[BREAKING NEWS] Shortlist Aquatech Innovation Award 2025 announced 13 innovative technologies nominated by an expert jury

Who is the best of the best when it comes to new, innovative water tech?

The Aquatech Innovation Award once again sets out to answer this question and recognize world-class innovation and technologies that have the potential to disrupt the global water market.

 

This year, a total of 13 innovative technologies have been selected by an expert jury in the lead-up to the flagship Aquatech Amsterdam event. The 63 award entries originated from 29 countries were submitted across five categories, with the jury identifying nominees from each category to be considered candidates for the overall prize.

 

AND THE NOMINEES ARE...

Category: Wastewater Treatment

• Aurea - Royal HaskoningDHV (Stand 12.412)
• NTPmax - Tectero BV
• SELPAXT - Chromafora AB (Stand 13.100)

Category: Water Supply (drinking water, clean water, including point of use/entry)

• Aqua Membranes Printed Spacer Technology® - Aqua Membranes, Inc. (Stand 13.100-6)
• Freshcup - Freshcup (Stand 05.516)
• Water Neutral and Circular Solutions for Residential Areas - Nijhuis Saur Industrie (Stand 12.402)

Category: Transport and Process & Control

• Proteus Water Quality Probe - Proteus Instruments Ltd. (Stand 01.524)
• UWR System - Urban Water Retention ApS (Stand 01.530-A)

Category: Green Chemicals for Water

• EVOdescale - Evodrop AG (Stand 02.208G)
• SpectraTab™ - H2O Innovation (Stand 02.404)

Category: Innovation - not yet to market

• Fluor-Mop Technology - Weaver Labs
• L-GAP MD - RN Solutions B.V. (Stand 12.509)
• SWICSSY - Instrumentation Technologies d.o.o. (Stand 01.219) 

 

Winners announced at the official opening on Monday evening

Category winners as well as the Overall Winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2025 will be revealed at the opening ceremony of Aquatech Amsterdam, taking place on Monday 10 March the evening before the doors open.

 

The popular vote: the Aquatech Community Award

Next to the official Jury, watertech professionals can also vote for their own favourite innovation – the popular vote. The entry with the highest number of votes receives the Aquatech Innovation – Community Award. The nominees pitch their innovations via Social Media, followed by voting on the website.

 

The Aquatech Innovation Award jury:

• Dr. Ir. C.J.N. Buisman (Wetsus – Chairman of the Jury)
• Dr. Ir. W.M. de Vos (TU Twente)
• P. Kamp (PUM Netherlands Senior Experts)
• Ir. Wilbert van de Ven EMBA (Grundfos Holding A/S)
• Dr. Ir. A.J.H. Janssen (Shell Global Solutions)
• C.A. Uijterlinde (STOWA)
• M. Kennedy, PhD (IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education)
• Drs. J.S. Vrouwenvelder, PhD (KAUST King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
  
   

Aquatech Amsterdam 2025 takes place from Tuesday, March 11th until Friday, March 14th. Entrance is free after online registration: Register here »

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Established in 1968, Aquatech Global Events organises the world’s leading trade events for a sustainable water future in Europe, China and Mexico as well as the biggest online watertech community. The well-established format covers ALL water-related topics and ONLY water-related topics, from wastewater, clean water, resource & bioeconomy, industrial & corporate water to smart water and water scarcity.

 

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