We transform sewers into public health observatories.
biobot analytics
Mariana Matus, CEO and [email protected]
@BiobotAnalytics
Imagine a public health analytics
engine powered by everyone in a
city.
Early warning for disease
or antibiotic resistance.
Drug consumption,
nutrition, exposure to
environmental
contaminants.
Source of contamination
in rivers.
Sewage provides intelligence on human and environmental health.
Based on 5 years of
award-winning
research at MIT.
Engineers.
Public works.
Chemists.
Biologists.
Public health.
Urban planners.
Data scientists.
Water and sewer.
Elected officials.
The New York Times
Oct 26, 2017
We map opioid consumption
near real-time.
>> Anonymous
>> Real-time
>> 20+ types of opioids
40% decrease in overdoses in first six monthsPilot Results
Opioid metabolites
measured in sewage
[units: MME/day/1000 people]
Reported overdoses
[units: overdoses/year/1000
people in 2018]
What our report showed:
• Opioid use was high in 9/10 neighborhoods
and did not match reported overdoses.
• Prescription opioids were consumed the
most.
What customer did:
• Educational campaign (50+ talks) talking about
prescription opioids and advertising medication
drop-off.
Outcomes after 6-month pilot:
• 40% decrease in overdoses (first decrease in
three years)
• 3X increase in medication drop-offs.
Why continue with monthly data:
• Early warning for new more potent opioids.
1. Precision Public Health
2. Privacy and Transparency
3. Technology
Validation
We transform sewers into
public health observatories
Mariana Matus, CEO and CofounderBiobot [email protected]
@BiobotAnalytics