Aquafeeds
MiAlgae launches novel nutrient-rich powder for use in aquaculture feed
NaturAlgae, a dry powder with a high concentration of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA and other oils, can be added to aquaculture feed.
Aquafeeds
Food waste and hemp are the latest novel aquafeed ingredients gaining attention
As pressure on the ocean's resources intensifies, the search is on elsewhere for solutions to provide the protein that fish need to grow.
Aquafeeds
Feed ingredient manufacturer NovoNutrients upgrades its carbon capture technology
Biotechnology company NovoNutrients claims it can capture two tons of carbon dioxide for every ton of carotenoid-rich flour, or microbial meal, that it produces.
Aquafeeds
Calysta’s dried fermented protein, FeedKind, earns FDA GRAS status for aquafeeds
Calysta's dried fermented biomass FeedKind® has won generally recognized as safe status with the FDA, making it available for salmonid feeds.
Aquafeeds
Calysseo to build major alternative protein facility in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Calysseo will build an alternative protein facility in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in partnership with Food Caravan.
Aquafeeds
Canada’s CFIA approves KnipBio Meal as a salmon feed ingredient
The Canadian government has approved a single-cell protein from U.S. biotechnology company KnipBio for inclusion in farmed salmon feeds.
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.
Aquafeeds
NovoNutrients partners up on its pathway to commercialization
NovoNutrients will join FEED-X, an initiative to transform the “sustainability performance” of value chains linked to climate change and biodiversity loss.
Health & Welfare
Can shrimp diseases be beaten by bacterial interference?
Biotech company Pebble Labs is harnessing bacteria to block the transmission of virulent shrimp diseases in a process known as RNA interference, or RNAi.
Aquafeeds
Single-cell protein aquafeed ingredient first to gain GRAS designation
Massachusetts-based biotechnology firm KnipBio is the first single-cell protein manufacturer serving the aquafeed industry to earn Generally Regarded as Safe designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Innovation & Investment
At GOAL, a peek at potential aquaculture futures
At the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s annual GOAL conference in Guyaquil, Ecuador, unfamiliar topics gave aquaculture industry leaders something to chew on.
Aquafeeds
A new nutrient for aquaculture, from microbes that consume carbon waste
Biotechnology firm NovoNutrients aims to produce a line of nutraceutical aquafeed additives as well as a bulk feed ingredient that can supplement fishmeal. Its process includes feeding carbon dioxide from industrial gas to a “microbial consortium” starring hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria.
Innovation & Investment
Microalgae into medicine: Biotech startup targets shrimp, salmon diseases
MicroSynbiotiX is employing the power of transgenic microalgae to make it cheaper and easier for aquaculture producers to administer vaccines to fish.
Innovation & Investment
Scottish firm honing bacteriophages into aquaculture-disease assassins
Scottish biotech firm Fixed Phage aims to bottle the powers of bacteriophages to deploy these “bacteria killers” on some of the world’s most destructive aquaculture diseases.
Innovation & Investment
Genetic tool aims to stem the tide of oyster virus
Initially, a new chip loaded with oyster DNA pieces will identify oysters resistant to the herpes virus, but in the future it may be able to identify oysters with other desirable characteristics, such as faster growth rates.
Aquafeeds
The pink powder that could revolutionize aquaculture
KnipBio, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology startup founded in 2013, is refining the manufacturing process for a promising aquaculture feed ingredient that may one day form the foundation of the food that farmed fish eat.