SHOWCASING INNOVATIONS FOR SEAFOOD INNOVATION AWARD
18 companies 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.
Most of the finalists have participated in programs at ACCEL Seafood or Hatch Aquaculture Accelerator, which are business accelerators with unique growth programs for innovative start-ups in the seafood industry.
The winner will be selected by an award committee and a LIVE poll from the audience from NASF Conference at Seafood Innovation Day, and the award consists of a diploma and a prize of NOK 250,000.
Presenting companies
MicroSynbiotiX Ltd.
Ireland
Ecotone AS
Norway
Quantidoc AS
Norway
Mithal AS
Norway
KnipBio Inc.
USA
Estro AS
Norway
Eir of Norway AS
Norway
Tunichor AS
Norway
H2O Technics B.V.
The Netherlands
DryGro Ltd.
UK
Blue Lice AS
Norway
Fixed Phage Ltd.
UK
White Dog Labs Inc.
USA
Manolin Inc.
USA
Optimeering Aqua AS
Norway
Aquapro AS
Norway
Invertapro AS
Norway
Fishency AS
Norway
Complete program for North Atlantic Seafood Forum, NASF, to be found here.