The company has gone through several phases: the first years with full emphasis on R&D, followed by a period with focus on product development, strategic alliances, and establishing production facilities. Currently the focus is on developing a fully integrated production with selective breeding, hatchery operation, grow-out production, processing and distribution. Through this process, GenoMar is involved in the tilapia industry “from egg to plate”.
Milestones in GenoMar’s history
1996 |
GenoMar founded in Oslo as BioSoft AS by Prof. Øystein Lie. |
| 1998 |
GenoMar secured ownership of the GIFT (Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia) broodstock.
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| 2000 |
BioSoft Philippines was established and granted pioneer status. Later renamed to GenoMar Supreme Philippines Inc.
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| 2001 |
Joint venture company GenoMar Supreme Hatchery China Pte Ltd established with Norwegian partner in China.
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| 2002 |
Opening of Prado-A Broodstock production, training facility and pilot hatchery
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| 2002 |
Fingerling production at “Dazhipo” on Hainan island in China started
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| 2004 |
GenoMar outsourced all genotyping activities to Temasek in Singapore
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| 2004 |
Philippine operation granted ISO 9001:2000 certification.
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| 2004 |
GenoMar South East Asia Ltd incorporated
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| 2004 |
GenoMar enters into an agreement for developing a full-fledge “GenTrackTM” pilot project with Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore.
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| 2005 |
GenoMar signs a R&D collaboration agreement with Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory.
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| 2005 |
Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) approves a grant for developing Genetic
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| 2005 |
Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) approves a grant for developing Genetic Traceability – GenTrackTM - over a period of three years
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| 2006 |
Start up of the Best Farming Practices program in collaboration with Central Luzon State University
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| 2006 |
Strategic partnership with Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory (TLL) of Singapore established for production of all male hormone free tilapia.
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| 2007 |
Patent Granted for the “GenTrack®“concept
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| 2008 |
Trapia Malaysia SDN BHD incorporated as a joint venture company with 70% GenoMar ownership. |