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Food & Health and Marine Focused Support and Development

Foto: Lisa Nestorson

These are organizations and associations promoting business creation and development withing the Food & Health and Marine science sectors.

Göteborg & Västra Götalandsregionen

Livsmedel i Väst
Non-profit association working to promote strengthen and profile the food industry in western Sweden.

Food & Health Concept Centre
A competence centre in the west of Sweden working for the development of the food industry. Initiate research focused on companies´ common long-term interests. Part of Livsmedel i Väst.
 
mare novum
mare novum is a new Swedish Centre for development of marine innovations. It is a partnership between the University of Gothenburg and the five northern coast municipalities in Bohuslän. mare novum provides counselling support for development of research-based innovations and business projects focusing on marine applications. mare novum also acts as a gate for industry and others to the academic world and has an extensive network with research institutions both within Sweden and abroad. mare novum mediates cooperations between industry and others e.g. in joint R&D programs, arranging forum for discussions and seminars in relevant topics and support in commercialisation of innovative ideas.

Norway

AQUACULTURE
Research program that promote a sustainable, market oriented, profitable aquaculture industry. Facilitates the knowledge development of the industry. The program consolidates and continues activities from previous aquaculture program and related activities within the Research Council.
 
The Food Program: Norwegian Food from Sea and Land
The program will focus on innovation throughout the value chain from consumer to primary production for both agricultural food products and seafood.
 
Marine Innovations
Support program that strengthen the innovation ability of the marine industry through networking and knowledge sharing. Solve specific development tasks and funds joint initiatives in the fishing industry.
                       
Fisheries and Aquaculture Funding
Based on a levy of 0,3 % on all exported fish and fish products. Funding scheme for industrial R&D work within fisheries and aquaculture.

NIFES- The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research
Formerly known as the Institute of Nutrition under the Directorate of Fisheries, is a research institute with administrative tasks.

MareLife
MareLife is a biomarine innovation network organized as a member organization. It embraces major stakeholders of innovation: trend setting manufacturers, solution providers, start ups and ventures, venture capital, contemporary scientific organizations and public sector facilitators of innovation and commercialization. Its main vision and goal is to advance the biomarine sector to become a knowledge intensive sustainable industry which has science, diversity and adaptability as major characteristiscs.

Uppdaterad: 2009-04-29
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