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Podcast: The Stream (with Will & Tom)
Episode: From ‘idealistic professor’ to water tech titan - Dr Andrew Benedek
Description: On the third episode of The Stream, Will and Tom were delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Benedek. He was the very first winner of the Lee Kuan Yew Prize, cited as someone who has revolutionised conventional water treatment.For some people, founding, scaling and selling a global technology business once is enough. For Dr Benedek, he was just getting warmed up.It was in 1980 that he founded Zenon to help accelerate the reuse of water. After selling the business to GE for over $600 million, he went back into academia and took a position at the...