Biobot monitors wastewater in over 400 US communities for the CDC
Newsha Ghaeli · HIBT Lab! Biobot Analytics: Mariana Matus and Newsha Ghaeli · Feb 9, 2023 · at 20:01
Biobot Analytics co-founder Newsha Ghaeli describes the operational reach of the company's national wastewater surveillance program with the CDC.
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“Through our work with the CDC, we're working in over 400 communities across the country.”
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