Just now, a meeting about the biotechnology industry ended, and the meeting took place at Matís' premises at Vínlandsleið 12 in Reykjavík. In total, the meeting was well attended by another hundred people and important things were said about everything related to this profitable but challenging industry.
There is a great boom in biotechnology and related industries in Iceland and many want to say that the growth point of the future lies there. Matís is in good contact with the biotechnology industry and many of Matís' projects are carried out in collaboration with companies there.
Now seemed to us a good time to present the state of affairs, vision and results of recent years. The meeting included presentations from companies as well as presentations from Matís and the University of Iceland.
Following the meeting, guests were invited to inspect the premises at Vínlandsleið 14, where several companies, which work closely with Matís, have established themselves and there was a formal opening of that part of the building.
Below you can see what the agenda of the meeting looked like and if you click on the name of most of the lectures, a pdf file will open with the lecture.
Agenda
08:30 Sentence - Orri Hauksson, Association of Industries
08:40 Is the biotechnology industry the growth spurt of Icelanders? – Hörður G. Kristinsson, Matís
08:45 Enzymes and energy from thermal microorganisms – Jakob Kristjánsson, Prokazyme
09:00 Energy and chemical synthesis with the help of thermophilic microorganisms – Guðmundur Óli Hreggviðsson, Matís
09:10 Why do fish not get foot ulcers? - Guðmundur Guðmundsson, Kerecis
09:25 Enzymes from cod in natural products, cosmetics and medicines – Bjarki Stefánsson, Enzyme technology
09:40 Molecular culture and its products - Júlíus B. Kristinsson, ORF Genetics
09:55 The chemical wealth of Icelandic nature – Sesselja Ómarsdóttir, Pharmacology, University of Iceland
10:10 Chitosan - Innovation and growth potential for the future – Einar Matthíasson, Primex
10:20 Adventure marketing: wool, fish and supplements – Þráinn Þorvaldsson, Saga Medica
10:35 Discussion
10:45 Closing of the meeting and formal opening of Vínlandsleið 14 - Friðrik Friðriksson, Chairman of the Board of Matís
Sveinn Margeirsson, Guðlaug Þ. Marinósdóttir
The meeting was chaired by Hörður G. Kristinsson, Matís' research director and the director of the Biotechnology and Biochemistry Division.
Þórir Bergsson, Matís' master chef, offered the guests a delicious breakfast.
An advertisement for the meeting can be found here.