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Cooperation agreement between Matís and ALS in Sweden
Last year, Matís signed a collaboration agreement with a research institute ALS Scandinavia in Sweden. ALS is a global company with 340 laboratories around the world...
Food microbiology specialist
Matís is looking for an ambitious and dynamic specialist to work at our research laboratory in Reykjavík. This is a diverse and challenging...
Circular biobased economy: EU funding opportunities for Icelandic organizations
Rannís and Matís invite you to an information session on opportunities for the circular economy within European programmes in 2026. A special guest is Pilar Llorente Ruiz De...
Environment & Air Quality – A New Service at Matís
Matís has established a new specialist group, Environment & Air Quality, within its service division. The group is intended to provide services to industry in Iceland in...
Summer Position in Matís Genetics Group
The Genetics Department at Matís is looking for a motivated individual to participate in a genetic analysis project in the summer of 2026. The project aims to...
Findings from Matís Genetic Research on Salmon in the Laxá River in Aðaldalur Attract Attention
Matís has published in full the report Genetic diversity of salmon in Laxá in Aðaldal, with the permission of Landsvirkjun, which commissioned the project...
Blood pudding from salmon blood and salmon liver
RÚV TV programme "Landinn" recently featured a segment on a project in which blood pudding was produced from salmon blood. The project "Value creation from...
Matís Summer Employee Nominated for the Presidential Innovation Award of Iceland
Ásdís Agla Sigurðardóttir, a food science student at the University of Iceland, received a nomination for the Presidential Innovation Award of Iceland for her project Biochar: A Bridge Between...
Strategy Implementation at Matís
Today, an in-depth interview with Oddur M. Gunnarsson, CEO of Matís, was published on Vísir, in which he discusses the strategy development and implementation work...
Nordic Conference on Sensory Evaluation and Consumers: How Can Sensory Evaluation Strengthen the Competitiveness and Sustainability of Food?
Every two years, the Nordic Sensory Workshop conference is held in the Nordic countries, focusing on sensory evaluation and consumer research, and Matís has...
PhD Defence in Biology – Antoine Moenaert
On Thursday January 22nd 2026, Antoine Moenaert will defend his doctoral thesis in biology at the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the University of Iceland. The thesis is entitled...
NATALIE Project Annual Meeting in Venice
On 1–5 December 2025, a five-person delegation from Iceland travelled to Venice, Italy, to attend the annual NATALIE project meeting...
Salted Fish Processed with Salt Derived from Water Treatment at the Processing Plant in Vestmannaeyjar
Since 1968, when a water pipeline was first connected between the Vestmannaeyjar islands and the mainland, the islanders have relied on access to fresh water through...
PhD Defence in Food Science – Carina Eveline M. Pina Fernandes
On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, Carina Eveline M. Pina Fernandes defended her doctoral thesis in Food Science at the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Iceland. The thesis is...
PhD Defence in Food Science – Clara Maria Vasquez Mejia
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, Clara Maria Vasquez-Mejia defended her doctoral thesis in Food Science at the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Iceland. The thesis is entitled:...
Research on the Efficacy of Omega Cold FFA
Matís has initiated research on the efficacy of Omega Cold cod liver oil with added free fatty acids. The purpose of the research is to examine whether the cod liver oil affects...