Our Story
Since the early beginning of shrimp aquaculture,
Artemia has been recognized as a good nutritional feed for small shrimp and fish larvae. The fact that the Artemia cysts could be dried and stored for a long time made it convenient for the aquaculture sector in general. Ever since the early 1980s, the industrial fish and shrimp hatcheries have been buying and using Artemia cysts in the same way. The Artemia cyst suppliers offer dry cysts in a can, but the shrimp hatchery actually wants Artemia Nauplii to feed to their shrimp.
When our team started this project to supply hatcheries daily with Instar 1 Artemia Nauplii, they worked on the premise that hatching Artemia is a challenging task for fish and shrimp hatcheries.
In 2012 I&V-BIO first started out with the concept in a hatchery in Thailand. Since then, I&V-BIO expanded with operational centers in Asia: Thailand, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh and
Latin America: Ecuador. Presently our company also has collaborations and operating units in Saudi-Arabia and China.
All production facilities are serving hatcheries, nursery and Grow out with Pure Artemia Nauplii, on a daily basis.
I&V Bio was founded in 2012 by
Frank Indigne and Luk Van Nieuwenhove,
a team with more than 30 years of expertise in aquaculture.
I&V-BIO Timeline
Uniqueness
I&V-BIO developed a patented separation technology which combined with specific hatching and quality protocols ensure the production of Artemia nauplii on an industrial scale. Separation technology, disinfection and packaging are equally important to produce consistent quantity and quality. Customized programs in combination with trained staff guarantee on-time daily deliveries,
365 days per year.
Our Goal
The goal of I&V-BIO is to be the preferred supplier of fresh speciality feeds, diets and health products. We want to be present in all main shrimp and fish markets world-wide through the establishment of local facilities with local partners.
1st Artemia Nauplii Center
Phang-Nga, Thailand.
The team behind the product (Under construction)
Frank Indigne
CEO and Co-owner I&V-BIO Group
Luk Van Nieuwenhove
COO and Co-owner I&V-BIO Group
Chris Trogh
Director I&V-BIO Asia
Kavitha Reddy Yarabolu
Partner India and Madam Chairman
Siddhartha Reddy Yarabolu
Partner India
Fernando Idrovo
President of CODEMET
José Carlos Peré
Vicepresident of CODEMET
José Peré Idrovo
Executive Director I&V-BIO Ecuador
Arthitaya Umthong
Managing director I&V-BIO Thailand
Manchusa Ritchum
(K. Ple)
Internal communication & HRM TH
Rudi Bijnens
Global Marketing and Sales Director
M. Nadjib
General manager Indonesia
Do Dang Hai
General manager Vietnam
Narayan Chandra Nath
General Manager Bangladesh
Srinidhi Lokesh
General manager India
Montri Bunchan
Internal financial auditor
Francisco Norero
Production manager Ecuador
Ibnu Kholdun
General affairs manager Indonesia
Zakaria
Production manager Indonesia
Willy Van De Velde
General engineer
Waiso
Sales manager Indonesia
Steven Lanckmans
Webmaster & External communication
Ibnu Sitta
Finance manager Indonesia
Janthida M.
Sales manager Thailand
K. Pat
Group Internal operations auditor
Nongnut Jakra
K. Beer
Quality systems manager
Preecha Chotiya
Production manager Thailand
Ladda Chotiya
HR manager Phang Nga
Settham Hnunsup
(K. Nack)
Production manager Nonthaburi
Namoy K.
Sales Thailand
Kishore Kumar
Sales and Production India
Arif Masykur
Sales Indonesia
Anay Sotomayor
Sales Ecuador
Julien Nahoum
Production engineer
Hasbi Setiawan
Sales Indonesia
Khun Aom
Sales Thailand
Uus Sofyan
Technical support Indonesia
Oscar Posada
Biologist Ecuador
Paolo Perez
Sales Ecuador
Alizal
Sales Indonesia
K. June
Quality control Nonthaburi
Patricia Tigrero
Sales Ecuador
Ramzi
Production manager Indonesia Situbondo
Phan Hoang Nhan
Sales Vietnam
Ngo Hoang Phuong
Area Sales Manager Vietnam
Phan Thi Nhat Tan
Sales Manager Vietnam