NEWS
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IMAQUA & SAS-Global
Announcing Global Strategic Partnership Global Strategic Partnership to Deliver Integrated Solutions for Aquaculture Species Research Together, IMAQUA and SAS-Global aim to enable seamless access to integrated aquaculture species expertise, focusing on streamlined research in immunology, vaccines, pharmaceuticals, and nutritional solutions. Lochristi and Izegem, Belgium – January 23, 2026 – IMAQUA, a (pre)clinical Contract Research Organisation (CRO),
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New Baekeland mandate holder – Shangrilla
Meet Shangrilla Seposo, IMAQUA’s PhD candidate under the Baekeland mandate, awarded by VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship). She is embarking on her research journey with the IMAQUA/Ghent University project titled “Establishment of Innovative Immunological Techniques to Support Commercial Shrimp Health Product Development.” This project seeks to develop standardized reference values of the key immune parameters in shrimp, providing essential baseline
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New Baekeland mandate holder – Hieu
Hieu Trung Huynh – IMAQUA’s new PhD candidate under the prestigious Baekeland mandate, awarded by VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship). Hieu is embarking on a pioneering scientific journey in collaboration with IMAQUA and Ghent University through the project titled “Establishment of reproducible multifactorial challenge models for White Feces Disease (WFD) in shrimp.” This project aims to significantly
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Larvi 2024
Imaqua is attending the Larvi 2024 conference in Oostende. A lot of interesting research is being presented. Evelien De Swaef had an inspiring talk on “Finetuning Penaeus vannamei breeding to European indoor conditions and enhancing its potential to integrate in multispecies recirculation systems”. Presentation included the results of BlueMarine3.Com project from 4 research groups of
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IMAQUA @AQUA2024 Copenhagen
At Copenhagen, European Aquaculture 2024 we presented several research updates of crucial Shrimp health topics. If you haven’t a chance to attend live presentations, here you can read the abstracts. João Dantas Lima presentation focused on “Infection models to test the efficacy of antiviral therapies and immunomodulators against WSSV”. In vivo white spot syndrome virus
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Experimental Infection Models and Their Usefulness for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Research in Shrimp
We are very proud to announce the publication of a fantastic review article “Experimental Infection Models and Their Usefulness for White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Research in Shrimp” in the journal Viruses MDPI by our PhD student Natsja Cox. This article critically reviews in great detail laboratory models used in White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) research and describes the most important factors to be
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Board of Scientific Advisors
Two renowned Ghent University professors Dr. Hans Nauwynck and Dr. ir. Peter Bossier who have been providing support and scientific advice since creation of IMAQUA through partnerships, student collaborations and joint research projects, including Baekeland PhD mandates, have finally joined in a more formal role as IMAQUA’s Board of Scientific Advisors. IMAQUA established Board of
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New Baekeland mandate holder – Anusha
Introducing Anusha Dissanayake – IMAQUA’s new PhD candidate under Baekeland mandate, granted by VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship organisation), who is embarking on a new scientific journey with IMAQUA/Ghent University project “Hepatopancreatic microsporidiosis in shrimp: setup of new laboratory methods to allow study of pathogenesis and immune defense”. This project aims at advancing our understanding of the pathogenesis
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IMAQUA @Aquaculture Europe 2023 in Vienna
The innovation breeze is floating in the air at a vibrant and full of action conference in Vienna. Natasja Cox’s presentation on Effect of salinity drop on susceptibility to WSSV infection in Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp using a per os challenge model yesterday was intriguing (to say the least) and today we are continuing with making
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New publication in Viruses MDPI
We are very pleased to announce that the newest paper of our PhD Candidate, Natasja Cox, entitled “The Way of Water: Unravelling White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Transmission Dynamics in Litopenaeus vannamei Shrimp” has now been published in Viruses MDPI. This study was the result of a collaboration between IMAQUA and the Laboratory of Virology and the Department of Morphology
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BlueMarine³.Com
Imaqua is present at the Blauwe Innovatiedorp in Oostend today, 01-06-2023. As a partner in the BlueMarine³.Com project we present the research towards a viable multispecies hatchery including L. vannamei to the public. Meet us at stand B5!
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Kick-start of C-Shrimp project
Crystal clear shrimp: next generation water filtration and waste up-cycling, for sustainable and profitable indoor shrimp farming Duration: December 1, 2022 – November 30, 2025 Label: DBC project (ongoing) The last decade has seen a strong growing interest in aquaculture and related activities in Flanders, both from the industrial side and from the government. A
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AQUACULTURE EUROPE 2022
We just returned from another successful Aquaculture Europe event in Rimini, Italy. Its impressive convention center surprised not only with hundreds of participants and extra wide allays, but was a great space for sharing new big ideas and having in depth discussions on challenges in nowadays aquaculture. Natasja Cox, our PhD student has presented very
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Ir. Mathieu Wille is joining IMAQUA as new Project and Facility Manager
We are delighted to share the news, that on 01/09/2022 Ir. Mathieu Wille joined us in a role of Project and Facility Manager. Coming from the Laboratory of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Center (Ghent), Bioscience-engineer Mathieu Wille has gathered over 25 years of experience in aquaculture research, specializing in different aspects of broodstock and larval nutrition
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7th anniversary of IMAQUA
IMAQUA’s yearly event intended to thank colleagues, associates, collaborators, service providers and friends who over the past year(s) contributed to company’s development and growth.
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13th Annual Workshop of the National Reference Laboratories for Crustacean Diseases
On the 1st of June 2022, IMAQUA was invited to speak at the 13th Annual Workshop of the National Reference Laboratories for Crustacean Diseases organized by the National Institute of Aquatic Resources at the Technical University of Denmark. The purpose of this annual workshop is to provide a forum for knowledge exchange regarding the disease situation in
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Visit to Ostend to meet Commissioner Sinkevičius & Minister Crevits
Imaqua gave a presentation on how Belgian Blue Science leads to entrepreneurship during the visit of European Commissioner Sinkevičius and Minister Crevits to Ostend. https://ostendsciencepark.be/eu-commissioner-sinkevicius-stresses-importance-of-the-blue-economy-during-a-visit-to-ostend-belgium/
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Natasja – IMAQUA’s new PhD candidate
Introducing Natasja Cox– IMAQUA’s Phd candidate under Baekeland Mandate, granted by VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship organisation) Natasja obtained her degree in Veterinary Medicine from Ghent University in 2018, specializing in research, livestock and aquatic animals. Her master thesis on necrotic enteritis in poultry was completed at the Laboratory of Pathology, Bacteriology and Poultry Diseases
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Progress in BlueMarine.Com3 project
IMAQUA is proud to be part of the BlueMarine.Com3 project and of the progress we have made with shrimp breeding in Belgium in the past year. The BlueMarine3.Com project is funded by the Flemish government through Agency for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) and facilitated by the Blue Cluster program. It is a collaboration between different groups
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Dr Mathias Corteel joins IMAQUA
We are thrilled to announce that Dr Mathias Corteel, a veterinarian specialised in shrimp diseases, has joined IMAQUA’s research team as Senior project manager, after a 4-year stay in the United States where he worked for BASF animal nutrition. “Joining IMAQUA is like coming home,” says Mathias Corteel. “Managing director of IMAQUA, João Lima and I
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IMAQUA’s doctorandus under Baekeland Mandate
Introducing Kateřina Řeháková – IMAQUA’s Phd candidate under Baekeland Mandate, granted by VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship organisation) During her academic years Kateřina worked in the laboratories of Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC) and University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Czech Republic as well as Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of sciences in UGent, where she developed various laboratory skills
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IMAQUA moves to its new premises
Since July 2020 IMAQUA is moving from the premises of Gent University to the new private site at SME zone Lozen Boer in Lochristi, Belgium. Here IMAQUA is building its new state of the art testing facilities and laboratory… (to be continued)
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IMAQUA at Aquaculture Europe 2019 in Berlin
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July 2016
IMAQUA launches a state of the art feeding trial facility composed of 24 custom-made tanks. Each tank has a capacity of 290 L and an individual complete water filtration system. This facility was designed for delivering the highest quality scientific results.
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FEBRUARY 2016
IMAQUA installs a state of the art shrimp RAS nursery facility based on the Landing PILOT™ unit developed by LandIng Aquaculture. This facility was designed with a double purpose, to satisfy the needs of shrimp juveniles for the tests made at IMAQUA and to offer the possibility of performing nutrition tests on early shrimp developmental stages.
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IMAQUA at LACQUA 16-19 November 2015
IMAQUA is present at the Latin American & Caribbean Aquaculture conference that will take place in Fortaleza, Brazil from 16 to 19 November 2015. You are welcome to visit us at our booth for finding out about our latest developments.
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IMAQUA at the World Aquaculture 26-30 May 2015
IMAQUA is present at the World Aquaculture 2015 conference in Jeju, South Korea. You are welcome to visit us at our booth in the conference’s trade show.
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July 2014
IMAQUA launches a disease challenge facility with a capacity to individually challenge 180 shrimp.