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Construction work of the pilot plant in The Netherlands in progress

In The Netherlands the activities for the construction of a pilot plant treating hospital waste water have started. The plant of the Waterschap Groot Salland is located at the rebuilt hospital Isala Klinieken in Zwolle.

PILLS mid-term symposium in Luxembourg on 25-03-2010

From March 24th to March 26th the PILLS partners met for the mid-term symposium and a Working Group meeting in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. In the focus of the meeting was the mid-term symposium which was combined with the presentation of the pilot plant of the Luxembourgish partners. During the ceremony the Luxembourgish minister for inner affairs Mr Halsdorf, the director of the Administration de la gestion de l´Eau Mr André Weidenhaupt as well as the technical director of the cooperation hospital Henri Hinterscheid appreciated the engagement of the Luxembourgish partners.

[REPORT] PILLS symposia `pharmaceuticals in water` on 06-11-2009

On 6th of November 2009, a symposium was organized for interested regional partners in the Emscher catchment about the PILLS project. Here the problem and possible solutions on `pharmaceuticals in water´ were discussed between the Emschergenossenschaft, politics, scientific experts, public bodies, industry and representatives of regional hospitals.

`2nd Sustainable Development Award 2009´ for PILLS` partner

The Luxembourgish hospital „Centre Hospitalier Emile Mayrisch` - the local cooperation partner for the Luxembourgish PILLS project partner CRP Henri Tudor - has competed with the PILLS project for the `2nd Sustainable Development Award 2009´ of the Luxembourgish bank DEXIA BIL and won the prize in the category `non profit organisation´.

30-09-2009 to 02-10-2010: PILLS partner meeting in Switzerland

From September 30th 2009 to October 2nd 2009 the PILLS partners were meeting for workshops in Dübendorf, close to Zürich. One important part of the event was a site visit of the Swiss pilot treatment plant at Kantonsspital Baden, a regional hospital with about 350 beds. This pilot plant was developed with the help of several Swiss funding sources.

06-11-2009: PILLS symposia `pharmaceuticals in water`

On 6th of November 2009, a symposia is organized for interested regional partners in the Emscher catchment about the PILLS project. Here the problem and possible solutions on `pharmaceuticals in water` will be presented and discussed.

18 / 19-11-2008: PILLS-kick-off conference in Germany

On 18th / 19th of November, the kick-off conference for the PILLS project took place in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Emschergenossenschaft - as Lead Partner of the project - was proud to invite the European partners to Germany in order to celebrate the official project start. About 100 interested people, coming from 6 European countries, took part in the conference and had the chance to listen to interesting speeches as well as to an international discussion round about pharmaceutical residues to be found in the aquatic system.

21-07-2008 - PILLS approved by the Steering Committee

The PILLS Project was approved by the INTERREG IV B Steering Committee of the North West Europe programme, held in Luxembourg on 9-11 July 2008. There were 39 project applications to be decided on, only twelve of these were approved (and PILLS was one of them).