doscon

What doscon does

DOSCON, headquartered in Oslo, Norway and founded in 2008, develops intelligent process control hardware, software, and services for water and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Its core technology stack combines wall-mount PLC controllers (DOSBOX), an IoT monitoring dashboard (DOSMON), a cloud-based SCADA layer (DOSCADA), and proprietary hybrid virtual sensors (DOSPROBE) that fuse low-cost physical sensors (flow, pH, conductivity, TDS) with AI/ML-based analytics on historical data to estimate water quality parameters (COD, BOD, Total-N, Total-P) at 90–95% accuracy. The DOSOPTI service line delivers tiered optimization engagements ranging from forensic reviews (DOSOPTI-I) to multi-year operational contracts (DOSOPTI-III), often bundling DOSPROBE and DOSMON subscriptions.

The company monetizes through a combination of hardware sales (DOSBOX units with installation, calibration and maintenance bundled into multi-year service contracts), recurring SaaS subscriptions (DOSMON, DOSCADA), professional services (DOSOPTI), and hybrid sensor hardware (DOSPROBE). It targets three primary segments: municipal WWTPs, industrial chemical/manufacturing plants (vanadium production, phenol-cyanide, printing/dyeing), and drinking water utilities. Reported customer outcomes include 15–30% chemical usage reduction, 27.1–35.4% savings in specific dosing categories, and 75/70% COD/BOD removal at the SFR WWTP without a biological step.

DOSCON operates an engineering-led, direct sales model through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Qingdao and Hangzhou (China), Dhaka (Bangladesh), and Colombo (Sri Lanka), with an academic credibility layer anchored by founder Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera — a Distinguished Fellow and Director of the Board of the International Water Association, President of the European Water Association, and a Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences. The team of roughly 20 named members includes multiple PhDs and is tied to the Water Harmony consortium of 100+ universities across 54 countries, providing both research input and an international referral pipeline. No external funding rounds have been disclosed; the company appears to be founder-controlled and bootstrapped.

Name

doscon

Legal name

DOSCON AS

Website

https://doscon.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

DOSCON is a Norwegian company, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Oslo, that develops intelligent process control hardware (DOSBOX), IoT monitoring and cloud SCADA software (DOSMON, DOSCADA), AI-based hybrid sensors (DOSPROBE), and optimization services (DOSOPTI) for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment plants across Norway, China, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Treatment Process Control

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

Keywords

• Water treatment control
• Wastewater process automation
• Chemical dosing systems
• SCADA monitoring solutions
• Hybrid water quality sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - DOSBOX: Sale of flagship physical DOSBOX PLC units installed across Europe and Asia. Units are sold with plug-play installation, calibration and maintenance included in service package.
2. Software/SaaS - DOSMON, DOSCADA: IoT monitoring and cloud control solutions providing real-time data dashboards and plant management capabilities. Sold as ongoing service with monitoring and reporting features.
3. DOSOPTI Consulting Services: Three-tier service model: forensic review (2-4 months), troubleshooting/improvement (2-12 months), and ongoing service contracts (1 year+). Includes periodic or real-time water quality monitoring and compliance reporting.
4. DOSPROBE Hybrid Sensors: Affordable alternative to expensive autoanalysers and physical sensors for real-time water quality monitoring. Uses AI-based analytics with 90-95% accuracy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DOSCON develops and sells intelligent process control solutions for water and wastewater treatment plants, combining proprietary PLC hardware (DOSBOX), IoT/cloud SCADA software (DOSMON, DOSCADA), and AI-based hybrid virtual sensors (DOSPROBE). The systems enable real-time optimization of chemical dosing, energy, and aeration for municipal WWTPs and industrial process plants. They also deliver tiered optimization services (DOSOPTI), forensic reviews, and ongoing operational service contracts.

Product overview

DOSCON offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture for real-time water and wastewater treatment control. The core platform consists of DOSBOX (flagship PLC hardware unit) which provides the foundational SCADA control capability, paired with DOSCADA for cloud-based SCADA management and DOSMON for IoT monitoring dashboards. DOSPROBE adds hybrid virtual sensors for affordable real-time water quality monitoring. DOSOPTI provides tiered optimization services from forensic review through operational contracts. Additional sub-products include intelligent dosing control systems for specific chemicals (carbon sources, coagulants like FeCl3 and PAC, disinfectants, ozone) that integrate with the core DOSBOX platform. The architecture enables plants to choose individual components or a comprehensive integrated solution for chemical dosing automation, energy optimization, and real-time performance monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DOSPROBE: Hybrid virtual sensors for real-time monitoring of water quality parameters including COD, Total-N, Total-P, BOD with 90-95% accuracy.
• DOSCADA
• DOSMON
• DOSBOX
• DOSOPTI

Products and services

• DOSBOX Flagship wall-mount PLC hardware unit facilitating two-way communication and control of plant SCADA systems. Provides plug-play installation with calibration and maintenance included, enabling automated dosage control, energy and chemical cost reduction, and real-time visual access to plant sensor data. Used by municipal WWTPs and industrial plants.
• DOSMON IoT monitoring dashboard for real-time monitoring of physical and virtual sensor data alongside calculations of plant treatment performances. Features alarms, graphical overviews, report generation, and cyber-secure access via PC or mobile devices.
• DOSCADA Cloud-based SCADA control system with cyber-secure two-way communication, control and report management of pumps, physical and virtual sensors, and automatic or manual override chemical dosing control.
• DOSPROBE Hybrid virtual sensor system combining cheap physical real-time sensors (flow, pH, conductivity, TDS) with AI-based analytics of historical data. Provides affordable real-time monitoring of COD, Total-N, Total-P, and BOD with 90-95% accuracy as an alternative to expensive autoanalysers.
• DOSOPTI Tailor-made optimization service with three stages: DOSOPTI-I forensic review (2-4 months), DOSOPTI-II troubleshooting and improvement (2-12 months), and DOSOPTI-III operational service contracts (1 year+ minimum). Includes periodic or real-time water quality monitoring, compliance reporting, daily operation and maintenance support.
• DOSR3 Review process for inlet and outlet streams to evaluate R3 (Resource Recovery and Reuse) potential, technological feasibility assessment, and implementation proposal.
• Process Control Design Engineering service for designing process control systems in water and wastewater treatment operations, tailored to plant-specific requirements.
• Process Data Analytics Data analytics service leveraging machine learning and big data analysis for treatment optimization in water and wastewater plants.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-30% chemical usage reduction
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• Hybsens R&D Project (SFR and FREVAR WWTPs)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025R&D project with final tests at SFR and FREVAR WWTPs in Norway for development and verification of hybrid sensors for emerging contaminants using AI and machine learning with UV, VIS and fluorescence spectra.
• Water Harmony ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational and research consortium led by Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera comprising over 100 universities from 54 countries across all continents. Provides access to global research network and talent pipeline.
• International Water Association (IWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Harsha Ratnaweera serves as Director of the Board and Distinguished Fellow. DOSCON chairs the IWA-ICA 2025 conference - premier global platform for digital solutions in water sector.
• European Water AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Harsha Ratnaweera designated as President of the European Water Association.
• EU DIGIWATER ProjectnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU R&D project focused on digital tools in water utilities. DOSCON develops intelligent dosing control and water quality measurement concepts including cyber security measures.
• Norwegian University of Life SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProf. Harsha Ratnaweera is a professor at NMBU, providing academic oversight and access to research partnerships worldwide.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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