AquaBounty Technologies is a biotechnology company focused on improving productivity in commercial aquaculture, an $86 billion industry and the fastest growing segment of the worldwide food industry.
Our objective is the application of biotechnology to ensure the availability of high quality seafood to meet global consumer demand. History Aqua Bounty was originally incorporated in1991, under the name A/F Protein, to pursue the commercial development of antifreeze protein-based technology under license from the University of California at Berkeley.
Nov. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (AIM: ABTU; OTC: AQBT), a biotechnology company focused on enhancing productivity in aquaculture and a majority-owned subsidiary of Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON) ("Intrexon"), announces that it has filed a registration statement for its common shares ("Common Shares") in the United States and has agreed to a conditional equity subscription from Intrexon.