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2024

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NALA Membranes Wins Global Grand Prize in Water Innovation

2024

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NALA wins award at BlueTech's Croc Tank at WEFTEC

2024

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UT Seed Fund Invests $250,000 in Startup NALA Membranes

2023

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NALA selected as a finalist in Cleantech Company category for The NC Tech Awards

2023

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Sue Mecham & Judy Riffle speak with Paul Gagliardo on the Water Entrepreneur Podcast

2023

Congressman Nickel Visits First Flight Venture Center to Discuss Innovation with CEO Sue Mecham & Science Innovators

2024

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NC Startup raising millions for its water purification technology

2023

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How this Morrisville startup wants to help solve the global water crisis

2023

DOE Awards $9M to 12 Projects, Including NALA's Pretreatment for Potable Reuse

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2022

Dr. Judy Riffle & Dr. Sue Mecham win the 2022 Cleantech Innovation Award

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2022

NALA Membranes Lands $1.5M To Commercialize Its Breakthrough Tech

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2022

RTP’s NALA Membranes, fresh off raising more than $700K, to collaborate with Singapore organization

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2022

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New Generation of Resistant Membrane Goes Global

2022

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Durham startup NALA Membranes raises $700K to combat global water crisis

2021

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NALA Wins Industry Driven - Cleantech Award at 2021 NC Tech Awards

2021

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Chlorine-Resistant Membranes Promise a New Era for Reverse Osmosis

2021

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NALA approved for a $1M NSF Phase II Grant to help continue research & development

2021

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NALA kicked off Women's History Month by co-hosting NC Secretary of Commerce, Machelle Sanders

2021

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Cleantech startup in Durham focusing on desalination lands investors for big seed round

2020

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How this mother-daughter duo in RTP wants to change the world of water

2020

Good Growth Capital initiates seed funding round for transformative membrane technology startup

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2020

The Matriarchy Behind NALA Systems Is Cleaning Up Water Purification

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2020

MassChallenge Texas in Austin announces 2020 Cohort

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2019

Combating the global water crisis one drop at a time

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2019

NALA moves to First Flight Venture Center in North Carolina's RTP

2019

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NALA awarded a NSF SBIR Phase 1 Award

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