Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO IMPROVE THE EFFICACY, SPEED, COST, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SCALING OF CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS THROUGH HARNESSING EXPONENTIAL TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO END HUMAN-INDUCED EXTINCTION.
DNA BARCODE SCANNER: CONSERVATION X LABS HAS BEEN BUILDING A NUCLEIC ACID BARCODE IDENTIFICATION TOOL - A PORTABLE, BATTERY-POWERED, RAPID, LOW-COST TOOL TO PERMIT SPECIES IDENTIFICATION IN THE FIELD WITHOUT THE USE OF A LAB, REAGENTS, EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT, OR SPECIALIZED TRAINING OR EXPERTISE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS TOOL WILL PROVIDE ENABLE THOSE AT THE FRONT LINES OF CONSERVATION, INSPECTORS, ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, AND PARK RANGERS, TO PERFORM ON-SITE SPECIES IDENTIFICATION USING DNA BARCODES - SHORT GENE SEQUENCES, SUCH AS THE CO1 GENE, THAT CORRESPOND TO A SPECIES IDENTITY. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS TOOL HAS FOCUSED APPLICATIONS IN COMBATTING ILLEGAL TIMBER AND WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING, MAINTAINING TRACEABILITY IN SUPPLY CHAINS, AND DETECTING PATHOGENS AND INVASIVE SPECIES USING ENVIRONMENTAL DNA. IN 2019, WE ARRIVED A FULLY FUNCTIONAL HAND-HELD PROTOTYPE AND BEGAN INITIAL USER TESTS WITH INSPECTORS AND ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY. WE PLAN TO TAKE OUR SYSTEM THROUGH DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING IN 2020 AND LAUNCH THIS PRODUCT IN 2021 TO ADDRESS OUR FIRST USE CASE TO COMBAT FRAUDULENT MISLABELING OF SEAFOOD, WHICH IS A CRITICAL THREAT TO SENSITIVE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND HARMS CONSUMERS.
DIGITAL MARKET SPACE: CONSERVATION X LABS HAS DEVELOPED THE WORLD'S FIRST DIGITAL MAKERSPACE - A MASS COLLABORATION PLATFORM TO DEVELOP CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS AND CREATE A COMMUNITY FOR INNOVATION WITHIN CONSERVATION. WE HAVE DESIGNED THE DIGITAL MAKERSPACE AS A DIGITAL ENGINEERING WORKSHOP, COLLABORATION SPACE, AND PROJECT PIPELINE WHERE IDEAS CAN BE BORN, TESTED, AND DEVELOPED, TEAMS CREATED, AND PRODUCTS BROUGHT TO REALIZATION, SCALE AND IMPACT. THE DMS SUPPORTS ALL OF CONSERVATION X LABS' PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES, IT IS AN INNOVATION PIPELINE FROM IDEA TO SCALED SOLUTION - AS WELL AS HOSTS THE CONSERVATION 3.0 TRIBE. IT IS WHERE SCIENCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER TO START PROJECTS AND CO CREATE TECH-ENABLED SOLUTIONS TO CONSERVATION PROBLEMS. IT IS OUR ONLINE, OPEN COMMUNITY THAT FACILITATES IDEATION, DEVELOPMENT AND THE SCALING OF SOLUTIONS BY THE CROWD. IN 2019, THE DIGITAL MAKERSPACE HAD 1,200 SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND CONSERVATIONISTS ON THE PLATFORM. THE DIGITAL MAKERSPACE SUPPORTED HUNDREDS OF NEW SOLUTIONS.
GRAND CHALLENGES: IN OCTOBER 2019, CONSERVATION X LABS LAUNCHED THE ARTISANAL MINING GRAND CHALLENGE (WWW.ARTISANALMININGCHALLENGE.ORG), A GLOBAL PRIZE-BACKED COMPETITION AS A CONTINUATION OF OUR SAVING WATER FOR NATURE WORK IN 2018. AHEAD OF LAUNCHING THE GRAND CHALLENGES, WE FORMED STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND DESIGNED THE PROCESS TO ADMINISTER THE COMPETITION. IN ADDITION, WE FUNDRAISED TO RUN ADDITIONAL PRIZES AND CHALLENGES. THESE COMPETITIONS HAVE THE POWER TO TRANSFORM ENTIRE FIELDS AND CREATE WHOLE NEW FIELDS AND COMMUNITIES OF INVENTORS TO SUPPORT THEM. THEY ARE COMPETITIONS THAT PAY FOR PERFORMANCE MECHANISMS THAT ALLOW US TO FOCUS GLOBAL ATTENTION ON A PROBLEM, AND ATTRACT NEW SOLVERS, NEW IDEAS, NEW DISCIPLINES, AND NEW SOLUTIONS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Dr Alex Dehgan | CEO | 40 | $154,239 |
| Dr Paul Bunje | COO AND CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER | 30 | $130,976 |
| Dan Vermeer | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Raymond Mccauley | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| John Elkington | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jahan Moslehi | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ali Hartman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Thane Kreiner | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Don Karl | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Marcia Marsh | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
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