SMART WATER FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Water is too precious to waste — yet pollution, overuse, and inefficient management threaten its availability. To secure our future, we must rethink water systems with a circular approach, where every drop is reused, restored, and regenerated.
The WaterWise Excellence Hub accelerates the transition to more sustainable water management systems by connecting, supporting, and upskilling researchers, water-related businesses, industries, start-ups and SMEs, governments, and local stakeholders.
CIRCULAR + DECENTRALISED SOLUTIONS
The circular economy framework ensures water sustainability by minimizing waste, maximizing reuse, and protecting natural ecosystems. This approach involves reducing consumption through efficient technologies and practices, reusing water in industries, agriculture, and households, and recycling wastewater through advanced treatment processes for safe reintegration into the network.
QUADRUPLE HELIX
The Quadruple Helix model of innovation is central to our approach, ensuring the integration of diverse perspectives and contributions from academia, business, government, and civil society. The model facilitates collaborative innovation and addresses the multifaceted nature of water management challenges.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR START-UPS & SMEs
WaterWise Hub empowers innovators, start-ups, and SMEs to transform water challenges into opportunities through cutting-edge technologies, funding access, and collaboration. Explore the range of opportunities offered by our Innovation Accelerator, and take your venture to the next level.
Tech Challenges
Empowering innovators to develop, test, and showcase breakthrough water technologies in collaboration with industry leaders.
Residency Programme
Offering innovators a residency at collaborating Technology Parks (e.g., the Lavrion Tech Park and the ECOIND facilities) as a reward of the Tech Challenges.
Open Calls
Inviting SMEs to propose bold solutions for water challenges, offering them resources, mentorship, and opportunities to scale.
FundFinder Portal
Helping innovators navigate funding opportunities, connecting them with the right financial resources to help them grow and scale their solutions.
Mentoring
Connecting innovators and SMEs with expert guidance, helping them refine their solutions, and grow their businesses.
Joint Pilot Projects
Launching two Joint R&I Pilot Projects where academic, business and end-user partners work together to develop solutions for the adoption of circular water innovations.
B2B Meetings
Business-to-Business meetings between water innovators and end-users (benefiting from industry and utility end-users, that are Hub partners).
Technology Transfer Office
Providing business and legal support to SMEs and start-ups admitted to the Accelerator (e.g., IP issues, advice on market opportunities etc.).
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