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28 Apr 2015

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Science and Enterprise Parks tenant scoops water industry Oscar

Dynamic Flow Technologies Limited (DFTL) – based on º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Science and Enterprise Parks (LUSEP) – were one of just six finalists for the Most Innovative New Technology of the Year title at the Water Industry Achievement Awards 2015 on 21 April.

This is the second time the Awards have recognised the outstanding work conducted by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ-based researchers. Last year, a partnership comprising the School of Civil and Building Engineering, Severn Trent Water and Echologics received two awards for LeakFinderST – a noise detector that identifies pipe leaks.

Organised by WET News and sister publication Water & Wastewater Treatment, the Awards – dubbed the “Water Industry Oscars” – celebrate outstanding innovation in the UK water sector.

In collaboration with º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics and industry partners, DFTL design and manufacture pioneering waste water meters capable of quantitative and qualitative measurement. A world first, the system makes use of microwave technology to monitor water flow through pipes, allowing the timely detection and repair of leaks – minimising the risk of sewage flooding incidents.

It is anticipated that the widespread introduction of a metred waste water scheme will also encourage customers to divert surface water from combined sewers into water butts, rainwater recycling tanks or soak-aways – thereby reducing their sewerage bills and collecting this precious natural resource for use.

DFTL has been a LUSEP tenant since 2010, and will be amongst the first companies to move into the Parks’ purpose-built Advanced Technology Innovation Centre (ATIC).

Part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007 to 2013, ATIC is scheduled to open in September with more than 50% tenancy capacity, spanning the environmental,

pharmaceutical, software, and telecommunications sectors.

A prototype of the DFTL waste water meter has been included in ATIC’s first fix and integrated into the building management system – helping to ensure efficient waste water management and providing DFTL with a valuable live test of its technology.

Professor Steve Rothberg, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Enterprise said: “We are delighted that DFTL has been recognised in this way and that the University has been able to support the development of its ground-breaking technology.”

Notes for editors

Article reference number: 15/69

The Advanced Technology Innovation Centre (ATIC ) project is part financed by the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007 to 2013. The Department for Communities and Local Government is the managing authority for the European Regional Development Fund Programme, which is one of the funds established by the European Commission to help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support local businesses and create jobs. For more information visit www.gov.uk/browse/business/funding-debt/european-regional-development-funding.

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is one of the country’s leading universities, with an international reputation for research that matters, excellence in teaching, strong links with industry, and unrivalled achievement in sport and its underpinning academic disciplines.

It has been awarded five stars in the independent QS Stars university rating scheme, putting it among the best universities in the world, and was named Sports University of the Year 2013-14 by The Times and Sunday Times. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is consistently ranked in the top twenty of UK universities in the Times Higher Education’s ‘table of tables’ and has been voted England's Best Student Experience for six years running in the Times Higher Education league. In recognition of its contribution to the sector, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been awarded seven Queen's Anniversary Prizes.

In 2015 the University will open an additional academic campus in London’s new innovation quarter. º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ in London, based on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, will offer postgraduate and executive-level education, as well as research and enterprise opportunities.

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