The Speakers
Fulvio Gandolfi – Project Coordinator
Full Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology at the Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Milan. He is an expert in the establishment of in vitro systems for growing gametes, embryos and organoids. His current interest is to develop and test an in vitro platform for evaluating the nutritional and functional properties of feeds, ingredients and additives for the sustainable nutrition of healthy fish.
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Trond M. Kortner, NMBU
Trond Kortner is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences where he is leading the Nutrition and Health research unit. His teaching, research, and dissemination activities are focused on basic, preventive and clinical nutrition, digestive physiology and mucosal health in cultivated fish species. A main focus the recent years has been to study the impact of novel feed ingredients, plant antinutrients and feed additives, in relation to fish nutrient requirements, gastrointestinal health and function, and ultimately, on susceptibility to environmental stressors and infectious disease.
Ramon Fontanillas – Skretting Aquaculture Innovation
Dr. Ramon Fontanillas, Principal Researcher at Skretting Aquaculture Research Center, has been involved in animal nutrition for 28 years, working in the fish feed industry for 10 years, involved in the evaluation of raw materials as well as nutrient requirements for both salmonids and marine species. Has participated as Skretting Aquaculture Innovation representative in several EU projects (Grain Legumes, Aquamax, Performfish, Aquaimpact) and has co-authored more than 70 scientific papers.
Amir Bitan, Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research.
Researcher in Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research National Center for Mariculture in the field of fish nutrition. His research interests include the development of genetic and in vitro tools for nutrition research, examining means to increase nutrient utilization in fish and studying the maturation of feeding behavior, appetite and satiety.
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Pedro Costa -Biofabics
Founder and CEO/CTO of BIOFABICS, a company specialized in the creation of 3D Biotissue Analogues. A biologist by training and engineer/maker by heart, given his undergraduate studies in Applied Biology followed by a PhD in Biomedical Engineering where he specialized in the combination of highly automated tools such as 3D (bio)printing and bioreactor technologies in the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. He has previously worked in both academic and industrial environments. Linkedin Researchgate
Nicole Verdile – University of Milan
She pursued her PhD in Veterinary Animal Sciences at the University of Milan. She is now working full-time as a post-doctoral researcher in the fish-AI project. Her research activity was mainly focused on the characterization of the rainbow trout intestinal mucosa and the derivation of novel cell lines. She used the trout-derived cells to develop 3D in vitro platforms suitable for functional testing. She has experience in cell culture, histology, and in situ hybridization.
Panellists
Francisco J. Moyano. University of Almería
Full Professor of Zoology at the Department of Biology and Geology of the University of Almería (Spain). He has a wide experience in developing and applying in vitro simulations of digestion for a variety of fish and crustacean species. His studies have been focused both to assess species-specific differences in the bioavailability of nutrients and bioactives, as well as on the effect of digestion factors and feed matrix on the bioaccessibility of dietary protein and antioxidant compounds.
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Luisa MP Valente CIIMAR and ICBAS-University of Porto
A biologist with over 25 years of research experience in fish nutrition and sustainable aquaculture. A Full Professor at the University of Porto’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, she directs the Animal Science Doctoral programme and One Health Master. She is on the Directive Board of The Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), leading its Biology, Aquaculture and Seafood Quality thematic line. She is also a Member of the European Aquaculture Society (EAS). Valente has over 200 international publications and supervised more than 20 PhD theses. LinkedIn
Ester Santigiosa, dsm-firmenic
Leader of the Aqua Innovation Team, she obtained her PhD in fish digestive physiology at the University of Barcelona, and spent two years as a post-doc researcher at Ifremer (France), working on omega-3 fish metabolism. Ester joined the group as an aqua scientist in 2009. She has a strong focus on the creation of sustainable solutions for the future of aquaculture by extending the raw material basket solutions, and by working on the improvement of next generations of enzymes. The aim of her applied research is to meet customer current and future needs by providing products, services and solutions adapted to the industry challenges. Linkedin
Olai Einen – Cermaq Global
Head of Feed and Fish Health within Cermaq Group where he is involved in many projects on fish feed and fish health. He has a long (ca 40 years) and broad years of R&D experience within fish nutrition and aquaculture where he previously has been Head of R&D in Cermaq, Division director for Aquaculture in Nofima, Director of Research in Akvaforsk, researcher/technician in Akvaforsk, researcher in BP Nutrition. He has also experience as part time Professor in Aquaculture Nutrition at the University of Life Sciences (NMBU)