Astec is the ideal facility for both contract and private research. We provide private, customisable 'plug in & go' laboratories, 24/7 secure access and the use of specialist equipment to support a wide range of research activities.

For researchers

  • Onsite support and guidance to access funding
  • Access to a Technical Advisory Group who act as a valuable knowledge pool for tenants   
  • Private, customisable laboratories with the use of specialist equipment
  • Outdoor test beds with warm seawater supply   
  • Flexible ‘in and out’ terms
  • 24/7 access, secure entry and CCTV 
  • Video conferencing allows easy communication with other parts of the world
  • Break-out areas to create a community atmosphere
  • Full IT infrastructure with the ability to scale up or down your IT requirements
Key Benefits for Aquaculture Researchers

  Individual, customisable 'plug in & go' laboratories with 24/7 secure site 
  access give you the privacy and flexibility not possible in shared facilities 

  Specialist equipment available onsite to support a broad range of research

  Outdoor test beds with warm seawater supply

 

Private laboratory facilities

  • Controllable, flow-through near tropical temperature seawater (typically 16-21°C) with equipment to cool, heat or maintain water temperature as required
  • Seawater is filtered to 1 micron, UV treated and carbon filtered
  • Full IT and data access with the ability to scale up or down as needed
  • Light controlled labs with individual heating and extraction prevents cross contamination
  • Ready supply of ambient and untreated seawater
  • Private changing and storage areas
  • Flexible benching with multiple power points

Laboratory equipment available

  • Incubators
  • Fridges
  • Freezers (to -80°C, useful for algae cultivation)
  • Autoclaves
  • Water pumps
  • Air pumps for effective aeration
  • Chiller/heaters (to maintain water temperature to within -0.5°C)
  • Fume cabinets