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AquaUP - Aquafeed Upgraded: Enhancing Immune Function of Fish with Seaweed-modified Functional Compounds

AquaUP - Aquafeed Upgraded: Enhancing Immune Function of Fish with Seaweed-modified Functional Compounds

Our aim is to refine and valorise seaweed to produce seaweed-modified functional ingredients for aquafeed. We will achieve this by identifying benign pre-treatment processes to extract the bioactive compounds from seaweeds and green-techniques to modify the functional ingredient as a highly digestible nutrient with an immunomodulating function for the aquafeed industry. By identifying combinations of pre-treatment processes and green extraction technologies, the aquafeed industry will be offered multi-functional feed ingredients boosting fish health and growth. This will boost growth of both fed and non-fed aquaculture throughout Europe.

Project facts

Name

AquaUP - Aquafeed Upgraded: Enhancing Immune Function of Fish with Seaweed-modified Functional Compounds

Status

Active

Duration

02.05.24 - 01.05.27

Total budget

2.849.000 NOK

Funding

EU – Horizon Europe (EC/HEU), Research Council of Norway (RCN)

Project members

Sten Johan Sverre Johansen
Abirami Ramu Ganesan
Giovanna Ottaviani Aalmo
Ralf Rautenberger
Hanne Kirsti Mæhre
Lars Sandved Dalen