Skretting and eniferBio have joined forces to test and market a new protein for Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout feed.
The Finnish biotech start-up was named winner of the 2020 Nutreco Feed & Food Tech Challenge and awarded a scientific validation trial.
The first performance tests on PEKILO with Atlantic salmon were run in 2021 with promising results. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding, eniferBio has now provided a new batch of PEKILO protein for the next phase of testing as aqua feed with Atlantic salmon, and the first performance testing rounds with rainbow trout.
“The MoU defines the next steps towards commercialisation of PEKILO protein and implementation into Skretting feeds, in line with our sustainability ambitions of including 5-10% of novel ingredients into our formulations by 2025,” said Mette Lütcherath, category manager novel ingredients at Nutreco.
“There is a strong intention from both parties to reach large commercial volumes of this low carbon, high-protein novel raw material; first in Europe and subsequently in other geographies.”
Joosu Kuivanen, chief operating officer and co-founder of eniferBio, said that the company was thrilled to continue the partnership after the first round of successful tests. “Skretting is a leading manufacturer and supplier of aquaculture feeds, so it is significant to get help from a major company like them in getting our innovation out there,” he said.
