University of Alberta spin-out · Incorporated 2017
Roshan Water™ Solutions develops portable microbiological water-testing technology for teams that need clearer information closer to the point of need.
Our origin
Roshan Water was incorporated in 2017 as a University of Alberta spin-out, carrying water-quality research toward a portable testing workflow.
Co-founders Parmiss Mojir Shaibani, PhD, and Amirreza Sohrabi, PhD, brought their University of Alberta research experience together to establish Roshan Water Solutions.
The name carries the idea. In Farsi, the founders’ first language, roshan means bright—used both to describe clear water and to describe a bright future. That double meaning became “Clear Water, Bright Future,” and the sun rising over the horizon in the company logo.
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 capabilityRoshan 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
Roshan Water treats portable testing as a connected experience—not a single instrument in isolation.
Start with a specific question. VeloCens currently focuses on quantified E. coli and Total Coliform results.
Consider sampling, test cartridges, guided operation, results, and records as parts of one practical system.
Make information available sooner while respecting established water-quality programs and professional judgment.
The product today
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
Roshan Water embraces diversity and inclusion as a source of strength.
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.
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.
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.
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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Open the media kit →Future research
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.
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