Last week our Head of Sales Björn has received the FORUM Wasserhygiene Award 2018/2019 on behalf of the entire rqmicro team. rqmicro receives this award for the development of its novel technology for the fast and reliable detection of Legionella. We share this first prize with Silvia Cervero from the Medical University of Vienna and...
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29 scary facts about global water pollution
Waterlogic publishes 29 scary facts about global water pollution, put together for each continent. With continuously growing population worldwide, consequences are severe. Water and food safety is getting more and more important. Easy to read graphics with less easy to digest content.
rqmicro in Tele Z
Tele Z, a local television in the Canton of Zurich, reports about rqmicro and the distinction from the European Commission through SME instruments. This financial support will accelerate the development and market launch of a revolutionary solution for the rapid detection of pathogenic microorganisms. The story is in Swiss German with English subtitles.
European Commission to support rqmicro with EUR 2,2m
The European Commission selected rqmicro, a Swiss startup company, among more than 1,200 competitors. This financial support accelerates the development and market launch of a revolutionary solution for the rapid detection of pathogenic microorganisms. Water is the most valuable resource for societies around the world and a natural habitat for a multitude of bacteria. Some...
Collaboration with Berlin Water Company
The Berlin Water Company (BWB) is one of the biggest companies in Germany specialized in delivering and cleaning of water. 4.000 employees supply from nine water plants more than 200 million cubic meters best quality drinking water and clean approximately 245 million cubic meters sewage water in their six wastewater treatment plants per year. To...
rqmicro in Laborpraxis
Laborpraxis publishes an updated version of an rqmicro article on Legionella quantification in shorter time.
rqmicro in Blick
Blick newspaper article challenges Swiss government to adopt rapid tests for Legionella.
Legionella topic in PULS SRF
Coverage of Legionella cases in Switzerland in PULS, a program of Swiss federal television SRF (Monday, 05.02.2018).
Legionella on the rise – Swiss government deploys task force
The number of cases of Legionnaire’s disease in Switzerland has increased by 35 percent since 2016. The Swiss government wants to stop the epidemic with a task force according to the Sonntagsblick. Official data from the Federal Office of Public Health can be found here: BAG The story was picked up, among others, by 20min,...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2018!
It was another eventful year for rqmicro and we would like to thank you all for your support! rqmicro team wishes you and your family a very nice holiday season and a successful start of the new year!