1. AANS Sea Farmers 2018 Conference Genomics in Aquaculture January 25, 2018

2. GENOME ATLANTIC A not for profit corporation est. 2000
Mandate to help the region benefit from applied genomics R&D across multiple sectors
40% projects since inception in aquaculture sector
Contributing to sustainable growth in the sector

3. GENOME CANADA ENTERPRISE
Toronto
Montreal
Victoria
Vancouver
Edmonton
U. Vic./Genome BC Proteomics Centre
Genomics Innovation Centre at the BCCA GSC
The Centre for Applied Genomics
The Metabolomics Innovation Centre
McGill University & Genome Quebec Innovation Centre

4. What we do… Sector Engagement Sector Intel
Connect dots at events like this…
Opportunity Pipeline
Partnership facilitation, Scoping Projects, Pilot studies, etc.
Proposal development
Funded Projects
Leverage end-user R&D investment (de-risk)
Project Management
Regional Impact & Economic Benefit

5. 1,559 Person Years Employment
Impact to Date
1,559 Person Years Employment

6. Impact to Date

7. Single digit improvements to productivity… not too shabby !
Aquaculture Project Examples
Salmon & Chips
$3.8M project
Cooke Aquaculture, U of Guelph
Genetic marker assisted breeding (non-GMO)
Select for desirable traits and disease resistance
Integrated Pest Management of Co-infection in
Atlantic Salmon
$3.8M project (despite the lack of a cool name)
EWOS/Cargill, MUN, UPEI
Fish immune response to pathogens
Clinical feed development for mitigation
Single digit improvements to productivity… not too shabby !

8. Source: Shawn Robinson (DFO)
Can genomics be part of the solution to identify regions suitable for new aquaculture sites, address social license?
Source: Shawn Robinson (DFO)

9. Source: Thierry Baussant (IRIS)

10. Source: MBARI via IRIS

12. 1971 VW Beetle
Cost per Genome
Where will the puck be?

13. Funding Opportunities
Genomics Opportunity Review Program (GORP)
Genome Atlantic means to an end…
Up to $15k, 75%
Partnership facilitation, Scoping Projects, Pilot studies, etc.
Genomics Applied Partnership Program (GAPP)
Quarterly intake
$300K to $6M project range
1/3 Genome Canada, 1/3 End-User, 1/3 Other
Large Scale Applied Research Program (LSARP)
~ June 2018 launch
Typically $2-10M project range
Integrated Ecological, Ethical, Economic, Legal & Social
Anything else
IRAP, ACOA, NSERC, Mitacs, DFO, AFF, etc.

14. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of our key partners.
We want to thank our partners: the Government of Canada through Genome Canada, NRC-IRAP and ACOA 6

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