SKRETTING AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTRE AS

Their core work

Skretting ARC is the dedicated R&D arm of Skretting, one of the world's largest aquaculture feed companies. They develop advanced fish nutrition solutions, working on feed formulations, alternative protein sources, and genomic approaches to improve farmed fish performance. Their work spans the full chain from raw ingredient innovation (insect proteins, wood-derived single-cell protein) to applied fish health and disease control, directly serving the European aquaculture industry.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 work (2015–2017) centred on fish health fundamentals — parasite control, immunology, vaccination, and disease diagnostics through ParaFishControl. From 2019 onward, the focus shifted decisively toward sustainable feed innovation and genomics: alternative proteins from insects and wood biomass, genomic selection for feed efficiency, and artificial gut modelling. This evolution reflects the broader aquaculture industry's pivot from disease management toward feed sustainability and circular bioeconomy.

Skretting ARC is moving toward circular and bio-based feed ingredients (insects, wood-derived proteins) combined with precision genomics, positioning them at the intersection of bioeconomy and aquaculture intensification.

How they like to work

Skretting ARC operates exclusively as a participant, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as an industry R&D partner contributing applied expertise to research-led consortia. With 115 unique partners across 21 countries, they connect broadly rather than repeatedly with the same groups. This makes them an accessible, experienced consortium partner who brings direct industry application pathways without competing for project leadership.

Extensive European network spanning 115 partners across 21 countries, reflecting deep integration into the EU aquaculture and marine research community. Their reach covers the major aquaculture-producing nations and key research institutions across Southern and Northern Europe.

What sets them apart

As the R&D centre of a major global feed producer, Skretting ARC offers something most academic partners cannot: a direct pathway from research results to industrial-scale feed products. Their involvement signals commercial viability and market relevance — if Skretting tests an alternative protein or genomic tool in a project, it has a realistic chance of reaching commercial aquaculture operations. For consortium builders, they are the credible industry validation partner in any aquaculture or sustainable protein proposal.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Fish-AI
  Their largest single EC contribution (EUR 249,000), tackling the frontier topic of artificial intestine modelling — a significant departure from traditional feed trials.
• FARMYNG
  Flagship industrial-scale demonstration of insect protein for fish feed, directly addressing the aquaculture sector's most pressing sustainability challenge.
• AquaIMPACT
  Combines genomics with nutrition across four major farmed fish species, representing the convergence of their health and feed expertise streams.