
S12E18 - How This Startup Tests PFAS 5x Faster Than Labs
(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World
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Episode · 1:00:24 · May 7, 2025
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PFAS testing in Water takes 1-3 months according to the AWWA. How can FREDsense make it happen in 5 Days instead without cutting corners? Listen to this!More #water insights? Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/ Supporters A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: https://link.dww.show/simplelabAnd a great shout-out to Blue Foot Membranes: https://link.dww.show/bluefoot#️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #️⃣FREDsense's website: https://fredsense.com/Reach out to Emily on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyhicks12/Check out Julie Bliss Mullen's interview on the podcast: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s11e2-how-aclarity-bootstrapped-its-journey-from-b2c-to-pfas-destructionFlashback to Meena Sankaran's appearance on the mic': https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water/s3e7-is-software-to-measure-water-quality-actually-a-matter-of-hardware️ Subscribe and Listen to the Don't Waste Water Podcast HERE ️Podcast Channel: @dwwpodcast Main Channel: @AntoineWalterDWW Smartlink: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-waterWebsite: https://dww.show/podcast/ QUESTION: What would you like me to cover next?⏰ TIME CODES ⏰00:00 In this week's episode 01:27 The EPA vs AWWA PFAS lawsuit 04:20 The Economic Impact of PFAS Regulations 06:37 FREDsense and Emily Hicks' journey 10:51 Technical Insights 15:13 Real-World Applications and Case Studies 32:58 PFAS Market Demand and Education 36:51 Global Market Focus and Expansion 39:18 Hardware Development and Bootstrapping 45:48 Business Models and Revenue Streams 47:27 Future Vision and Technological Roadmap 54:51 Rapid Fire Questions IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE How FREDsense delivers PFAS testing in 5 days vs. industry standard 5 weeks through biosensor technology The bootstrapped journey from $25K water bottle crowdfunding campaign to pioneering field PFAS detection kits Why the company pivoted from arsenic and COVID detection to focusing purely on PFAS chemistry and unmet market needs️ What makes on-site PFAS testing possible: polymer-based biosensors that bind and measure down to part-per-trillion levels Strategic partnerships with treatment leaders like Clarity, Axl, and Avivo for service lab rapid turnaround offeringsHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
1h 24s · May 7, 2025
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