50주년을 맞이한 이스라엘의 해수담수화 회사 IDE Technologies가 MIT 테크놀로지리뷰로부터 기술 분야의 상위 20개 기업으로 선정되었다. MIT 테크놀로지리뷰는 “기업을 선정할 때 진정으로 혁신적인 기술을 보유하고 있는가, 실용적이면서 포부가 있는 비즈니스 모델을 설정했는가를 살폈으며, 이는 지난 12개월 동안 해당 분야에서 의제를 설정했는지도 포함된다”고 말했다.

IDE는 MIT 테크놀로지리뷰의 기술 관련 연간 목록에서 페이스북, IBM, 마이크로소프트에 앞서 구글, 애플과 나란히 50개의 스마트 기업으로 선정된 바 있다.

In its 50th year in business Israel-based desalination company, IDE Technologies, has been ranked by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT's) Technology Review as among the top 20 smartest companies.

"To make the list, a company must have truly innovative technology and a business model that is both practical and ambitious, with the result that it has set the agenda in its field over the past 12 months," said MIT Technology Review.

IDE was placed 18th in MIT Technology Review's annual list of the 50 Smartest Companies alongside Google and Apple and ahead of Facebook, IBM and Microsoft.
 
According to the magazine, each year its editors compile the list based on the companies that have displayed impressive innovations in the preceding 12 months. IDE was the only water technology company to be recognized on this year's list. It was highlighted for offering affordable water desalination at an unprecedented scale.
 
Companies on the list included first place holder, Tesla Motors, Google (12th), Apple (16th), Facebook (29th), IBM (46th), and Microsoft (48th).
 
The publication previously featured IDE's giant Sorek seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant - the world's largest - on its list of ten breakthrough technologies.

[출처 = Desalination & Water Reuse / 2015년 7월 6일]