Air Aware Labs sparkles Diamond

Welcome to the sixty-seventh edition of our newsletter, as we are featuring in The Times, showcase our work at the Diamond League and relaunch our website! This newsletter is aimed at investors, collaborators, future hires and early adopters of our products.

We have been putting the finishing touches to the next generation of our air quality model. It combines Copernicus and NASA data with machine learning to produce 500-metre background estimates, even in places with little or no monitoring, including Africa, South America and Asia. We then combine this with our hyperlocal street model to show not just what pollution levels are, but where they come from: the regional background or the road you are standing on. Stay up to date on our new Our Science page. And join us on our mission - Personalising Air Quality, for everyone.

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Hot off the press

• we were part of an article about running in heat and pollution by the Environment Editor of The Times, which also led to an interview for Times Radio. It was great to be featured alongside top academics and to showcase some of our data about how urban AirTrackers are exposed to pollution during outdoor activities. We also saw a huge jump in AirTrack users as a result of this exposure. We have also been featured in the Times Educational Supplement
• the team had a great time at the Diamond League London Meet - including our popular 'air pong' game. More seriously, it gave the opportunity to link air pollution data to the athletes' and spectators' health and provide recommendations such as our cleaner routes
• we have relaunched our website! Our aim is to make the branding and vision consistent throughout the site. We would welcome any comments! We'd also love any thoughts about our Clean Air World Cup data - the league table that doesn't get enough attention.

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Go with us towards clean air

• next week we will be sending our quarterly investor update - please message us if you wish to be included
• we'd love any introductions to global marathons, to roll out our work with London Marathon and Diamond League
• we continue to be amazed by all the support we get from far and wide. Big shout outs to Sally McKendry Kate Chapman Rose Ross Sara Azeem Michael North Ravkat Mukhtarov Zackarie Fortin-Brazeau Leo Tyson Dr Tina Chowdhury Liane Katz FRSA Bhavna Malkani Kathryn Ore Letizia Trapletti Tom King Laura Horsfall Mona Jaber Priyanka Chaudhuri Marjo Palanee Kevin Dunckley Ben Caldecott Kitty Harris Michael Green Martin Brennan Ann Jordan Dean MBE DL Tala Senan Jelena Skene. We hope you'll all continue with us towards clean air.

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Meet the team

This edition, we are re-introducing our full core team. Louise Thomas and William Hicks are the co-founders, with quite different backgrounds. Will came from the world of air pollution science and research, at Imperial College, while Louise worked for two decades in government on international economic policy, building expertise in air pollution in her spare time. What links them is an obsession with making air pollution data relevant, personal and actionable to help protect health.

Sacha Manson-Smith and Dan Harris are the other members of the founding team. Both have been with us since the start. They work closely together on our product and technology, while Sacha oversees our software development team. With vast experience in start ups, scale ups and corporates, both bring a huge depth and expertise to the team. Lía Budnik has been with us for a year and a half - our employee number 1! Lía covers our marketing and communications but also gets involved in product development, managing interns and overall strategy. With a background in Uruguay, we are delighted Lía now has a longer-term visa to be able to stay with Air Aware Labs.

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Get in touch

Please follow Air Aware Labs to stay in touch with our progress. If anything in this newsletter has piqued your interest, please send me (Louise Thomas) or William Hicks a message! You can also email us at hello@airawarelabs.com

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