positive vibes at Water Link 2021
project in England, the company is already considering the USA for further expansion, he announced to the online audience. More about this company elsewhere in this issue. Marissa de Boer of SusPhos (phosphate extraction from waste materials) also had a sunny outlook. Her company is based in the BioBizz Hub in Balk (affiliated with the Water Campus) and is undergoing rapid development. “The most important thing here is that, from the beginning, we have mirrored our ideas with our potential customers”, said De Boer, sharing one of the foundations of her success. “We have been sharing our progress straight out of “There has been a huge increase in the
the lab. This helps avoid surprises, and your
number of participants in trade missions”,
customers join you on your journey at an
said Bianca Nijhof of the Netherlands
early stage. We have now scaled up to a large
Water Partnership [NWP; the organization
demo site at Wetterskip Fryslân [the water
with which the Water Alliance collaborates
board in the Friesland region] and will be
extensively on an international level]
working on building an entire plant next.”
regarding the impact of the pandemic on Dutch water technology companies. “More
After the plenary session, smaller online
participants, and contact is established
groups shared knowledge on topics such as
much more quickly and easily within those
water technology in a climate-adaptive city,
missions. This may be a continuing positive
internationalization and the opportunities
aspect in the future. In that sense, you could
for Dutch companies in Southern Europe,
call the coronavirus crisis a blessing in
and on improving performance in factories
disguise.”
through digitalization.
The attending entrepreneurs also presented
For those who missed Water Link or want
many positive plans. Tim van Leeuwen,
to revisit one of the sub-sessions, the entire
Head of Sales at Semiotic Labs, obviously
event will soon be available for viewing at
had every reason to be happy. His company
wateralliance.nl.
recently won the Water Alliance’s WIS Award with the
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SAM4 monitoring unit. He received the
Editor’s note: around the time this edition
prize from Water Alliance director Hein
went to press, Semiotic Labs changed its
Molenkamp during Water Link. After a great
name to Samotics..
