This week the 10 winners of the UpLink - World Economic Forum innovation initiative, 'Tackling water pollution challenge' were announced during ...
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network
This is the third in a series of five challenges under the five-year, Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative launched by the HCL Group.
Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson of group (and pictured below), said: "Water scarcity and pollution are existential threats to humanity and biodiversity."
The 2025 winners include:
💧 Aquagga, USA, focuses on innovative PFAS destruction using its Hydrothermal Alkaline Treatment (HALT) technology for environmental remediation and wastewater treatment.
💧 Digital Paani, India, focuses on enhancing operational excellence in water treatment, addressing water scarcity and pollution through scalable solutions in under-resourced areas.
💧 Fluidion, France, advances water intelligence with innovative sampling solutions that monitor pollution and water quality across urban, natural, and industrial environments.
💧 FREDsense, Canada, provides in-field lab-based water quality testing solutions, empowering utilities and environmental consultants with real-time, accurate data for effective water management.
💧 Fungi Life, Colombia, uses fungal biotechnology to create sustainable ingredients, aiming for net-zero emissions by revalorizing agro-industrial waste for environmental sustainability.
💧 Mimbly, Sweden, optimizes water resources in the laundry industry through innovative recycling and filtration solutions, promoting sustainability with advanced water-saving technologies.
💧 Oxyle, Switzerland, offers an economical, sustainable solution to PFAS contamination by completely eliminating PFAS from water, empowering industrial and environmental remediation companies to tackle contamination effectively.
💧 SENTRY, Canada, is a biological activity and water quality monitoring platform that uses unique bio-electrode sensor technology for real-time microbial performance monitoring in wastewater treatment systems.
💧 Syrinx, Australia, offers innovative water treatment solutions with its nature-based 'Wetland-in-a-Box'® (EnPhytoBox), addressing water pollution and boosting climate resilience, especially in agriculture.
💧 WASE, United Kingdom, treats industrial wastewater onsite, helping customers comply with regulations, maximize bioenergy generation, and decarbonize thermal energy demands through sustainable, economically viable solutions.
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