Sbir phase II: continuous edna monitoring for early detection of aquaculture diseases

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded General Benefit Corporation CD3 a $500,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Innovation Research Program from July 2021 to June 2023. The grant supports the development of continuous environmental DNA monitoring technologies for early detection of aquaculture diseases.

The NOAA SBIR Program seeks to stimulate technological innovation to strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting federal research needs and increase commercialization of innovations. This award will allow CD3 to further develop their real-time disease monitoring platform using environmental DNA sampling, with the goal of improving early detection of pathogens affecting fish farms and shellfish operations. Timely identification of disease outbreaks is critical for the aquaculture industry and NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment.