Efferon wants to eradicate the devastating toll of pediatric sepsis

This Battlefield 200 startup has developed blood-purification tech to save children.

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Sepsis, an acute inflammation triggered by infection, is a leading cause of childhood mortality, claiming roughly 3 million children under the age of five annually.

Efferon , a startup selected as one of TechCrunch Disrupt 2026’s Startup Battlefield 200 , is on a mission to drastically lower that number.