Author: Tom Puddy

Marubeni Innovexis Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with SeaStock to Bring AlgaToro™ to Japan

SeaStock SeaStock has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Marubeni Innovexis Corporation, a Marubeni Group company, to bring AlgaToro™ to the Japanese market. AlgaToro™ is our 100% natural, non-synthetic bromoform concentrate, produced from Asparagopsis taxiformis and designed to cut enteric methane emissions in ruminant livestock by up to 90%*. Marubeni Innovexis brings the Japanese customer […]

SeaStock’s Japan and Colombia Deals Featured in The West Australian

SeaStock was featured in The West Australian this week after signing a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Marubeni Innovexis, a subsidiary of the $69 billion Japanese trading group Marubeni, to take AlgaToro™ into Japan’s 3.76 million-head cattle market. Business reporter Ryan Johnson covered the Japanese agreement alongside our July deal with Dromos Technologies, owned by Colombian […]

RubySea™ Reaches Pharmaceutical-Grade Purity.

SeaStock has confirmed that its red-algae pigment RubySea™ is producing at pharmaceutical-grade purity out of Fremantle, sitting above every published industry benchmark for R-phycoerythrin — the fluorescent protein behind roughly a billion diagnostic tests a year.

Countryman: Wheatbelt Saltwater Could Be Monetised, Says SeaStock’s Tom Puddy

SeaStock owner Tom Puddy has told Countryman that the millions of hectares of saline water sitting across the Wheatbelt could be turned into a commercial asset rather than treated purely as an agricultural liability. The article frames dryland salinity as an underused resource that SeaStock believes can be monetised through seaweed cultivation. Salinity affects an […]

Countryman Explores the Many Uses of SeaStock’s Cultivated Seaweed

Countryman has explored the many uses of SeaStock’s cultivated seaweed, looking at how the Fremantle-based marine science company grows Asparagopsis in the lab and what that means for WA agriculture. The masthead’s coverage centres on SeaStock’s work turning a native red seaweed into a methane-reducing feed additive for livestock, alongside its broader push into natural […]

SeaStock’s Oakford Licence Featured in The West Australian

The West Australian has reported on SeaStock securing the aquaculture licence to build Western Australia’s first commercial-scale, land-based seaweed facility at Oakford. The plant will grow Asparagopsis for AlgaToro™, our methane-reducing feed ingredient, alongside natural pigments and other high-value compounds. Speaking to business reporter Ryan Johnson, SeaStock founder Tom Puddy said Oakford is designed to […]

Red Dye No.3 (erythrosine): The Next Big Ban in the States?

SeaStock 19/12/2024 Red Dye No. 3 (erythrosine) could soon face a nationwide ban in the United States, following decades of mounting concerns about its safety and health concerns. Despite being removed from cosmetics in 1990, this artificial dye remains common in food, beverages and pharmaceuticals, including popular products like chewing gum and fruit juices. This […]

Seaweed – The Next Big Thing in Haircare?

SeaStock 17/12/2024 Asparagopsis is gaining attention as a powerful ingredient in haircare products due to its array of benefits. Packed with essential nutrients, antioxidants, and moisture-retaining power, this super-algae nourishes your scalp, boosts hair growth, and protects from environmental damage. Australian beauty giant, Mecca, recently highlighted the rising trend of incorporating seaweed into haircare products, […]

Fremantle Mayor and Founders Factory Visit SeaStock HQ

SeaStock 06/12/2024 This past Wednesday morning, SeaStock was thrilled to host Fremantle Mayor Hannah Fitzhardinge GAICD, along with the team from Founders Factory, at our headquarters. The visit was a momentous occasion for us, and we are filled with gratitude as we reflect on the incredible support we continue to receive from the community and […]

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john macdonald

Founder & President of Food Security Solutions

John Macdonald is the Founder and President of Food Security Solutions and an experienced international executive with several decades of experience across the agribusiness, food and beverage, protein and food-security sectors.

John has worked extensively across global food systems, helping organisations adopt new technologies, improve productivity and develop more sustainable approaches to food production. Prior to returning to New Zealand and working across global engagements, he was based in the Middle East, where his work included projects with Almarai, the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, KAUST University and the Prime Minister’s Office in Dubai.

A significant focus of John's work has been developing commercial solutions around food security, organic waste, circular food systems and the productive reuse of organic materials. His combination of international commercial experience, food-system knowledge and focus on innovation provides SeaStock with valuable insight as the company develops opportunities across agriculture, sustainable protein and global food markets.

Izzi messina

Strategic Advisor to SeaStock

Izzi Messina is an experienced business and industry leader with a career spanning energy, resources, infrastructure and emerging markets. He currently leads Emerging Markets and Partnerships across Asia Pacific for Wood, working across complex opportunities in oil and gas, critical minerals, new energy and the broader energy transition.

Throughout his career, Izzi has worked at the intersection of business development, market strategy, stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships, building relationships across industry, government and the wider energy ecosystem. His experience in taking large-scale industrial opportunities from strategy through to commercial development provides SeaStock with valuable expertise as the company expands its technology into global markets.

As Strategic Advisor to SeaStock, Izzi supports stakeholder management and the development of commercial opportunities, with a particular focus on Western Australian innovation and building meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities. He is passionate about the opportunity for Australian science, infrastructure and natural resources to create high-value industries across agriculture, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food.

DR Rob Kinley

Discovered the Asparagopsis Methane Effect

Dr Rob Kinley is an internationally recognised agricultural scientist specialising in the environmental and nutritional aspects of livestock and food production. With a background spanning analytical chemistry, soil science, environmental science and animal biology, Rob has dedicated much of his career to developing practical solutions that improve livestock productivity while reducing agriculture’s environmental impact.

During his time as a Senior Research Scientist and project leader with CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Rob played a pioneering role in the research that identified the extraordinary methane-reducing potential of Asparagopsis seaweed in cattle and sheep. His work helped drive the development and commercialisation of the technology that ultimately became FutureFeed, where he went on to serve as Chief Scientist.

Rob has more than three decades of experience across agricultural research, environmental science and livestock systems in Australia and internationally. He has authored and contributed to numerous scientific studies relating to Asparagopsis and enteric methane reduction and is widely recognised as one of the leading scientific voices in the development of seaweed-based solutions for lower-emission livestock production.

DR SANJANA SENTHILKuMaR

Research Scientist

Dr Sanjana Senthilkumar is a Ph.D. graduate of Philosophy in Biosciences and Bioengineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, and holds a Bachelor of Technology in biochemistry from Sathyabama University, in India. During this time Sanjana gained vast research knowledge on plant secondary metabolites and their physiochemical properties. Her nearly decade-long experience spans across plant tissue culture, natural product chemistry, photo-physics, and various analytical techniques. She possesses skill in experimental design, research review, execution, data analysis, and scientific writing. She has led and executed a research entrepreneurship project, which involved design, development, and patenting of an innovative apparatus for use in chemistry laboratories. Additionally, she has undertaken several roles as a trainer, teaching assistant, supervisor, instrument operator, and laboratory demonstrator. Sanjana has been appointed to the position of Research Scientist to support the next phase of the Company’s commercial growth. Tasked specifically with helping establish a scientific approach to developing sustainable and commercially viable biomass growth of macro algae.

Zoe HOpKINSON

Production Technician

In 2023 Zoe completed a Bachelors in Coastal and Marine Science at Curtin University. During her study Zoe also gained work experience as an aquaculture volunteer, including roles with PhD students and Department Primary Industry Resource Development (DPIRD).  In addition Zoe worked at the Geraldton TAFE commercial hatchery, which introduced her knowledge to cultivate Asparagopsis seaweed and aquaculture operations.
Within completing Zoe's degree, she also completed field work studies on fish behaviours and interacted with multiple marine based professionals.  Zoe had access to innovative technology that made her learning & experiences much more immersive and accessible, enabling her to gain experience in technologies, equipment and platforms used within the aquaculture research industry.  Zoe is thrilled to be a part of the Seastock science team, which has further ignited her passion for the ocean and participating in work which will benefit the state of our climate. Working towards a more positive future for all.