About 10% of the projects funded by the I+D for Innovation competition correspond to aquaculture.
An interesting Webinar about the Innovation R + D Competition dictated by Jonathan Núñez, Manager of Technology Transfer and Marketing of the Copec UC Foundation, allowed the companies associated with Aquaculture Innovation Club and guests, find out about the Foundation, its role, and in particular, the mentioned competition which is currently open and will receive project profiles until April 5th.
At this meeting the stages of the application process, the types of fundable projects and examples of winning projects for both product and service companies were presented, focusing on innovative solutions for aquaculture, highlighting solutions for sea lice, artificial intelligence for quality diagnosis of broodstock sperm, advanced technologies for the development of vaccines for control of the Salmon rickettsiosisAround 10% of the funded projects correspond to aquaculture.
After a series of questions and comments regarding the relationship of the competition with other funds, number of selected projects in the final stage, linkage with investors and levels of development of the initiatives, the organizers highlighted the clarity of the process, the professional support of the Foundation and the opportunity to refine industrial-scale projects.
Similarly, the Club, in addition to expressing its congratulations and recognition, stated its willingness to maintain a close relationship with the Fund in actions to be explored in the near future.
