Bio-Genesis Technology Japan

What Bio-Genesis Technology Japan does

Bio-Genesis Technology Japan, now operating through its parent company Cosmo Medical Co., Ltd. (株式会社コスモ・メディカル), is a Japan-based environmental biotechnology firm that distributes and applies bioremediation solutions for oil-contaminated soil, groundwater, and industrial wastewater. The subsidiary was established in March 2000 as the Japanese import/distribution arm of US partner Bio-Genesis Technology Inc.; in October 2022 all of its business was absorbed into the parent Cosmo Medical Co., Ltd., under whose name the bio-gtj.com domain is now operated. The company serves industrial customers in oil-and-chemical sectors, food manufacturing, paper mills, palm-oil processing, livestock operations, hospitality (hotels, restaurants, commercial building food service), and households across Japan, with contact centered on its Tokyo (Minato-ku, Akasaka) headquarters.

The company's core technology is a portfolio of proprietary composite microbial preparations marketed under the Bakurin (バクリン) brand, with specialized variants for different contaminants and industries — Bakurin HC for hydrocarbon- and BTEX-contaminated soil, FM for food-factory wastewater, PM for paper mills, POW for palm-oil waste, WT for grease traps and high-organic wastewater, WTa for animal waste, GT for restaurant/household grease traps, and OE for deodorization. The flagship Bakurin HC is a four-strain composite microbial agent that received Japan's METI/MOE "Guidelines for Use of Bioremediation by Microorganisms" conformity confirmation in May 2011 after a three-year joint review. The company also distributes the NETIS-registered (KT-120073-A, October 2012) Oil Sponge Gold+ vermiculite-based oil adsorbent with embedded oil-degrading microbes, the Yutorit Cleaner non-toxic oil dispersant, and Cotton Mat E-40 absorbent mats.

Bio-Genesis Technology Japan operates as the exclusive Japanese importer and distributor for US-based manufacturers Bio-Green Planet Inc. (since the original 1995 agreement, transferred in 2009, renewed in 2017) and Phase III Inc. (since January 2018). Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of microbial agents and oil-leak countermeasure products, supplemented by professional services revenue from soil remediation and wastewater treatment consulting, planning, and system design. Customers are reached through direct sales from the Tokyo headquarters, a domestic agency/distributor network, and partnerships with specialized contractors that execute on-site purification work; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Name

Bio-Genesis Technology Japan

Legal name

株式会社コスモ・メディカル

Website

https://bio-gtj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bio-Genesis Technology Japan, now operating as parent Cosmo Medical Co., Ltd., is a Tokyo-based environmental biotechnology firm that exclusively imports and distributes proprietary microbial bioremediation agents (Bakurin series) and oil-leak countermeasure products (Oil Sponge, Yutorit Cleaner) for soil, groundwater, and wastewater treatment across Japanese industrial, hospitality, and consumer customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Remediation Products

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodegradable Packaging Materials (films, trays, foams) (IMAEAOAB)

Keywords

• Microbial bioremediation products
• Soil remediation consulting
• Water purification services
• Oil spill absorbents
• Environmental cleanup agents

Headquarters

HQ city

Minato

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Biological agent sales (Bakurin series): One-time product sales of microbial preparation lines (HC/FM/PM/POW/WT/WTa/GT/OE) imported from US manufacturer Bio-Green Planet Inc. and sold into industrial and consumer channels in Japan.
2. Oil spill countermeasure product sales: One-time sales of "Oil Sponge Gold+" vermiculite adsorbent (28 L / ~4 kg per box), "Yutorit Cleaner" oil dispersant (1 gallon / 3.785 L bottles), and cotton fiber oil-adsorbent mats E-40.
3. Soil purification consulting and design: Professional services revenue from consulting, planning, and system design for oil- and benzene-contaminated soil remediation, including designing the remediation method and partnering with contractors for execution.
4. Wastewater treatment consulting and design: Professional services revenue from consulting and system design for wastewater treatment, including grease trap maintenance contracts with hotels, department stores and commercial building restaurants (per company history).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Core offering

Bio-Genesis Technology Japan manufactures and sells proprietary microbial bioremediation products under the Bakurin brand for treating oil-contaminated soil, water, and other environmental hazards. The company also distributes complementary absorbent and cleaning products (Oil Sponge Gold+, Yutorit Cleaner, Cotton Mat E-40) and delivers soil remediation and water purification consulting services to industrial, governmental, and commercial clients.

Product overview

Bio-Genesis Technology Japan operates as a single-business bioremediation company (now transferred to parent COSMO MEDICAL as of October 24, 2022) built around two integrated pillars: (1) a portfolio of branded microbial bio-agents — the Vaklin (バクリン) series with consumer/SMB variants BioCube (バイオキューブ) for oil contamination, food-factory, paper-mill, palm-oil, animal-waste, grease-trap, and deodorization use cases, plus the OE Tablet variant — and (2) a physical oil-leak countermeasure line anchored by the NETIS-registered Oil Sponge Gold+ (オイルスポンジゴールド+), the Yutorri Cleaner dispersant, and the Cotton Mat E-40 absorbent. These products are sold and deployed through two consulting service lines — Soil Remediation Consulting (土壌浄化コンサルティング) and Water Purification Consulting (水質浄化コンサルティング) — which pair diagnostic site assessment with selection and dosing of the bio-agent lineup, forming a complete product-plus-services bioremediation offering rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bakurin Series (HC, FM, PM, POW, WT, WTa, GT, OE)

Quantifiable outcome

• BOD and n-hexane components reduced by 80-90% or more using Bakurin microbial agents in wastewater treatment.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core — secondary exclusive us manufacturer/supplier relationship, core — flagship co-development partnership that produced the company's signature regulatory milestone, flagship — foundational exclusive supplier relationship for the entire product line, minor — historical supplier relationship from the early days of the company and core — operational partners for executing on-site soil purification work.

• Phase III Inc. (USA)core — secondary exclusive us manufacturer/supplier relationshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2018In January 2018 the Japanese subsidiary Bio-Genesis Technology Japan entered into a direct exclusive import/distribution agreement with US manufacturer Phase III Inc. specifically for the "Oil Sponge" biodegradable oil adsorbent and "Yutorit Cleaner" (油とりクリーナー) biodegradable oil dispersant products. This was a strategic adjustment from the prior arrangement with Bio-Green Planet Inc. for these specific products.
• Bioremediation Research Group (9-company consortium led by Bio-Genesis Technology Japan)core — flagship co-development partnership that produced the company's signature regulatory milestoneStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2011Bio-Genesis Technology Japan led a 9-company joint bioremediation research group that co-developed "Soil purification technology for oil- and benzene-contaminated soil using the microbial preparation Bakurin HC." After a 3-year review by the joint METI/MOE Industrial Structure Council subcommittee, the group obtained the "Guidelines for Use of Bioremediation by Microorganisms" conformity confirmation in May 2011. Members: Kajima Corporation, Chemical Grout Co., Kenki Kogyo, Daiko Bussan, Chisaki Road, Tokyo Electric Power Environmental Engineering, Nippon Kiso Engineering, Nippon Kokudo Kaihatsu — together with Bio-Genesis Technology Japan.
• Bio-Green Planet Inc. (formerly Bio-Genesis Technology Inc., USA)flagship — foundational exclusive supplier relationship for the entire product lineOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 May 1995Originally signed exclusive Japanese import/distribution agreement in May 1995 between Bio-Genesis Technology Japan and US-based Bio-Genesis Technology Inc. for kitchen, wastewater treatment facility, and soil purification biological agents. In January 2009 the US entity was absorbed into Bio-Green Planet Inc.; the Japanese subsidiary continued the same exclusive arrangement with the surviving entity, then renewed it in 2017. This is the supply backbone for the Bakurin product family sold in Japan.
• CLJ Inc. (USA)minor — historical supplier relationship from the early days of the companyOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 1995In January 1995, Cosmo Medical entered into an exclusive Japanese distribution agreement with US-based CLJ Inc. for "Yushosan 8805." Historical relationship listed in the company history; no current activity is described on the site.
• Domestic soil remediation implementation partners (unnamed)core — operational partners for executing on-site soil purification workImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFor soil purification projects, Cosmo Medical designs the appropriate remediation method based on the type and quantity of oil leaked, soil characteristics and target schedule, then partners with specialized contractors ("適切なパートナーと組んで、浄化施工します") to carry out the actual purification construction. These implementation partners are not individually named.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kajima Corporation: One of Japan's largest general contractors and a member of the 2011 nine-company Bioremediation Research Group co-led by Bio-Genesis Technology Japan. Comparable as a partner/customer in contaminated-soil remediation projects, and adjacent as a large Japanese construction firm executing environmental remediation work.
• Regenesis Bioremediation Products: Established US-based bioremediation product company offering a broad portfolio of slow-release electron donors, biostimulation products, and bioaugmentation cultures for soil and groundwater remediation. Comparable to Bio-Genesis as a microbial/biological remediation products provider serving petroleum-contaminated site cleanups.
• EOS Remediation: US bioremediation solutions provider (a subsidiary of Evonik) selling slow-release electron donor technologies for in-situ groundwater and soil remediation. Comparable as a competitor in the bio-based contaminated-site remediation space, with broader product breadth than the Bakurin-focused Bio-Genesis line.
• Organo Corporation: Major Japanese water and environmental solutions company providing water treatment systems for industrial, semiconductor, and power customers. Comparable as a Japan-based industrial water-treatment operator with overlapping customer base in factories and plants that also face FOG/BOD/COD discharge challenges.
• Kurita Water Industries: Large Japanese industrial water and wastewater treatment company serving semiconductor, pharmaceutical, power, and manufacturing customers. Comparable as a Japan-based industrial water-treatment specialist, but with far broader scope, scale, and R&D resources than Bio-Genesis/Cosmo Medical's microbial bioremediation focus.

Direct peers

• Chemical Grout Co., Ltd. Japanese specialist grouting and soil-improvement contractor and member of the same 2011 Bio-Genesis-led nine-company consortium. Directly comparable as a Japan-based soil remediation services provider working on contaminated-site cleanups, with overlap in customer base and project pipeline.
• Phase III Inc. US manufacturer of the Oil Sponge biodegradable oil adsorbent and Yutorit Cleaner dispersant that Cosmo Medical holds exclusive Japanese rights for since 2018. Comparable as a niche supplier of environmentally friendly oil-spill response products, directly tied to Bio-Genesis's oil-leak countermeasure business.
• Bio-Green Planet Inc. US-based manufacturer and licensor of the Bakurin microbial agent line that Bio-Genesis Technology Japan/Cosmo Medical exclusively distributes in Japan. Directly comparable as a bioremediation bio-agent specialist serving oil, BTEX, food-factory, paper-mill, and palm-oil wastewater applications.

Emerging players

• SiREM: Canadian/US bioremediation technology company offering microbial characterization (Gene-Trac), bioaugmentation cultures (KB-1, Bio-Trap), and pilot testing services for chlorinated solvent and hydrocarbon sites. Comparable as a niche bioaugmentation-focused player in the microbial site-remediation category.
• JRW Bioremediation: US-based provider of bioaugmentation cultures (LRC/PRC inocula) and bioventing/biosparging services for petroleum hydrocarbon remediation. Comparable as a microbial culture supplier competing for the same petroleum/BTEX soil-remediation applications that Bakurin HC targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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