History
AQUAPHYTEX starts as a project in 2003 in Extremadura (Spain). It became a society in 2005, after two years of research in growth and development of vegetal species for phytodepuration.
AQUAPHYTEX is born in Extremadura in the context of the Sociedad de la Imaginación (Imagination Society), a movement that encourages entrepreneurship among citizens willing to crystallize their innovative ideas.
In an international level, AQUAPHYTEX belongs to the Nueva Cultura Mundial de la Gestión del Agua movement (New Worlwide Culture of Water Management) that supports sustainability of the limited planet’s resources. Also, AQUAPHYTEX collaborates periodically in technology transfer activities with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in Paris.
Its young founder and CEO, Pedro Delgado, analyzed problems related to conventional wastewater treatment systems and focused his researches in biotechnology applied to wastewater treatments.
This motivated and engaged entrepreneur gave up his studies in his junior year in high school to accomplish his dream of providing a natural, sustainable and within everybody's reach system using the Hidrolution FMF Technology. This was possible thanks to support he received from Javier and Pablo Riesco, and Vicente Torres, father of this technology.
He has been granted with important national and international awards:
- Eurowards 2005. Honor European Award for Young Entrepreneurs.
- Eurowards 2005. Winner of “Fase Semilla” in both Regional and National Categories.
- Award “Nueva Empresa Extremeña” (New Enterprise from Extremadura) 2006, en la categoría de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente.
- Award “Emprendedor del año” (Entrepeneur of the Year) 2006, granted by “Cadena Cope”.
- Award “Joven Emprendedor” (Young Entrepreneur) 2007, granted by “Periódico de Extremadura” in the “Premios Empresario Extremeño del Año 2007” (Extremadura Annual Award to the Best Entrepreneur).
- Award “Emprendedor XXI” 2010, granted by La Caixa and Empresa Nacional de Innovación (National Entreprise for Innovation).
