Water scarcity and quality decline is a global issue that’s changing how we manage our precious resource
Orb’s mission is to deliver cost-effective diagnostics to facilitate resilient and sustainable water infrastructure and public health systems
Unfortunately, regulatory biological safety testing take days
Enough time for a minor problem to become a major event
Meet Orb
Over 1 Million people already have their water safety monitored by Orb’s Decision Intelligence Platform and easy-to-deploy sensors.
Probe
Easy to deploy
Connectivity via 4G, WiFi and RS485 for cyber-secure communications
Fits into any 25mm (1”) or larger diameter pipe
Research Station
Easy to deploy
Customize wavelengths to targets of interest
Connectivity via Wifi
Easily attach via a 8mm push-to-connect tubing
Decision Intelligence
Orb becomes the brain of all water treatment decisions.
Data fed from Orb’s proprietary smart sensors
Helps predict and prevent water quality events
APIs feed customer process data into Orb’s platform
Enables real-time water recycling
Algorithm continuously improves based on data
Orb
Clean and simple
Orb complements regulatory methods with enhanced sensitivity and high-temporal-resolution
We deliver microbiology without the need for a microbiologist. Our speed enables water quality managers to instantly react to minute changes in the biostability of their water process or distribution system. Results are delivered seamlessly to the cloud and ready for analysis or action.
Current method
Delayed results
Consumables
Laboratory
Trained staff
Regulatory methods have served us well for almost 150 yrs
Unfortunately, the lack of sensitivity, resolution or speed makes it impossible to effectively mange risk or optimize operations. They are prone to cross contamination and either require a laboratory with highly trained microbiologists or expensive outsourced labs.
Validate Water:
system integrity
treatment optimization
recycle & reuse
contamination
Reduce:
risk
costs
chemicals & energy
water
Case Study
Anglian Water, UK
Case Study
Pidpa, Belgium
How we do it:
Autofluorescence Spectroscopy + Machine Learning
Precision at the Speed of Light
Our technology leverages deep-ultraviolet (UV) photonics and advanced machine learning to identify microbes, proteins, and amino acids in various water matrices, based on their natural autofluorescence. This chemical-free approach allows us to offer real-time, high-resolution biological risk monitoring that's speed-of-light fast, cost-efficient and environmentally friendly.
Redefining Water Safety
With the power to detect potential hazards instantly and without chemicals, we're setting new standards in water treatment, distribution, and storage. Our method ensures faster, informed decisions for a safer, sustainable water future.
Meet some of our visionary customers and partners
“Combining Orb’s new highly sensitive biological fluorescence data with other analytical parameters will help us better understand our risk profiles, plan our investigatory sampling strategy and ultimately reduce time and costs.”
Our Expert Panel
Dr. Mark LeChevallier
Dr. Mark LeChevallier is a highly accomplished water treatment scientist and microbiologist who has won numerous awards and serves on multiple boards and committees.
Paul
Gagliardo
Paul Gagliardo brings a wealth of 30+ years of experience and knowledge to the board as an early pioneer in municipal water recycling and reuse, and is a valuable asset in helping the company make crucial decisions.
Jim
Vickers
Jim Vickers is a nationally recognized engineering authority in membrane treatment processes and is an American Water Works Association reviewer and author of their chapters for membrane treatment design.
Dr. Richard Sakaji
Dr. Richard Sakaji is a water treatment specialist with extensive water quality and regulatory experience in the state of California.
Latest News
Orb is shortlisted for the Aquatech Innovation Award 2023
Our CEO at the Water Online Podcast
Watch the full interview about how Orb fits perfectly into the water industry.
Is biomonitoring the future?
A chat with Orb’ CEO, Lorenzo Falzarano.
Shining a light on biological risk monitoring
Orb at the GWI Feb 2022 issue
Reclamation invests $1.5 million in 9 technologies
And Orb is one of the winners.
Orb awarded NASA grant
Real-time Non-destructive Microbial Water Monitoring for Spacecraft Cabins
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