150% growth in startups
New analysis by the Iceland Ocean Cluster shows 150% increase in the number of blue startups in Iceland between 2011 and 2021. The analysis indicates... Read More
Mr. Arni M. Mathiesen former Minister of Fisheries and Deputy-Director at FAO has joined Iceland Ocean Cluster as a Senior adviser
Our international work has been steadily growing and Arni’s leaderships skills, extensive network and blue ocean enthusiasm makes us all super excited to have him... Read More
Cooling equipment experiment in Sierra Leone’s fishing boats
The icelandic company Ocean Excellence is one of the first spinoffs from the Iceland Ocean Cluster. The company is a collaboration between Samey, tech company,... Read More
Ocean academy
Are you interested in studying about the blue economy? Now you can jump start a career in the blue economy in Iceland; a country that... Read More
Visits from sister clusters representatives
Our sister clusters are visiting the Ocean Cluster House to learn more about our cluster work and how they can implement some of our ideas... Read More
The New Fish Wave
The world’s oceans – their temperature, chemistry, currents and life – drive global systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind. Our rainwater, drinking water,... Read More
Mapping of seafood byproduct companies in Iceland
The Iceland Ocean Cluster has recently published a mapping of all companies in Iceland that are developing various products from byproducts of seafood. The publication... Read More
Demand for seafood innovation is growing
Thor Sigfusson Founder and Chairman of Iceland Ocean Cluster had a talk with Intrafish about if what we have achieved in innovation is good enough. You... Read More
The OC House creates magic, again
The OC House in Iceland continues to make history. An amazing US start up with nanotechnology batteries, Greenvolt, got a space in the OC House... Read More
Nordic port leaders visiting
Leaders from the port of Reykjavik, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen Malmo, Torshavn, Gothenburgh, Aarhus,Esbjeg and Helsingborg, visited the OC House in Reykjavik harbor recently. They were... Read More
Increased focus on product development from fish byproducts
According to a new research done by the Iceland Ocean Cluster, 48 companies in Iceland are focused mainly on developing products from fish byproducts. Without... Read More
The Iceland Ocean Cluster participates in the Startup Maine conference in Portland Maine.
On Thursday June 20th, Berta Danielsdottir, CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, delivered a Keynote speech to a full room of entrepreneurs, academics, and... Read More