Bringing urban environment research to the market

摘要

WssTP (the Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform) and COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) recently held a joint strategic conference on the topic of water in the urban environment: bringing research to the market. WssTP communications officer Maria Mirachtsi explains that the event brought science and businesses together. She notes that the three-day conference 'was a platform to discuss, debate and reach conclusions'. The first day hosted a high-level panel discussion moderated by Dogan Altinbilek, vice president of the World Water Council. This was followed by a session on the theme of'the cornerstones for European water innovation from the Blueprint on water' moderated by Nicola Notaro, deputy head of the water unit in DG Environment.