Wellfish Tech Ltd

Company description

WellFish Diagnostics is a company that has spun out from UWS on the 1st September, 2021 as part of the Scottish Enterprise High Growth Spinout Programme. This company offers fish specific clinical chemistry analysis to the Scottish and international salmonid aquaculture industry and is developing novel blood tests for fish. The clinical chemistry methods used to investigate anaemia in this project shall be included in the company services. We have offered haematology analysis for our future clients, but as anaemia is currently no longer a major issue for the industry, they are not currently looking for this service.

WellFish Tech develops non-lethal diagnostic blood testing designed to allow for the continual monitoring of fish population health.

Project impact

Although only 6 months old, we have signed supply agreements with 4 of the major salmon/trout producers in Scotland. We are regularly analysing blood serum samples sent to us from our customers and providing them with interpreted clinical chemistry data indicating the health status of their fish. This data is being used to inform husbandry decisions including feeding and treatment regimes. Our aim is to replace the reliance on lethal histopathology based methods by using non-lethal, blood based clinical chemistry analysis. In the short time this service has been available we have far exceeded the estimated demand and are beginning to make a significant contribution to maintaining the high standards of fish health and welfare required by the aquaculture sector.