Oslo Teknopol’s Øystein Lie will guide the session in reviewing 10 innovative cases covering vaccines, proper feeding of farmed fish, genes and algae characteristics, krill, and more.

"The workshop is unique because we are inviting companies, the best scientific environments, trendsetters in seafood, finance, and the public sector to work together in a constellation that would otherwise not exist. In this way we hope to expand the boundaries of cooperation and exploit synergies and creative energy,"” says Lie.

The purpose is to open the innovation process for broad participation from sources and companies outside the industry. The program has already generated great interest among participants from three continents. Several of the international delegations will also take the opportunity to visit Norwegian companies along the coast.

MareLife is an industry network focusing on the fish farming industry, and is the first in the Norwegian seafood cluster to merge all three marine segments: farming, fishery, and ingredients. MareLife’s mission is to facilitate cooperation between members and unite Norway’s marine industry in a functional cluster.
 
The 1st international MareLife innovation workshop
• Is part of the North Atlantic Seafood Forum, held for the fourth time on 4-5
  March 2009 in Lillestrøm
• NASF is the largest seafood conference in the world
• Last year’s conference drew 550 delegates, including fishery authorities from
  around the world
• The MareLife workshop takes place on the 5th of March.

For more information see www.nor-seafood.com. 
 
Text/translation: Berit Solli and Kevin Gallagher