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Skretting and Proteon in phage technology research tie-up: We will be better prepared for the future Skretting is instigating a research collaboration with Proteon Pharmaceuticals aimed at providing functional solutions to tackle health challenges in the aquaculture industry. The companies will co-develop products using bacteriophage technology.
The partners predict that the technology will become a valuable component of integrated management strategies on-farm with both feed and water applications under investigation.
In the initial phases of the project, Skretting, which is Nutreco’s fish feed arm, will isolate the most prevalent specific strains of bacteria, while Proteon will determine the most effective complementary groups of phages. Researchers attached to the Skretting Aquaculture Research Centre (ARC) will then examine the efficacy of the phages during challenge trials.