Biobot Analytics, Inc.

We are global leaders in wastewater epidemiology. Our mission is to transform wastewater infrastructure into public health observatories. Founded by a biologist and an architect, our team has exemplified the power of interdisciplinary collaboration from its beginning. As a first-year PhD student at MIT, Dr. Mariana Matus was inspired to start wastewater epidemiology research, so she could apply her technical skills to improve public health. With the support of Professors Eric Alm and Carlo Ratti, her research grew into the MIT Underworlds Project. Newsha Ghaeli, an architect, joined the project with an interest in how new technologies can improve cities and urban life. Their work resulted in several scientific publications, coverage by dozens of local and national media outlets, and Dr. Matus’ PhD dissertation in Computational Biology.