Aenon Partners & Collaborators
Our research, supply chain, and institutional partnerships provide the scientific, logistical, and regulatory foundation for SeaTrace™ SC-1 development.
Academic & Scientific Collaboration
The SNU Pyeongchang Campus animal science research facility is the venue for Aenon's first in-vivo validation trial (Q4 2026). The campus operates a livestock research unit with dairy cattle, beef cattle, and small ruminants, and has respiration chamber infrastructure for direct enteric methane measurement.
Site visit completed: AENON research team has visited SNU Pyeongchang Campus and confirmed trial infrastructure — respiration chambers, individual feeding stations, and livestock research unit are operationally confirmed for the planned trial. Trial design: 6-head crossover study in cattle; respiration chamber measurement of CH₄ and CO₂; feed intake, body weight as secondary outcomes.
⚑ No in-vivo data has been collected as of August 2026. SNU Pyeongchang has not endorsed SeaTrace™ SC-1.
The Korean Agricultural Culture Collection (KACC) is the national repository for agricultural microorganisms in Korea, operated by the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAS) under the Rural Development Administration (RDA).
AENON's proprietary fermentation strain (identity undisclosed — patent pending) is formally deposited at KACC as a patent strain deposit. The "P" designation indicates the strain is deposited specifically in connection with a patent application. The registration is independently verifiable through the KACC database at kacc.rda.go.kr.
KACC registration is a verifiable institutional fact — not a partnership claim. KACC/RDA has not endorsed SeaTrace™ SC-1.
Vietnam Seaweed Supply Network
Aenon sources both substrate species from commercial seaweed aquaculture operations in the Ninh Thuận and Khánh Hòa provinces of Vietnam — two of the world's largest producing regions for tropical red seaweed.
Vietnam produces approximately 100,000–150,000 tonnes of dry seaweed per year from these two species, primarily for the carrageenan processing industry. Aenon's supply agreements operate alongside established carrageenan export channels, providing competitive raw material access.
The Korea–Vietnam supply chain — from aquaculture harvest through drying, export, and SSF processing — is a key component of AENON's proprietary supply chain.
Intellectual Property & Regulatory Engagement
AENON's core technology — including the SSF process, dual-strain combination, substrate composition, and method of use for SeaTrace™ SC-1 — is proprietary intellectual property. Technical details are available under NDA for qualified research and commercial partners.
Scope: SSF process + strain combination + substrate composition + application method
Status: Proprietary — protected as trade secret and technical know-how
Disclosure: Available under NDA for qualified partners
Contact us to discuss NDA terms and technical disclosure scope.