Industries
Environmental Genomics and eDNA
Environmental genomics uses DNA extracted from environmental samples—water, soil, air—to survey biodiversity, detect invasive species, and monitor ecosystem health without collecting organisms. Companies commercializing eDNA surveys, metagenomics-based soil health indices, and metabarcoding kits license reference databases and sampling protocols developed by university ecology and conservation biology departments.
Details
- Companies
- Zymo Research EnvironmentalNatureMetricsEnvirogen TechnologiesEcoMetrix GlobalBiome AnalyticsClear LabsFaunalyticsQiagen EnvironmentalWildlife Genetics InternationalBiotrack Analytics
- Market Size
- $1.2B
- Target Researchers
- Ecologists, molecular biologists, and environmental scientists specializing in environmental DNA extraction, metabarcoding, shotgun metagenomics, species detection, and ecological community profiling from water, soil, sediment, and air samples
- Use Cases
- eDNA metabarcoding kit licensingInvasive species detection platform partnershipsBiodiversity index co-developmentEnvironmental impact assessment servicesMicrobiome-based soil health monitoringAquatic pathogen surveillance technology transfer