Sustainable water treatment with high-tech membranes: Water quality requirements are increasing at the political, social, and ecological levels. With the new Waste Water Directive (KARL) at the EU level, municipal wastewater treatment plant operators are expected to combine the highest purification standards with maximum energy efficiency. This is exactly where the scale up Membion comes in. The clean-tech company develops and produces state-of-the-art hollow fiber membrane modules for membrane bioreactors (MBR), which not only enable the so-called fourth treatment stage to be achieved, but also save over 90% energy.
"With Membion, we are setting new ecological and economic standards in wastewater treatment: innovative membrane technology meets maximum energy efficiency – future-proof, space-saving, and sustainable." Klaus Vossenkaul, Co-Founder & CEO
A recent highlight: Membion won the tender for Germany's largest MBR plant on a total cost of ownership basis – a milestone for the industry. At the same time, the company is pushing ahead with the construction of a new production site in the Aachen area. North Rhine-Westphalia offers young technology companies optimal conditions, from technical expertise and strong networks to targeted programs that promote innovation and growth. For Membion, this is the perfect breeding ground to further its vision: closing water cycles, actively protecting the climate, and at the same time creating new jobs in Germany.
Software is the backbone of our digital world—but every line of code can contain potential vulnerabilities. Code Intelligence has made it its mission to make security automated and widely available right from the development stage. The scale up offers an AI-driven fuzz testing platform for embedded software that detects critical bugs and security vulnerabilities at an early stage. This allows developers to reproduce and fix problems within minutes instead of weeks, representing a paradigm shift in software development.
“We want to make advanced security testing available to everyone so that companies can reliably protect their software from the outset.” Eric Brüggemann, Co-Founder & CEO
Until now, such security tests were reserved for tech giants such as Microsoft and Google. Code Intelligence combines security with AI components and now makes this high standard accessible to every company, regardless of size or industry. Incidents such as the Crowdstrike incident, which brought almost all international air traffic to a standstill, show that cybersecurity has long since become an issue for society as a whole. With the Scale-up.NRW program, Code Intelligence is focusing on access to talent, international contacts, and a close-knit community that supports each other. At the same time, the company is driving forward its international expansion and lowering the barriers to entry for a highly technical product – from global corporations to specialized developers.