Chinese startup Interphase takes top prize at Kering Generation Award

Interphase won the top prize at this year's Kering Generation Award for their achievements in exploring innovations that promote positive water impact. Interphase's winning innovation leveraged proprietary textile 3D evaporative crystallization, offering innovative solutions for wastewater treatment and high-value resource recovery. The award ceremony took place at the Museum of Art Pudong, Shanghai, on Oct 16.

The global luxury group, Kering, launched the Kering Generation Award in 2018 with the support of the technological incubator Plug and Play China, aiming to identify promising change-making startups and technologies that drive sustainable innovation in China's fashion and beauty sectors.

This year, the award adopted the theme Pioneering Water-Positive Impact, highlighting the crucial role of water stewardship and innovations that promote positive water impact throughout the luxury industry value chain.

This year's initiative opened in January and soon generated widespread social impact with over 230 teams entering the startup application pool. In April, the award made its campus debut, hosting a roadshow in partnership with Tsinghua x-lab, a university-based innovation platform. In September, the Top 10 finalists took part in an Acceleration Camp and the final pitch, where they refined and presented a diverse range of innovative solutions.

After a rigorous selection process, the four winners of the fourth Kering Generation Award China were officially announced.