Project description
Early detection of fish infection
Almost half of the seafood we eat comes from farms, making aquaculture a booming business worldwide. However, this sector is threatened by diseases that can result in catastrophic losses. As a result, early detection of pathogens is instrumental for the industry, which loses billions each year due to late diagnosis of diseases. Existing methods of detection are ineffective and slow. The EU-funded AQUASERS project proposes an advanced solution that can detect the presence of infectious agents within minutes. The tool identifies the presence of pathogens in the water sample and gives a light signal, which thanks to the SERS-technology, activates treatment response within 30 minutes. The solution targets infections threatening three species in aquaculture: salmon, abalone and flatfish.
Objective
Aquaculture industry has turned essential to fulfil the growing demand of fish & shellfish seafood. With latest global production peaked at 171 M tones in 2016, aquaculture represented 47% of the total and a first sale value of $232 billion. Nonetheless, in spite of its importance, yet the early detection and monitoring of infectious disease agents during the whole process is not sensitive neither fast enough. Consequently, aquaculture industry faces up to $6 billion per year of productivity losses due to uncontrollable diseases, because they are not identified on time.
In response, we have developed the first equipment for the detection of infection diseases within minutes in aquaculture. Our solution uses antibody-gold nanoparticles that specifically capture the infection disease agents present in water sample. Once combined, the agent-antibody-nanoparticles cross a microfluid chamber that after been irradiating gives an amplified light signal if the agent is present. This signal is immediately detected by surface-enhanced RAMAN spectroscopy (SERS). Thanks to the sensitivity of the SERS-technology, our equipment enables a fast treatment respond within 30 min for three of the main infections in Europe affecting salmon, abalone and flatfish. Thus, thanks to AQUASERS equipment we will reduce the productivity losses for salmon, abalone & flatfishs in Europe and Worldwide. Furthermore, after 4-year sales, our product will give net revenues of ~€66.84M net profits of ~€46.64M and considering the investment of €2.69M a ROI of ~17.33 euro per € invested.
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- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors biosensors
- agricultural sciences agriculture, forestry, and fisheries fisheries
- medical and health sciences health sciences infectious diseases
- engineering and technology nanotechnology nano-materials
- natural sciences physical sciences optics spectroscopy
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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15890 SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
Spain
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