As part of the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation's (IBF) Bioprocessing pilot plant at the National Bioeconomy Campus, Aquaporin will deliver a new Forward Osmosis system, which will help researchers leverage the Aquaporin Inside® Forward Osmosis technology to develop new processes and products.

Aquaporin is responsible for supplying, delivering, installing, and commissioning the Forward Osmosis pilot plant, ensuring it meets the specific requirements of Trinity College Dublin in relation to Trinity College Dublin's Scale Up research at IBF.

"Integrating new technology into the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation's pilot plant is essential for advancing innovation and efficiency in recovering bio-based products," says Prof. Ramesh Padamati from Trinity College Dublin. "The addition of Aquaporin's Forward Osmosis pilot plant has strengthened our downstream capabilities, providing a state-of-the-art solution for demonstrating the potential of Forward Osmosis in real-world applications."

Ingrid Helgeland, Senior Process Engineer at Aquaporin, has been closely involved in designing the pilot plant and has worked in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin to tailor it to their needs: "It has been a great process, where I have engaged in discussions with Trinity College Dublin to understand their requirements to customize a system that fits their objectives and support their efforts in testing cutting-edge technology."

Stephen Napier, Chief Executive Officer at the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation, said "we are delighted to host Trinity College Dublin's Forward Osmosis equipment supplied by Aquaporin at our pilot facility. It greatly adds to our suite of bioprocessing equipment and speaks to our core competence of scaling bioeconomy technologies from grams to kilograms".

This purchase is part of the BioScaleUp project which is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the EU Just Transition Fund Programme 2021-2027.

The Irish Bioeconomy Foundation is headquartered on the National Bioeconomy Campus in Lisheen, Co. Tipperary, its mission is to promote the conversion of Ireland's natural land & sea resources to high-value products for the development of a sustainable bioeconomy that is globally competitive and creates local development.

Trinity College Dublin is situated in the heart of Dublin's city center and is Ireland's highest ranked university. It is home to 22,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across all major disciplines in the arts and humanities, and in business, law, engineering, science, and health sciences. 

About Aquaporin
Aquaporin is an innovative water technology company with operations in Denmark (HQ), Singapore, Turkey, the United States, and China. We are committed to rethinking water filtration with biotechnology to solve global water challenges. By combining three disciplines from the world of natural sciences: biology, chemistry, and physics, we have created the unique, nature-inspired Aquaporin Inside® technology which we embed into all our membranes and solutions. Our technology is based on Nobel Prize-winning research and is used to clean and reuse water in industries, in our homes, and even by NASA in space. We work with customers and partners around the globe to responsibly treat industrial wastewater, concentrate food and beverage products in a natural way, and enhance drinking water quality and accessibility.