About Aquagenx

Mission

Aquagenx manufactures and distributes water quality test kits that simplify field testing outside of labs and are easy for anyone to learn to use. Our focus is on developing and commercializing microbial growth media.

History

Dr. Mark D. Sobsey, Co-founder at Aquagenx, invented the Aquagenx Compartment Bag Test (CBT) for E. coli in the mid-2000s while at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

He is an international authority in environmental health microbiology and virology and in water, sanitation and hygiene. Throughout his career he has made substantial contributions to public health.

Dr. Sobsey was Kenan Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering in the Gillings School of Global Public Health where he taght from 1974-2108.  

Dr. Sobsey is now Professor Emeritus at UNC and serves on global committees and working groups in water, sanitation and hygiene.

Aquagenx, LLC was created in 2012 to commercialize, manufacture and distribute the Compartment Bag Test. Since January 2013, we have shipped our test kits throughout the world. We continue to develop and introduce new, simple water quality test kits that are used for an expansive array of testing applications in a variety of settings and locations.