The grand opening ceremony of the new BIOMIN Aquaculture Center for Applied Nutrition at Nong Lam University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, took place on 30 June 2015. The new research center will drive research and development of innovative and effective solutions to pressing challenges in the industry.
The new 900m2 aquaculture research center has five cutting-edge recirculating systems, two challenge rooms, a feed formulation lab and a lab scale feed extruder that will allow testing of different ingredients and solutions under conditions similar to those found in the aquaculture industry.
It aims to provide effective solutions to the aquaculture industry with the focus on key areas such as
• Nutrition and feed formulation
• Gut health and immune modulation
• Waste management and feed safety
Research will be centered on important local farmed species, such as catfish, tilapia, sea bass and shrimp. BIOMIN will collaborate closely with Nong Lam University in research and development activities, coordinated by the BIOMIN Research Center in Tulln, Austria, and the technical staff at the facility.
\"The wider benefit is to build the academic and research pipeline in Vietnam, by creating undergraduate research opportunities and mentorship for local students,” says Jan Vanbrabant, Managing Director, BIOMIN Asia Pacific.
SANPHAR, a veterinary products and services company, also runs a state-of-the-art microbiological lab at Nong Lam University. SANPHAR and BIOMIN are both part of the ERBER Group.
