The Water Discovery Challenge has awarded £100k of funding to Carbogenics to develop FilaChar, a patent-pending carbon material that can improve wastewater treatment and protect rivers while reducing costs and emissions.

Starting in July 2026, a new collaborative project with Carbogenics, Scottish Water, and the Environmental Research Institute from the University of the. Highlands and Islands, and supported by IBioIC, will investigate an innovative approach to addressing one of the water sector's emerging challenges: the removal of Emerging Contaminants (pharmaceutical, PFAS, Personal Care Products, Hormones/endocrine-disrupting compounds, Pesticides, Microplastics) from wastewater.