Episode 7: Photon Therapeutics — Overtaking Antibiotics in the Fight Against Infection, with Dr Mark Leddy

What if a beam of safe UVC light could do the job of antibiotics for infections?In this episode of The 99% Club – The Small Business Podcast, Enterprise Nation’s Aaron Asadi talks with Dr Mark Leddy, CEO of Photon Therapeutics, about a handheld UVC device designed to treat eye infections without accelerating antimicrobial resistance.Mark explains how a precise UVC wavelength disrupts bacteria, fungi and viruses at the corneal surface, why bugs develop resistance to antibiotics and even share resistance genes with other bugs, and how a startup with limited resources is rolling out devices to veterinary ophthalmology first while preparing the path to human clinical use.Inside the episode:Why antibiotic resistance is rising and why “reserve” drugs are not the long term answerHow targeted UVC can reduce or replace antibiotics in eye infections and why eyes are the ideal first use caseEarly real world results from veterinary clinics across multiple continentsRecruiting A-players in a resource-constrained startup and shipping before “perfect”The surprising regulatory route that lets a tiny team get to market and iterate fast🎧 Listen on Spotify • Apple • YouTube🌐 Photon Therapeutics👥 Enterprise Nation