Aquatech Innovation Awards

It’s all about innovation at Aquatech Amsterdam and to place the innovations of our exhibitors in the spotlight we organise the Aquatech Innovation Awards.

At our Innovation Hub, all nominees will be displayed and every innovation which is submitted for the Aquatech Amsterdam Innovation Awards by an exhibitor will be part of the special Aquatech Amsterdam Innovation Route.

After we receive all the entries, an expert jury will select a line-up of the most innovative technologies. These nominees will receive global media coverage through our socials, website, mailings, and press releases.

Please note that registration for the Aquatech Amsterdam Innovation Award 2025 is closed.

The Aquatech Innovation Award Categories

Water supply (including point-of-use)
Waste water treatment
Transport and Process & Control
Green Chemicals for Water Technology
Innovation – not to market yet

The entries will be judged on 3 criteria

Originality (50%)
Practicality (technical, economical, feasibility, 25%)
Sustainability (environment, security, energy, efficiency, 25%)

The Aquatech Innovation Award jury

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

The Nominees per Category

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And the Nominees are...

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)

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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)

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Category: Wastewater Treatment

Aurea - Royal HaskoningDHV (Stand 12.412)
NTPmax - Tectero BV
SELPAXT - Chromafora AB (Stand 13.100-10)

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Category: Innovation - not to market yet

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

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Innovation Award Charity

The Innovation Award registration fees are contributed to Water for Life, serving as the global Aquatech community to give back to society. Founded in 2004, the Water for Life Foundation believes that everyone has the right to safe drinking water and sanitation. That's why they provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation to people in poor neighbourhoods in African and Asian cities. Water For Life works with local non-profit water utilities and public services.

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Everyone deserves clean drinking water and a safe toilet!

Water is life. That is why the Water for Life Foundation works on drinking water and sanitation for 2 billion vulnerable people worldwide. The Water for Life Foundation is an initiative of Dutch drinking water companies. Through this collaboration, 100% of every donation goes to the projects and sustainability is guaranteed. With donations, the Water for Life Foundation installs water pipes and toilets (also in schools), installs public water taps and water connections in people's homes, and provides hygiene training.

Visit www.waterforlife.nl for more information.

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Overall winner Innovation Award 2025

A new innovation developed in the Netherlands that can sustainably remove micro-pollutants during wastewater treatment has been crowned the Overall Winner of this year’s Aquatech Innovation Award. The development by consulting engineers Royal HaskoningDHV is the result of collaboration with Wageningen University.

Known as ‘Aurea’, the solution combines the best properties of biological activated carbon filtration and oxidative treatment to remove a wide range of organic micro-pollutants. It is designed for use in wastewater treatment plants, drinking water production sites, and industrial wastewater treatment facilities, helping to meet the objectives of the European Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD).

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Read the jury report 2025

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Aquatech Community Award 2025 goes to...

For the third time in the history of the Innovation Award, the Aquatech Community Award was organised. Next to the official jury, water tech professionals voted for their own favourite innovation – the popular vote. The nominee with the highest number of votes is Weaver Labs for 'Fluor-Mop Technology'. They are the winner of the Aquatech Innovation – Community Award 2025!

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Nijhuis Saur Industries about winning the Aquatech Community Award

"While winning this Community Award we got the attention of all the stakeholders. Because it is a new concept what will help making impact in the world." Nijhuis Saur Industries won the Community Award at the Aquatech Innovation Awards in 2021.

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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)

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

Aurea - Royal HaskoningDHV (Stand 12.412)
NTPmax - Tectero BV
SELPAXT - Chromafora AB (Stand 13.100-10)

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

Innovation Award Charity

Everyone deserves clean drinking water and a safe toilet!

Visit www.waterforlife.nl for more information.

Overall winner Innovation Award 2025

Aquatech Community Award 2025 goes to...

Nijhuis Saur Industries about winning the Aquatech Community Award

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