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European medicines experts give thumbs up to new lice treatment

European medicines experts give thumbs up to new lice treatment

Aquaculture biotechnology business Benchmark’s plans to use the neonicotinoid imidacloprid to treat salmon for sea lice in a closed system have been backed by European Medicine Agency experts.

M&S aquaculture welfare programme provider FAI Farms completes buyout

M&S aquaculture welfare programme provider FAI Farms completes buyout

Research, data and consultancy business FAI Farms Ltd has announced the completion of a management buyout from aquaculture genetics, health and nutrition company Benchmark.

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Aquaculture Awards show goes on (virtually)

Aquaculture Awards show goes on (virtually)

The Aquaculture Awards 2020, due to be presented in May but postponed during the coronavirus lockdown, will now go ahead in a virtual ceremony.

Benchmark sells vet training business in £12.75m deal

Benchmark sells vet training business in £12.75m deal

Aquaculture genetics, health and specialist nutrition business Benchmark Holdings has sold off one of its non-core businesses in a deal worth up to £12.75 million.

Farming Today turns spotlight on new sea lice treatment

Farming Today turns spotlight on new sea lice treatment

The possible use of a new sea lice treatment in Scotland has been discussed on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today programme.

Salmon egg earnings are a bright spot for Benchmark

Salmon egg earnings are a bright spot for Benchmark

The salmon ova division of aquaculture health, genetics and advanced nutrition business Benchmark Holdings provided steady income during a difficult six months in which the company made a pre-tax loss of £18.9 million.

Mowi asks to trial new lice drug in Scotland

Mowi asks to trial new lice drug in Scotland

Mowi Scotland has taken a first step towards the use of Benchmark’s lice medicine Ectosan in the country’s salmon farming industry.

Hatch nets The Fish Site

Hatch nets The Fish Site

UK-based aquaculture portal The Fish Site has been bought by Hatch Blue, which invests in, and runs accelerator programmes for, sustainable aquaculture start-ups.

Benchmark science chief steps down

Benchmark science chief steps down

Aquaculture genetics, health and nutrition business Benchmark Holdings has announced the resignation of chief scientific officer and director Alex Raeber with effect from July 31.

Ova demand unaffected by Covid-19, says Benchmark

Ova demand unaffected by Covid-19, says Benchmark

Aquaculture genetics, health and advanced nutrition company Benchmark Holdings has said demand for its salmon ova has not yet been materially affected by the Covid-19 epidemic, although it anticipates earnings will be hit in other parts of the business such as shrimp nutrition.

Benchmark sea lice treatment identity revealed

Benchmark sea lice treatment identity revealed

The sea lice treatment developed by Benchmark is the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid, it has been revealed.

Benchmark gains more than it loses from ban on Norwegian ova

Benchmark gains more than it loses from ban on Norwegian ova

Salmon egg supplier Benchmark Genetics has been a net winner following an ongoing ban imposed on the import of ova from Norway to Scotland last summer.

New lice treatment now in hands of regulators

New lice treatment now in hands of regulators

The arrival of a new salmon lice treatment is a step closer after its maker completed a regulatory dossier on the product as part of the process to win permission to use it.

Benchmark makes £2m loss for first quarter

Benchmark makes £2m loss for first quarter

Aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business Benchmark Holdings made a loss of nearly £2 million in the first quarter of its 2020 financial year, which starts in October, but said restructuring and cost savings would help it deliver on its expectations for the year.

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