Case Study · Aquaculture
ICAR-CIBA field validation of Shrimp Saathi & D-SWIFT
How India's nodal agency for shrimp aquaculture validated D-NOME's on-field diagnostic workflow.
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The partner
ICAR-CIBA (Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture) is the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's nodal agency for shrimp aquaculture, responsible for research, technology validation and disease surveillance guidance across India's aquaculture sector.
The challenge
India's shrimp farmers needed a way to test for WSSV, EHP and Vibrio infections without depending on centralised labs days away from their ponds. D-NOME's hypothesis: an isothermal, field-deployable extraction and detection workflow could match lab-grade accuracy while running entirely outside lab infrastructure.
The validation
ICAR-CIBA conducted technology validation of D-NOME's D-ISO NAAT platform, progressing it to Technology Readiness Level 4 (TRL-4), and partnered with D-NOME for ongoing field-level validation of the Shrimp Saathi DX Kits alongside the D-SWIFT extraction device. The collaboration confirmed the system's ability to deliver accurate, on-field results directly at the pond.
"This is one of the first products that can be used directly in the field.", ICAR-CIBA, Nodal Agency for Shrimp Aquaculture, India
The outcome
Following validation, D-NOME launched Shrimp Saathi DX Kits in collaboration with ICAR-Fisheries/CIBA, featured at DAA 2025 (the Discover Aquaculture Asia event) by ICAR. The partnership continues to support D-NOME's broader commercialisation efforts, including paid pilots worth ₹60 lacs completed to date.
- Technology validated to TRL-4 by India's leading aquaculture research body
- On-field testing confirmed viable directly at shrimp ponds
- Commercial product launch followed in partnership with ICAR-Fisheries/CIBA
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