untap health
Entrepreneur First '21London, GB · Founded 2021 · 6 known investors
Untap Health provides onsite, automated wastewater monitoring that passively detects infectious disease outbreaks in buildings before individuals show symptoms, without swabs or individual testing. It serves settings such as senior living facilities, hospitals, and agriculture to support early outbreak detection and operational resilience.
Founders & leadership
untap health was founded in 2021 by Claire Trant and Jay Bullen.
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Claire TrantinCEOClaire Trant holds a PhD in aero-engine development along with a physics degree and a master's in petroleum geophysics from Imperial College London, and she has spent over eight years working in wastewater research and innovation. Her contributions have been recognised through a 2023 UKRI Woman in Innovation nomination and a High Growth Woman Founder nomination from the UKBAA.
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Jay BulleninFounding CTOJay Bullen studied chemistry at UCL (MSci) before completing a PhD at Imperial College focused on water quality and the detection and removal of contaminants, including a research placement in Mexico where he created a low-cost, open-source Arduino method for electrochemical arsenic detection that the NGO Caminos de Agua now uses. He was also seconded to the civil service during his doctorate, leading a project on real-time water quality monitoring that grew out of early interest in wastewater surveillance.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does untap health do?
- Untap Health provides onsite, automated wastewater monitoring that passively detects infectious disease outbreaks in buildings before individuals show symptoms, without swabs or individual testing. It serves settings such as senior living facilities, hospitals, and agriculture to support early outbreak detection and operational resilience.
- Who founded untap health?
- untap health was founded by Claire Trant, Jay Bullen in 2021.
- Who are untap health's investors?
- untap health's investors include 7percent Ventures, Conduit Connect, Entrepreneur First, Form Ventures, MD One Ventures, Pi Labs.
- Where is untap health headquartered?
- untap health is headquartered in London, GB.