What is the name of your organization?
SOS Biotech
What is the name of your solution?
SOS Biotech
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Harvesting and upcycling invasive seaweed into bio-based, low-carbon solutions for ocean restoration, upgraded coastal livelihoods and industrial decarbonization
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Santo Domingo
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
Dominican Republic
What type of organization is your solution team?
For-Profit
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What specific problem are you solving?
Seaweed invasions like sargassum are a growing global threat, affecting over 50 countries, generating more than 40 million tons annually, causing over USD 1.5 billion in losses, and endangering public health and ecosystems—a crisis rooted in unsustainable, synthetic and fossil-based industries such as agriculture, cosmetics, and materials.
What is your solution?
SOS Biotech (Sustainable Ocean Solutions for biotechnology) is a biotech company that provides an integrated solution across the full value chain of invasive seaweed management, from harvesting and environmental sanitation to processing and upcycling biomass (such as sargassum seaweed) into bio-based, low-carbon products. Seaweed is collected across multiple affected coastlines, delivering coastal clean-up services while securing sustainable feedstock for scalable biorefining. The resulting products are primarily focused on agriculture, reducing dependence on synthetic fertilizers while increasing crop resilience and protection against climate stress; these include Marine Symbiotic, Marine Soil, Marine Blossom and Marine Growth. SOS Biotech also develops high-value extracts and bioactives for adjacent sectors such as cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and biomaterials, including Atabey’s Nectar, Chlorovita, Escumaqua, and Alginaqua. By operationalizing ocean restoration through climate-smart agriculture and circular biorefineries, the solution turns invasive seaweed into a scalable climate asset powering low-carbon products, strengthening coastal livelihoods, and transforming industrial supply chains.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Our integrated value chain enables SOS Biotech to directly benefit diverse stakeholder groups across coastal, agricultural, and industrial systems. Through invasive seaweed removal and environmental sanitation services, we support entire coastal communities in affected regions, including fishers, tourism operators, and local residents, improving public health, coastal ecosystems, and economic stability. In particular, fishers benefit from formal employment opportunities, training, and more stable incomes through participation in seaweed harvesting operations, strengthening livelihoods in climate-vulnerable coastal areas. Through our upcycle seaweed bio-based products that replace synthetic inputs, we benefit farmers and agricultural suppliers by improving soil health, increasing crop resilience to climate stress, and reducing dependency on synthetic fertilizers. Finally, by supplying seaweed as a raw material and specialized seaweed extracts to industries such as cosmetics, biomaterials, and nutraceuticals, we enable companies and consumers to reduce their carbon footprints and transition toward lower-carbon, climate-smart and ocean-positive value chains.
