Principal Investigator
To be announced
Novelgen / Aquatic BioGX Initiative
Members & Initiative
Members · Participating Organizations
Members · Participating Organizations
Initiative is currently forming — launch targeted for FY2026
The Aquatic BioGX Initiative is a joint effort of industry, national & local government, academia, and civil partners, coordinating four working groups (Carbon / Water / Ecosystem / Satellite) around a microalgae platform. Governance is led by a Principal Investigator and four WG chairs. Founding members and sector organizations will be announced as MoUs are signed.
Founders & Working Group Chairs
The Steering Committee comprises the Principal Investigator, the four WG chairs, and the International Standards Advisor. Names will be announced after MoU signing. This page currently discloses roles only.
Chair, Scientific Advisory Board
To be announced
Japanese oceanographic research institution
↗ Axis 01 · Climate · CDRChair, Water Working Group
To be announced
Water & resource-circulation sector
↗ Axis 02 · Water · Resource CirculationChair, Ecosystem & Biodiversity WG
To be announced
Fisheries research · private-sector cooperation
↗ Axis 03 · Fishery · BiodiversityChair, Satellite MRV WG
To be announced
Earth observation · AI research
↗ Axis 04 · Satellite MRVInternational Standards Advisor
To be announced
London Protocol · Verra · Puro.earth network
An eight-sector industry · government · academia · civil initiative
Each sector contributes across working groups — bringing field demand, technical assets, and standards frameworks into the initiative. Prospective partners (companies, municipalities, research institutions) may contact office@bio-gx.org.
Water & Wastewater
Plant and engineering firms running tertiary sewage and aquaculture effluent treatment. Connect municipal N/P regulation demand with Blue Hole operations.
Fisheries & Private Sector
Private fisheries operators and coastal industry partners hosting pilot sites at semi-enclosed bays and idle fishery ports.
Maritime & Ocean Engineering
Companies delivering bubble curtains, IoT buoy moorings, and mechanical harvesters. Port of Rotterdam-grade implementation know-how.
Chemicals · Feed · Fertilizer
Industries converting biomass into feed, fertilizer, and biomaterials. Addressing the $500–3,000/t commodity-grade market cited in Chia (2018).
EO & Satellite
Operators of Sentinel / PACE / Himawari / JAXA mission data, plus AI-model providers. Shared MRV confidence-compression assets.
Finance & Carbon Markets
Banks, trading houses, and credit desks supporting voluntary credit registration (Verra / Puro.earth and others) and downstream market design.
Municipalities & Public Sector
Coastal municipalities that can integrate sewage / fishery / environmental departments, plus MLIT, MoE, and MAFF.
Academia & Research Initiatives
Marine biology, biogeochemistry, sanitary engineering, remote sensing, and AI research labs. Joint publications and pilot design.
Transparent decision-making and data disclosure
MoU signing
MoUs signed per working group, defining contribution scope, data-sharing boundaries, and publication timing.
Steering Committee
Principal Investigator + 4 WG chairs + International Standards Advisor convene quarterly.
Pilot governance
Local councils at each pilot site with industry, municipal, academic, and civil partners. London Protocol-compliant social consent.
Disclosure policy
Scientific data released under Creative Commons; commercial data under member NDA. MRV ledger mutually verified on-chain.
Call for Partners
Become a founding member in the next cohort.
Seats are open in all eight sectors — water, fisheries, maritime, chemicals, EO, finance, public, and academia. MoU drafts, membership scheme, and data-sharing boundaries are negotiated individually.