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Introducing our summer interns, Châu and Kevin!
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Introducing our summer interns, Châu and Kevin!

Over the summer, KYTOS is hosting two interns: Ms. Thị Bao Châu Võ and Mr. Kevin Waweru Mwangi. Kevin and Chau are both enrolled in the Master of Science in Aquaculture at the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering at Ghent University. Our two interns will be working independently on research projects to help aquaculture farmers use…

New aquaculture alliance with Aqua Pharma Group & eFishery
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New aquaculture alliance with Aqua Pharma Group & eFishery

Aquaculture disease management and dynamic dosing expert Aqua Pharma are joining forces with microbial fingerprinting experts KYTOS to develop SEATRU™ – a unique new service platform offering shrimp farmers worldwide effective microbial control through precise dosing recommendations.The initiative is set to start later this month (June 2022) with a two-year research project based in Indonesia…

Microbiome Health Assessment In Greenhouses – Part 1
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Microbiome Health Assessment In Greenhouses – Part 1

The Great Unknown: Microbes in Greenhouses With crop losses of billions of dollars annually, microbial diseases pose a large threat for the hydroponics sector. As most farmers know, the recirculation water in a hydroponics installation is one of the main sources responsible for the introduction and spread (so-called “vector”) of phytopathogens. Hydroponics systems therefore require…