How is your business helping to solve the health, social, or economic challenges created by COVID19?
FREDsense is building a portable COVID19 measurement sensor for wastewater and industrial analysis. The COVID19 virus can be found within wastewater and public health experts are already exploring how to be able to monitor the virus throughout community sewers. A single sewer test could be the equivalent of understanding thousands of patient tests, providing rapid measurement response. FREDsense is uniquely positioned to provide this data in the field without the need of expensive lab tests or time-consuming analysis. This will allow public health agencies and industrial organizations to understand how the pandemic is affecting their communities and operations in real-time without the need of invasive testing. FREDsense has identified an Asia wide distributor who is actively looking to develop the solution with us.
Does your business contribute most to recovery, response, or resilience?
Resilience - we're improving the broader infrastructure for responding to pandemic outbreaks.,Recovery - we're positioned to support in the recovery of those directly affected.,Response - we're responding directly to issues caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
What is the stage of your product development?
I have a market ready product/service. I have sold to customers.
What strengths does your team bring? Include skills and personal experience with the problem.
FREDsense has years of experience in developing and customizing sensor solutions for some of the hardest contaminants. We have previously developed an arsenic measurement system for the groundwater industry which has been deployed to several utilities. Our biotechnology knowledge and customer understanding within the water space uniquely qualify us to work on these problems. Our management team has years of experience in synthetic biology and product development, and our technical team of 10 have in-depth experience in portable sensor design.
What countries do you operate in?
Canada and USA
Is your company headquartered in a US "Opportunity Zone"?
No