Ep 86: Take a Deep Breath with Aerobiology - The Work

Today we are joined by Janet Price, Chief Science Officer (CSO) at Visium (formerly Lit Thinking) a company dedicated to creating room and building health solutions to promote air quality. During her time at Visium, Janet was fortunate to learn numerous new skills as her responsibilities grew with the company. She started in engineering supporting the development of the initial prototype product, and then transitioned to product validation, and now she relies on science communications to explain the mature product and how it works. Currently, clean air standards are based on how successfully harmful compounds are removed from the air, or how often air is exchanged within closed spaces. It's only recently that this focus has shifted more to considering how to remove pathogens from the air, as seen during the pandemic. With her leadership at Visium, Janet is passionate about setting this new standard for air quality and promoting new technologies to provide clean air for all that is also pathogen-free. “Let us protect those who are most vulnerable in our populations. Let’s make sure they have safe air, just like we’ve committed to having safe drinking water,” explains Janet. But, Visium alone can’t achieve this goal, it also requires input from many different players including the government. One piece of advice Janet would give to anyone looking to become a CSO is to get really good at communicating the science and staying connected with the current research. A CSO essentially works at the intersection of business and science and this means being able to speak the language of both fields.    

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Tune into this episode to hear Janet share:

• Why clean air is a public good
• How are air quality and standards are currently measured
• What are the gaps in air quality policy 
• How you measure air changes in a building and why this is important 

Reach out to Janet:

• LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molecularjanet/ 
• And check out Visium: https://visium.one/ 

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