Novel Sensors Inc.
Our story

Novel Sensors was founded in 2018 by senior fuel-cell technology leaders with a simple idea: make gas sensing small, low-power and inexpensive enough to deploy in much larger numbers.

What began with hydrogen has developed into a sensor platform for dense sensing — enabling many measurement points across large systems, complex surfaces and distributed applications.

Today, our technology has progressed to working prototypes, with multi-year development, independent testing and industry evaluation behind it. We are now seeking partners to evaluate sensor strips, blankets and custom configurations for their application needs.

The team

Herwig Haas

Herwig Haas

President & Director of Technology

Co-founder of Novel Sensors Inc. Senior technical and leadership experience at Ballard Power Systems and AFCC, with deep expertise in hydrogen systems, fuel-cell technology and sensor integration. Leads technology development and commercialization strategy.

Rajeev Vohra

Rajeev Vohra

Director of Operations

Co-founder of Novel Sensors Inc. Chemical engineer and fuel-cell specialist with extensive leadership and management experience at Ballard Power Systems and AFCC. Leads operations and business development.

Fuel cell industry consulting

Alongside our sensor development, we provide technical consulting to leading fuel-cell companies. Together, our founders bring more than 60 years of experience in fuel-cell technology, product development, technical troubleshooting and commercialization.
Ballard Power Systems
AFCC
+ active clients

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Vancouver area, BC, Canada
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Whether you're evaluating our sensors, exploring a dense sensing application, or considering a custom configuration, we'd be interested to understand your requirements and see how our current capabilities compare.