Dr
Panos
Christofilogiannis
Academic Education
September 1985 - July 1991: BSc in Veterinary Science, Faculty of Geotechnical Sciences, Veterinary School, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece
September 1991 - September 1992: MSc in Applied Fish Biology, University of Plymouth, UK
September 1992 - September 1993: MSc in Aquatic Veterinary Studies, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland
September 1994 - May 2002: PhD in the use of Antibiotics in Aquaculture, Institute of Aquaculture - University of Stirling,National Centre of Marine Research, Greece
Employment Record
October 1993 - February 1994: Technical Scientist Virology Laboratory, Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling
June 1994 - January 1996: Scientific Consultant, Federation of Greek Maricultures (F.G.M)
May 1995 - August 1996: Fish Pathologist in 3 fish farm units
January 1996 - December 1997: PhD Scholarship Y.P.E.R programme, GSRT Ministry of Development, Greece & FGM
July 1997 - April 1999: Military service in the Greek Navy. Control of Food Hygiene in the Centre of Training, Salamina Naval station
March 1999 - 2000: Technical Adviser of ELLINIKI ALIEFTIKI PIOTIKI (EL.A.PO), a sector-based non-profitable technology company responsible for the coordination of internal audits for the Greek Quality Scheme in the Greek Gilthead sea bream and Sea Bass.
March1994 - 2007: Technical Advisor for the Federation of Greek Maricultures Coordinator of Committee of Fish Pathologists Representative of FGM in the F.A.O
June 2000 - 2004: Technical Adviser of the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers Vice chairman of FEAP Fish Health Committee (1999-2003).
August 1999 - April 2002: Technical Adviser in Greece of AQUACULTURE VACCINES LIMITED (AVL)
April 2002 – July 2019: Technical Adviser in Greece of Schering Plough Aquaculture later Intervet Hellas SA
May 2004 - today: Founder - General Manager “AQUARK”
Jan 2019 – today: Director AQUATRECK ANIMAL HEALTH S.L
Innovative applied fish health management
Epidemiology of diseases on farm level
Novel Fish vaccine development
Technology transfer
Building expert networks to solve applied fish health problems
Lab and field trials
Fish health management strategies
I am a fish veterinarian with deep knowledge and 27 years of experience on applied research and technology transfer in European aquaculture industry with special focus on technology transfer and testing of innovative fish health management strategies and novel vaccine development. I am founder and Director of AQUARK (WWW.AQUARK.EU) and AQUATRECK (WWW.AQUATRECK.COM)
Recent funded projects: TARGETFISH (2012-2017): Large collaborative project funded by the EC. As WP Leader, I was responsible for field trials of novel vaccines and testing of novel vaccination machines. Research focus on field testing and design of effective vaccination strategies and delivery protocols. PARAFISHCONTROL (2015-2020): contribution to the development and implementation of the dissemination strategy to ensure seamless innovation and technology transfer to industrial pharmaceutical and fish farming stakeholders. AQUARK will also assist in the epidemiological analysis of specific parasites and the field testing of solutions and strategies relevant to the Mediterranean mariculture industry. COLUMBUS (2015 – 2018):AQUARK is Competence Node Leader for Aquaculture. PERFORMFISH project (2017–2022): Consumer Driven Production: Integrating Innovative Approaches for Competitive and Sustainable Performance across the Mediterranean. Leader University of Thessaly (UTH). Consortium: Twenty-eight partners from ten countries/ Role: AQUARK WP6 leader on Field trials