North Carolina funds biotech firm Seatox to develop rapid marine toxicity testing for shellfish
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Lumina News] by Cole Dittmer - December 11, 2014
Producing faster and more efficient marine toxicity testing for the academic and monitoring agencies that control the closures of fishing grounds is the goal for local biotech company Seatox Research Inc.
Founded by Wilmington resident and University of North Carolina Wilmington researcher Dr. Jennifer McCall, Seatox was formed when McCall saw a way to improve the sometimes days-long process of measuring marine toxicity levels following algal blooms.
Seatox was originally awarded a grant of around $200,000 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, half of which was designated for UNCW. In a collection of biotech grants, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory also awarded Seatox with an additional $50,000 in grant funding as announced in a press release Dec. 3.
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