2022 has been a fast-forward year in which bNovate achieved many milestones. Join us in taking a look back at the exciting year that is coming to an end.
Green Business Award nomination
The Green Business Award rewards each year innovative Swiss companies that combine economic success with environmental benefits. In April, bNovate was chosen to compete for this prestigious award, thanks to the designation of the Technology Fund.
New product launch: BactoSense Multi
Under the motto “Don’t bring your sample to the lab, bring your lab to the production line” bNovate launched BactoSense Multi at the end of May. This multi-point flow cytometer allows users to automatically test the water quality on-site at various points of their process.
BactoSense on the road
As many events from 2021 had been postponed, 2022 was packed with fairs and conferences. In June, bNovate had a booth at not less than 5 trade shows in 5 weeks! During the whole year, we travelled around Europe to present our solution to important water industry fairs – you can discover all of them in the dedicated blog post.
Launch of BactoSense Users Group on LinkedIn
As the number of BactoSense users is constantly growing, bNovate created in July a LinkedIn user group for the water industry community to discuss BactoSense applications and exchange ideas around water quality monitoring, using an industrial flow cytometer.
Drinking water quality monitoring for 35.000 people at mova 2022
In August, a temporary water network was built at the biggest scout camp ever held in Switzerland. A BactoSense was installed in the field to ensure that all 35.000 people have access to safe drinking water during the four weeks of mova 2022. On this occasion, bNovate also organised a workshop for safe drinking water in Goms.
New series of BactoSense applications from users
In September, we started a series of interviews with customers and case studies, showcasing different applications in which BactoSense can be used. If you missed them, find the interview with Bruno Burkhalter from Wasserversorgung Zürich and the story of Saxon on our blog.
The first Service Partner Meeting and awarding of BactoWards
Another milestone for bNovate was our first Service Partner Meeting. This two-day event offered us the opportunity to meet our partners from all around Europe and share our service expertise to ensure that they have all the tools and information they need to continue maintaining the bNovate instruments in top condition. During that event, the BactoWards were awarded for the Service Case and the Service Partner 2022.
Launch of ToDrinQ – European project for safe drinking water
In November we got the good news: the project ToDrinQ was approved by the European Commission! This four-year Horizon Europe research program is an important initiative for safe drinking water in which bNovate participates together with 15 partners.
BactoSense enters Asia
At the beginning of December, bNovate presented BactoSense for the first time at Asia Water in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With attendees from the region and exhibitors from the water sector from all over the world, this event was bNovate’s first step into the Asian market.
Company reorganization
When René Lenggenhager joined bNovate as co-CEO Sales & Marketing in 2020, it was to establish a dedicated team to expand global sales and directly support the worldwide sales and distribution network for the BactoSense product portfolio.
Two years later, René can be proud to have built a fully independent Sales & Marketing department of 10 FTEs with a well-structured organization.
In consultation with the Board of Directors, in which he will continue to serve, René will retire from his position and Simon Künzi will assume full responsibility as CEO of the whole company. As of January 1st, 2023, Céline Jaeger, newly Chief Revenue Officer, will take over the lead of the Sales, Marketing and Product Management team at bNovate, based in Zurich.
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BactoSense: key numbers of 2022 |
As BactoSense aims to become the new standard in water monitoring, the key figures of 2022 point in the right direction: |
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