BiomiLab Receives USFWS Support
As a step towards fulfillment of the top priorities in the Quagga/Zebra Mussel Action Plan for Western U.S. Waters, Biomilab was selected as the recipient of a USFWS QZAP2.0 grant to accelerate development of a safe and effective anti-dreissenid agent. This grant will run through 2025, and supports the addition of a new scientist to […]
Open water prize competition
Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman announced today that Reclamation has selected three submissions for its prize competition seeking ideas to eradicate mussels in open water. Steven Suhr and Marie-Claude Senut will receive a full award of $80,000 for their idea while Wen Chen and Absar Alum with Stephanie Bone will each receive $10,000. “Providing […]
Reclamation invests in novel invasive mussel research
The Bureau of Reclamation has signed a $755,800 cooperative agreement with Biomilab LLC to develop a novel technique to control invasive quagga and zebra mussels. Biomilab is pursuing this goal using cutting-edge methods of cell culture, genetic engineering and genomic modification. Biomilab received the only full award in Reclamation’s Eradication of Invasive Mussels in Open […]
Read About Biomilab and Reclamation Efforts to Block Invasive Mussels on the Colorado River
For the past 15 years, federal agencies have tried to subdue growing populations of quagga mussels, an invasive species that interferes with water infrastructure and threatens ecosystems. Crews tried scrubbing the mollusks off equipment, power washing them off boats and deploying chlorine and UV lights to prevent them from settling in pipes. But the tiny […]