Partners from 14 countries coordinate efforts to develop technologies that mitigate water pollution across Europe.
The consortium of the European iMERMAID project held its fifth meeting at the BioSense Institute headquarters in Novi Sad, Serbia, marking an important milestone: the beginning of the final year of a joint effort aimed at developing innovative technologies to control emerging pollutants in marine and river ecosystems.
Ensuring that the water reaching the Mediterranean Sea is as purified as possible, in order to reverse the chemical pollution affecting its waters, is the goal of this European project involving ITCL, funded by Next Generation EU funds under the Horizon Europe program. The project also includes partners from France, the Netherlands, Finland, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Belgium, Tunisia, Ireland, Serbia, Austria, Germany, and Ukraine.
The meeting was attended by ITCL, represented by experts Rodrigo Sedano and David González, who play an active role in developing AI-based and sensor-driven solutions for more sustainable water management.
During the meeting, project partners reviewed the technical progress achieved so far, evaluated the results obtained from the various pilot implementations, and outlined the roadmap for the coming months. Planned actions include the final validation of the developed solutions and the preparation of impact reports that will showcase the environmental and technological benefits achieved.
With this meeting, iMERMAID reinforces its commitment to scientific and technological innovation in service of environmental protection, promoting advanced tools to detect, control, and mitigate the effects of emerging pollutants in Europe’s water bodies.
