About Us

Our Purpose & Approach

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WaterScope's mission is to enable inclusive access to smart, easy-to-use, and reliable testing for bacterial presence in drinking water.

Since our conception in 2015, we have designed and developed our water testing system specifically for and with end-users. Our testing process maintains scientific integrity whilst remaining low-cost, user-friendly, and effective across various environments.

Our prototype design is now complete and we are presently seeking implementation partners, funding for further development and opportunities to scale.

Background

Founded in 2015, WaterScope is a "spin-in" social impact start-up based at the University of Cambridge. Our founding team is comprised of biologists, physicists, material scientists and engineers who helped develop, design and iterate the WaterScope® system.

So far we have raised more than £900,000 in non-dilutive funding, which has enabled us to employ full-time staff members and expand our team to include product designers, software engineers, and communications and partnership personnel. 

Our Timeline

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The Team 

Core Team

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Alexander Patto

COO
CO-FOUNDER

PhD in Genetics, Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellow & Borysiewicz Biomedical Fellow, University of Cambridge

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Sammy Mahdi

CEO
CO-FOUNDER

MRes + PhD in Sensor Technologies & Applications, Institute for Manufacturing
University of Cambridge

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Alicja Dabrowska

HEAD OF MICROBIOLOGY
R&D

PhD in Biological Sciences, University of Warwick & Research Associate, University of Cambridge

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George Lewis

DATA SCIENTIST
PhD in Data Science,
University of Cambridge
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Nalin Patel

CFO
CO-FOUNDER
Research and Business Development Manager, Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, & Winton Programme Manager, University of Cambridge
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Tianheng Zhao

LEAD PROGRAMMER
CO-FOUNDER
PhD in Materials Science, University of Cambridge, & Consultant, TTP plc
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Chang Ji

SOFTWARE ENGINEER
MEng, Information & Computer Engineering, University of Cambridge; based in Malaysia
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Richard Bowman

CO-FOUNDER
Lecturer & Royal Society University Research Fellow, University of Bath

Collaborators

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Kelsea Pastore

BRAND & STRATEGIC OPERATIONS
MANAGER
Marketing, communications, and nonprofit fundraising professional
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Sophie Mower

PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT &
OUTREACH
Communities Programme Management experience, grant writing, and communications
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Cassi Henderson

PRODUCT DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT
ENGINEER
PhD in Chemical Engineering, & Borysiewicz Interdisciplinary Fellow, University of Cambridge, Biomedical Engineer

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