TheWaveTalk Wins 2024 SIWW Water Quality Monitoring and Pollutant Analysis Session

- Development of the First Water Quality Sensor for Home Users in Human History
- Expected 5% Increase in Tap Water Consumption Rate When Checking Tap Water Quality at Home

[The Wave Talk selected as ‘SIWW2024 TechXchange Winner’ (Photo by The Wave Talk)]

TheWaveTalk, an AI deep learning water quality sensor specialist company led by CEO Kim Young-duk, announced on the 21st that it won the Water Quality Monitoring/Contaminants Analysis Session at TechXchange, one of the programs of the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW).

SIWW is known as one of the world's top three water-related events, serving as a platform to introduce advanced water management technologies and businesses from around the world and to solve water-related issues through technology exchange. The event consists of programs such as the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, Leader Roundtable, Water Convention, Water Expo, and TechXchange. TechXchange features 32 global startups categorized into five areas, including water quality monitoring and contaminants analysis sessions, where each company delivers a 3-minute technology pitch to connect with corporations, VCs, and local governments, aiming to accelerate the commercialization of new water technologies.

TheWaveTalk presented for 3 minutes under the title "Sensor-On-A-Chip for Water Quality" in the water quality monitoring and contaminants analysis category, where CEO Kim Young-duk discussed the environmental protection and various cost-saving effects of increasing tap water consumption rates through the commercialization of home water quality sensors, earning high scores from judges and the audience.

[The Wave Talk ‘Smart Water Meter Real-time Water Quality Monitoring Sensor PipeTalk™' (Photo by The Wave Talk)]

TheWaveTalk, established in 2016, is a company specializing in water quality measurement and management, focusing on water turbidity measurement sensors and software based on laser reflection and scattering principles. They developed a maintenance-free turbidity meter with a miniaturized sensor capable of quantifying all foreign substances in water, surpassing conventional turbidity sensors. Their innovations include the portable water quality meter ‘WaTalk’, the inline turbidity meter ‘IQ-5N’ for real-time automatic repetitive measurement in smart buildings, swimming pools, and cooling water, the ultra-small water quality sensors ‘WP-1000/WP-4000’ embedded in water purifiers, and the water quality monitoring sensor ‘PipeTalk™’ which can be used combined with smart water meters or attached to individual vessels of RO/UF facilities for online membrane integrity testing, providing innovative value in domestic and international markets.

CEO Kim Young-duk stated, “While homes have dust sensors and fire alarms, there is no home with a tap water quality sensor. Verification of clean water is a basic right. We have been recognized for TheWaveTalk’s technology of real-time water quality monitoring at the household level, which has never existed before.” He added, “Sensors are already being mass-produced for several of the top domestic water purifier companies, and water quality monitoring sensors combined with smart water meters are currently undergoing testing, so global expansion is expected soon.”