AANS Sea Farmers 2018 Conference Genomics in Aquaculture January 25, 2018

GENOME ATLANTIC A not for profit corporation est. 2000 Mandate to help the region benefit from applied genomics R&D across multiple sectors 40% projects since inception in aquaculture sector Contributing to sustainable growth in the sector

GENOME CANADA ENTERPRISE Toronto Montreal Victoria Vancouver Edmonton U. Vic./Genome BC Proteomics Centre Genomics Innovation Centre at the BCCA GSC The Centre for Applied Genomics The Metabolomics Innovation Centre McGill University & Genome Quebec Innovation Centre

What we do… Sector Engagement Sector Intel Connect dots at events like this… Opportunity Pipeline Partnership facilitation, Scoping Projects, Pilot studies, etc. Proposal development Funded Projects Leverage end-user R&D investment (de-risk) Project Management Regional Impact & Economic Benefit

1,559 Person Years Employment Impact to Date 1,559 Person Years Employment

Impact to Date

Single digit improvements to productivity… not too shabby ! Aquaculture Project Examples Salmon & Chips $3.8M project Cooke Aquaculture, U of Guelph Genetic marker assisted breeding (non-GMO) Select for desirable traits and disease resistance Integrated Pest Management of Co-infection in Atlantic Salmon $3.8M project (despite the lack of a cool name) EWOS/Cargill, MUN, UPEI Fish immune response to pathogens Clinical feed development for mitigation Single digit improvements to productivity… not too shabby !

Source: Shawn Robinson (DFO) Can genomics be part of the solution to identify regions suitable for new aquaculture sites, address social license? Source: Shawn Robinson (DFO)

Source: Thierry Baussant (IRIS)

Source: MBARI via IRIS

1971 VW Beetle Cost per Genome Where will the puck be?

Funding Opportunities Genomics Opportunity Review Program (GORP) Genome Atlantic means to an end… Up to $15k, 75% Partnership facilitation, Scoping Projects, Pilot studies, etc. Genomics Applied Partnership Program (GAPP) Quarterly intake $300K to $6M project range 1/3 Genome Canada, 1/3 End-User, 1/3 Other Large Scale Applied Research Program (LSARP) ~ June 2018 launch Typically $2-10M project range Integrated Ecological, Ethical, Economic, Legal & Social Anything else IRAP, ACOA, NSERC, Mitacs, DFO, AFF, etc.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of our key partners. We want to thank our partners: the Government of Canada through Genome Canada, NRC-IRAP and ACOA 6

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