December 3, 2014
France's breeding service provider IMV Technologies acquires Genotop
On November 24th, IMV Technologies, a leader in reproduction biotechnologies, acquired the aquaculture genetics company Genotop.
IMV Technologies designs, manufactures, and distributes the technical and material solutions to help breeders improve their population. In aquaculture, IMV is well-known for solutions in preservation, activation and cryopreservation of aquatic species semen. IMV products have now become a standard for aquaculture cryobanking including for French national breeding programmes.
Gilles de Robert de Lafregeyre, CEO of IMV Technologies said, "We observed the access to genetics was uneasy in aquaculture, compared to terrestrial species. However, the potential of genetic improvement in aquatic species is high. We want to unlock this situation and transfer our knowledge in reproduction together with an integrated support in genetic management."
