Then2017
Research becomes a company.
Co-founders Parmiss Mojir Shaibani, PhD, and Amirreza Sohrabi, PhD, brought their University of Alberta research experience together to establish Roshan Water Solutions.
University of Alberta spin-out · Incorporated 2017
Water science, made closer to the decision.
Roshan Water™ Solutions develops portable microbiological water-testing technology for teams that need clearer information closer to the point of need.
- Founded
- 2017
- Origin
- University of Alberta
- Ownership
- Majority female owned
Our origin
A research question became a company with a practical purpose.
Roshan Water was incorporated in 2017 as a University of Alberta spin-out, carrying water-quality research toward a portable testing workflow.
NowPortable microbiology
Science, hardware, and workflow meet.
Today, the multidisciplinary team works across sensing, product development, field usability, and operations. VeloCens™ is the company’s portable platform for quantifying E. coli and Total Coliforms in about one hour.
See the current VeloCens capabilityNextResearch direction
Explore carefully, claim clearly.
Roshan Water continues to consider how its platform may support additional water and environmental questions. Those areas remain research direction unless and until they are validated and made available.
Read the research boundaryHow Roshan works
Built around the distance between a sample and a decision.
Roshan Water treats portable testing as a connected experience—not a single instrument in isolation.
Quantify a defined target
Start with a specific question. VeloCens currently focuses on quantified E. coli and Total Coliform results.
Design the whole field workflow
Consider sampling, test cartridges, guided operation, results, and records as parts of one practical system.
Keep evidence and judgment together
Make information available sooner while respecting established water-quality programs and professional judgment.
Current capabilityE. coli + Total Coliforms
The product today
One portable platform. One clearly defined capability.
VeloCens™ brings quantified E. coli and Total Coliform testing closer to the point of need, with results in about one hour. Explore the system, workflow, and intended use on the product page.
Explore VeloCensThe team
Different disciplines, one water-focused mission.
Company ownershipMajority female owned
Roshan Water embraces diversity and inclusion as a source of strength.
Co-founder & CTO
Parmiss Mojir Shaibani
Parmiss earned her PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Alberta, where she focused on water-quality monitoring and developed a portable bacteria sensor unit. Her proof-of-concept work became a foundation for VeloCens™. As CTO, she leads research and development for future applications and the company’s consumables return program. Program arrangements are confirmed with each order and do not promise a specific recycling, reprocessing, or reuse outcome.
Co-founder & CEO
Amirreza Sohrabi
Amirreza earned his PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Alberta, where he designed water-treatment technology for persistent contaminants. As CEO, he sets the company’s strategic direction and leads product development, field testing, operations, and finance. He co-founded Roshan Water in 2017 to help make actionable water information more accessible.
Systems Architect & Back-End Developer
Saman Ghadirian
Saman is a senior software engineer experienced in application architecture, back-end systems, data, AI, and connected products. At Roshan Water, he is responsible for software architecture and development across the VeloCens™ system, turning field and product requirements into maintainable digital workflows.
Lead, Artificial Intelligence & User Interface
Shabnam Shirzadegan
Shabnam holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence and has experience across cognitive models, front-end engineering, and interface design. At Roshan Water, she leads customer-facing UI and UX work for VeloCens™ and contributes AI models that support product decision-making workflows.
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People, opportunities, and press resources.
01 · Perspective
Advisors
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Open the media kit →Future research
A direction for exploration—not a list of current claims.
Salmonella, Listeria, Legionella, food and beverage, and industrial-water applications are research directions. They are not current VeloCens capabilities, validated uses, or available products.
Roshan Water’s long-term vision includes investigating additional target organisms and applications, alongside ways practical testing may become more accessible to rural and remote communities.
Historical support acknowledged in migrated company materials
Alberta Innovates · Government of Alberta · Foresight Canada · NRC IRAP
This acknowledgement does not state a current partnership or endorsement.Choose the right conversation
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