Why Water Testing Methods Are Dangerously Outdated (w. Lorenzo Falzarano - Orb)

About this episode

The episode discusses the outdated methods of water testing and introduces ORB's innovative solutions for real-time microbial detection.

Why Are Water Testing Methods Dangerously Outdated - And What's the Fix? Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who knows a guy"? I built the fix. 50 Founder Seats. Join the waitlist: leviathandata.io 🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: https://link.dww.show/simplelab ORB is a water tech company revolutionizing water testing through real-time microbial detection. Using inline deep UV spectroscopy sensors, ORB delivers continuous monitoring that's 1,700 times faster than traditional plate count methods (thus replacing the century-old three-day lab test) with instant insights that protect public health. Lorenzo Falzarano is a serial entrepreneur and the founder and Chief Scientist of ORB, bringing over two decades of experience building impact-driven technology companies, including a successful solar venture that sold through Apple stores worldwide, and has partnered with NASA on space station water monitoring systems. 🌶️ KEY SPICES 🌶️ 🔬 Rapid Microbiology at Light Speed — Water testing results in one second versus three days, using photon-counting detectors that measure microbial fluorescence at the molecular level without…

People in this episode

Host: Antoine Walter

Guest: Lorenzo Falzarano

Topics covered

• water testing
• microbial detection
• technology innovation
• public health
• real-time monitoring

Keywords

• water testing
• microbial detection
• real-time monitoring
• public health
• ORB
• SimpleLab
• technology

Sponsors

SimpleLab

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ORB, NASA

Products: leviathandata.io

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