Partner and member meeting: Barriers to innovation in aquaculture – from insight to action 

Date
Dec 08, 2026
Time
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Place
The Lantern Thormøhlens Gate 51B, 5006 Bergen, Norway

Welcome to the last partner and member meeting of the year

Barriers to innovation in aquaculture – from insight to action 

Date: Tuesday, December 8
Time: 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Location: Lanternen, Marineholmen, Bergen 

 

We would like to invite you and your colleagues to the last member meeting of the year. We are now gathering the entire community for an afternoon of professional enrichment, new inspiration and opportunities to make valuable contacts across the industry. 

This time we focus on barriers to innovation in aquaculture – from insight to action. 

What are the biggest obstacles to innovation in the aquaculture industry? What barriers stand in the way of new technology, new solutions and necessary restructuring? And who is responsible for breaking them down? 

Through contributions from key players in the industry and presentations of recent results from the Innovation Promise project, you will gain insight into the challenges that hinder innovation today and what measures can help trigger the innovation promises the aquaculture industry needs for the future. 

 

Innovation barriers in the industry 

  • Bremnes Seashore 
  • Ovum 
  • Benchmark Genetics 

Results from the Innovation Promise 

  • Eivind Helland, Blue Planet 
  • Leif Magne Sunde, SINTEF Ocean 

Panel discussion 

How can the barriers be broken down, and who should take responsibility?
 

At the meeting you will receive 

  • Insight into the most important barriers hindering innovation in the aquaculture industry 
  • Insight into findings and recommendations from the Innovation Promise 
  • Suggestions for how the barriers can be broken down and who should take responsibility for necessary changes 
  • Opportunity to meet and discuss with stakeholders from the entire value chain 

 

The event is free for all employees of our partner and member companies. Feel free to bring a colleague or two. 

There will be light refreshments, mingling and time to build relationships across the industry. 

 

About the Innovation Pledge 

The Innovation Pledge is a project in the Aquaculture Pledge with the goal of increasing knowledge about barriers to innovation in the aquaculture industry and identifying improvements that can facilitate faster technology development and necessary restructuring. The project has gathered insight from the industry to understand what is slowing down innovation, and which instruments can help trigger the innovation push of the future. Innovation in aquaculture: Barriers and solutions for improved technology development (Innovation Pledge) – SINTEF . 

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NCE Seafood
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