Newfoundland and Labrador – St. John's – St. John's
Corporation
www.aquabounty.com
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
St. John's
Corporation
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Aqua Bounty Canada Inc. is a biotech/aquaculture company, with
research laboratories in Newfoundland, an aquaculture facility
in PEI, and with strategic planning, financing, and regulatory
affairs located with the parent company Aqua Bounty Farms in
Waltham, MA, USA.
Based on 25 years of scientific research, the company is using
transgenic technology combined with selective breeding to
develop fish for aquaculture with significantly improved growth
rates. This technology is also being used to improve cold and
disease resistance.
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 1994
Exporting: Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS): 541710 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences
Primary Business Activity: Services
Number of Employees: 41
Services:
Rapidly growing finfish for aquaculture
Technology:
Production of transgenes comprising the reglatory sequence of a
fish antifreeze protein gene linked to controlling genes
encoding useful proteins; transgene insertion by micropylar gene
injection; long-term development of true breeding lines of fish
with superior production characteristics, such as rapid growth,
disease resistance, and cold tolerance.
Exclusive right to the use of the AquAdvantageTM transgene for
production fo transgenic broodstock.
Clarke Denise
Entis Elliot
Fletcher Garth
Frank David
Goddard Sally
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