PREWAPHARM

PREWAPHARM (Prevention of Water Pollution by Pharmaceuticals) is an international innovation program focused on preventing water pollution by pharmaceuticals in Northwest Europe. Through cross-border cooperation, the project is working on innovative solutions for improved collection, processing, and treatment of pharmaceutical waste. PREWAPHARM aims to prevent drug residues from reaching the water system, thereby contributing to sustainable water quality in the region.

Project Information:

Project Duration:  11 December 2024 – 31 December 2028

Funded By:  PREWAPHARM is co-financed by the Interreg North-West Europe programme. Total project budget: €9.8 million. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) contribution: €5.9 million.

Project Lead: TCNN Innovation Support – Lead Partner (NL)

Project Innovation / Impact

  • Source approach with technical innovations in healthcare institutions and water purification

  • Area-wide strategies and policy recommendations for EU-wide application

  • Awareness campaigns for behavioral change within and outside the healthcare sector

  • Establishment of a Northwest European Centre of Medicine Residues for knowledge sharing and replication

Our Partners

  • TCNN – Northern Netherlands Innovation Agency (Lead Partner, Netherlands)

  • RDI Hub (Ireland)

  • Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu – RIVM (Netherlands)

  • Provincie Oost‑Vlaanderen (Belgium)

  • Ghent University Hospital (Belgium)

  • Ghent University (Belgium)

  • VITO – Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Belgium)

  • University of Groningen (Netherlands)

  • University of Lille (France), Cerema (France)

  • Université de Lorraine (France)

  • German water and healthcare authorities (Germany)

  • Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (Luxembourg)

  • Public health, water utility and regional authority partners across Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands

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