Omen AI is acquiring Aquatic Labs for $16 million in cash and stock, with Aquatic Labs Chief Executive Officer Allan Adams becoming Omen’s chief science officer. The companies plan to combine Aquatic Labs’ total-alkalinity sensing with Omen’s elemental analysis and biological monitoring in a single sensor for data-center cooling fluids, with the integrated product expected to reach the market early next year. Omen’s first-generation sensors are expected to monitor chips using 250 to 300 megawatts of power by the end of this year, while the company aims to expand coverage to chips equivalent to 1 gigawatt by the end of 2027. Founded in 2024, Omen has raised $46 million, including a $31 million Series A, and says it is working with data centers representing more than 10 gigawatts of combined capacity. Its monitoring technology is intended to detect mineral buildup, corrosion, biological contamination and fluid degradation during operations, supporting automated coolant treatment within approved limits and reducing reliance on periodic laboratory testing. U.S. data centers consume an estimated 17 billion to 19 billion gallons of water annually for chip cooling, a figure the Water Foundation expects to triple over five years.