Modern Water

Modern Water plc is a British company[1] which was first listed on the AIM submarket of the London Stock Exchange on the 12 June 2007.

In December 2011, the company completed its acquisition of the water quality division of Strategic Diagnostics Inc. ("SDIX"), including its Microtox toxicity testing technology.

[5] Modern Water has developed a number of Forward Osmosis (FO) membrane processes including: desalination, evaporative cooling systems, enhanced oil recovery and hydro osmotic power (HOP).

[12] In 2014, Modern Water is the only company in the world with a commercial[13] Forward Osmosis plant which is located in Al Najdah in Oman.

In March 2010, National Geographic[16] magazine cited forward osmosis as one of three technologies that promised to reduce the energy requirements of desalination.