
NEWS
Read all the latest news and updates about the IGNITION project.

New Genotyping Tool Boosts IGNITION’s Research on Aquaculture Resilience
A new genotyping tool co-developed by IGNITION partners and Benchmark Genetics will help both researchers and farmers to improve breeding, resilience, and sustainability in aquaculture.

Amy Fitzgerald Wins Inaugural Young Author Award for Work on Machine Vision in Aquaculture
Amy Fitzgerald, a researcher at Swansea University and a member of the IGNITION project, has been awarded the 2025 Young Author Award by Aquaculture, Fish

Marine and Saline Plants in Probiotic and Postbiotic Research: A New Review from IGNITION
A new review co-authored by IGNITION researchers explores how seaweeds and halophytes could serve as sustainable feedstocks for probiotic and postbiotic production.

IGNITION Researcher Wins University of Cádiz INspira Award for Science Communication
Verónica de las Heras, University of Cádiz, wins the 1st INspira Award for Dissemination with an IGNITION-inspired outreach action linking aquaculture science to cancer treatment.

Upcoming EAStalk Webinar: Advancing Electrochemical Sensors in Aquaculture and Biomedicine
IGNITION researcher Sofia Rodrigues Teixeira will lead the next EAStalk webinar with a presentation on electrochemical sensors and their role in improving animal health monitoring in aquaculture.

IGNITION Students Honoured at International Fish Immunology Workshop
IGNITION PhD students Christopher Pimentel and Tonka Buha received awards for their posters at the 23rd Fish Immunology Workshop, highlighting the project’s impact in advancing fish health and welfare research.