--- title: Updated Information on Our Global Health Efforts | Biomeme | Biomeme Staff (11) description: Biomeme’s innovative molecular testing, One Health efforts, and biosecurity measures are often featured in the media. Read more here. (11) --- [![logo](https://blog.biomeme.com/hubfs/logo.svg)](https://biomeme.com) - [Applications](https://biomeme.com/applications) - [Host Response Rapidly analyze host immune responses](https://biomeme.com/applications/host-response) - [Our Evidence](https://biomeme.com/applications/host-response/our-evidence) - [Infectious Disease Detect and identify infectious agents quickly](https://biomeme.com/applications/infectious-disease) - [Pandemic Preparedness](https://biomeme.com/applications/infectious-disease/pandemic-preparedness) - [Biodefense Secure and reliable testing for biodefense applications](https://biomeme.com/cbrn-solutions) - [Biowarfare Detection Suite](https://biomeme.com/biowarfare-detection-suite) - [Solutions by Sector](https://biomeme.com/solutions-by-sector) - [Researchers Portable and efficient testing for remote areas](https://biomeme.com/applications/researchers) - [Platforms](https://biomeme.com/platforms) - [Franklin ISP](https://biomeme.com/platforms/franklin-isp) - [Franklin](https://biomeme.com/platforms/franklin) - [Our Vision](https://biomeme.com/our-vision) - [One Health](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/one-health) - [Antimicrobial Resistance](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/antimicrobial-resistance) - [Antibiotic Resistance](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/antimicrobial-resistance/antibiotic-resistance) - [Antimicrobial Stewardship](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/antimicrobial-stewardship) - [Host Response](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/host-response) - [Layman's View](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/host-response/understanding-host-response) - [Support](https://help.biomeme.com/) - [About](https://biomeme.com/about) - [Careers](https://biomeme.com/careers) - [Leadership](https://biomeme.com/about/leadership) - [Scientific Advisory Board](https://biomeme.com/scientific-advisory-board) - [Insights](https://blog.biomeme.com/) - [Contact Us](https://biomeme.com/about/contact) [![logo](https://blog.biomeme.com/hubfs/logo.svg)](https://biomeme.com) - [Applications](https://biomeme.com/applications) - [Host Response](https://biomeme.com/applications/host-response) - [Our Evidence](https://biomeme.com/applications/host-response/our-evidence) - [Infectious Disease](https://biomeme.com/applications/infectious-disease) - [Pandemic Preparedness](https://biomeme.com/applications/infectious-disease/pandemic-preparedness) - [Biodefense](https://biomeme.com/cbrn-solutions) - [Biowarfare Detection Suite](https://biomeme.com/biowarfare-detection-suite) - [Solutions by Sector](https://biomeme.com/solutions-by-sector) - [Researchers](https://biomeme.com/applications/researchers) - [Platforms](https://biomeme.com/platforms) - [Franklin ISP](https://biomeme.com/platforms/franklin-isp) - [Franklin](https://biomeme.com/platforms/franklin) - [Our Vision](https://biomeme.com/our-vision) - [One Health](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/one-health) - [Antimicrobial Resistance](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/antimicrobial-resistance) - [Antibiotic Resistance](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/antimicrobial-resistance/antibiotic-resistance) - [Antimicrobial Stewardship](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/antimicrobial-stewardship) - [Host Response](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/host-response) - [Layman's View](https://biomeme.com/our-vision/host-response/understanding-host-response) - [Support](https://help.biomeme.com/) - [About](https://biomeme.com/about) - [Careers](https://biomeme.com/careers) - [Leadership](https://biomeme.com/about/leadership) - [Scientific Advisory Board](https://biomeme.com/scientific-advisory-board) - [Insights](https://blog.biomeme.com/) - [Contact Us](https://biomeme.com/about/contact) # Insights [Our People](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/our-people) #### [NY Tech Day 2016](https://blog.biomeme.com/ny-tech-day-2016) Check out Biomeme's demonstration at NYC Tech Day 2016. We showcased our Fishy Fish test to thousands of citizen scientists! Biomeme's Fishy Fish test sought out to see what kind of fish our local... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/ny-tech-day-2016) #### Search By Topic Please Select Our Progress Product Explainers Product Updates Our People Product Stories Explained Our Approach Leadership Letters All Topics #### Subscribe Now Get the latest tips from Biomeme shipped right to your inbox [Our People](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/our-people) #### [Max Presents at Biomeme's Demo Day Pitch](https://blog.biomeme.com/max-presents-at-dreamit-health-philadelphia-demo-day) Biomeme was part of the 4-month DreamIt Health 2013 accelerator program in Philadelphia 4-7/2013. Max presented the team's background and new product. While Max introduced Food Safety testing in... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/max-presents-at-dreamit-health-philadelphia-demo-day) [Our People](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/our-people) #### [Jesse Presents at Ignite Philly](https://blog.biomeme.com/jesse-presents-at-ignite-philly) Jesse vanWestrienen, Biomeme's co-founder and biology lead, presents the Biomeme platform at Ignite Philly 13. Biomeme started out by creating the first smartphone add-on capable of performing... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/jesse-presents-at-ignite-philly) [![](https://blog.biomeme.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_4288-1.png)](https://blog.biomeme.com/biomeme-string-theory) [Product Stories](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/product-stories) #### [The 16 year-old Citizen Scientist](https://blog.biomeme.com/biomeme-string-theory) How Biomeme & String Theory High School are Teaming Up to Democratize DNA Analysis by Joe Morrison If you were to ask high school biology teachers across the country about using real-time PCR... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/biomeme-string-theory) [Our Progress](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/our-progress) #### [Why Scientists Make Fantastic Lovers](https://blog.biomeme.com/why-scientists-make-fantastic-lovers) Or, Three Lessons Gleaned from “At The Bench: A Laboratory Navigator" by Joe Morrison My offer letter from Biomeme came with a qualification that read, “we’re not exactly sure what you’ll be doing,... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/why-scientists-make-fantastic-lovers) [Our Progress](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/our-progress) #### [I Want to Know...](https://blog.biomeme.com/i-want-to-know) by Max Perelman I want to know… What’s in my gut – and did that yogurt actually do anything or is it just hype? What’s in my mouth – are they fighting or causing my cavities? Why am I such a risk... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/i-want-to-know) [Product Explainers](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/product-explainers) #### [Who's Your Customer, Anyway?](https://blog.biomeme.com/whos-your-customer) I'm constantly asked, “Who is Biomeme’s customer?” While US human health is not our initial focus, this is where people's questioning always seem to center. So, for this post, I'll assume we're... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/whos-your-customer) [Our People](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/our-people) #### [Max Presents at Biomeme's Demo Day](https://blog.biomeme.com/max-presents-at-biomemes-demo-day) Max Perelman, Biomeme's co-founder and business lead, gives an update on Biomeme's progress since the company's July 2013 demo day in Philadelphia. Are you interested in running your own real-time... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/max-presents-at-biomemes-demo-day) [Our People](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/our-people) #### [Am I a Good Dad?](https://blog.biomeme.com/am-i-a-good-dad) No, I’m not. I’m an even worse husband. I quit my job, left my wife alone in Monterey with our 3yr old and 7yr old, with no family to help out and her own nearly full-time teaching job. On this... [Read More](https://blog.biomeme.com/am-i-a-good-dad) [Our People](https://blog.biomeme.com/tag/our-people) #### [Why I Co-founded Biomeme](https://blog.biomeme.com/why-i-co-founded-biomeme) Before I founded Biomeme, my wife called me frantically on a Saturday morning asking whether she should take our 3 yr old daughter to the doctor. She said there was a bad rash on her leg and she... 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