About 060Bio

The 060Bio Story

Long has been the wait for effective control of invasive Zebra and Quagga mussels. These invasive species were first noticed in the US in 1984, but they have been a headache for a variety of industries around the world for much longer. They travel from place to place by attaching themselves to anything and everything they can. A boat goes in a lake with mussels, gets contaminated, comes out and goes into another lake; 2nd lake is now contaminated, and so on. Forty-six of the 50 states have some form of contamination from Zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) or Quagga (Dreissena bugensis) mussels. Lakes, rivers, streams, ponds, irrigation canals; almost any body of water is susceptible. Federal task forces have been formed, state agencies alerted, local authorities focused. Billions of taxpayers dollars and private industry funds have been spent, millions of man-hours logged, and thousands of solutions have been tested trying to find an adequate solution to the nationwide problem. John Sawyer has succeeded where no one else has. He developed an effective, non-toxic Zebra and Quagga mussel repellant.

060bio, LLC is a company that was formed to produce and market the repellant Dr Sawyer developed. The company decided the first product would be focused on the marina/boat owner community, so the “Dock Disk” was born. and the “anti-mussel technology” was patented in 2016. The “Dock Disk” is a soft foam disk that one hangs in the water around whatever structure that is needed to be mussel-free. The anti-mussel technology can be formed to serve a number of different industries because it is safe, non-toxic and environmentally friendly. Anything affected by clogged intake lines; utilities, drinking water, manufacturers, irrigation, can safely and effectively use the technology behind the Dock Disk.

Time Line

2004 – 2006

· Dr John Sawyer does testing in Oologah Lake in Oklahoma to deal with algae blooms

. Results are minimal with algae, however, he noticed a significant lessoning of the mussel population in the testing area

2010 – Dr. Sawyer meets Paul Coxe while working on a large project for the mining industry

2012 – Dr. Sawyer and Paul Coxe develop the delivery system for Dr. Sawyer’s technology

. 060BIO LLC is formed with partners Paul Coxe, Scott Lang, Dan Harwood and James Gregath

. The first Dock Disks are produced and put in the water

2016 – Dock Disk patent awarded

2018 – Commercial/Industrial application put into use

  • Gravel quarry operation – protecting intake machinery from mussel buildup

2018 – Deemed safe for use in waters that flow into municipal water supply’s by a large Midwest US city

2018 – Lower Colorado River Authority approves the use of the Dock Disk in its lakes

2019 – Second patent awarded to the Dock Disk

The Dock Disk can safely solve your invasive mussel problem. By deploying the Dock Disk, invasive quagga and zebra mussel build up is controlled and the area of coverage is treated for a period of six months.

Your boat and infrastructure will be zebra or quagga mussel free for the life of the Dock Disk. Each Dock Disk will repel zebra and quagga mussels for six months, then simply replace with a new one for continued zebra and quagga mussel protection.

The Dock Disk – Invasive Mussel Defense – The zebra and quagga mussel solution – Zebra and quagga mussel control and treatment for your boat, dock, slip or marina on any freshwater lake.

To learn more about how the Dock Disk can solve your zebra or quagga mussel issue, Click HERE

Our Purpose:

060BIO LLC, established in 2012, was organized for the purpose of developing and marketing innovative products for the marine industry aimed at fighting the invasive zebra and quagga mussels. 060BIO develops its products with nature in mind. The company strives to be environmentally conscious in its designs and manufacturing through the use of recyclable materials.  The company currently has products manufactured in Michigan and Ohio. 060BIO is dedicated to upholding high standards in quality for its products and customer relations

Our Mission:

We are dedicated to helping our customers by setting and maintaining standards of excellence in the products and services we provide. We have built a family-friendly culture of openness, honesty, integrity, trustworthiness and responsibility.  Through achievement of our individual goals,  we will achieve our corporate goals.

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