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Leading the way for 2024: Product Development Meeting Recap

From January 23-25, our product development team gathered as every year to align and set objectives for the year ahead. With representatives from all over the world in sales, marketing, R&D, and …

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Biosecurity highlight: How do we protect our shrimp?

Biosecurity is a crucial focus in the operation of our shrimp breeding facilities. As the global demand for shrimp continues to grow, our customers and the entire value chain depend on high biosecuri…

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Hendrix Genetics Expands Global Presence with the Inauguration of its New Shrimp Breeding Multiplication Center in India

Visakhapatnam 28th September 2023 – Hendrix Genetics, global leader in multi-species breeding, genetics, and technology, is pleased to announce the grand opening of its new shrimp Breeding Multiplica…

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The establishment of Kona Bay in India: Story of a longstanding working relationship

The relationship between Kona Bay and India goes back to 2007, when Kona Bay shipped its first broodstock to the country. Our breeding program was still young at the time – 3 years – and the Indian s…

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Kona Bay Indonesia exports first shipment of shrimp broodstock for 2023

PT Kona Bay Indonesia (KBI) has successfully exported its first L.vannamei shrimp broodstock to Malaysia for 2023. With this export, we are continuing to meet the demand for high performing broodstoc…

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Kona Bay represented at the Vietshrimp Aquaculture International Fair

The Kona Bay team was pleased to network and present at the VietShrimp Aquaculture International Fair held on April 12-14, 2023 in Can Tho City, Vietnam.

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Richard Maatman will succeed Antoon van den Berg in the position as CEO per April 1st

BOXMEER, The Netherlands – March 28, 2023 – In 2022 Hendrix Genetics announced the appointment of Richard Maatman as Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Hendrix Genetics and mentioned that Richar…

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Hendrix Genetics appoints senior shrimp executive to lead its Ecuador shrimp breeding activities

Hendrix Genetics has appointed Lorenzo Juarez as General Manager per September 1st to lead its shrimp breeding activities in Ecuador.

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Hendrix Genetics takes next step in its global shrimp breeding network with expansion to India

With the formation of a new company, Kona Bay India PVT Ltd, Hendrix Genetics and Sapthagiri Hatcheries will jointly establish a broodstock multiplication centre for the benefit of the Indian shrimp …

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Paine Schwartz Makes Strategic Investment in Hendrix Genetics

Paine Schwartz Partners, a global leader in sustainable food chain investing, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with respect to a new strategic investment by Paine Schwa…

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Team of scientists identifies disease resistance gene in salmon

A gene with a major role in resistance to Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus (IPNV) that can cause high mortality levels in farmed salmon and trout has been identified in a study by a team of scien…

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Hatchery management and pathogen control for SPF L.vannamei

On March 22, Steve Arce, our Director of Technical Service for Kona Bay, joined a seminar organized by Aquafeed Hatchery & Management on shrimp diseases as one of the main presenters. Steve talke…

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Hendrix Genetics appoints Jolanda van Haarlem as future CEO

Hendrix Genetics, global multi-species animal genetics company, announces the appointment of Jolanda van Haarlem as Chief Executive Officer. She will join Hendrix Genetics as from March 1, 2021 and a…

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Hendrix Genetics expands global shrimp breeding activities into Indonesia

With the formation of a new company, PT Kona Bay Indonesia, Hendrix Genetics will establish a broodstock multiplication centre for the benefit of the Indonesian shrimp industry. Beginning early 2021,…

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Dr George Chamberlain to retire from Kona Bay Shrimp

Hendrix Genetics announced today that Dr George Chamberlain, Managing Director of Kona Bay, has decided to retire effective July 1, 2020. Dr Chamberlain has been leading the company successfully for …

Director of Business Development, Shrimp Asia, Appointed for Hendrix Genetics

Hendrix Genetics is pleased to announce the appointment of Ton Hovers in the role of Business Development Manager for our shrimp genetics (Kona Bay).

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Underwater vision technology offers advancement in aquaculture breeding selection

Hendrix Genetics and Plant & Food Research have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-develop underwater vision technology for measuring aquaculture breeding stock, using trout as a test cas…

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Hendrix Genetics signs MoU to enhance black tiger shrimp production in Bangladesh

A multi-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) and Hendrix Genetics to share knowledge in the development of black tiger shrimp producti…

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Hendrix Genetics and Salmones Aysen partner to advance Coho Salmon genetics in Chile

Hendrix Genetics and Salmones Aysen have announced the signing of a Genetic Service Agreement. With this agreement in place, Hendrix Genetics will direct the coho salmon breeding and genetics program…

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Hendrix Genetics and Nutreco partner to deliver sustainable shrimp solutions in Ecuador

Hendrix Genetics, in partnership with Nutreco and Ecuacultivos, will invest in Ecuador to establish a state-of-the-art shrimp hatchery. The hatchery will deliver high quality, high health Pacific whi…

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Hendrix Genetics making a splash at AquaVision 2018

Hendrix Genetic sponsors AquaVision 2018, where Dr. Chamberlain will address the conference about the future of the shrimp industry as one of the keynote speakers.