1961 ~ The first study on deuterium depleted water is published in an agricultural journal in Omsk, Russia.
1991-1996 ~ Romanian research scientists at discover how to remove deuterium from water, not knowing the health benefits that are to follow.
1998 ~ Gold Medal won for inventing the method and installation for obtaining water deleted of deuterium at the 47th annul World Fair for Innovation in Brussels.
1999 ~ The research laboratory in Romania starts selling a few tons of DDW per month to HYD LLC, a Hungarian company which starts to comercialize it under the brand known as Preventa.
2000 ~ Gold Medal won for inventing the method and installation for deuterium deleted water production at the International Invention Fair in London.
2000 ~ Gold Medal won for inventing the method and installation for deuterium deleted water production by the Association of Hungarian Inventors.
2001 ~ Gold Medal won for the invention of distilled water with a reduced deuterium content at the International Inventors Fair in Geneva.
2006 ~ Patent #121638 B1 is issued to Ioan Stefanescu and Gheorghe Titescu for the Process and Installation for the Production of Deuterium Depleted Water.
2006 ~ Cristian Mladin, Founder of Mecro System, acquires the DDW technology and all patents. A significant investment is made to increase the production capacity.
2008 ~ Mecro System launches Qlarivia, the first worldwide longevity water with 25 parts per million (ppm) content, which is six times less than the 150 ppm found in regular water.
2011 ~ Patent #129778 is issued to Mecro System SRL by the Romanian Patent and Trade Office for the Optimized Installation for the Production of Deuterium Depleted Water.
2018 ~ Qlarivia reaches customers in over 45 countries.
2018 ~ Patent #1794084B1 issued to Mecro System SRL by the European Patent Office for the Process and Installation for Obtaining Deuterium Depleted Water.
2020 ~ Qlarivia launches Q18, the world’s first DDW with 18 ppm