Innovation & Investment
Aqua Insights excerpt: Smart water quality sensors for aquaculture
An excerpt from the April 2022 issue of Aqua Insights looks into the possibilities that Smart water quality sensors provide aquaculture.
Aquafeeds
Aqua-Spark invests in Finnish biotech startup to scale up fungal protein production
Funding enables eniferBio to scale up production of PEKILO® fungal protein powder and seek approval from the EU and other markets.
Innovation & Investment
Investors envision a connected sub-Saharan African tilapia farming industry
Inaugural Aqua Insights report encourages investment in Aqua-Spark's Africa Fund to kickstart a new era of tilapia farming for the region.
Innovation & Investment
Portuguese clam grower closes Series B financing round led by Aqua-Spark, Semapa
Oceano Fresco, a Portuguese producer of clams native to Europe, closed a €6.1 million Series B financing round led by Aqua-Spark and Semapa NEXT.
Innovation & Investment
Aqua-Spark acquires stake in biotech company Hofseth Biocare
Aqua-Spark has acquired a stake in Norwegian biotech company Hofseth Biocare, which valorizes farmed salmon byproducts for consumer goods.
Innovation & Investment
Ecto raises $7m investment to develop ‘game changer’ data platform for aquaculture
U.S. digital biology company Ecto has raised $7 million, led by Aqua-Spark and Rabobank, to develop data infrastructure for aquaculture.
Innovation & Investment
Aqua-Spark report: Tilapia aquaculture key to food security across sub-Saharan Africa
A new Aqua Insights Report from Aqua-Spark finds that tilapia aquaculture is key to food security across sub-Saharan Africa.
Innovation & Investment
Entrepreneur Tony Fadell joins GOAL 2021 to talk technology and aquaculture
Former Apple and Google developer Tony Fadell told GOAL attendees that new technologies must smooth the pathway to the marketplace.
Aquafeeds
Innovadores suecos crean múltiples flujos de ingresos a partir de efluentes
Algica, un producto a base de algas creado a partir de nutrientes que salen de los sistemas de recirculación acuícola, tiene a la compañía preparada para aumentar la producción.
Aquafeeds
¿Se avecina un cuello de botella de “alimento para bebés” para la acuacultura?
La acuacultura mundial, particularmente el camarón cultivado, depende de la artemia para alimentos en los criaderos. Los suministros satisfacen las necesidades actuales, pero el crecimiento requerirá alternativas.
Aquafeeds
Is a ‘baby food’ bottleneck looming for aquaculture?
Global aquaculture, particularly farmed shrimp, depends on artemia for hatchery feeds. Supplies meet current needs, but growth will require alternatives.
Aquafeeds
Swedish innovators create multiple revenue streams from effluent
Algica, an algae-based product created from nutrients exiting recirculating aquaculture systems, has the company poised to upscale production.
Aquafeeds
Just add sun: Behind EnerGaia’s evolving spirulina strategy
American engineer at helm of Thailand-based EnerGaia has a grand vision for spirulina, which he says has potential as a protein source for fish feed.
Innovation & Investment
La solución RAS ‘plug-and-play’ de la firma Israelí atrae inversiones
Los dos productos de BioFishency, el Biofiltro de Un Pase y el Mini-RAS, cada uno tiene como objetivo mejorar las tasas de supervivencia, crecimiento y reproducción de los peces, lo que aumenta la rentabilidad y la sostenibilidad para el productor.
Innovation & Investment
El innovador de dietas en etapas iniciales asegura la inversión de Aqua-Spark
El fondo de inversión con sede en los Países Bajos está respaldando una tecnología patentada de micro-encapsulación que apunta a reemplazar las necesidades de alimentos vivos para peces y camarones en etapa temprana.
Innovation & Investment
Israeli firm’s ‘plug-and-play’ RAS solution attracts investment
BioFishency's two products, the Single Pass BioFilter and the Mini-RAS, each aim to improve the survival, growth and reproduction rates of fish, which increases profitability and sustainability for the farmer.