Fish-AI

Developing an Artificial Intestine for the sustainable farming of healthy fish.

Fish-AI is not an underwater artificial intelligence. It is a research project, funded by Horizon2020, Fet Open-Novel Ideas for Radically New Technologies, and is led by the University of Milan.

The research is coordinated by Prof. Fulvio Gandolfi, from the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences – Production, Territory, Agroenergy of the University of Milan. The experiments will be conducted over the next four years in collaboration with Israel Oceanographic and Linmological research LTD, the Ghent University, Biofabics LDA, the Norwegian University of Life Science and the Skretting Aquaculture Research center AS.

The project, identified with the extended title “Developing an artificial intestine for the sustainable farming of healthy fish” aims to develop a new generation 3D culture platform, which mimics the complex microenvironment of the intestinal mucosa in vitro. It is designed for a predictive assessment of alternative components for diets to be used in aquaculture.

The goal is to implement sustainability and competitiveness and, at the same time, significantly reduce the number of animals used for experimental use. Fish-AI is the result of synergies and exchanges between international experts in the field of nutrition physiology, tissue engineering, cell biology and regenerative medicine for the development of innovative technologies at the service of sustainable food production

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July 28, 2023 in aquaculture industry, Biofabics, feeding, fishing, in vitro tests, IOLR, Journal, NMBU, rainbow trout, Skretting, sustainability, UGent, UniMi

Fish-AI reached a fundamental milestone on its way toward an artificial intestine

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December 1, 2022 in aquaculture industry, feeding, fishing, in vitro tests, Journal, rainbow trout, sustainability, UniMi

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November 2, 2021 in aquaculture industry, in vitro tests, rainbow trout, sustainability, tissue engineering, UniMi

Morphological And Functional Characterization of the Rainbow Trout Gut To Develop A Predictive In Vitro Intestinal Model – Nicole Verdile, UniMi

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June 29, 2021 in aquaculture industry, in vitro tests, Journal, rainbow trout, sustainability, tissue engineering, UniMi

NEW FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE: CELL LINES DERIVED FROM THE RAINBOW TROUT INTESTINE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARTIFICIAL INTESTINE

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