Table 2.
List of companies and their roles in WBE monitoring of COVID-19.
| Company name | Country | Role in WBE monitoring of COVID-19 | University and/or Government engagement for WBE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biobot Analytics | United States | Data analytics for development of advanced mathematical models to corelate virus concentration in wastewater with number of cases | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) |
| Kando | Israel | IoT sensors and AI algorithms for autonomous sampling, data analysis and live streaming via dashboards | Ben Gurion University, Technion – Israel Institute |
| AquaVitas, LLC | United States | Testing and data analytics for virus surveillance and online dashboards | Arizona State University, US Department of Health and Human Science (HHS), Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| GoAigua | Spain | IoT sensors, AI/mL algorithms for sampling, data integration and analysis | The Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology (IATA), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) |
| Pace Analytical | United States | Services for lab testing and analysis of wastewater samples | – |
| OSP Microcheck | Canada | Services for lab testing and analysis of wastewater samples; selling of qPCR kits to clients | – |
| Eurofins | Luxembourg | Services for lab testing and analysis of wastewater samples | – |
| LuminUltra | Canada | Development of testing equipment for on-site analysis of wastewater samples | Dalhousie University, Halifax Water |
| GT Molecular | United States | Development of testing method including testing of new UK variant | Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University, State of Colorado |
| CEC Analytics | Canada | Development of sampling equipment | – |
| Teledyne Isco | United States | Development of sampling equipment | – |