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Picoyune

@Picoyune

Next generation mercury monitors

 Berkeley, CA
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Joined February 2013
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Jeffrey Crosby from @Picoyune announces their portable mercury detection device is now available to protect people and communities from #mercury exposure. #InnovationXChange
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Congratulations to ChemFinity Technologies for winning a $100,000 grand prize for their innovation "Porous Polymer Sorbents" - a chemically-selective membrane material to replace mercury in the gold mining process and decontaminate ASGM tailings. artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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Congratulations to @semconnect for winning a $100,000 grand prize for their innovation "DRAM Technology" - a filtration system that removes contaminants such as heavy metals, organic, inorganic and biological compounds from various types of effluent water. artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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Replying to @CynthiaMcFadden
@CynthiaMcFadden with excellent reporting on #IllegalGoldMining in the #Peruvian #Amazon on @NBCNightlyNews featuring the work of @CINCIAMDD and @WFUCEES to do the science and raise global awareness of this growing threat to the Amazon and its peoples. nbcnews.com/nightly-news/vid…

Amazon rainforest severely impacted by gold mining

The Amazon rainforest’s biodiversity impacts weather patterns, crop growth and carbon levels around the world. However, gold mining in the area is having a devastating ecological effect. In an NBC...

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Heads up for a great opportunity to advance your work and improve conditions in the Amazon. We had an amazing experience in the last challenge. Check out #asmgrandchallenge @conservationx artisanalminingchallenge.com…
The Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge

The Artisanal Mining Grand Challenge

A global call with more than $1M in prizes for talented innovators, researchers, and entrepreneurs to create solutions that will protect people and the planet.

artisanalminingchallenge.com
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The In Situ Lab Initiative (ISL) is a new model for #wildlife #disease #surveillance that incorporates both #pathogen screening and #toxicology testing at source with @Field_Projects and @Picoyune, who just won the @conservationx #ASMGrandChallenge #Amazon insitulabs.org/
Conservation X Labs (@conservationx) profile pictureConservation X Labs@conservationx5 Oct 2020
Congratulations to the winners of the #ASMGrandChallenge, they are developing cutting-edge #solutions to make artisanal mining more responsible for people & the planet! Learn about the innovations & watch their acceptance speeches ⬇️ artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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Congratulations to the winners of the #ASMGrandChallenge, they are developing cutting-edge #solutions to make artisanal mining more responsible for people & the planet! Learn about the innovations & watch their acceptance speeches ⬇️ artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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Huge news for Picoyune! We won the $200k top prize at the #ASMGrandChallenge. The connections we made will be just as valuable! This wonderful event is happening again next year, and we will be excited to share how Picoyune's monitors are making a difference
Conservation X Labs (@conservationx) profile pictureConservation X Labs@conservationx1 Oct 2020
Replying to @conservationx
Congratulations to our first #ASMGrandChallenge Gold award winner, Plasmonic mercury analyzers for artisanal scale gold mining. artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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Congratulations to our first #ASMGrandChallenge Gold award winner, Plasmonic mercury analyzers for artisanal scale gold mining. artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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We are excited to be finalists in the #ASMGrandChallenge
Conservation X Labs (@conservationx) profile pictureConservation X Labs@conservationx17 Aug 2020
We've selected 11 finalists to compete in the final round of the #ASMGrandChallenge for $750,000 in funding, including a $100K @Microsoft_Green #AIforEarth award. 💎⛏️🌎Learn about their innovations to make #artisanalmining more responsible: artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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26 semifinalists have been chosen to advance to the next round of the #ASMGrandChallenge! Learn about their inspiring innovations to protect the planet. artisanalminingchallenge.com…
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Giant eruptions belched toxic metal during the ‘Great Dying’ nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Dan Widmaier giving a great overview of the history and technology behind @boltthreads #NSFinnovation
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Replying to @Cal_Launch
@BerkeleyLaunch '13 track winners @Picoyune in DC @NSF Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. @BerkeleyHaas I-Corps
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If you want to help us win the SPIE business plan competition text "SPIE" to 22333 and then "Jeffrey" to vote for us
Replying to @nihseed
@NIHsbir #ICorps @edmundpendleton big insight: 60% of US seed #startup funding is government SBIR/STTR grants, 40% VC – at Chevy Chase, MD
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BHEP@UCBStartup22 Nov 2014
NSF iCorps Success Story: Getting Out Of The Building With Picoyune wp.me/p2CWrd-7v via @wordpressdotcom
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Excited to join the wonderful group at @SkyDeck_Cal
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NSF's I-Corps model for advancing #innovation from the lab to the marketplace is being adopted by NIH.
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