InnoWise Scale pitching event - Municipality of Nisyros Case study
The InnoWise Scale pitching competitions focus on finding innovative solutions to reverse water scarcity.
The Problem Holder
The Municipality of Nisyros is responsible for water supply, wastewater treatment and sewerage services in the Greek island of Nisyros. Some of their main challenges are water sustainability, wastewater management, and nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment.
The solution providers:
- Fuelics (Greece)
- Agualytics (Spain)
- Iberponics / AMBERSEA (Portugal)
- Pelagoo (Greece)
- SolarDew (Netherlands)
- Agua de Sol (France)
- Watcher (Cartometrics) (Spain)
About the competition:
The InnoWise Scale pitching competitions are the final step after 3 months of mentoring, training, and networking opportunities between problem-holders and solution providers. The competitions focus on finding innovative solutions to reverse water scarcity, and changing water misuse and pollution to reduce, reuse and non-use water.
Winners of the competitions will be granted 12,000 euros (1st prize) and 10,000 euros (2nd prize) in equity-free cash, to be used for scaling up their business. The evaluation will be based on the innovation and impact of the solution presented.
Moreover, there will be a special prize of 30,000 euros for testing purposes. This prize will be granted to the solution provider that better addresses the challenge and needs of the end user: Municipality of Nisyros (Greece).
Full calendar of the InnoWise Scale pitching series
EIT Manufacturing pitching event | 22nd November, 10:00 – 12:45 CET
EIT Climate-KIC pitching event | 23rd November, 10:00 – 12:45 CET
EIT Food pitching event | 28th November, 10:00 – 13:00 CET
EIT Food pitching event | 29th November, 10:00 – 12:45 CET
EIT Digital pitching event | 30th November, 10:00 –12:35 CET