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The Government Is Racing to Put Your Toilet Under Surveillance—For a Good Reason
September 28, 2022 | Scientific American
2022 TIME100 NEXT: Mariana Matus and Newsha Ghaeli
September 28, 2022 | Time
National COVID-19 wastewater levels signal viral uptick ahead of fall
September 16, 2022 | ABC News
The best data design of 2022
September 15, 2022 | Fast Company
Saving the World with Poop
September 1, 2022 | What's Your Problem? with Jacob Goldstein
The monkeypox outbreak may be peaking in some places. Here’s what we know — and why the coming months will be crucial.
September 1, 2022 | Business Insider
Wastewater surveillance has become a critical COVID tracking tool, but funding is inconsistent
August 23, 2022 | South Carolina Public Radio
Experts say waste water testing, crucial for COVID-19, could be useful for monkeypox — and the next big disease
August 15, 2022 | The Boston Globe
The future is bright with science and technology
August 1, 2022 | The Boston Globe
The start-up helping track COVID-19 through sewage water
August 1, 2022 | The Boston Globe
Hopes of Covid-19 Reprieve Fade as BA.5 Subvariant Takes Over
July 12, 2022 | The Wall Street Journal
The new market for public health entrepreneurs
June 8, 2022 | Harvard Public Health Magazine
Wellesley investigating possible wastewater tracking for COVID, drugs
June 2, 2022 | The Swellesley Report
VIDOH Applauds VIWMA in Their COVID-19 Wastewater Testing
May 27, 2022 | The Source St. Thomas
Is COVID Peaking in Boston? Wastewater Data Shows Sign of ‘Turning the Corner’
May 23, 2022 | NBC Boston
WASTEWATER DATA GAP FOLLOW-UP: AN UPDATE FROM BIOBOT
May 22, 2022 | Covid-19 Data Dispatch
CNBC DISRUPTOR 50 | 32. Biobot Analytics
May 17, 2022 | CNBC
TECH POWER PLAYERS 50 | RANKED #8: Mariana Matus
May 16, 2022 | Boston Globe
COVID-19 wastewater efforts confront long-term questions
May 16, 2022 | Roll Call
MIT School of Architecture and Planning welcomes Newsha Ghaeli as its 2022 commencement speaker
May 9, 2022 | MIT School of Architecture and Planning
Business case study: As Covid pandemic arrived, Biobot Analytics found luck favors the prepared
May 6, 2022 | Cambridge Day
Virus sample surges at Elko sewage plant
May 1, 2022 | Elko Daily Free Press
How Sewage Surveillance Saves Lives
April 21, 2022 | The Takeaway
Opinion: Biden’s covid team should stop treating parents like idiots
April 21, 2022 | Washington Post
Wastewater testing to inform Greenfield on COVID levels
April 20, 2022 | Greenfield Recorder
How El Paso is using wastewater surveillance to detect COVID-19 spread
April 18, 2022 | El Paso Matters
BA.2 Cases Rise, but Few Signs of a Covid-19 Surge So Far
April 14, 2022 | The Wall Street Journal
Wastewater collection data could help track COVID-19 spread in Tampa
April 13, 2022 | Fox 13 News
Colorado Moves Toward Statewide Coverage of Wastewater Surveillance
April 12, 2022 | KHN
The clues are in the poop: COVID-19 sewage testing is coming to Philly
April 12, 2022 | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bangor wastewater has among the highest levels of COVID-19 in the country
April 11, 2022 | Bangor Daily News
Funds to track covid in wastewater sought
April 10, 2022 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
BA.2, where are you? Dominant strain hasn’t shown signs of starting a surge
April 8, 2022 | CNN
Board of Health explores testing for drugs in sewage
April 8, 2022 | Gloucester Daily Times
How sewage can warn us about the next pandemic
April 6, 2022 | Vox
Colorado is moving toward statewide coverage of wastewater surveillance
April 6, 2022 | NPR
Two Years Into The Pandemic, Hawaii Is Finally Poised To Test Its Sewage For Covid
March 31, 2022 | Honolulu Civil Beat
Keeping good company
March 31, 2022 | University of Waterloo
Wastewater may help Arlington predict the next local Covid surge
March 31, 2022 | ARLnow
TIME100 MOST INFLUENTIAL COMPANIES OF 2022: Biobot Analytics
March 30, 2022 | Time
As pandemic eases in Chattanooga, wastewater sentry stays alert for next surge
March 23, 2022 | Chattanooga Times Free Press
A third of U.S. COVID now caused by Omicron BA.2 as overall cases fall
March 22, 2022 | Reuters
Can Wastewater Surveillance Protect Public Health?
March 21, 2022 | Illumina
Wastewater data indicates Boston area is in ‘back end of the omicron surge’
February 17, 2022 | WGBH
Could sewage surveillance become key in monitoring public health?
February 17, 2022 | Global Water Intelligence
Editorial: Gaining fame cracking virus’ effluent code
February 11, 2022 | Lowell Sun
These scientists are fighting the pandemic with sewage
February 10, 2022 | KUOW
Omicron variant peaked quickly in Elko County
February 8, 2022 | Elko Daily Free Press
Those COVID tracking charts start here, with Biobot sewage analysis that knows we’re sick before we do
February 7, 2022 | Globe Magazine
22 Boston Startups to Watch in 2022
February 1, 2022 | Built in Boston
Following Yarmouth’s lead, state looks to wastewater for COVID clues
January 23, 2022 | Portland Press Herald
The Cambridge startup tracking COVID in America’s waste water
January 20, 2022 | Boston Globe
Wastewater analytics company Biobot’s co-founder says omicron surge could peak soon
January 20, 2022 | CNBC
In Sewage, Clues to Omicronʼs Surge
January 19, 2022 | The New York Times
How Wastewater Became a COVID Crystal Ball
January 15, 2022 | New York Magazine
When will this COVID surge end? Scientists search your sewage for clues
January 14, 2022 | USA Today
Coronavirus levels in Boston-area waste water are falling, raising hopes of case declines
January 12, 2022 | Boston Globe
‘Unambiguously good news’: Sharp decline in COVID wastewater levels in Boston area
January 12, 2022 | WBUR
COVID-19 experts say Omicron is peaking in the US, citing data from poop samples
January 12, 2022 | Business Insider
Boston-area coronavirus wastewater data takes a plunge: ‘An encouraging sign’ as COVID cases surge
January 11, 2022 | Boston Herald
‘A Glimmer of Better Days Ahead?’ Wastewater Shows Boston COVID Levels Falling
January 11, 2022 | NBC Boston
Record COVID-19 Levels Found In Midwest Sewage: See Latest Data
January 8, 2022 | MSN
This chart may tell us more about the Mass. COVID surge than any other. Here’s why
January 5, 2022 | Boston Globe
Wastewater samples reveal record levels of coronavirus across U.S.
January 2, 2022 | NBC
What Those Boston COVID Sewage Studies Can Tell Us about…Us
December 23, 2021 | Boston Magazine
Here is how Miami-Dade uses wastewater epidemiology research to track omicron spread
December 16, 2021 | WPLG Local 10
Wastewater analysis shows US could be in for another spike in COVID-19 cases
December 15, 2021 | The Denver Channel
Biobot Named One of “America’s Greatest Disruptors” by Newsweek
December 15, 2021 | Newsweek
Weekly averages of COVID-19 detected in Boston wastewater reach highest levels yet
December 7, 2021 | Boston Globe
Massachusetts Wastewater Testing Shows Increase In Traces Of COVID
December 6, 2021 | WBZ News Radio
COVID Level in Boston Area’s Wastewater Returns to Historic High
December 6, 2021 | NBC Boston
City of Chattanooga sees spike in wastewater COVID-19 data from past week
December 6, 2021 | News Channel 9
Boston-area sewage samples being analyzed for Omicron variant
December 5, 2021 | Boston 25 News
Is omicron in Massachusetts yet? Testing labs are on the lookout
December 2, 2021 | WGBH
MIT Offshoot That Detects Virus in Wastewater Raises $20 Million
October 22, 2021 | Bloomberg
Why recent COVID levels in Jupiter-area sewage are giving officials cause for optimism
September 28, 2021 | The Palm Beach Post
Weighing wastewater’s worth as a COVID-19 monitoring tool
September 26, 2021 | Chemical & Engineering News
How innovation is challenging conventional assumptions about STEM careers
September 17, 2021 | Fast Company
More cases ahead? Coronavirus in Boston-area waste water is on the rise again
September 17, 2021 | Boston Globe
The newest disease detection tool for COVID and beyond: Poop
September 17, 2021 | Fierce Biotech
Sewage is the latest disease detection tool for Covid-19 — and more
August 13, 2021 | CNN Health
Wastewater Helps Health Officials Spot Covid-19 Warning Signs
July 25, 2021 | The Wall Street Journal
How innovation in wastewater monitoring helps track down deadly diseases in Latin America
July 23, 2021 | World Bank Blogs
Human Waste Could Be The Next Big Weapon in Controlling COVID-19
June 18, 2021 | Time
Biobot Analytics knows if you have COVID-19 before you do-from your poop
March 9, 2021 | Fast Company
Tracking coronavirus variants through sewage
February 27, 2021 | Axios
I-Team: South Hadley officials say the cost of testing sewage for COVID-19 is well worth it
February 25, 2021 | WWLP 22 News
Poop Could Be Our New Secret Weapon Against Mutant COVID Strains
February 17, 2021 | Vice
An Untested Source of Pandemic Data? The Sewer
January 25, 2021 | The New Yorker
COVID Levels in Boston Area’s Sewers Hit New Record, Much Higher Than in 1st Surge
January 15, 2021 | NBC 10 Boston
Essential: The 2021 GovTech 100
January 15, 2021 | Government Technology
How Wastewater in Sewers Can Detect COVID Levels
December 30, 2020 | NBC 10 Boston
Flushing out the coronavirus: Universities, cities and states are testing wastewater for the virus
December 25, 2020 | Washington Post
Tracking COVID-19 with wastewater testing in the U.S.
December 22, 2020 | CGTN America
Traces of coronavirus in wastewater at Deer Island plant tick down
December 21, 2020 | Boston Globe
Wastewater testing reveals COVID-19 spike in Rio Dell, city officials say
December 21, 2020 | KRCR ABC 7
Where does the U.S. stand in widespread sewage testing for COVID-19?
December 18, 2020 | LEX 18 Lexington
Widespread Sewage Testing For COVID Still a Pipe Dream
December 17, 2020 | Newsy
Yosemite’s Ahwahnee hosted massive Thanksgiving feast. Unmasked guests had workers appalled.
December 17, 2020 | SFGATE
Traces of coronavirus in Mass. wastewater tick down for one region, up in another
December 15, 2020 | Boston Globe
Smart Talk: Testing sewage for COVID-19 is another tool for disease monitoring
December 15, 2020 | WITF
Data from Belmont muddies Covid wastewaters, slowing reports; East Cambridge clusters spotted
December 14, 2020 | Cambridge Day
One wastewater coronavirus number ticks down, while another continues to march higher
December 11, 2020 | Boston Globe
‘We’re in trouble here’: What to make of the record coronavirus levels in Boston-area wastewater
December 11, 2020 | Boston.com
COVID Levels in Boston’s Sewers Are Higher Than at Any Point in the Pandemic
December 9, 2020 | NBC 10 Boston
Technology of the Year: Biobot Analytics
December 9, 2020 | Smart Cities Dive
COVID-19 vaccines are our ‘moonshot project’ and will enable the future of artificial intelligence
December 9, 2020 | The Hill
What New York City’s Sewers Reveal About the Virus
December 8, 2020 | The New York Times
Declare health emergency to keep kids learning, councillor urges; Shutdown metrics still in flux
December 8, 2020 | Cambridge Day
As Massachusetts coronavirus cases reach record levels, wastewater data surges to all-time highs
December 6, 2020 | Boston Herald
Cambridge Public Schools to Shift to Remote Learning Thursday for at Least 1 Week
December 6, 2020 | NBC 10 Boston
El rastro del COVID-19 en las aguas residuales
December 1, 2020 | El Financiero
Preparing For The Next Pandemic: The Trinity Challenge
November 27, 2020 | Forbes
Coronavirus traces found in Mass. wastewater are back on the upswing
November 27, 2020 | Boston Globe
Coronavirus: Wastewater shows spread of COVID-19, Jupiter’s sewer district says
November 25, 2020 | Palm Beach Post
Watching What We Flush Could Help Keep a Pandemic Under Control
November 24, 2020 | New York Times
Mass. reports 1,785 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 18 new deaths
November 23, 2020 | Boston Globe
Together Indiana campaign partners with Biobot
November 21, 2020 | Indiana Gazette
Every toilet flush reveals a clue in fight to stop COVID-19
November 17, 2020 | Chicago Tribune
COVID Levels Are Reaching This Spring’s Peak Levels in Boston’s Sewers
November 16, 2020 | NBC 10 Boston
Monitoring COVID-19 in sewage
November 12, 2020 | Chemical & Engineering News
Wastewater test results offer troubling prediction about coming weeks in Massachusetts
November 11, 2020 | Boston 25 News
After brief dip, indications of COVID-19 in Boston-area sewage resume steep rise
November 11, 2020 | WCVB 5 ABC
Arizona city uses wastewater to quarantine those infected with COVID-19
November 5, 2020 | Washington Examiner
Traces of coronavirus in waste water tick upward again
November 5, 2020 | Boston Globe
Plan to detect coronavirus in wastewater may help pinpoint contact tracing needs
October 29, 2020 | Fox News
Scientists Can Detect COVID Outbreaks in Communities by Testing Sewage Samples
October 29, 2020 | People
Georgia explores wastewater testing to predict COVID-19 outbreaks
October 29, 2020 | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sewage testing shows a country flush with coronavirus cases
October 28, 2020 | CNN
City of Chattanooga uses Biobot to identify COVID-19 cases through wastewater
September 29, 2020 | WRCB NBC 3
Sewage System Testing Suggests Rise in COVID-19 Cases in Stafford
September 8, 2020 | NBC 4 Washington
Cambridge Studies Poop As A Factor In Reopening School Buildings
September 8, 2020 | WGBH
Is there advance warning of coronavirus in the sewers
September 1, 2020 | FOX 32 Chicago
Biobot’s poop-centric Covid-19 research
July 30, 2020 | Comedy Central
Watcher in the wastewater
July 28, 2020 | Nature Biotechnology News
There were no reports of coronavirus in Yosemite. Then they tested the park’s sewage
July 27, 2020 | San Francisco Chronicle
MWRA posts results from tests for coronavirus in wastewater; peak seen in spring and low point in late June
July 27, 2020 | Boston Globe
The proof is in the sewage: hundreds of Yosemite visitors may have had coronavirus
July 22, 2020 | The Guardian
Yosemite Sewage Tests Positive for Coronavirus
July 21, 2020 | Smithsonian Magazine
Tests reveal coronavirus in Yosemite National Park’s sewage
July 20, 2020 | Los Angeles Times
Looking for clues to the spread of coronavirus in Mass.? Try the toilet
July 15, 2020 | The Boston Globe
To Spot Future Coronavirus Flare-Ups, Search the Sewers
June 30, 2020 | Scientific American
Wastewater lab signs on to analyze Massachusetts sewage for coronavirus surge
June 26, 2020 | Boston Herald
With every flush, a stream of data for these coronavirus trackers
June 16, 2020 | PBS
Coronavirus accelerates a new age of diagnostics
June 6, 2020 | Axios
How sewage samples help trace the spread of COVID-19
June 2, 2020 | Yahoo Finance
A Startup Is Testing Sewage to Trace the U.S. Spread of Covid
June 1, 2020 | Bloomberg Businessweek
Stafford County Participating in COVID-19 Wastewater Testing
May 26, 2020 | NBC 4 Washington
What You Flush Is Helping Track The Coronavirus
May 20, 2020 | NPR
From the lavatory to the laboratory, Honolulu testing wastewater for COVID-19
May 19, 2020 | KHON 2 News
As some states reopen, studying sewage could help stop the coronavirus pandemic
May 19, 2020 | USA Today
$16.5 million awarded to projects to fight COVID
May 13, 2020 | The Harvard Gazette
Wastewater testing gains traction as a Covid-19 early warning system
May 8, 2020 | Stat
You May Be Helping Stop the Spread of COVID-19 With Every Flush
May 7, 2020 | Reform Austin
How What You Flush Is Helping Track The Coronavirus
May 7, 2020 | NPR
What Your Toilet Can Tell Us About the Coronavirus
May 7, 2020 | Bloomberg Businessweek
Researchers explore whether human poop can help track COVID-19, and curb a second wave
May 5, 2020 | CBC Radio
Human poop helping scientists study, track COVID-19
May 4, 2020 | Fox 4
Cary sewage being analyzed to monitor the spread of COVID-19
May 1, 2020 | ABC 11 Eyewitness News
Poop could help stop the pandemic. Really.
May 1, 2020 | Politico
An early warning system for coronavirus infections could be found in your toilet
May 1, 2020 | Washington Post
Homer Public Works Department is testing wastewater for signs of COVID-19
April 30, 2020 | KBBI Alaska
Biobot Analytics Pulls $4.2 for Sewage Testing Technology
April 29, 2020 | GovTech
Poop may tell us when the coronavirus lockdown will end
April 29, 2020 | Los Angeles Times
Wastewater Epidemiology Webcast (Public Service Announcement)
April 24, 2020 | Wastewater Environment Federation
MIT Spinoff Raises $4.2 Million To Estimate Scope Of Coronavirus Cases By Analyzing Poop
April 24, 2020 | Forbes
Here’s how one company is tracking the spread of COVID-19 with wastewater
April 22, 2020 | CNBC
The Engine Invests In Biobot Analytics
April 21, 2020 | The Engine
Sewer systems are a window into the coronavirus pandemic
April 20, 2020 | The Verge
Novel coronavirus found in surprisingly high levels in sewage
April 16, 2020 | Chemical & Engineering News
Somerville Startup Biobot Analytics Scours Sewage For Coronavirus
April 14, 2020 | WGBH
Your Poop And Urine May Be Crucial For Predicting End Of COVID-19 Pandemic
April 11, 2020 | India Times
Coronavirus Traces Found in Massachusetts Wastewater at Levels Far Higher Than Expected
April 9, 2020 | Newsweek
Coronvirus traces found in Massachusetts wastewater at levels far higher than expected
April 9, 2020 | New York Post
MIT scientists probe nation’s sewage for coronavirus clues
April 9, 2020 | Boston Herald
Biobot Analytics find COVID-19 cases ‘an order of magnitude higher’ than tests reveal
April 9, 2020 | BOSTINNO
Your Poop Might Be Key For Predicting the End of the Pandemic
April 8, 2020 | Vice
New research examines wastewater to detect community spread of Covid-19
April 7, 2020 | Stat News
Mapping the spread of COVID-19 by sampling human waste in US sewer systems
March 29, 2020 | WLNS 6
MIT-affiliated companies take on Covid-19
March 26, 2020 | MIT News
How Poop Offers Hints About the Spread of Coronavirus
March 21, 2020 | Popular Mechanics
This startup will map the coronavirus spread by looking at your poo
March 20, 2020 | TNW News
This startup is tracking the coronavirus through sewers and using AI to predict its spread in a new project with MIT
March 20, 2020 | Business Insider
Innovations Around COVID-19: Using Sewage to Map an Outbreak
March 20, 2020 | Brigham Clinical & Research News
Coronavirus crisis means opportunity for some tech companies
March 3, 2020 | Boston Globe
C&EN’s Trailblazers
March 1, 2020 | Chemical & Engineering News
The 2019 Good Tech Awards
December 30, 2019 | The New York Times
How Biobot is Using Wastewater to Combat the Opioid Crisis
December 5, 2019 | Cheddar
Building smarter healthier communities through Opioid Wastewater Monitoring
December 1, 2019 | NC Currents
Startups Using Agility, Experience, to Move the Needle on Opioid Crisis
August 23, 2019 | Karma Impact
The Past, Present And Future Of Automated Predictive Technology
May 13, 2019 | Forbes
Civic I/O’s Civic Tech Pitchers: Where are they now?
March 27, 2019 | Civic I/O
Greentown Labs All Stars: Biobot Analytics
March 27, 2019 | Scout Somerville
Interested in gauging a population’s health? Look to sewage
March 26, 2019 | Proceedings of the National Academy of Science
Mariana Matus with Biobot Analytics
March 1, 2019 | Latino Founder Hour
50 Women-Led Startups Who Are Crushing Tech
February 20, 2019 | Forbes
Analytics Startup Uses Robots to Improve Wastewater Systems
December 1, 2018 | GovTech
Sewage May Hold the Key to Tracking Opioid Abuse
August 22, 2018 | Smithsonian Magazine
NC town battles opioid epidemic by using robots to test people’s poop
July 12, 2018 | Fox News
Tech Tuesday: Robots in Sewers Monitoring Opioid Use
July 10, 2018 | WOSU
Scientists can track the spread of opioids in sewers. But do cities want to know what lies below?
June 26, 2018 | Stat News
Sewage Is Helping Cities Flush Out the Opioid Crisis
May 25, 2018 | Scientific American
Biobot Analytics, a Startup Using Sewage to Fight the Opioid Crisis, Raises $2.5M
May 8, 2018 | GovTech
10 Companies That Are Doing Good While Doing Well
May 1, 2018 | Entrepreneur
The Race to Learn What’s Really Happening in the Opioid Crisis
April 30, 2018 | CityLab
Testing Wastewater For Opioids: North Carolina Town Pilots New Technology
March 28, 2018 | WBUR
Screening Wastewater Could Help Cities Track Opioid Use
March 16, 2018 | GovTech
To Track Opioid Use, More Cities May Soon Screen Wastewater
March 12, 2018 | Governing
8 Startups Fighting America’s Opioid Epidemic
November 19, 2017 | Inc.
Why an MIT robot is collecting poop fro our sewers
January 19, 2017 | Boston Globe
Meet Luigi: MIT’s sewer-scouring robot
September 30, 2016 | CNN
Meet Luigi the PoopBot. He’s Here to Scrape Your Sewers
August 26, 2016 | Wired
MIT researchers are sending robots into sewers to monitor city dwellers’ waste
July 30, 2016 | Quartz
Our Sewers Speak Volumes These Robots Are Ready to Listen
May 12, 2016 | Atlas Obscura
The MIT lab flushing out a city’s secrets
March 27, 2016 | The Guardian
A Microbial Map of the City
November 10, 2015 | CityLab
What lies beneath … ‘Smart Sewage’ could spot epidemics before they happen