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Water Discovery Challenge

🏆 10 winners announced!

From ‘lightning in a jar’ to AI; learn about the projects which aim to contribute to a better water system for all

Meet the winners

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The Water Discovery Challenge (‘Discovery’) is a £4 million competition for bold and ingenious innovation that can help solve the biggest challenges facing the water sector today and in the future. Discovery aims to accelerate the discovery, development and adoption of promising innovations by the water sector. It aims to achieve this by directly supporting organisations with innovative propositions and facilitating their engagement with water companies.

Discovery is a 18-month competition that brings together a blend of financial and non-financial support to support innovations to launch and succeed in the water sector in England and Wales. Finalist and winning teams retain all intellectual property rights and equity in their organisation. Entries can be entered into the Challenge confidentially.   

Innovator Journey

More information

The Water Discovery Challenge is now closed – but you can find information about the competition via the links below.