SEAFOOD INNOVATION DAY NASF 2018, March 8th, Bergen, Norway

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We are proud to present 18 companies that have been chosen to compete in the Seafood Innovation Award at Seafood Innovation Day in Bergen, March 8th, during North Atlantic Seafood Forum 2018.

The Seafood Innovation Award is intended to stimulate and reward knowledge-based innovation or entrepreneurship within the field of aquaculture and seafood. The award will help to identify ideas with great commercial potential.

The 18 finalists were selected by a committee consisting of representatives from industry, science and finance. The committee evaluated each product on the ground of uniqueness, potential to reduce cost, increase efficiency and sustainability in the seafood value chain, degree of novelty, commercial viability and market potential.

Nominated Companies: Seafood Innovation Award

MICROSYNBIOTIX

MicroSynbiotix are developing a novel, patent-pending method of producing oral vaccines using transgenic microalgae. Our solution will make disease management much more sustainable and reduce the need for antibiotics.

 

QUANTIDOC AS

 

Quantidoc creates value for customers by providing objective and comparable data that links immunity with diet, environment, and treatments/handling.

 

 

KNIPBIO

 

KnipBio has developed a set of naturally occurring microbe strains that convert ethanol, methanol and other abundant, low-cost feedstocks into premium, nutritious, single-cell protein.

 

EIR OF NORWAY AS

 

EIR of Norway is developing Norwegian sea cucumbers for the Asian market. Sea cucumbers are a popular food item in the Asian market and we are passionately working to delivering the very best our arctic waters have to offer
 

H2O TECHNICS B.V

 

H2O Technics B.V. is a Dutch family business engaged in the distribution and maintenance of H2O Nano cavitation systems. These systems eliminate harmful organisms, parasites, algae, and biofouling.
 

BLUE LICE AS

Blue Lice wants to switch focus from treatment to prevention. Our patent pending system prevents sea lice before it affects the fish reducing the need for treatments. Our solution increases welfare in a sustainable and effective way increasing quality and production rate.

WHITE DOG LABS INC.

 

White Dog Labs is a biotechnology company founded upon synthetic biology and bio-process development. Using our proprietary technologies, we are developing market solutions for global challenges by harnessing the natural advantages of microorganisms called Clostridia.

 

OPTIMEERING AQUA AS

Optimeering Aqua is the brain-child of the optimization team at Optimeering and professor Asgeir Tomasgard from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Simply put, we built Optimeering Aqua to bring to market advanced optimization tools for production and market operations in the salmon and aquaculture industry

INVERTAPRO AS

Invertapro produces high-quality protein and plant nutrition based on the Tenebrio molitor larvae (Mealworm) and Hermetia illucens larvae (Black soldier fly) using waste-streams as resources to create a truly circular economy.

 

ECOTONE AS

Ecotone is a leading-edge technology company within the new field of Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging (UHI), established specifically to unlock the treasure trove of concealed data through Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging (UHI).

 

MITHAL AS

 

REMORA is an automated net cleaner that also maps the integrity of the net. REMORA is the maritime variant of the robot mower providing better growth conditions and uninterrupted feeding.

ESTRO AS

 

Estro offers unique competency and wide knowledge, creating an innovative and complete partner for your company.

FIXED PHAGE

FIXED Phage delivers immobilised phages that have a potential application in aquaculture. Most promisingly, phages can be irreversibly attached directly to the surface of feed pellets, providing a product that is cheap to produce and stable at ambient temperatures.
 

AQUA-PRO AS

AquaPro’s goal is to solve an environmental challenge, by offering sustainable waste management and further develop the technology that to process other types of biological waste for valuable plant crops and / or energy.

FISHENCY AS

Fishency is all about access to good and extensive data, automated sea lice counting system will provide a solid decision support for sea lice treatments in the fish farming industry. Good data can optimize treatments and reduce the environmental impact of aquaculture.

FINLESS FOODS AS

Finless Foods is an early-stage biotechnology company whose mission is to develop and mass manufacture pioneering marine animal food products for human consumption.

 

DRYGRO LTD.

DryGro is a UK-based agriculture technology company that has developed new ways to grow animal feed ingredients on arid, unproductive land

 

MANOLIN INC.

 

Manolin designs systems that simplify the management og aquaculture operations. From coordinating operations and management to inventory management, workflow tracking, health monitoring to predictive analysis.

 

  For more information about Seafood Innovation Award read here

Seafood Innovation Day Program here

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