SeaStock and Flinders University are progressing their exclusive multi-year R&D collaboration program.
Flinders University is expected to generate valuable intellectual property for SeaStock, enabling the company to become the leading certified producer of Asparagopsis spp. in Western Australia.
The program has a curated team of researchers with industry and academic experience to ensure a commercially optimised outcome is achieved.
Professor Jian Qin Jianguang obtained Bachelor at Dalian Fisheries College, China in 1982, a Masters from the University of Oklahoma in 1988 and PhD at Ohio State University in 1994. He joined Flinders University in 1997 after a 3-year postdoc at the University of Hawaii.
Jian is a pioneer of the aquaculture program at Flinders and has led the aquaculture research at Flinders to world class standing in the area of Fishery Sciences. His research disciplines include ecology, physiology, behaviour, biotechnology, and toxicology.
Dr Trung Nguyen
Dr Trung Nguyen has research expertise and practical experience in biorefinery process and bioproduct development, focusing mainly on nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, and natural products. After obtaining a PhD in medical biotechnology from Flinders University, he started working as a research scientist at the Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development to lead natural product developments from marine biomass.
Trung has worked in food processing, quality management, product development, and economic feasibility analysis for commercialisation for several years. His ambition is to efficiently utilise untapped renewable marine bioresources for sustainably producing sufficient feeds, foods and health products to meet the increasing demand.
Dr Thanh Hoang
Dr Thanh Hoang Dr Thanh Hoang graduated from Flinders University in 2017and she has been working at Flinders University since 2020. She has the knowledge and experience in identifying, selecting, and culturing different micro/macro algae species that are important for commercial aquaculture.
She also has expertise in life cycle, hatchery, and production of red algae in South Australia. She is so excited to be a part of project to contribute in developing propagation and culturing methods for Asparagopsis species.