Xelect Awarded Smart : Scotland Funding

February 2014 Scottish Enterprise have awarded Xelect Ltd a SMART: SCOTLAND grant to develop genetic tests for selecting broodstock Atlantic salmon with superior production traits for farming.
Xelect Awarded Tsb Funding
Xelect has been awarded funding. Xelect has been awarded funding from the Technology Strategy Board as part of its “Technology Inspired Feasibility Studies – Biosciences” scheme to develop “Automated image analysis of muscle phenotypes for genetic marker discovery in Atlantic salmon”. The project commences in August and will run for 4 months.
Triploidy Analysis Service Launched
We are pleased to announce that we are now offering a rapid and cost-effective flow cytometry service to determine triploidy in fish. We can perform the analysis on eyed embryos and we aim to deliver results within two days of receipt of samples. This service will be of great benefit to producers of triploid trout, […]