Celebrating 2024 - A New Era of Biosolutions

From record-breaking milestones to heartwarming impacts on communities, we are thrilled to reflect on some of last year's most remarkable achievements, all aligned with our mission and growth strategy.

This past year, we strengthened our commitment to advancing the widespread adoption of our platform — ushering in a new era of biosolutions to address critical challenges in climate change, water, energy, waste, health, and environmental sustainability.

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Microvi Technology Presented at Innovative Nutrient Removal Technology at CWEA Workshop

As new nutrient regulations loom for the San Francisco Bay area, the need for effective nitrogen removal solutions is more critical than ever. Microvi is proud to announce its participation in the California Water Environment Association’s (CWEA) Navigating Nutrient Removal Workshop on June 20, 2024, in Walnut Creek, California.

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Arizona Water Company and Microvi Secure $9.1 Million from Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART Program

Arizona Water Company, in collaboration with Microvi Biotech, Inc., has been awarded $9.1 million in funding from the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s WaterSMART program. This funding will support the Stanfield Groundwater Supply and Treatment Project, a critical initiative to address nitrate and arsenic contamination and ensure clean, safe drinking water for the rural community of Stanfield, Arizona.

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Microvi Showcases Groundbreaking Water Treatment Technologies at Major Conferences

Microvi Biotech Inc. is excited to announce its participation in several high-profile environmental and water treatment conferences, where it will showcase its cutting-edge innovations in nutrient removal, hexavalent chromium remediation, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies. These opportunities highlight Microvi's commitment to advancing sustainability and environmental health through the use of next-generation biotechnologies.

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Microvi and Oro Loma Sanitary District Celebrate Three Years of Successful Sidestream Treatment Technology Performance  

Microvi Biotech, in collaboration with Oro Loma Sanitary District and HDR, celebrates three years of success since the commissioning of its groundbreaking Sidestream treatment technology. This milestone underscores the transformative potential of innovative wastewater treatment solutions in promoting environmental sustainability and public health.

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Microvi and Cranfield University Awarded Winners of Ofwat's Water Discovery Challenge

Microvi Biotech, Inc. and Cranfield University are thrilled to announce their selection as winners of Ofwat's prestigious Water Discovery Challenge. This competition, a part of Ofwat's initiative to foster innovation and collaboration in the water sector, is delivered in partnership with Challenge Works, Arup, and Isle Utilities, aimed at delivering solutions that benefit customers, society, and the environment.

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Nexilico and Microvi Team Secures NIH Grant to Advance Microbiome-Based Solutions for Environmental Toxins

Nexilico has received NIH funding to develop innovative microbiome-based solutions to address the harmful effects of xenobiotics—environmental toxins found in food, water, and other sources. Partnering with UC Berkeley and Microvi Biotech, the project will leverage the transformative power of the gut microbiome to detoxify these substances, with a focus on arsenic, one of the most dangerous environmental toxins affecting millions worldwide.

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Microvi’s Commercial Plant Brings Millions of Gallons of Clean Water to Arizona

Microvi and the City of Goodyear unveil Arizona’s first groundwater biological nitrate treatment system. With climate change creating uncertainty in future water supplies and population changes leading to ever-increasing demands, the future of drinking water resources will continue to be a challenge for water managers. Goodyear has reduced risk by implementing Microvi’s commercial groundwater treatment system – their investment ensures Goodyear continues to meet the water needs of their residents.

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Microvi Awarded Over $1.1 Million to Scale its New Technology that Eliminates a Cancer-causing Chemical in Water

“We are excited to finalize this new technology for such a significant problem that affects the health of millions of people around globe,” said Dr. Fatemeh Shirazi, CEO of Microvi. “Our commitment to our customers in the drinking water industry has always been to offer the most reliable, advanced, safe, and cost-effective treatment technologies.”

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Microvi Achieves Major Commercial Milestone for its Award-Winning MNE Technology for Increasing California’s Drinking Water Supply

“Sunny Slope Water Company has attracted visitors from all over the world to see Microvi’s system in action,” said Ken Tcheng, General Manager of Sunny Slope Water Company. “Microvi’s high-performance system has been consistently verified by stringent water quality testing. Tens of thousands of households in our service area have been able to enjoy clean water and low costs offered by the Microvi system at Sunny Slope Water Company.”

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Microvi Successfully Commissions its Groundbreaking MNE Nutrient Removal Technology for the California Energy Commission’s $6.5M Project in Linda County, CA

“Advanced secondary treatment technologies, such as the one offered by Microvi, will be a critical component of next-generation wastewater treatment,” said Onder Caliskaner, President of CWT and Principal Investigator of the project. “It has been effortless working with the Microvi team to implement their system and successfully commission their component of this groundbreaking project.”

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Wessex Water and Microvi Demonstrate Effective Tertiary Nitrate Removal at Low Temperatures Using MNE Technology

Microvi announced today that its innovative MicroNiche Engineering™ (MNE) process technology was successfully demonstrated for nitrate removal from secondary treated effluent at low temperatures in collaboration with Wessex Water. This performance evaluation follows the successful demonstration of MNE for tertiary ammonia removal at the same site in 2021.

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Microvi Wins Major Funding from Ofwat to Amplify the Scale and Impact of its Biological Solutions for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Microvi announced today that Ofwat, the water regulator in England and Wales, has selected Microvi’s MNE technology as a winner in its Water Breakthrough Challenge. In collaboration with Severn Trent and Cranfield University, the award of £762,447 ($1,005,736) will focus on using Microvi’s MNE platform to remove ammonia from wastewater without the formation of nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas.

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Microvi’s Announces Commercial Availability of Packaged Treatment Plants for Nitrate Removal in Drinking Water

Microvi’s nitrate treatment system features a stainless steel reactor which houses the MNE biocatalysts for nitrate removal, followed by an ultrafiltration membrane system and a disinfection system, which together polish the treated water from the reactor for potable use. The plant is controlled via an automated control system which is programmed for exact chemical dosing based on incoming nitrate levels and nitrate sampling via an on-line nitrate sensor. The system is equipped with remote control capabilities and requires minimum operator interference.

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