News & Events
Project news, scientific publications, customer stories, awards, and upcoming events from VWMS Vienna Water Monitoring Solutions.
OEVGW Congress in Salzburg
VWMS will be exhibiting its ColiMinder system at the upcoming OEVGW Congress in Salzburg in June 2026, a key meeting point for professionals in the Austrian water sector. At the event, the company will present the latest advancements in ColiMinder technology for rapid, automated microbial water quality monitoring. The systems provide near real-time detection capabilities […]
Read More →Meet the ColiMinder Team at IFAT!
VWMS – the supplier of the ColiMinder will present their latest developments at IFAT 2026 in Munich, one of the leading international trade fairs for water, sewage, waste, and raw materials management. We are excited to introduce a new add-on module designed to enhance efficiency and reliability in manual microbial water testing. The system enables […]
Read More →Meet ColiMinder Lorenz in Vienna at the Donaukanal
ColiMinder Lorenz has been monitoring microbiological water quality at the Badeschiff on Vienna's Donaukanal since late July 2025, as part of the EU project UrbanBlueHealth (Interreg), in collaboration with the Medical University of Vienna. High-frequency E. coli measurements support safe bathing at the Schwimmparade event on 30 August 2025.
Read More →Meet the ColiMinder at WQA Convention & Expo
CEO Wolfgang Vogl presented at the WQA HydroPitch in Long Beach, California (April 2025), together with North American partner Stelis Environmental at booth #2151.
Read More →Real-Time Monitoring of Microbial Water Quality – Scientific Article
Wolfgang Vogl published an article in Wiley Analytical Science on the enzymatic measurement approach of ColiMinder — reducing analysis time from hours to 15 minutes.
Read More →How the ColiMinder Helps Lifting Boil Orders
Real-time microbial monitoring enables water utilities to respond faster to contamination events and lift boil-water orders based on actual measurement data rather than waiting days for lab results.
Read More →ColiMinder Wins Lower Austrian Export Award
VWMS received the Niederösterreichischer Exportpreis (Lower Austrian Export Award) in recognition of the international success of the ColiMinder technology.
Read More →ColiMinder Pablo for Prague Waterworks
PVK Prague equipped another drinking water plant with a new ColiMinder unit, named Pablo, strengthening their real-time monitoring network across the Czech capital's distribution system.
Read More →ColiMinder Measures Bathing Water Quality in Danube River
Online microbial monitoring along the Danube bathing sites provides authorities with fast, reliable data to protect public health during the peak bathing season.
Read More →ColiMinder at Olympics and Paralympics in Paris
ColiMinder supported the monitoring of the Seine River during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, providing real-time E. coli data for open-water swimming and triathlon events.
Read More →VWMS Achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification
VWMS GmbH received ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification in June 2024, confirming the company's commitment to consistent product quality and continuous improvement.
Read More →Webinar: International Case Studies on Rapid Micro Techniques
VWMS hosted an international webinar showcasing real-world case studies on rapid microbiological techniques in water quality monitoring, featuring customer experiences from multiple continents.
Read More →Making Urban Bathing Safe to Swim: ColiMinder in Sydney
Sydney Water deployed ColiMinder to monitor microbial water quality at urban bathing locations, supporting Sydney's ambition to make inner-city waterways safe for recreational use.
Read More →ColiMinder in Scientific Study: KARMA Project
The ColiMinder was featured in the KARMA research project, contributing high-frequency microbial data for karst spring and groundwater research in collaboration with KIT Karlsruhe.
Read More →ColiMinder in Pharma Industry
ColiMinder proves its value in pharmaceutical production environments, supporting EU GMP Annex 1 compliance by providing real-time microbiological quality data for purified and ultra-pure water systems.
Read More →VWMS Selected for BREW 2.0 Post-Accelerator Program
VWMS was selected as a cohort member of BREW 2.0, The Water Council's post-accelerator program in Milwaukee, USA, supporting water technology companies with global market access.
Read More →ColiMinder ‘African Queen’ to Nigeria
A ColiMinder unit nicknamed "African Queen" was deployed in Nigeria, demonstrating the device's robustness under extreme tropical heat conditions for drinking water safety monitoring.
Read More →ColiMinder in Scientific Study: High Ranking Among Rapid Methods
An independent peer-reviewed study published in Water Research confirmed ColiMinder as the only rapid method achieving 100% detection rate across all tested contamination events, outperforming competing technologies.
Read More →Romaqua’s ColiMinder ‘Timo’ Got a Sister
Romanian mineral water producer Romaqua expanded its ColiMinder fleet with a second unit at a second bottling plant, building on the success of their first deployment for real-time production monitoring.
Read More →ColiMinder at Romaqua Mineral Water Bottling Plant
Romaqua Group in Romania became one of the first beverage producers to deploy ColiMinder for continuous online microbiological monitoring across their mineral water bottling operations.
Read More →New ColiMinder Version: The ColiMinder Mobile
VWMS launched the CMI-02-M Mobile (Emergency Response Unit) — a fully self-contained, vehicle-deployable ColiMinder system running on 12V DC with a 10-fold multisampler for rapid-response water quality assessment.
Read More →2 ColiMinders at MSD Cincinnati
The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSD) installed two ColiMinder units for real-time wastewater monitoring, enabling data-driven disinfection control and regulatory compliance.
Read More →Monitoring Raw Water Intake and After Carbon Filter
A case study on using ColiMinder to monitor microbial water quality at two critical points in a drinking water treatment plant: raw water intake and post-carbon filtration.
Read More →Monitoring Drinking Water Production, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Seoul's water authority deployed ColiMinder for real-time monitoring of drinking water production, joining the growing list of major metropolitan utilities relying on ColiMinder for microbial quality assurance.
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