South Platte Renew Wastewater Treatment Plant, Colorado
“Wastewater epidemiology is one key piece of the puzzle for decision makers” Blair Corning, Deputy Director of Environmental Programs, South Platte Renew. Turning Serendipity into Opportunity Just a few days into the pandemic, Pieter Van Ry happened to see a story about Biobot Analytics’ COVID-19 work, which focuses on detecting and quantifying indicators of COVID-19 in sewage […]
Biobot Community Success Story: The City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
“I would recommend Biobot Analytics for any municipality that has a wastewater system.” Mayor Eric Papenfuse, City of Harrisburg Analytics that Inform and Empower Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit Pennsylvania, the state capital normally swelled with commuters during the day. Once COVID-19 hit and remote work took over, the local economy was devastated due to […]
A Review of Biobot’s Successful Partnership with HHS and CDC
Nationwide wastewater monitoring program helped HHS and CDC track new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic Today marks the final day of Phase 2 of the HHS/CDC National Wastewater Monitoring Program. Over the last 12 weeks, we have processed more than 4,800 wastewater samples from 318 wastewater treatment facilities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, […]
Biobot Community Success Story: Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
“With Biobot’s data, we can identify the embers of what could become a forest fire.” Susan Rundell Singer, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Rollins College A Unique Challenge and Opportunity for Higher Education Across the country, colleges and universities were forced to make difficult decisions about the Fall 2020 semester as a result […]
How Cary, North Carolina Reduced Opioid Overdoses by 40 Percent
6 months of Biobot’s wastewater data helped inform Cary’s opioid response programs, which reduced overdoses by about 40% the following year. The opioid epidemic has affected communities across the United States, including the 170,000-person town of Cary, tucked away in North Carolina’s Research Triangle. Prior to Biobot’s partnership with Cary, the town saw fatal and […]
A Review of Biobot’s Successful Partnership with the CDC on the National Wastewater Surveillance System
As part of their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) to track the presence and spread of COVID-19 and its variants across the country. NWSS was built upon a previous wastewater monitoring program that Biobot collaborated on with the U.S. […]