Contact
Birgir Örn Smárason
Research Group Leader
birgir@matis.is
Matís was a participant in the project Aquaculture Innovation Network for northern Periphery and Arctic (AINNPA) funded by the Northern Periphery and Arctic Program (NPA). The project, which was a preliminary project of the partners for the preparation of a larger project, was about connecting small and medium-sized development companies in the NPA area with the aquaculture industry.
Innovation and development of products and services are very important for the sustainable growth of aquaculture. Smaller companies in the aquaculture sector do not always have access to innovation and development companies that can help aquaculture companies grow. The AINNPA project was intended to address this problem by connecting parties and transferring knowledge to the aquaculture industry and opening up new markets for small and medium-sized development companies that have not previously collaborated with the aquaculture industry.
The project's partners, the University of Stirling (UK), the Aquaculture Research Station of the Faroes (Faroe Islands), SINTEF (Norway) and the Indigo Rock Marine Research Station (Ireland) all have extensive experience in research and innovation for aquaculture, each in its own field. The parties met at the first meeting of the project at Matís' headquarters in early 2017 and laid the groundwork for the coming months.
The results of the project were submitted to the NPA Fund in September. They are intended to be the basis for continued co-operation between the parties.