VakSea

Idea

Oral Aqua-Vaccination

Introduction

Founded in 2016, VakSea is a biotechnology company that makes immune-boosting protein to immunize and protect shrimp from the disease. VakSea is driven by its mission is to increase the efficiency and quality of aquaculture production. By increasing the aquaculture industry’s disease resilience. The company has developed and insect larvae platform tobio-manufacture functional feed additives that protect fish and shrimp from viral diseases.

Innovation

Fish vaccination is costly and time-consuming due to the necessity of handling a separate injection for each fish. With new oral immune-supportive medicaments this process saves lots of stock. US-based VakSea manufactures a protein that is immune-boosting for aquatic animals. This vaccination can be applied orally and prevents shrimp and prawn aquaculture from serious diseases.

Impact

VakSea has developed an insect larvae platform to bio-manufacture functional feed additives that protect fish and shrimp from viral disease, with increased survival rates demonstrated in multiple species in challenge studies. Our orally delivered, immune-boosting proteins are affordable, effective and easy to deliver through feed.