Fera Science

Fera Science Limited (Fera), formerly the Food and Environment Research Agency, is a joint venture based in the United Kingdom owned by Capita (75%) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (25%). Its aim is to support and develop a sustainable food chain, a healthy natural environment, and to protect the global community from biological and chemical risks.

History

Fera was formed on 1 April 2009 as an executive agency of DEFRA by bringing together the Central Science Laboratory (CSL) at Sand Hutton, the Plant Health Division (PHD)/Plant Health and Seeds Inspectorate (PHSI) in York, the Plant Variety Rights Office and Seeds Division (PVS) in Cambridge and the UK Government Decontamination Service at MoD Stafford.

On 1 October 2014, the Bee Inspectorate, the Plants Health and Seeds Inspectorate, the Plant Variety and Seeds Group and the GM Inspectorate transferred from Fera to the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).

On 1 April 2015, DEFRA placed Fera into a joint venture, Fera Science Limited, with Capita acquiring a 75% stake in the company for £20m.

Fera

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Fera (band)

Fera is a Canadian Pop rock/Singer-songwriter duo composed of twin sisters Courtney and Stephanie Fera. Over the past ten years Fera has recorded three albums: ‘The Music Room’ (2005) – produced by Paul Airey (Michael Bublé); ‘Familiar Feeling’ (2007) – produced by CCMA award-winner Tom Mckillip (Aaron Pritchett, One More Girl); and most recently a self-titled EP (2009) – produced by Tom Mckillip and Paul Shatto (The Higgins).

Biography

Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., the songwriting sisters known as Fera started their music career in 2000. Over the past five years, Fera has been attracting new fans and winning over a wide range of audiences with their genre-bending blend of music which ranges from country, rock, alternative, as well as pop. After releasing two singles to Canadian country radio in 2008, Fera had opportunities to open for Lisa Brokop, One More Girl and Prairie Oyster; and shared the stage with artists such as Jessie Farrell, Aaron Pritchett, Ian Tyson, Randy Bachman, Bill Henderson and many more.

Fera (fish)

Fera is a local name for several fish species of the genus Coregonus from Switzerland, and France, in particular Savoy. The true fera referred to the species Coregonus fera, which was endemic to Lake Geneva, but is now extinct. The “fera” served as a food fish in Switzerland and Savoy refers to the still-surviving relatives of the true fera, which include Coregonus palaea. The Lake Geneva whitefish was locally known as "little fera".

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