Biobot Analytics Launches Unique Nationwide Wastewater Monitoring Program

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Biobot Analytics, a global leader in wastewater epidemiology, announced that the company has reached full enrollment for a nationwide program sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to conduct anonymous, population-level wastewater-based monitoring on drugs of use and misuse, and overdose reversal agents. This is the first program of its kind in the United States and follows a design similar to that of successful programs in the European Union and Australia.In less than two months, Biobot recruited 70 wastewater treatment facilities and their associated public health departments into the program, with interest surpassing the program limit. Participants span 43 states, 62 counties representing approximately 35 million Americans, and include a diverse mix of urban and rural communities of varying sizes, ranging from San Diego, CA to Laredo, TX.While few of these communities had previously tested wastewater for high-risk substances, all of them expressed a strong interest in utilizing wastewater data to better understand and prevent substance use disorder and overdose deaths. Throughout this process, Biobot was greeted with high levels of enthusiasm for this program from local officials looking for new and innovative ways to limit the deadly impact of fentanyl and similar substances.In announcing the City of San Francisco's participation in this initiative , Dr. Hillary Kunins, SFDPH Behavioral Director, explained: "We need all the tools available to identify the presence of substances that may be used to halt and reverse this deadly epidemic

Former U.S. National Security Advisor joins Biobot to help grow its national security strategyCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Biobot Analytics, a global leader in wastewater epidemiology, today announced that Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster, Former U.S. National Security Advisor, has joined the company's Board of Advisors. Lt