Dr. Astrid Buran Holan

Head of Development - CAS

ScaleAQ

Dr Astrid Buran Holan is the Head of Development – CAS in ScaleAQ, Norway. She works with the technological and biological aspects of water treatment in Closed Aquaculture System (CAS) on land and in sea, as well as fish requirements in such systems.  Her focus is on new developments, planning and dimensioning of new farms, advising and training. She also holds a position as an associate professor II at the University of Tromsø (UiT), Norway.

Education and experience

She has a PhD degree from NTNU in environmental technology and recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), and a master’s degree in biological treatment of wastewater from a pulp and paper factory. After working as a researcher in Nofima for several years, she is now working in the new Norwegian aquaculture technology giant ScaleAQ. ScaleAQ is combining experience and know-how from both sea and land-based fish farming.

Contact info

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Jennifer Kuo

Chief Technology Development and Sustainability Officer

Grobest Group Limited

 Jennifer Kuo serves as Chief Technology Development & Sustainability Officer of Grobest Group. She joined Grobest in 1992, where she held various positions, including: General Manager of Animal Health Business Group, General Manager of Animal Health Research Institute, General Manager of Fuzhou Omnipro Industrial Co. Ltd, Vice President of Business Development & Planning, Vice President of Administrative Management, Director of Project Management, Special Assistant of Group Executive Director to assist business management, Supervisor of Aquaculture Research Center, and Supervisor of Quality Assurance Department. She was also appointed project manager to key projects and the leader of Ingredient Development team.

Ms. Kuo holds a master’s and a bachelor’s degrees from the Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University and has a broad experience in the aquaculture industry. She has also earned a professional certificate in Corporate Sustainability Management.

Dr. Mark Powell

CEO and General Manager

Marineholmen RASLab AS

Mark Powell is CEO of Marineholmen RASLab AS, a Norwegian contract research and innovation company with a primary focus of RAS technology and land-based aquaculture production.  The company works with many different types of innovative research in RAS and forms a cornerstone of the Ocean Innovation Norwegian Catapult.  His career in Norway over the past 13 years has included Professor of Aquaculture and Pro-dean for Research, University of Nordland; Senior researcher and manager at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research; Professor of Fish Pathology at the University of Bergen and Senior researcher at the Institute for Marine Research.  He currently holds a Professor II position at the University of Bergen.  Mark has a PhD in fish physiology from the University of Ottawa, Canada; Masters in histology and pharmacology from the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada after graduating from the University of Stirling in Scotland.  His 30 year career has involved his research into fish health and physiology of aquaculture fish in Canada, Australia and Europe with a focus on gill and cardiac health.  His 25 years of expertise in RAS includes having taught at the University of Tasmania in Australia where he also operated a private consultancy company focusing on RAS design, management and fish health.   

Peter Renwick

Director

Plexi