Swedish deep-tech company DABCE AB has been selected for the Eurostars programme with its PFASfreeWATER project, in collaboration with South Korean partners FustLab and the Korea Institute of Toxicology. The project focuses on developing a scalable, on-site solution for PFAS concentration and destruction, enabling effective elimination of persistent contaminants and contributing to reduced PFAS levels in the environment.

The initiative brings together complementary expertise from Sweden and South Korea. DABCE contributes advanced capabilities in modular water systems and system integration, while FustLab provides its focused ultrasound technology for advanced oxidation processes.

PFAS contamination is widely recognised as one of the most critical environmental challenges today. These substances are highly persistent and difficult to remove. Many existing solutions rely on centralized treatment or involve costly handling and transport of contaminated media, limiting their practical deployment.

DABCE’s approach combines a proprietary pre-treatment step for PFAS concentration with FustLab’s focused ultrasound advanced oxidation process (AOP). This integrated process enables efficient destruction of PFAS compounds directly at the source, reducing the need for transport and secondary waste handling.

The system is designed as a modular, containerised platform for decentralized deployment. It can be applied across industrial sites, municipal infrastructure and contaminated water sources, enabling treatment directly where contamination occurs.

The Eurostars programme supports high-potential international innovation projects and facilitates collaboration between advanced technology partners across borders.

David Stenman, CEO of DABCE AB, comments:

“PFAS is a global challenge where existing solutions are often constrained by cost, logistics, or efficiency. By combining concentration and destruction in a modular system, we enable effective treatment directly at the source while reducing environmental impact. The Eurostars selection validates both the technology and the strength of our international collaboration.”

DABCE AB has been awarded a grant from Vinnova within the call Acceleration of Civil-Military Innovations 2025. The funded project, titled OWTS – Energy-efficient and autonomous water purification for field environments, aims to develop robust off-grid water treatment systems for defense and emergency applications. The project aligns with NATO’s priority areas for Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDTs) and will participate in a dedicated accelerator program to strengthen dual-use innovation.

DABCE AB is collaborating with FineCell to develop next-generation nitrocellulose, combining FineCell’s Swedish cellulose feedstock with DABCE’s expertise in process design, materials science, and electroorganic chemistry.

By controlling nitration reactions involving both positive and negative nitro intermediates – including reactive species such as nitronium ions and peroxynitrous acid – we are building a new platform for EU-based production of nitrocellulose for civil and dual-use applications.

We have established the potential for flow chemistry, offering significant advantages over traditional batch processing: more consistent product quality, reduced batch-to-batch variation, improved safety when handling reactive species, and the ability to scale up to continuous, high-capacity production. This marks an important step toward reducing dependence on global cotton linter supply chains while elevating the technical standard of European nitrocellulose manufacturing.

At DABCE AB, we’re opening an investment round to scale two transformative technologies:
💧 OWTS – Offgrid Water Treatment System
A modular, field-ready solution for decentralized water purification—ideal for remote, emergency, and sustainable infrastructure.

📊 WAS™ – Water Analyser System
An integrated platform that packages SIL-compliant practices for AI-ready water quality measurements, enabling smarter, safer, and more scalable monitoring.

We combine the proven foundations of environmental engineering with front-edge chemistry, sensor tech, and digital systems—bridging nature’s wisdom with modern innovation. Both systems are at TRL 6 and onwards, with pilots, EU support, and strategic partnerships in place.

This is your opportunity to join a deep-tech journey with global impact.

if you are interested, don't hesitate to contact us at: contact@dabce.se

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As part of our participation in the Baltic Impact Accelerator some of our team members travelled to Villmanstrand in Finland.

We got to meet the other participating companies from the BIA Accelerator, third cohort.

Fantastic meetup, where we met fourty (40) new startup friends, building strong networks across the Baltic region.

We are proud to share that DABCE has been selected to participate in the BlueInvest Readiness Assistance Programme, an initiative funded by the European Commission supporting high-potential ventures in the blue economy 🌊

This opportunity highlights:
• 🚀 Our innovative approach to solving key challenges in the blue economy
• 🌱 Our dedication to sustainability and long-term impact
• 📈 Our growth potential and readiness to scale with expert support

Through this programme, we’ll receive tailored business coaching and expert strategic guidance to scale our solution and accelerate our contribution to a more sustainable ocean future. 🌍

👉Learn more about BlueInvest here: BlueInvest

👉And about the community platform here: BlueInvestCommunity

Through this collaboration we intend to explore the possibility of entering into a commercial arrangement concerning DABCEs innovative products for the emerging foodtech industry.

As a global partner, SIEMENS has the global access through its sales networks, and the capacity of supporting hightech product development in the green technology sector.

The collaboration aims to combine DABCE's advanced water purification technology with Wattly Group's expertise in ensuring stable revenue streams and optimizing returns in green sustainable investments. A central aspect is to integrate energy production, such as solar and battery systems, as well as off-grid solutions, in connection with the water purification plants, thereby creating energy-efficient and self-sufficient solutions. For Wattly Group, a key purpose of the collaboration is to develop diversified solutions that reduce risk and offer investors a secure and stable return.

Together, the companies will offer complete project deliveries within water purification and sustainable infrastructure – from technology to implementation, including integrated energy solutions and ownership.

"This collaboration strengthens our ability to deliver turnkey solutions to customers with high demands for both technology and sustainability, where a secure and sustainable energy supply is a critical factor," says Dr. David Stenman, CEO of DABCE AB.

Michael Sjöberg, CEO of Wattly Group, adds: "We believe that a truly good investment opportunity extends beyond financial returns. Through this collaboration, we are creating a unique opportunity to invest in integrated projects that address both water purification and energy supply in a sustainable and resource-efficient manner, in line with our conviction to drive a better energy future for everyone – driving a better energyfuture for everyone."

https://wattly.se/

Baltic Impact Accelerator is a 36-month project that implements an accelerator programme to develop new business models with a focus on Triple Bottom Line (3BL).

The project helps to establish presence outside home markets, supports raising investments for accelerated growth, and nurtures consortiums and partnerships among companies.

The project tackles the challenges of new growth companies in the Central Baltic region by utilizing the Triple Bottom Line (3BL) methodology that enables more growth with specific consideration towards the environment and society.

Baltic Impact Accelerator is organized by Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, GreenTech Cluster, Latvian Chamber of Commerce, CleanTech Estonian, and Sustainability InnoCenter.

https://centralbaltic.eu/project/baltic-impact-accelerator/

We have been awarded Vinnova funding for works towards the EIC accelerator programme.

The project aims at securing large scale financing for the next phase in developing the DABCE Analyzer platform.

DABCE Analyzer enables real time high stability measurement data for water and waste-water.

Using our innovative take on measurement, combined with a cloud-enabled platform, we can provide the stable and accurate data needs for advanced digitalization.

The Vinnova support truly helps us take the next steps towards securing large scale funding for this exciting tech and product launch.

You can register to the event at this link: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7316026178853572609/about/

We have placed our products on our new webshop. Here you can find both systems and assemblies, as well as parts, components and spares.
There are also chemical products for applications such as CIP (cleaning in place), nanomaterials and surface treatments.

More of our products will be placed on the webshop over time.
If you search for something specific and cant find it, let us know!

Yesterday our daughter company Fisköga AB won an award at the springparty for UIC - Uppsala Innovation Centre.

The award was Branns grand price, awarded by BRANN AB.

As cofounders and part of developing the Company and its products we are proud, excited and very inspired by this award.

Fisköga AB develops develop deep-tech measurement systems for the global fishery industry. Using advanced systems on-board, they enable fishing vessels to analyze the catch in realtime. Through advanced communications platform, onboard and onshore teams can see the catch data in real time.

Read more at fiskoga.se

We are pleased to announce that ALMI has supported our development of a new innovative deep-tech platform for analysis.

The system uses intelligent algorithms in combination with measurement best practice, enabling higher degree of automation and control in sensitive applications.
The system architecture enables machine learning/AI in realtime on the sensor data for any water based process.

Contact us for more information, contact@dabce.se .