PHARMAQademy Fish Health Seminar in Iceland

PHARMAQ, together with Skretting, Benchmark Genetics, and Syni, invites you to an afternoon seminar focused on key topics in fish health. Leading national and international speakers will present the latest research and perspectives, and join representatives from Icelandic authorities in discussing current and future fish health challenges in both land-based and seawater aquaculture production.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

Program

13:00 Welcome

Svein Alexandersen, PHARMAQ

Today’s Fish health status/challenges in Iceland – VETAQ

Kristrún H. Kristþórsdóttir, VETAQ

Today’s Fish health status/challenges in Iceland – DNV

Sólveig Jónsdóttir, DNV

Resolving the Life Cycle of Parvicapsula pseudobranchicola: Implications for Parvicapsulosis in Icelandic Salmon Farming

Ásthildur Erlingsdóttir, Keldur / University of Iceland

14:15 Coffee break

14:35 Entering diagnostic services in Iceland, timeline and pathogens

Hafrún Dögg Hilmarsdóttir, Sýni

iWise – Making diagnostics easier

Marte Follesø Sønnervik, PHARMAQ

Vitamin D: The Story Continues – New Insights from Recent Research

Christina Husebø, Skretting

16:00 Coffee break

16:20 Developments in genetics

Andrew Preston, Benchmark Genetics

Cohabitation trial with infectious salmon anaemia virus in vaccinated fish

Lars Gaute Jørgensen, PHARMAQ

BKD and biosecurity – how to detect and prevent spread of disease in aquaculture?

David Person, NMBU

Winter 25/26 in Western Fjords, experience with winter ulcer vaccine

Johnny Indregård, Arnarlax

Panel discussion (45 min) – Icelandic salmon farming: how to handle the fish diseases

Bernharð Laxdal (Moderator), Panel: MAST, Pharmaq, TBD, NMBU, Benchmark, Keldur

18:45 End

19:00 Dinner

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PHARMAQademy on Fish Health in Iceland

Iceland Parliament Hotel

Thorvaldsensstræti 2, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland

September 28, 2026 Start: 13:00 End: 18:45

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