GRoW Oyster Reefs’ patented biomimetic concrete mix and substrate prototypes have been validated in coastal and estuarine waters from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico, underwater for periods of more than one year, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (Maine), U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and VIMS, the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences and the Elizabeth River Project, MIT, UMass Boston, and the University of Maryland, and on the West Coast, with Oregon State University. New projects have been initiated with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Reti Center, New York, and the South Carolina Floodwater Commission (SCFC). A prototype reef-tangle has been installed in the Gulf of Mexico since July 2018. Schmidt Marine Technology Partners are funding increased production capacity, output, and reef building with GRoW products specifically designed to support and protect submerged aquatic vegetation, in the Chesapeake Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, for multi-year testing of carbon burial and nitrogen reduction potential. GRoW Oyster Reefs’ products have been installed in the UK’s first biomimetic coastal defense infrastructure, delivering remarkable results. Evelyn Tickle; CEO, Founder, Inventor — with more than 20 years of experience in the concrete fabrication industry, invented GROW Oyster Reefs' biophilic concrete mix. Educated as an Architect, with a specific interest in biomimicry, Evelyn’s concrete oyster reef restoration products have established GROW as an internationally recognized leader in the fields of coastal resilience and aquatic ecosystem restoration. She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, was selected as an MIT Solver in 2019, and a RISE Innovation Fellow in 2020.