Vaccines

Vaccines based on synthetic DNA rather than whole viruses could offer the aquaculture sector a novel and relatively economical means for tackling a range of diseases across species.

A new aquaculture vaccine development company has been launched by Touchlight Genetics and Stonehaven Incubate.

Benchmark is selling its vaccine manufacturing facility as part of a £100 million UK government project to mass produce a vaccine against Covid-19.

A new line of syringes from Socorex has been launched for a variety of sectors including aquaculture.

Trials of a new vaccine against infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) in rainbow trout have shown promising results.

Norwegian salmon were given 397 doses of vaccines in 2019 - 28 million more than the previous year.

Plans to develop and launch a “transformational” fish vaccinating robot by the end of next year have been boosted by a £250,000 grant.

A polyvalent vaccine can help to protect both tilapia broodstock and their offspring from the effects of Streptococcus agalactiae, according to a new study.

A project to develop a pioneering oral vaccine to protect salmon from sea lice has just been launched in Scotland.

MSD Animal Health has released Aquavac, a strep sa-si vaccine that provides long-lasting protection against disease due to streptococcis.

The Aquaculture Innovation Showcase is coming in September. Ahead of the event in London, The Fish Site spoke to TransAlgae’s VP of research and development, Ofra Chen, to discuss how algae can revolutionise the health and nutrition of farmed fish.…

Market forecasters estimate that the sector will reach $336 million by 2026.

A new project that aims to improve tilapia production in Haiti has been launched by IDH and Taino Aqua Ferme, the nation’s largest aquaculture operator, today.

A consortium in Scotland is taking a significant step toward the development of a commercial vaccine for rainbow trout fry syndrome (RTFS) – a pervasive disease among trout.

A new £680,000 project will use cutting-edge techniques to tackle antimicrobial resistance in Vietnamese catfish – addressing a major challenge for the global aquaculture industry.

The Spanish company CZ Vaccines and Irish firm Marrinovak Ltd have today launched the new aquaculture-focused pharmaceutical venture Aquatreck Animal Health.

Hopes for the development of an effective vaccine to protect tilapia from Streptococcus have been given a boost following the publication of the results of a new study.

New vaccination techniques developed by Mississippi State University (MSU) should help the state’s catfish industry save $40 million a year.

The Ghanaian government has announced plans to be more vigilant against imported tilapia, which are taking the blame for a spate of mortalities that has wiped out up to 80 per cent of the stocks at some farm sites in Lak…

The Norwegian salmon sector purchased 34.9 million doses of salmon vaccines in November – up from 33.0 million in the same month last year.