Overview
Philippe Tob is the founder of Aqvita, which he started in May 2019, and is based in Brussels. Since January 2004 he has also been managing director of FLAMINGO HOLDING.
Between October 2011 and January 2023 he sat on the board of the Euroliver Foundation. In 2010 he worked as an affiliate industry analyst at Pike Research. Earlier, he was a consulting engineer at Royal HaskoningDHV from September 1999 to January 2000, a process engineer at IDE Technologies Ltd. in the early months of 1997, and a research engineer at Technion from April 1994 to October 1995.
Tob studied chemical engineering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel from 1986 to 1992, and spent 1991 to 1992 as an Erasmus student in chemical engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de València. He was a PhD candidate in chemical engineering at the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, from 1993 to 1994, followed the Cepac management programme at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management in 1998 and 1999, and completed an MBA in business management at Vlerick Business School in 2002.
Career history
In the news
- When we invented Aqvita, the Magnesium manual dosing in spray was not the original idea. The invention was actually twofold: 💦 First, the chemistry: stabilized, concentrated magnesium and calcium bicarbonate formulations — highly unusual mineral forms for water remineralization. 💦 Second, the engineering: dosing these minerals instantly and inline, without a buffer tank, directly into purified water as it flows. That combination makes it possible to recreate, on demand, water compositions that conventional dispensers have simply
- Aqvita Active is now available to everyone through our new webshop. https://aqvita.com/ 💦 Aqvita makes magnesium supplementation, as simple as drinking water. The product has been tested and tasted by experts and professionals around the world. Now anyone can add magnesium seamlessly to the water they already drink — throughout the day. We started with magnesium and potassium bicarbonate. Our vision is to expand the platform to other key minerals such as zinc, selenium and silicon. 💦 Why water? Research shows that magnesium
- Are the stars drinking desalted or bottled water in Ibiza? Ramón Rubio de Castro offers interesting insights to this question. Desalted water no more dull and unpalatable. Ibiza desalted water now upgraded with Aqvita SRL. https://lnkd.in/dY9W76-S
- Affluent, health-conscious consumers are drinking Loonen. But in the age of microplastic anxiety, can any brand rise above tap?” Aqvita SRL ? https://lnkd.in/dScdkFaU
- We are pleased to announce Aqvita's first event in Ibiza Spain, marking another milestone in the company's European expansion. 💦 As summer reaches its peak and hydration becomes more important than ever, we will be joining the community at The Hub Ibiza to share the story behind Aqvita. 💦 The presentation will explore why the mineral composition of drinking water matters, how our patented technology recreates the mineral balance of natural waters while preserving their clean taste, and our vision for the future of
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