E129 | Leveraging Wastewater and AI to Predict Population Health Threats

In this episode, Dr. Andree Bates speaks to Mariana Matus, the co-founder and CEO of Biobot, a company that is transforming wastewater infrastructure into public health observatories.   Mariana explains the concept of wastewater epidemiology, where wastewater samples from communities are collected and analysed for various disease indicators, including COVID-19, influenza, and substances of concern like fentanyl and cocaine. She also discusses how AI plays a crucial role in Biobot's work, allowing them to interpolate and model data for regions where they do not have primary data collection, thereby providing comprehensive coverage. In this episode you will learn: What wastewater epidemiology is and how Biobot is transforming it into a public health observatory The role of AI in Biobot's data collection, analysis, and modelling How Biobot is collaborating with the public sector, academia, and the pharmaceutical industry Connect with Dr. Andree Bates for more information about this episode: https://eularis.com/ To learn more about Biobot head to: https://biobot.io/ AI For Pharma Growth is the podcast from pioneering Pharma Artificial Intelligence entrepreneur Dr. Andree Bates created to help organisations understand how the use of AI based technologies can easily save them time and grow their brands and business.  This show blends deep experience in the sector with demystifying AI for all pharma people, from start up biotech right through to Big Pharma. In this podcast Dr Andree will teach you the tried and true secrets to building a pharma company using AI that anyone can use, at any budget. As the author of many peer-reviewed journals and having addressed over 500 industry conferences across the globe, Dr Andree Bates uses  her obsession with all things AI and futuretech to help you to navigate through the, sometimes confusing but, magical world of AI powered tools to grow pharma businesses.  This podcast features many experts who have developed powerful AI powered tools that are the secret behind some time saving and supercharged revenue generating business results. Those who share their stories and expertise show how AI can be applied to sales, marketing, production, social media, psychology, customer insights and so much more. Resources:  Dr. Andree Bates LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter