Veolia Water Technologies has opened a state-of-the-art Life Science Centre of Excellence near Dublin, Ireland.
At over 8,000 square feet (743 square meters), the facility houses a dedicated customer showroom experience, featuring numerous flagship water treatment and purification technologies, including OrionTM, SirionTM, PolarisTM 2.0, the PureLabTM Quest, Flex and Chorus ranges, Ozonia and Sievers Instruments. These technologies underpin critical processes in strategic businesses such as pharmaceutical manufacturing, biotechnology and medical research, directly contributing to improved healthcare.
Furthermore, the Centre of Excellence also has a brand-new training space and an industry-leading training programme, accredited by City & Guilds. The training hub is designed to empower knowledge-sharing and collaboration between both in-house experts and customers to contribute to the advancement of this industry and of the entire health sector.
The training encompasses everything from equipment installation and maintenance to advanced operational techniques. This dual-purpose training offering will provide the opportunity for in-house engineers to get hands-on experience in navigating the complexities of modern water treatment before setting foot on customers’ sites. Simultaneously, it will train customer engineers, fostering collaboration and facilitating the co-development of specialised treatments and tailored solutions to meet their businesses' individual and evolving needs in the health domain.
The Life Science Centre of Excellence aims to solidify sustainable leadership by training engineers to industry-leading standards. It's goal is to help clients overcome mounting obstacles, from escalating demand that exacerbates resource scarcity to environmental requirements.
The group has invested over two million euros in the Centre of Excellence as part of its GreenUp strategic programme.