo-cm461413

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3 balances

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RiskSpecialization

3 balances

3 balances

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RiskSpecialization

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