Biota Inc.

Biota is a science and technology company developing tools to help accelerate PFAS cleanup. Rather than providing remediation services, it supports the companies and laboratories that perform PFAS treatment and testing, helping them make faster decisions with more timely, reliable data. Its solutions serve the workflow from field sampling through laboratory confirmation, supporting treatment-system development, monitoring programs, and lab operations.

Biota RapidTest is a field-compatible test kit designed to deliver PFAS results at parts-per-billion to parts-per-trillion levels in about 15 minutes, giving treatment providers rapid data on treatment efficacy without waiting for laboratory results. For laboratories, MagnaPrep is a magnetic nanoparticle-based alternative to solid-phase extraction that is designed to fit into existing workflows and increase throughput without requiring a complete operational overhaul. The company also aims to speed regulated confirmatory analysis, which it says can reduce results turnaround from two to three weeks to 15 minutes for applicable workflows. Biota is led by a multidisciplinary team with expertise in diagnostics, chemistry, nanotechnology, assay development, and analytical testing, focused on enabling PFAS cleanup and cleaner, safer water.