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From Proof of Concept to Commercialization

The CAT Health team works with clients in aquatic animal health to develop innovative solutions for the prevention and treatment of disease. Our state-of-the-art facilities, extensive expertise, and integrated services allow us to conduct a wide range of studies to deliver quality results that our clients can use to bring products to the market faster.

What we do

  • Custom pathogen and disease challenge model development
  • Evaluation of fish health products and functional feeds
  • GMP and non-GMP batch release testing for products
  • In vitro product screening
  • Family studies for brood stock selection
  • Benchmark performance of competing products
  • Evaluation of environmental and handling stressors on animal health

How we do it

  • Tank-based and lab-based trials in state-of-the-art containment facilities
  • Established and custom trial design
  • Flexible aquaculture system design
  • In-house quality assurance program
  • Trials to international regulatory specifications
  • In-house molecular analytics and laboratory support
  • In-house feed formulation and manufacture

WHAT YOU GET

  • Innovative, client-focused approach
  • Expertise in study design and protocol development
  • Expertise with warm and cold/marine and freshwater species
  • Support for shipping and receiving of test materials including satisfaction of any regulatory requirements
  • Statistical analysis, final report, and review of results including recommendations for next steps

Who we work with

Organizations interested in developing products for use in aquatic species including:

AQUAFEED COMPANIES

AQUAFEED RESEARCHERS

AQUACULTURE PRODUCERS

ANIMAL HEALTH AND VACCINE COMPANIES

FUNCTIONAL FEED INGREDIENT/ADDITIVE COMPANIES

We provide solutions tailored to you.

Certified Facility

CAT’s world-class facilities including more than 24,000 sq/ft of aquarium space certified for containment of aquatic animal pathogens allows us to work with both domestic and non-native aquatic species and pathogens, mimic their environmental conditions, and carry out a diverse range of trials to deliver the results you can use.

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GCP

Good Clinical Practice Regulations

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GlP

Good Laboratory Practice Regulations

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AQC-2

In vitro Aquatic Animal Pathogen Containment

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AQC-3

In vivo Aquatic Animal Pathogen Containment

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CCAC CCPA

Good Animal Practice® Regulations (CCAC)

Laboratory Services

The in-house CAT laboratory adds value for our clients because it provides a one-stop service to assess safety and functionality of novel compounds in an efficient and cost-effective manner before moving into tank-based studies. In-house diagnostic services are used to validate and increase the value of tank-based studies by providing timely and high-quality sample analytics.

Lab-based bioassays:

  • Cell-culture based
  • Cell-free including minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)
  • Sea lice bioassays

In House Analytics:

  • PCR based diagnostics
  • Biochemistry assays
  • Ploidy analysis

Pathogen Detection, Identification, and Characterization:

  • Isolate sequencing and genomic analyses
  • Bacteriology
  • Virology

Disease Challenge Models

Our world-class facilities and containment certification allow our expert health team to work with disease-causing organisms from anywhere in the world.

Tank-based models that mimic chronic and acute conditions for a variety of cold and warm water aquatic species.

Why work with us:

CAT provides integrated services in health, nutrition and genetics to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and mode of action of test materials relative to controls.

The CAT team can manufacture and test functional and medicated aquafeeds.

CAT has developed an in-house quality assurance program and is able to conduct trials to GLP/GCP specifications. (GMP coming soon!)

Our extensive library of pathogens from around the world gives our Health team flexibility in designing custom challenge models.

CAT can mimic environmental and husbandry stressors to evaluate the efficacy of proposed treatments or select for resistance.

Our in-house statistical expertise ensures robust study design and results.

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