Water Innovators Wanted!
The Water Council offers programs to help students, researchers, entrepreneurs and professionals get to the next stage of development--from unproven ideas to commercial viability, from seed funding to visibility. The Water Tech Hub is your portal for all of our application-based competitions and challenges. It provides you a convenient hub for learning about and applying to open challenges to advance your freshwater technology. Then, through our global network of researchers, entrepreneurs, innovators and partners, we serve as the conduit between your idea and the marketplace.

CURRENT CHALLENGES

TECH CHALLENGE: ANTI-FOULING, ANTI-SCALE, ANTI-CORROSION COATINGS, MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
Apply by May 9
Tech Challenge is seeking innovative solutions to reduce scale, corrosion and fouling for pipes, tanks, valves and other equipment that comes in contact with water.
Tech interests: Solutions are sought for the following types of potential applications: • Cooling towers and systems • Water and wastewater piping in buildings • Boilers and water circulation systems
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PILOT PROGRAM
Apply by April 25
Pilot Program funders seek solutions to address intelligent stormwater green infrastructure, stormwater quality, stormwater quantity, private property inflow and infiltration, plant process technology or other related water technology applications not listed.
Tech interests: Selected projects must address specific challenges identified by the funding entities while maintaining a cost-efficient, scalable and deployable model.
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We would not have found this specific technology company without the help of The Water Council.
Bob Heideman
SVP Corporate Technology
A. O. Smith
The Water Council has created a really unique platform to accelerate water technology commercialization.
Dr. Junhong Chen
Lead Water Strategist
Argonne National Laboratory
We really are a close community and are supportive of one another. The Water Council has been very helpful in our brand development efforts.
John Tillotson
CEO
Microbe Detectives, a BREW Graduate

TEAM

Barry Liner
Technical Advisor, The Water Council

Bill Dougan
Entrepreneurship Professor, UW-Whitewater

Dennis Webb
CEO, Sage Water

Ed Javier
Entrepreneurship Program Director, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Karen Frost
VP Economic Development, The Water Council

Marcia R. Silva, Ph.D.
Assoc. Scientist and Director, UW-Milwaukee Water Technology Accelerator