PARTNERS
& FRIENDS
It wouldn't be the same without them. They believe in the cause and help us consolidate and expand our mission
Our partners help consolidate and expand our mission. Some offer us venues and facilitate our meetings, some provide know-how and handy tools for our growth. We are so happy to share this space with mind-alikes, and count with such a committed group of friend organizations that share our values and purpose.
*Please click on each logo to see how each one of our partners is helping our cause. We're very grateful to have them on board!
Partners
EADA Business School develops a stakeholder analysis of the hub to assure ongoing alignment of interests and capabilities of all involved parties and effectively restore the health of rivers and oceans.
Is a worldwide leader in waste collection and treatment services with a presence in 30 countries and a workforce of more than 40,000 people over the world.
For this Hub, Urbaser offers circular economy solutions, sustainable materials generation, waste collection and management and, in general, environmental management, as well as research and innovation capacity in these areas through its own Innovation Center “Alfonso Maíllo”, with the aim to improve the health of oceans and rivers, avoiding the loss of biodiversity and ensuring access to clean water.
For this Hub, Urbaser offers circular economy solutions, sustainable materials generation, waste collection and management and, in general, environmental management, as well as research and innovation capacity in these areas through its own Innovation Center “Alfonso Maíllo”, with the aim to improve the health of oceans and rivers, avoiding the loss of biodiversity and ensuring access to clean water.
EPIC is the leading industry association that promotes the sustainable development of organizations working in the field of photonics in Europe. EPIC fosters a vibrant photonics ecosystem by maintaining a strong network and acting as a catalyst and facilitator for technological and commercial advancement.
EPIC facilitates to the HUB direct contact with companies that develop photonics technology for the disinfection and monitoring of river ecosystems
EPIC facilitates to the HUB direct contact with companies that develop photonics technology for the disinfection and monitoring of river ecosystems
This tech company specializes in designing optical sorting equipment using artificial intelligence, deep learning and robotics for the recovery and valuation of waste.
It contributes with the HUB with its technological expertise and knowledge for the early research phases as well as the subsequent waste collection and recovery stages.
It contributes with the HUB with its technological expertise and knowledge for the early research phases as well as the subsequent waste collection and recovery stages.
This company specializes in developing artificial intelligence algorithms through deep learning. For the HUB, some of the applications of its leading neural networks include:
Automated smart driving.
Waste sorting.
Smart data collection on flora and fauna.
Automated smart driving.
Waste sorting.
Smart data collection on flora and fauna.
This engineering company builds hydraulic and water treatment infrastructures. With a strong focus on technology, it is highly engaged with the region and committed to the environment.
It has extensive experience in the design, construction, start-up and operation of all types of industrial and municipal water treatment plants. To help clean up water so it may be used more efficiently, the company will donate resources and its experience to the HUB.
It has extensive experience in the design, construction, start-up and operation of all types of industrial and municipal water treatment plants. To help clean up water so it may be used more efficiently, the company will donate resources and its experience to the HUB.
Founded in 2010 and previously known as PROARTSO, this non-profit entity works on environmental conservation and social welfare initiatives and programs.
Through Clean the Sea, it contributes its specialist network and knowledge of the natural habitat around the Ebro River delta to promote the installation of barriers that prevent plastics from reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
Through Clean the Sea, it contributes its specialist network and knowledge of the natural habitat around the Ebro River delta to promote the installation of barriers that prevent plastics from reaching the Mediterranean Sea.
Hydrometeorological Innovative Solutions (HYDS) is a technology firm specialized in the design, development, operation and maintenance of early warning systems and hydrometeorological decision support systems.
The company provides its knowledge and experience to the HUB in the area of planning and managing rising river flows.
The company provides its knowledge and experience to the HUB in the area of planning and managing rising river flows.
This company specializes in scaled innovation with an impact and has expertise in responsible innovation and digital transformation.
It provides experience to the HUB in the area of:
Innovation methodology: Pentagrowth.
Designing participative tools and strategies together with citizens.
Devising and implementing narratives, strategies and communication/audiovisual materials.
Making observations about innovation.
It provides experience to the HUB in the area of:
Innovation methodology: Pentagrowth.
Designing participative tools and strategies together with citizens.
Devising and implementing narratives, strategies and communication/audiovisual materials.
Making observations about innovation.
Experts in geospatial developments and integrations based on GIS technology and geographic intelligence. All of the company’s technological developments are aimed at improving the experience involving territorial data: creation, maintenance, use, publication, simulation and analysis.
Its contribution to HUB consists of maximizing the potential of existing data about urban and natural settings to create models and information systems with sustainability, accessibility and interoperability criteria.
Its contribution to HUB consists of maximizing the potential of existing data about urban and natural settings to create models and information systems with sustainability, accessibility and interoperability criteria.
As a pioneer in recycling, this company with 400 employees throughout the world creates 66,000 t of top quality products from plastic waste annually.
Not only are its products hygienically innocuous and certified with the European standard for toy safety requirements, but the company has also held the “Der Blauer Engel” quality seal for the past two years.
In their view, recycling is upcycling. Hahn contributes its knowledge along with its advanced and environmentally-friendly process technology to the HUB. Additionally, water is not needed for its cleaning procedure.
Not only are its products hygienically innocuous and certified with the European standard for toy safety requirements, but the company has also held the “Der Blauer Engel” quality seal for the past two years.
In their view, recycling is upcycling. Hahn contributes its knowledge along with its advanced and environmentally-friendly process technology to the HUB. Additionally, water is not needed for its cleaning procedure.
Is a consultancy company specialized in Industrial Symbiosis as a territorial approach for business development towards a Circular Economy.
For the HUB, Símbiosy provides the match-making tool https://www.sinerplatform.com/SINER/ and the expertise to identify possible solutions for wastes and to find the suitable partners to make them happen.
For the HUB, Símbiosy provides the match-making tool https://www.sinerplatform.com/SINER/ and the expertise to identify possible solutions for wastes and to find the suitable partners to make them happen.
Specialists in decantation and lamellae, we carry out the engineering, custom design, construction and assembly of the best technical solution in decantation to filter water. The contribution to the HUB consists of knowledge and experience in Tecno-Grabber solid waste retention systems. It is made up of several high tenacity braided meshes, capable of expanding and absorbing a large amount of material without breaking.
Reference entity in innovation, knowledge transfer and implementation of scientific technological structures worldwide, whose mission is to improve the competitiveness and the technological progress of private companies and public institutions.
KIM provides the HUB:
Technology transfer between industry and university and technology centers.
Innovative Business models.
Commercialization of technologies that allow companies and industries to incorporate eco innovative solutions.
KIM provides the HUB:
Technology transfer between industry and university and technology centers.
Innovative Business models.
Commercialization of technologies that allow companies and industries to incorporate eco innovative solutions.
The SixSenso project is based on research performed by the Optoelectronics group led by ICREA Prof. Valerio Pruneri at ICFO- The Institute of Photonic Sciences.
SixSenso engineers are working towards the creation of high impact sensing technology platforms. These solutions are designed to be extremely accurate, portable, cost-effective, and easily integrable within a process stream for real-time measurements. The project aims to address very relevant sensing challenges in various industries in the water sector.
Our main objective is to develop commercially viable solutions to support your specific sensing challenge.
SixSenso engineers are working towards the creation of high impact sensing technology platforms. These solutions are designed to be extremely accurate, portable, cost-effective, and easily integrable within a process stream for real-time measurements. The project aims to address very relevant sensing challenges in various industries in the water sector.
Our main objective is to develop commercially viable solutions to support your specific sensing challenge.
The Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Studies (IDAEA) is an environmental science institute in the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) devoted to the study on two of the great environmental challenges of our time: the cleanliness and availability of water and the quality of air.
It provides experience to the HUB in the area of:
Presence and fate of pollutants in the water cycle and terrestrial environment
Impact of plastic pollution through their chemical additives
Analytical methods to determine micro- and nano-plastics
Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of contaminants through the food web
Human exposure to contaminants
Toxicity of contaminants
Contaminant remediation
It provides experience to the HUB in the area of:
Presence and fate of pollutants in the water cycle and terrestrial environment
Impact of plastic pollution through their chemical additives
Analytical methods to determine micro- and nano-plastics
Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of contaminants through the food web
Human exposure to contaminants
Toxicity of contaminants
Contaminant remediation
Is a consolidated hub of excellence in global health research and knowledge transfer for impact in society and policy. ISGlobal provide to the HUB has established expertise in human exposure assessment to environmental hazards, environmental epidemiology and risk assessment. Our activities for the water cycle and air quality around waterways include:
Chemical water pollutants disinfection by-products, and emerging contaminants, in relation to long-term health effects including pregnancy and child health.
Urban water cycle and role of urban blue spaces on the health of urban populations.
Health Impact Assessment, implementation and monitoring of urban interventions.
Chemical air composition.
Airborne microbial diversity characterization.
Uncovering associations between environmental factors and human diseases.
Chemical water pollutants disinfection by-products, and emerging contaminants, in relation to long-term health effects including pregnancy and child health.
Urban water cycle and role of urban blue spaces on the health of urban populations.
Health Impact Assessment, implementation and monitoring of urban interventions.
Chemical air composition.
Airborne microbial diversity characterization.
Uncovering associations between environmental factors and human diseases.
Is an initiative that connects media, entrepreneurship, research and policy to create synergies across shores to drive coaction towards reliable and sustainable water and energy for all.
We bring sustainable content development and communication to the forefront and design high-impact communication activities to empower young professionals working in sustainability.
AMWAJ will contribute to the Hub with its communication and media relations expertise:
Providing resources to give wider visibility to the Hub and its solutions
Hosting participatory events involving expert cleaning and restoring river ecosystems
Designing and promoting the HUB with creative communication materials
We bring sustainable content development and communication to the forefront and design high-impact communication activities to empower young professionals working in sustainability.
AMWAJ will contribute to the Hub with its communication and media relations expertise:
Providing resources to give wider visibility to the Hub and its solutions
Hosting participatory events involving expert cleaning and restoring river ecosystems
Designing and promoting the HUB with creative communication materials
Waste Free Oceans (WFO) is a non profit foundation whose main goal is to reduce the global impact of marine litter. WFO's operations focus on marine litter clean-ups and “Closing the Loop” projects, where new products are designed and produced from the collected ocean waste. WFO brings to the HUB its strong connections within the European plastics converting and recycling industries and extensive experience in recovering, recycling and reusing of marine plastics.
Earthwatch is a non-profit private research organisation and one of the largest global backers of citizen-science-supported environmental research. Earthwatch employs robust and impactful citizen science programmes that tackle the fundamental ecological challenges facing society today to engage and empower individuals, students, teachers, and corporate fellows to understand nature’s response to change and build a commitment for action.
Earthwatch contributes its citizen science, citizen engagement, ecological monitoring and behaviour change expertise to the HUB.
Earthwatch contributes its citizen science, citizen engagement, ecological monitoring and behaviour change expertise to the HUB.
Initiated in 2002 by the Saint-Joseph University, Berytech provides a dynamic environment for the creation and development of startups fostering innovation, technology and entrepreneurship. We offer the right ecosystem for innovative entrepreneurs to create and develop their own startups and SMEs, through research, incubation, business support, networking, mentoring, funding, access to markets, company hosting, and acceleration. With the Cleanergy Accelerator Program, under the ACT Smart Innovation Hub, Berytech aims at strengthening business advancement and job creation in Cleantech sectors in Lebanon and the MENA region and enable the ecosystem for innovative solutions in Water, Waste and Energy sectors. Berytech contributes to the hub by connecting innovators and entrepreneurs in the water treatment industry through its programs in Lebanon and the Med region. Along with sharing the challenges that this industry is facing across MENA.
By integrating ecology and engineering we deliver solutions which build on the power of nature. We create habitats & improve biodiversity, designing beautiful living waterscapes and natural water quality and wastewater treatment solutions which bring water to life.
The CERM, Center for the Study of Mediterranean Rivers, is focused in research, dissemination and conservation of rivers and other freshwater environments. The CERM is part of the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), and it is also the environmental area of the Ter River Museum.
The CERM aims to become a reference center in research, land stewardship and ecological restoration, environmental education and citizen science for rivers and lagoons, which consolidates the Ter river Museum as a natural history museum and give support to the UVic-UCC in research and formal education.
The CERM aims to become a reference center in research, land stewardship and ecological restoration, environmental education and citizen science for rivers and lagoons, which consolidates the Ter river Museum as a natural history museum and give support to the UVic-UCC in research and formal education.
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