Transforming Industrial Wastewater Treatment for Tomorrow
Aquacycl delivers specialized solutions for industrial wastewater treatment. Explore our interactive demo and discover detailed information on our advanced treatment technologies driving sustainable operations.
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Made Simple
We solve your toughest wastewater challenges, so you can focus on your core business.
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Water Saved
This metric highlights gallons of industrial wastewater treated and safely recycled daily.
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Active Demos
This showcases active interactive wastewater treatment platform demonstrations worldwide.
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Tech Insights
This details comprehensive reports available on specialized treatment technologies.
Our Expert Leadership Team
The dedicated professionals driving industrial wastewater innovation forward at Aquacycl.
Orianna Bretschger
Chief Executive Officer, Aquacycl
Orianna Bretschger received a B.S. in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Northern Arizona; and after a career in aerospace and government consulting, she completed a Ph.D. in Materials Science at the University of Southern California. In 2008, Dr. Bretschger joined the J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego where she continued researching electricity-producing microbes during wastewater treatment. In 2016, Dr. Bretschger founded Aquacycl Inc. with her partners to commercially harness microbial electricity production for wastewater treatment. Aquacycl now offers energy-neutral, decentralized wastewater treatment as a service, saving industrial clients 20%-60% on their wastewater management costs; and helping companies support healthy watersheds and communities world-wide. Dr. Bretschger is a 2022 Uplink Top Innovator, 2021 Cartier Women’s Initiative Science and Technology Pioneer Laureate, and a 2019 Fellow in the National Academy of Sciences New Voices in Science, Engineering and Medicine Program.
Sofia Babanova
CTO – Chief Technology Officer, Aquacycl.
Technology executive with a PhD in Chemistry and 10+ years of experience leading multidisciplinary teams in the development and commercialization of hardware systems—from lab research to field-proven industrial products. Skilled in managing the full product lifecycle, scaling operations, and integrating cross-functional teams. Passionate about building sustainable, high-impact technologies across cleantech, infrastructure, industrial systems, and beyond.
Shrestha Das
Operations
Operations professional with a multidisciplinary background spanning operations, administration, public relations, and digital marketing.
I bring 5 years of experience in PR & digital marketing and 3 years in administrative roles, giving me a unique blend of creative thinking and operational execution.
I further strengthened my business foundation through Operations Management studies at Cal State San Marcos.
Today, I work across procurement, facilities, compliance, safety, travel, vendor management, and cross-functional projects in a fast-paced startup environment.
I thrive on turning moving pieces into organized processes, solving problems, and finding smarter ways to get things done.
Always learning, building, and evolving—with creativity never too far from the work I do. I am progressive minded and have proven to be effective and collaborative with strong collaboration skills.