Having graduated from the most recent cohort of the Techstars Sustainability Paris Accelerator, the team at St. John’s-based Nditive is setting its sights on launching their gas monitoring product in 2026.

Founded by Dr. Salar Salahi and Dr. Seyed Nabavi, Nditive is developing a proprietary system that can proactively monitor industrial infrastructure for hazardous events. Its initial target market will be such industries as offshore energy, mining, and petrochemicals.

The sensor-based technology lets the operator know beforehand whether there will be a gas leak. Powered by artificial intelligence, it can also learn to recognize a potential system failure and alert the operator that a leak or other event could happen. These alerts could be issued in the plant where it first found a leak or in another of the user’s plants.

The company is working on energy harvesters that capture environmental vibrations to energize low-power devices, contributing to sustainable energy solutions. Its list of features also includes digital twin technology to create real-time virtual replicas of physical systems, enabling enhanced monitoring, predictive maintenance, and operational optimization.

“We’re still finalizing the product,” said CEO Salar Salahi in an interview. ”We have a working prototype for the offshore, and we’re testing one for mining. The final launch is set for September 2026 – that’s when we expect to have all the regulation and certification.”

 Salahi and Nabavi first got to know each other about ten years ago when they were working on their masters degrees, and have since both completed their PhDs – Salahi in mechanical engineering and Nabavi in electrical engineering. They launched the company when they graduated in 2022, and now work with four other team-mates in the Genesis innovation hub.

Last autumn, they were accepted into Techstars, which is recognized as one of the world’s leading innovation accelerators, and entered the sustainability cohort being offered in Paris. They were one of two Atlantic Canadian startups in Techstar programs last autumn, said Salahi. The other was another St. John's company, DependBuild, which makes cloud software that helps municipalities and infrastructure developers assess risks to construction projects.

As well as an investment of US$120,000 (C$164,000), the experience at Techstars introduced the Nditive team to a community which included a range of investors, industrial experts and cleantech specialists. It helped them to refine the product and improve the top of the company’s sales funnel.

Salahi added that he is especially excited about participating in the Techstars Climate Hub, a platform that amplifies visibility and facilitates collaboration with industry leaders.

Said Sahali: “Currently we are working to launch more pilots with more clients to chase the value we offer.”