Companies
KWR Water Research
the world's pioneering WBE R&D centre, which first detected SARS-CoV-2 in Amsterdam Schiphol airport sewage; its long-term study quantified the virus in 98.6% (273/277) of samples and resolved variants in 91.0% (161/177) of sequenced samples between February 2020 and September 2022.
- Country
- Netherlands
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Coverage
| CN | EU | IN | US | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| diagnostics-medtech | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | 100%-owned subsidiary of KWH Water B.V., with Dutch water companies as shareholders | kwhwater.nl · kwrwater.nl |
| Research focus | applied scientific research into the water cycle, water-based epidemiology, and circular economy | kwrwater.nl |
| Facility | microbiological laboratory located in Nieuwegein, Netherlands | kwrwater.nl |
| Grant | 10M Euros European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant for the Water-Futures project (2021-2027) | kwrwater.nl |
| Publications | includes peer-reviewed papers, public reports, theses, and articles in scientific journals and trade publications medium confidence | kwrwater.nl |
| Principal staff | Mariëlle van der Zouwen (Managing Director), Gertjan Medema (Microbiologist), Ruud Bartholomeus (Chief Science Officer) | kwrwater.nl |
| Headcount | approximately 170 staff members | kwrwater.nl |
Independent sources: kwhwater.nl
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater-based epidemiology | diagnostics-medtech | Low | → |
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