The INNOAQUA project is pleased to invite you to join the upcoming online event:
Aquaconnect: Innovating Aquaculture through Circularity, Biomass, and Biotechnology
Date: 14 October 2025
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 CET
Online
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Organised as a collaborative cluster initiative, Aquaconnect brings together several EU-funded aquaculture projects to share innovative solutions and knowledge.
This 3-hour event offers a unique opportunity to learn about breakthroughs in circularity, biomass applications, breeding, disease detection, prevention, and treatment in aquaculture. By combining scientific excellence with practical insights, Aquaconnect aims to foster collaboration and accelerate the uptake of sustainable innovations in the sector.
Agenda (CET time)
10:00 – 10:30 | Introductory 5-minute presentations from projects:
10:30 – 13:00 | Thematic sessions (10 min presentation + 5 min discussion)
- Circularity (technical approach)
- Land-based IMTA – integration of sole and macroalgae production (INNOAQUA, Rui Pereira, A4F)
- Industrial sidestreams as a nutritional source for algae cultivation (LOCALITY, Margarida Costa)
- Applications of biomass
- Microalgae-based ingredients for food applications (INNOAQUA, Derek Latil de Ros, Algemy)
- Boosting salmon’s mucosal defenses with microalgae (LOCALITY, Ana Goncalves)
- Immunomodulatory effects of salicornia extracts on salmon leukocytes (IGNITION, Mariana Ferreira)
- Transforming non-compliant surimi into functional ingredients (INNOAQUA, Sandra Balsells, LEITAT)
- Breeding
- Using Single Cell Sequencing to understand host-pathogen interactions (IGNITION, Alexandra Florea)
- Fish disease detection and diagnostics
- New trends in disease diagnostics and their suitability (Cure4Aqua, Mikolaj Adamek)
- Disease prevention and treatment
- Beyond antibiotics: phage therapy for sustainable aquaculture (Cure4Aqua, Pantelis Katharios)
- Methionine supporting fish immunity (GRINNAQUA, Marina Machado)
- Nanoencapsulated antimicrobial peptide efficacy (Cure4Aqua, Ivona Mladineo)
- Bioengineered OMVs for fish vaccine development (IGNITION, Ana do Vale)
