Diamidex wins ADEME’s Innov’Eau award with MICA RE-USE for water reuse quality
Diamidex has been selected under ADEME’s Innov’Eau program – ADEME being the French Environment and Energy Management Agency, which supports environmental and energy innovation – for MICA RE-USE, a project focused on microbiological risk control for non-conventional waters (treated wastewater for reuse).
Innov’Eau is a call for projects providing cross-cutting financial support for innovation, stemming from Measure 48 of France’s “Plan Eau”.
As France scales up waste water reuse, microbiological monitoring (notably E. coli and Legionella spp.) is critical for safe reuse. Today’s culture methods typically take 1–3 days for E. coli and 10–14 days for Legionella spp., timelines that challenge agile risk management.
What the project funds
MICA RE-USE covers the development a solution enabling faster enumeration of target microorganisms for waste water reuse, with simple, autonomous workflows to speed up decisions when regulatory thresholds are reached. Diamidex’s approach detects at the micro-colony stage, keeping a culture-based, CFU readout aligned with the spirit of reference methods.
Expected benefits
- Faster decision-making to secure reuse operations.
- Operational simplicity suitable for field deployment.
- Lower environmental footprint: fewer consumables, less energy, less operator time per test.
Ecosystem & governance
The project is coordinated by Diamidex, with the support of innovation clusters Aqua Valley and Ea éco-entreprises. R&D is led from Marseille, with industrialization in France. (Commercialization from 2027.)
This project was funded by the French State under the France 2030 plan, operated by ADEME.