AquaBioTech Group

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The AquaBioTech Group is an international research and development, engineering, technology provider and consulting company strategically located in the centre of the Mediterranean on the island of Malta, although operating globally with clients and projects in over ﬁfty-ﬁve countries. The AquaBioTech Group undertakes a variety of aquaculture, fisheries, marine surveying, aquarium and aquatic environmental projects through its regional offices and partners throughout the world. The vast majority of the company’s work is related to the marine or aquatic environment, encompassing aquaculture developments, market research / intelligence, through to project feasibility assessments, finance acquisition, project management, technology sourcing and technical support and training.

The company has a strong background in commercial research and has been involved in a number of EU research projects in different areas of FP6 and FP7, CRAFT, STREP & CA, HORIZON projects. The company and our staff members also have been involved in numerous research, commercial and governance projects related to sustainable fisheries and aquaculture development.

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The AquaBioTech Group (ABTG) is an independent aquaculture, fisheries and environmental testing / research, consulting, development, and training company established in 1998 with over 30 full and part-time staff and personnel. The ABTG operates globally with clients and projects in over fifty countries and has its own independent, biosecure and fully licensed wet-laboratories and aquaculture research and training facilities that are based in Malta, known as ABT Innovia. The ABTG also operates a hydrographic division of the company called ABT Marine with its own marine surveying capabilities. The company also has a licensed offshore marine experimental facility which can be used for applied research and testing for a range of actions including the testing of anti-fouling materials, water quality monitoring equipment and other oceanographic instrumentation / research activities.

The company has a strong background in commercial research and has been involved in a number of EU research projects in different areas of FP6 and FP7, HORIZON, CRAFT, STREP & CA projects. The company and our staff members also have been involved in numerous research, commercial and governance projects related to sustainable aquaculture development.

Our international team, composed of skilled and experienced staff can provide access to valuable insight information of the markets whilst with a number of local partners we ensure data validation providing accurate information from within. Our team can offer guidance in more than twelve languages including English, Spanish, Italian, Afrikaans, Portuguese, German, Arabic and French. We work side by side with our clients to provide strategic guidance all along their development and help them to adapt their corporate strategy to ensure a smooth and efficient expansion process.

Over the last three years the company has undertaken a various projects local, regional and international both for private and public sector and all related to the marine and aquatic environment.

Key staff who will be involved in the project is:

A.A.	NAME	SPECIALTY	EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS	POSITION in AquaBioTech	YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
1	Dr. SIMEON DEGUARA	Research Director	PhD. Aquaculture, M.Sc. Fish Nutrition, B.Sc. Biology	Research Director	15
2	TAMAS BARDOGZ	Project Advisor - EU expert	MSc Agriculture	Senior Consultant	15
3	GEORGE MANTAS	Local Manager	BSc. Business Administration	Business Development Manager	6
4	LISA C. DOWDALL	Secretary		Secretary	10