{"id":10896,"date":"2025-03-19T11:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/?p=10896"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T20:29:23","slug":"gradiant-wurde-von-fast-company-zu-den-innovativsten-unternehmen-des-jahres-2025-gekurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/de\/press-release\/gradiant-named-to-fast-companys-most-innovative-companies-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gradiant wird in die Liste der innovativsten Unternehmen des Jahres 2025 von Fast Company aufgenommen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10896\" class=\"elementor elementor-10896\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e3834 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77e3834\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223abcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"223abcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>Die Auszeichnung hebt die f\u00fchrende Rolle von Gradiant bei der L\u00f6sung globaler Wasserprobleme mit innovativen, zweckorientierten L\u00f6sungen hervor.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ba6c64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ba6c64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><b>BOSTON, Massachusetts - 19. M\u00e4rz 2025<\/b> -\u00a0<span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/de\/?_gl=1*1p8my24*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTIwMjM4MzIzNy4xNzQxODkwMDc3*_ga_3PG18NWDRM*MTc0MTg5MDA3Ni4xLjEuMTc0MTg5MDExMi4wLjAuMA..\">Gradiant<\/a><\/span>, a global leader in advanced water and wastewater treatment, today announced it has been named to <em>Fast Company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/most-innovative-companies\/list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">Die innovativsten Unternehmen des Jahres 2025<\/span><\/a><\/em>und reiht sich damit in die Riege der bisherigen Preistr\u00e4ger wie Nvidia, OpenAI, Waymo und Duolingo ein.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Die diesj\u00e4hrige Liste wirft ein Schlaglicht auf Unternehmen, die mit ihren Innovationen Industrie und Kultur pr\u00e4gen, neue Standards setzen und bemerkenswerte Meilensteine in allen Wirtschaftszweigen erreichen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\"<em>Fast Company\u2019s<\/em> recognition of Gradiant as one of the world\u2019s most innovative companies reinforces the urgency of what we do\u2014rethinking water as the value stream most critical to the world\u2019s leading industries,\u201d said Prakash Govindan, COO of Gradiant. \u201cThrough our unique and differentiated solutions, we help the world\u2019s leading brands reduce, reclaim, and renew the water they use. This recognition validates the impact of our work and fuels our mission to push the boundaries of what\u2019s possible in industrial water.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Gradiant steht an der Spitze der Wasserinnovation und liefert zweckorientierte L\u00f6sungen, die die wichtigsten Wasserprobleme der Welt angehen. Im Jahr 2024 startete das Unternehmen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/de\/pfas-fur-immer-verloren\/\"><span class=\"s2\">ForeverGone<\/span><\/a>die branchenweit erste Komplettl\u00f6sung zur Entfernung und Vernichtung von PFAS f\u00fcr immer\", und <a href=\"https:\/\/alkali3.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s2\">alkaLi<\/span><\/a>ein eigenst\u00e4ndiges Unternehmen, das sich auf die schnellere, kosteng\u00fcnstigere und nachhaltigere Gewinnung von Lithium in Batteriequalit\u00e4t und anderen wichtigen Mineralien konzentriert.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Die globale Reichweite von Gradiant hat sich durch strategische Kooperationen in den USA, Europa und Asien ausgeweitet und erstreckt sich auf Branchen wie Halbleiter, Lebensmittel und Getr\u00e4nke, erneuerbare Energien und fortschrittliche Fertigung. Diese Bem\u00fchungen treiben die Einf\u00fchrung von Wassertechnologien der n\u00e4chsten Generation voran und zeigen die F\u00e4higkeit von Gradiant, komplexe Wasserprobleme mit innovativen L\u00f6sungen anzugehen, die die industrielle Nachhaltigkeit unterst\u00fctzen.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Die <em>World\u2019s Most Innovative Companies<\/em> stands as <em>Fast Company\u2019s<\/em> hallmark franchise and one of its most anticipated editorial efforts of the year. To determine honorees, <em>Fast Company\u2019s<\/em> editors and writers review companies driving progress around the world and across industries, evaluating thousands of submissions through a competitive application process. The result is a globe-spanning guide to innovation today, from early-stage startups to some of the most valuable companies in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">\u201cOur list of the <em>Most Innovative Companies<\/em> offers both a comprehensive look at innovation today and a playbook for the future,\u201d said <i>Schnelle Gesellschaft<\/i> Chefredakteur Brendan Vaughan. \"In diesem Jahr zeichnen wir Unternehmen aus, die sich KI auf tiefgreifende und sinnvolle Weise zunutze machen, Marken, die Kunden zu Superfans machen, indem sie ihnen zu viel bieten, und Herausforderer, die k\u00fchne Ideen und einen lebendigen Wettbewerb in ihre Branchen bringen. In einer Zeit, in der sich die Welt rasant ver\u00e4ndert, weisen diese Unternehmen den Weg in die Zukunft.\"<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">Die vollst\u00e4ndige Liste der <em>Fast Company\u2019s Most Innovative Companies<\/em> honorees can be found at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span class=\"s1\">fastcompany.de<\/span><\/a>. Sie wird ab dem 25. M\u00e4rz auch am Kiosk erh\u00e4ltlich sein.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><i>Schnelle Gesellschaft<\/i> will host the <em>Most Innovative Companies Summit and Gala<\/em> for honorees on June 5 in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>\u00dcber Gradiant<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Gradiant is a Different Kind of Water Company. With a full suite of differentiated and proprietary end-to-end solutions for advanced water and wastewater treatment powered by the top minds in water, the company serves its clients&#8217; mission-critical operations in the world&#8217;s essential industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, food &amp; beverage, lithium and critical minerals, and renewable energy. Gradiant&#8217;s innovative solutions reduce water used and wastewater discharged, reclaim valuable resources, and renew wastewater into freshwater. The Boston-headquartered company was founded at MIT and has over 1,300 employees worldwide. Discover us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gradiant.com\/de\/\"><span class=\"s1\">gradiant.com.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><b>\u00dcber Fast Company<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Schnelle Gesellschaft<\/i> ist die einzige Medienmarke, die sich voll und ganz der entscheidenden Schnittstelle zwischen Wirtschaft, Innovation und Design widmet und die einflussreichsten F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte, Unternehmen und Denker f\u00fcr die Zukunft der Wirtschaft gewinnt. Der Hauptsitz befindet sich in New York City, <i>Schnelle Gesellschaft<\/i> wird von Mansueto Ventures LLC herausgegeben, zusammen mit einer anderen Wirtschaftspublikation <i>Inc. <\/i>F\u00fcr weitere Informationen besuchen Sie bitte<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span class=\"s1\"><b>fastcompany.de<\/b><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Kontakt zum Unternehmen<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Felix Wang<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Gradiant, Global Head of Brand<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">fwang@gradiant.com<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gradiant has been named to <em>Fast Company\u2019s Most Innovative Companies of 2025<\/em>, joining the ranks of past honorees including Nvidia, OpenAI, Waymo, and Duolingo. 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