SenVANN AS (Org. nr.912 882 373) is an R&D company to develop biotech-based microfluidic devices for commercial application. In December 2013, SensoVANN AS was established as a spin-off company by three Ph.D. research fellows (Zhaochu Yang, Nuno Miguel Matos Pires and Lars-Cyril Blystad) at University College of Southeast Norway (HSN).SensoVANN aims to deliver an early-warning system for drinking water safety, preventing water contamination and people's illness. Based on the research achievements from two Norwegian R&D projects, a demo prototype product has been developed. It will be the first household lab-on-a-chip device to continuously monitor trace of acute toxicants, carcinogenic chemicals and common waterborne pathogens present in drinking water worldwide.Currently, 2 Ph.D. researchers, 4 Ph.D. students, and 4 master students are working as the part-time employees with SensoVANN.