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⏳ Less than a week to go until we announce the 20 finalists of our second Water Discovery Challenge! Each finalist will receive up to £100,000 to further develop their solution alongside a package of mentorship and non-financial support, before 10 winners are selected in April 2027 to receive up to £550,000 of further funding. The Water Discovery Challenge enables innovators from outside the water sector to accelerate the development and adoption of promising new innovations to benefit water customers. Want to know more about solutions developed so far? 👉 Check out this latest blog from the ACQUIRE (Artificial intelligence and Case based reasoning to improve water QUality Incident REsponse) team, one of the winners from the first Water Discovery Challenge. In this blog, the team reflects on: ·      The mentorship support they received through the Discovery programme to develop their solution ·      Working with the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) to strengthen the evidence base behind the project ·      Next steps for the project moving forwards 🔗 Read the blog in full: https://lnkd.in/eEb5VYib #WaterInnovation #Discovery2 MOUNCE HYDROSMART LTD The University of Sheffield RBMTS Ltd