Shehryar (Shay) Saharan
Founder & Scientific Visualizer and Designer

👋 Hi there! I am the founder of ss design, an award-winning medical + scientific visualization and design studio based in Toronto, Canada. I work with organizations in science, medicine, education and technology to communicate complex concepts through impactful and memorable visualizations. Alongside my work at the studio, I am an Assistant Professor at the MScBMC program (Masters of Science in Biomedical Communications) at the University of Toronto, instructing courses in visualization technologies and interactive design.

I completed my undergraduate training in Biomedical Engineering (B.Eng, Specializing in Biomechanics) at the University of Guelph, and my graduate studies in Biomedical Communications (MScBMC, Specializing in Scientific Interactive Design & Animation) at the University of Toronto.

Over the years, I have realized that I do not want to be confined to the role of an engineer, scientist, artist, or designer – my goal is to work at the crossroads in between. As a Scientific Visualizer and Designer, I have the expertise to design solutions, not tied to any one discipline or technological solution – the possibilities are only limited by one’s imagination. Whether it’s my work in the research and development of medical devices or the creation of educational content for biomechanics, I see the incredible opportunity, importance, and application of this field everywhere I look – and I’d love nothing more than to collaborate with awesome people and create works that are inventive and build upon the current standards of developing accurate, visually-stunning and impactful scientific visualizations & designs.