Innovation Capabilities & Products
- Capabilities | Control of traceability and labelling
Development of specific biomarkers and -omic techniques to quantify allergens and to track species composition and geographical origin for quality traceability and prevention of food fraud and unregulated fisheries.
- Capabilities | Development of immunostimulants and vaccines for aquaculture species
Application of the most advanced -omic techniques, together with immunology, microbiology and protein biochemistry, to develop immunostimulants and vaccines for aquaculture species.
- Capabilities | Optimization of fish meals
Development of new formulations and sustainable diets to be provided to farmed species to enhance their quality as well as their welfare.
- Capabilities | New technologies for rapid detection of pathogens in fishery and aquaculture products
Development of mass spectroscopy techniques for rapid identification and quantification of parasites in seafood products, as well as proteomic techniques to identify pathogenic microorganisms, fish parasites and allergen proteins.
- Capabilities | Threat assessment and critical control points along seafood value chains
Assessment and development of protocols to identify the most problematic areas and products in terms of microbial contamination and parasitic infestation along the value chain of seafood products.
- Capabilities | Development of management and decision-making tools based on modeling and simulated scenariosCoastal & Environmental Protection Maritime Spatial Planning Ecosystem Services & Governance Aquaculture Fisheries
Development of space-specific tools for assessment, management and decision-making by modeling the impacts of present and possible future environmental scenarios (pollution, climate change, etc.) on oceanographic conditions, biodiversity distribution, physiological response or fisheries and aquaculture performance.
- Capabilities | Development of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture systems
Optimization of multitrophic culture systems in open and closed aquaculture infrastructures, ranging from recirculation fish-macroalgae aquaculture systems, with special focus on the effect of the resultant microbiomes on animal welfare, to the adjustment of low-trophic multi-species aquaculture systems in the ocean.
- Capabilities | Development and optimization of aquaculture systems for traditional and new farmed species
Development of integrated culture techniques for new aquaculture species, as well as optimization of traditional ones based on different approaches (i.e. early development, handling, feeding, disease and immune responses, ecophysiological performance, or ecosystem carrying capacity) to improve animal welfare, yield and sustainability in global marine aquaculture.
- Capabilities | Prediction and characterization of harmful algal blooms
Characterization and modeling of algal blooms and their interaction with oceanographic and environmental conditions to model and predict proliferation episodes.
- Capabilities | Characterization of photosynthetic properties and by-products of phytoplankton
Characterization of the photosynthetic properties and by-products of different phytoplankton species under laboratory, industrial farming and natural conditions.