Advanced BioNutrition Receives MIPS Grant For Probiotic Study in Salmon.Business Editors/Biotec Writers COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2004 Advanced BioNutrition Corp. (ABN), a leader in developing functional nutrition technology to improve animal health and human nutrition, announced that it has received a $184,000 award from the MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. (Maryland Industrial Partnerships) program to support a study on the use of probiotics to replace antibiotics for disease prevention in salmon. Fish and shrimp diseases around the world cause billions of dollars in losses each year in the aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. industry, and overuse of antibiotics leads to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. "The work we are conducting under this MIPS grant fits exactly within ABN's mission of developing safe, healthy and sustainable solutions to problems in the aquaculture and agriculture industries," said David J. Kyle, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ABN. ABN's novel microencapsulation microencapsulation a manufacturing process in which an active agent is contained in microcapsules, suspended in a liquid. As the vehicle dries, the capsules dry out and the contents become active. technology allows delivery of probiotics ("friendly" bacteria) directly to the site of activity in the animal gut, where they prevent the growth of pathogenic bacteria. ABN will deliver bacteria that are safe and widely used in human applications to juvenile salmon to prevent disease. Such a probiotic approach could provide better growth and survival, while alleviating the need for antibiotic treatment. Research under this project, titled "Selective Administration of Non-Dairy Derived Lactic Acid Bacteria The Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) comprise a clade of Gram positive, low-GC, acid tolerant, non-sporulating, non-respiring rod or cocci that are associated by their common metabolic and physiological characteristics. to Pre-Smolting Atlantic Salmon," will be conducted by Dr. Steven G. Hughes of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland Eastern Shore, located on 776 acres (2.5 km²) in Princess Anne, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland. The school was founded in 1886 by through the offices of the Delaware Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was known as and Dr. Moti Harel of ABN. About MIPS MIPS, a program of the A. James Clark A. James Clark, an engineer and business executive, is chairman and chief executive officer of Clark Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. The company's largest subsidiary is Clark Construction Group, LLC, one of the United States' largest construction companies, School of Engineering's Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (MTECH), enables technology commercialization in Maryland through jointly funded university-company research and development projects. For more information about MIPS, please visit http://www.mips.umd.edu. About ABN Advanced BioNutrition is a leader in developing functional nutrition technology to improve animal health and human nutrition. The company is headquartered in Columbia, MD. www.abn-corp.com. |
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