Priyum Koonjul
Aligo Innovation
Canada
Title: Knowledge management and intellectual property issues in aquaculture
Biography
Biography: Priyum Koonjul
Abstract
An encouraging fact in the aquaculture world today is the extent to which the science is driven and how knowledge-intensive the enterprise has become. We are all talking about the ‘blue revolution’ and how the use of aquatic resources has a significant potential in a number of fields ranging from pharmaceuticals, diagnostic and analytical reagents to excipients in the cosmeceutic and nutraceutic markets.
The fast developing cosmeceutic and nutraceutic industries are forcing ingredient manufacturers to focus on developing better ingredients since consumers are looking for higher performing and scientifically proven products and are willing to pay the extra money. The sea is a perfect source with its multitude of active ingredients. And yet, are we really protecting all intellectual property arising from our aquaculture research?
Most likely, the reason is that we still need to define and understand what intellectual property (IP) entails and then only once the concept is grasped totally, will we be able to protect our IP emanating from the marine world properly.