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"Wastewater intelligence has an important role to play in national security,” said Mariana Matus, PhD, CEO of Biobot Analytics. “We are thrilled to have someone of Lt. General H.R. McMaster’s caliber join our team to counsel the important work being done in this field. McMaster’s expertise will provide useful guidance on how we can provide national security officials with the right tools to counter biological threats and maintain force readiness.” “Having access to accurate data is crucial for making informed and timely decisions essential to health security and national security,” said HR McMaster. “I am eager to contribute to the great team at Biobot and help leaders in our nation and the world detect, contain, and respond to threats as well as make decisions that improve human health and security.” Biobot’s Advisory Board launched in 2021 to provide guidance on how Biobot can achieve its mission of building early warning health analytics from data available in our sewers. McMaster is set to join existing members such as Dr. John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer of Boston Children’s Hospital and Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Harvard Medical School, and the Honorable Andrew Weber, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs from 2009 to 2014. https://lnkd.in/grVGd9uF #wastewater #WBE #publichealth

🚢✈️ 🤝 We are thrilled to share the news of our strategic partnership with Logikoss, a leading air freight consolidator in Mexico. This collaboration brings a game-changing solution to the logistics industry in both LATAM and Europe, and helps democratize trade finance in emerging markets 🌍 💰 #Partnership #Logistics #TradeFinance #Innovation https://lnkd.in/gYPXy-gi

We're thrilled to announce we led Formant's latest $21M funding round, with the participation of Intel Capital, GS Futures, and existing investors SignalFire, Hillsven, Pelion Venture Partners, Holman, Ericsson Ventures, Goodyear Ventures, Picus Capital, and Thursday Ventures. As robotics integrates deeper into the fabric of global enterprises, Formant offers global enterprises a singular, secure platform to manage expansive robot fleets. As Jeff Linnell, Formant's founder and CEO, noted, "Our platform now powers tens of thousands of production robots worldwide across a myriad of industries.” 🤖 Formant has experienced a whopping 500% YoY revenue growth, collaborating with industry giants like Blue River Technology and BP. This new capital will expand its hiring across all departments, introduce new products, and accelerate growth in 2023 and beyond. 🚀  #robotics #AI #automation #futureofmobility TechCrunch's Brian Heater has more 👇