Matís
It is Matís' wish that the grant be put to good use and further support the excellent work that is already being done at SKB.
Further information can be found on SKB's website, www.skb.is.
"The program emphasizes practical knowledge and experience and students work closely with Icelandic supervisors in project work and job presentations that take up more than half of the six months of the program. Every year, special studies are offered in 3-4 courses, but the special studies take 4-5 months. Matís is in charge of teaching a quality program and students in that program range from 5 to 10. Every year, 15-20 Matís specialists come to teaching and project instructions ", says Heiða Pálmadóttir, Matís' subject manager.
It can be quite a puzzle to put together the program for the special study, "first there are lectures for 6 weeks and there are various people involved and not just experts at Matís, but people from all over the Icelandic fishing industry and related fields such as transport and packaging. We go on visits where companies receive students, these are fun and informative visits for students and no less for escorts. Fun discussions are created more during informal visits than when attending a lecture on the subject. I myself have found it fun and educational to go on these visits, "says Heiða Pálmadóttir, who has supervised the teaching for many years.
Students work on their final projects at Matís and this creates a connection with students who do not break up. Many return to further studies in Iceland, although some have entered doctoral and master's studies in recent years. By staying in Iceland for so long, a great and lasting connection is created between people. This has given rise to long-term projects and friendships.
"I have been in contact with students from SriLanka, he is setting up a quality system and sought advice on the implementation of individual measurements such as quality measurements on fish and further explanations of methodology - this can be done online and takes us little time. serve. Another example is a student in Kenya who has been in contact for a fatty acid diagnosis, but she is particularly interested in increasing fish oil consumption, especially in young children and their mothers. Undeniably, one thinks of one's students when tragedy strikes their nations and one never knows what will happen to them especially if the ties are not stable. It was also a strong experience to receive students from North Korea and Cuba during the worst situation, "says Heiða.
"All of these are well-educated people in the beginning and extremely interested in learning and getting to know as much as possible what we have to offer," Heiða concludes.
In a news item that Matís published on its website on 1 September. is an inaccurate wording, but part of the news can be understood in the sense that Matís has studied the effectiveness of skin care products on bodily functions.
Regarding the conduct of the research in question, it is correct that herbs in aqueous solution (plant extract) with herbs used in Villimey's skin products were tested in various skin cell tests and connective tissue tests. Such tests provide evidence of the activity of various substances in the skin and connective tissue cells. The relevant cell assays measured collagen levels and the levels of the enzymes elastase, metal proteinase 1, metal proteinase 2 and metal proteinase 9.
The tests showed that the herbs inhibited the synthesis of the enzymes. The tests also showed an increase in the amount of collagen in skin cells. There was also activity in healing files in cell epithelium with the so-called "Scratch wound healing" test (filament healing test) as well as antioxidant effect.
Matís regrets having sent a text that contained inaccurate wording and apologizes for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Further information is provided by Sveinn Margeirsson, CEO of Matís.
Matís, together with partners from Norway, Sweden, the UK and the Netherlands, was a participant in the research project WhiteFish, which was part of FP7, the 7th European Research Program, but the project has just been completed. The aim of the project was to develop and verify a method for calculating, analyzing individual batches (eg boxes, pallets or fishing trips), the environmental impact of cod and haddock products. The project will especially benefit small and medium-sized companies in the value chain of cod and haddock products, so that they can record the sustainability of products and processing methods. By being able to demonstrate the environmental impact of individual batches of production, the project's product will be used to give producers of cod and haddock products a competitive advantage in the market, which will presumably result in improved market access, higher prices and increased consumer goodwill.
The whole article is on Horizon website.
After some deliberation, it was agreed that the premises could be used as a smaller slaughterhouse, in addition to traditional meat processing. It can be said that it is not possible to get closer to the ideology "Straight from the farm".
A great deal of preparation went into it, which was based, among other things, on the design and organization of the slaughterhouse and the procedures required there, and also a lot of time was spent communicating with official regulators as this was the first slaughterhouse of its kind in the country. It was also necessary to convince licensors and regulators that even small slaughterhouses, with limited manpower, where work processes are based more on craftsmanship than automation, can meet all the requirements for slaughterhouses. It has now been two slaughter seasons since the opening of the slaughterhouse, at which time it has been confirmed that the house's products have become very desirable, as the quality is chronic, whether in terms of hygiene or taste and texture.
The next steps of Erlendur Björnsson and Þórunn Júlíusdóttir, the pioneers in Seglbúðir in collaboration with Matís, are to increase the operation of the building and the preparation of a large animal slaughterhouse, i.e. bulls and horse slaughter, already underway. This activity will strengthen the activities and create some jobs in the countryside in addition to those that were created at the opening of the sheep slaughterhouse.
For further information Óli Þór Hilmarsson at Matís.
The main focus of the project is to help build and market craft businesses in remote and sparsely populated areas, and in the process encourage and inspire young people. Partners in the project are from Norway, Canada, the Faroe Islands, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Iceland and Greenland.
Matís is currently looking for craft companies that are interested in becoming an ÉCONOMUSÉE and are connected to the "Craft Reach" network. For more information, visit the website, www.economusee.eu.
There are already three ÉCONOMUSÉEs in Iceland, they are Leir 7 in Stykkishólmur, Arfleifð in Djúpavogur and Gestastofa Sútarans in Sauðárkrókur.
Craft companies interested in participating must meet the following conditions:
Further information about the project or the current craft company can be found at www.economusee.eu.
If you think you meet the above criteria and are interested in being part of this exciting network, you can contact Gunnþórunn Einarsdóttir ( gunna@matis.is).
The deadline to apply is December 21.
At Matís, dr. Ragnar Jóhannsson, project manager, has been working on various projects aimed at finding raw materials other than fishmeal for aquaculture and utilizing unused raw materials. Waste from cellulose factories in Sweden and the cultivation of biomass in geothermal gases from the Hellisheidi Geothermal Power Plant are possibilities that have been explored.
Ragnar has worked with Swedish companies in the production of Single Cell Protein (SCP) from sidestreams from the forest industry. The main goal is to develop a product that replaces fishmeal. It was necessary to find out which microorganisms were most suitable and which sidestreams in cellulose and paper production were best suited for this production. The protein mass is dried and mixed with other raw materials to make aquaculture feed. This feed has been tried in tilapia farming with good results and is currently being developed for char farming.
Another method that has been tried in feed production is to use hydrogen sulphide from the Hellisheidi power plant as an energy source in the cultivation of microbial biomass. The microorganisms grow rapidly on hydrogen sulphide, are then dried and added to aquaculture feed. This project was recently completed after two years of development work, but further research is needed to maximize results.
For further information Ragnar at Matís.
All presentations made at the Fisheries Conference 2015 can now be downloaded from the conference's website under Agenda 2015 . Students from the University of Akureyri have also been out and about Facebook page where you will find a summary of presentations.
There were about 750 registered participants and there have never been more. The largest number of participants in the conference halls was around 550 people, but many attended only part of the conference. Over three hundred people's meeting rooms were packed into several seminars, as can be seen in the picture above. What goes on outside the conference room is also important, but the Fisheries Conference is a forum where people meet, strengthen relationships and co-operate in the industry.
Margildi won by a landslide over the Avant-garde idea and Matís warmly congratulates Margildi's employees.
Most of the samples were from salmon that was in its first year at sea or 72.8%. The lifespan of freshwater varied from one year to five and the average freshwater age of salmon was 2.6 years. Most salmon had been in freshwater for two years or 42% and 28% had been in freshwater for three years.
A database on the origin of salmon stocks in 284 European rivers was used to study the origin. It turned out that the 68% samples were traced to mainland Europe and the British Isles, 30% were traced to Scandinavia and northern Russia, but only 2% salmon were from Iceland.
This study shows that the sea area south and east of Iceland is an important feeding ground for Atlantic salmon, and especially for salmon from the British Isles and southern Europe. The low proportion of salmon of Icelandic origin came as a surprise and indicates that Icelandic salmon use another grazing area.
The study is described in more detail ICES Web site.
Detailed information is provided by the first author of the article, Kristinn Ólafsson at Matís.
The main points of the agreement between the Faculty of Food and Nutrition and Matís are:
From left: Sigrún Mjöll Halldórsdóttir, project manager at Matís, Sveinn Margeirsson, CEO of Matís, Guðjón Þorkelsson, president of the Faculty of Food and Nutrition and division manager at Matís, Inga Þórsdóttir, president of the School of Health Sciences and
Þórhallur Ingi Halldórsson, professor at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition.
The Faculty of Food and Nutrition and Matís have had a good collaboration on teaching for a long time, but Matís' employees have traditionally taught at the faculty. The collaboration has now increased even further as two Matís employees have been given a permanent position at the Faculty of Food and Nutrition at the University of Iceland and one employee of the faculty has been given a permanent position at Matís.
Matís is a leader in Iceland in research in the field of food production and food safety. Matís' policy is to strengthen the competitiveness of Icelandic products and the economy, improve public health, ensure food security and sustainable use of the environment through research, innovation and services in the fields of food, biotechnology and genetic engineering. In order to implement its policy, it is necessary for Matís to work in collaboration with the University of Iceland on teaching and training students.
The Faculty of Food and Nutrition is one of the most powerful units of the University of Iceland in research facilities for each full-time equivalent of teachers. The faculty strives to be at the forefront with high-quality research and teaching that can be compared on an international level. The collaboration with Matís supports these goals. There is also a strong emphasis on collaboration with institutions and companies such as Matís in the University of Iceland's policy.
Further information is provided by Inga Þórsdóttir and Sveinn Margeirsson.