{"id":818,"date":"2012-11-26T18:38:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-26T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/?post_type=company-news&#038;p=818"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T18:39:51","slug":"nanoh%e2%82%82o-wins-prestigious-patrick-soon-shiong-innovation-awar","status":"publish","type":"company-news","link":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/newsroom\/company-news\/nanoh%e2%82%82o-wins-prestigious-patrick-soon-shiong-innovation-awar\/","title":{"rendered":"NanoH\u2082O Wins Prestigious Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Awar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>El Segundo, Calif. \u2013 November 26, 2012<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 NanoH\u2082O, Inc., manufacturer of the most efficient and cost effective reverse osmosis (RO) membranes for desalination, today announced that it has been awarded the prestigious Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The company was selected from among twelve other finalists for playing an important role in enhancing the economic competitiveness of the Los Angeles region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis special award program was created with the vision to honor and acknowledge the people and organizations that continue to stretch the boundaries,\u201d said Matthew Toledo, Publisher and CEO of Los Angeles Business Journal. \u201c[The award is named after] Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a local example of a passionate entrepreneur who is emblematic of how the innovative spirit drives economic value. Congratulations to this year\u2019s thirteen finalists \u2013 each of whom continues to inspire us and provide invaluable contributions to keeping Los Angeles at the forefront of innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is an honor to be included in this year\u2019s group of leading Los Angeles-based innovators who continue to push the envelope. NanoH\u2082O is certainly an L.A. story with its roots from University of California, Los Angeles, research and the team filled with many talented scientists and engineers from the local community,\u201d said Jeff Green, CEO of NanoH\u2082O. \u201cOur nanocomposite membrane technology is the first significant change to reverse osmosis membrane chemistry in over twenty years. Over the last eighteen months, we have demonstrated the ability to significantly lower energy consumption, increase water production and reduce plant footprint in more than fifty desalination plants across six continents. By making desalination more efficient, we are delivering on our company\u2019s mission to combat global water scarcity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About NanoH\u2082O, Inc.<\/strong><br>NanoH\u2082O, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets reverse osmosis (RO) mem\u00adbranes that lower the cost of desalination.&nbsp; Based on breakthrough nanostructured materials and industry-proven polymer technology, NanoH\u2082O\u2019s QuantumFlux membranes dramatically improve desalination energy efficiency and productivity.&nbsp; QuantumFlux seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) membranes, Standard 61 certified by NSF International for the production of drinking water, deliver the highest flux and the highest salt rejection of any SWRO membrane on the market.&nbsp; QuantumFlux membranes are available in standard 8-inch (20 cm) diameter elements that fit easily into new and existing desalination plants, purifying water from a broad range of sources with improved productivity and water quality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","company-news-categories":[],"company-news-tags":[],"class_list":["post-818","company-news","type-company-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company-news\/818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/company-news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company-news\/818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company-news\/818\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"company-news-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company-news-categories?post=818"},{"taxonomy":"company-news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nanoh2owater.com\/cn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/company-news-tags?post=818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}