Of our 36 members, about half are new or established companies in the biotech, biomarine, fishery, and aquaculture arenas. Others are R&D players, service providers and actors for the stimulation of innovation. Our members enjoy courses and workshops designed for further education, network activities to connect people, business development services, help for startups, and international branding and promotion.
Members
ArcticZymes Technology
Contact: Børge Sørvoll
Develops, manufactures and markets novel molecular enzymes for use in research, molecular diagnostics and applied markets.
Contact:Rolf Engstad
Develops and manufactures immune modulating compounds for the human health sectors.
Norinnova
Contact: Asbjørn Lilletun
An innovation company with the objective of commercializing business ideas from research activities and new technologies.
Bryn Aarflot
Contact: Marianne Weiby Wulff
Intellectual property consultants with full range of IP services at all levels
Brødrene Karlsen
Contact: Randi Karlsen
A seafood corporation supplying high quality seafood from the Arctic, offering both farmed and wild fish.
Zooca
Contact: Marianne Mæhlum
Offers superior, all-natural Arctic Marine Bioactives derived from the marine crustacean Calanus finmarchicus, providing health benefits to people and animals all over the world.
Contact: Trond Håkon Solbo
A manufacturer and a provider of high quality biopolymers chitin and chitosan, derived from the raw material Pandalus Borealis caught in the Arctic part of the North Atlantic.
Eurofins
Contact: Siv-Heidi Henriksen
The largest laboratory in Norway, leading the industry in the chemical, microbiological and sensory analysis of the environment, food, feed and agriculture.
Contact: Herman Schips
Kelpinor is a Norwegian marine technology company originating from NTNU Trondheim, which has developed a method for deploying and harvesting food grade kelp, enabling economies of scale.
Contact: Trine Bredal Hauan
A seaweed company based in Hammerfest. Extracting valuable molecules from arctic sustainably harvested wild seaweeds, like Ascophyllum nodosum.
Tromsø Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Sigrid Mogård-Jansen
The fourth largest business association in Norway with approximately 650 members, from all sectors.
MABIT
Contact: Wenche Poppe
An industrial R&D program for marine biotechnology in Northern Norway with a focus on increasing value in the fishery, aquaculture, and biotechnological industries.
Contact: Kjersti Lie Gabrielsen
Marbank is a national marine biobank with a mission to provide academia and industry with easy access to marine biodiversity, its associated data and extractable products.
Marealis
Contact: Andreas Semmingsen
A marine biotechnology company with a focus on the development and commercialization of novel bioactive peptides from sustainable marine sources of the Arctic Ocean for human health and food ingredients.
Nofima
Contact: Jan Erik Olsen
One of the largest institutes for applied research within the fields of fisheries, aquaculture and food research in Europe.
Olivita
Contact: Thomas Hansen
A nutraceutical company with a patented Norwegian omega-3 product for health called Olivita, a unique combination of seal oil and extra virgin olive oil.
Nordic Pharma Inc
Contact: Karin Fareth
Develops and produces novel ingredients based on bioactive compounds from the Arctic with a focus on marine lipids, and applies to cGMP API.
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Contact: Zølvi Pedersen
The world’s northernmost university, located in Tromsø, Norway.
NORCE
Contact: Anne Myhr
NORCE delivers research and innovation in energy, health care, climate, the environment, society and technology.
Contact: Håkon Volden
Aarja Health® pure, safe, and highly bioavailable vitamins and supplements combined with Nordic superfoods. All products are designed to boost your health naturally without any unnecessary additives – manufactured with love in our own certified factory in Finland.
Akvaplan-niva
Contact: Marianne Frantzen
Independent research institute in the NIVA-group that provide basic and applied research, experimental research facilities, and accredited laboratory analyses within the fields of aquatic environment, aquaculture, and maritime industries.
Wai Genetics
Contact: Petter Johansen
We improve biological readings from challenging samples by addressing complex biochemistry, unveiling the code of life and contributing to biological solutions for a more abundant world.
Contact: Brynjar Kværnstuen
Vesterålen Havbruk is engaged in farming and catch-based aquaculture of Atlantic cod, with focus on high quality of the raw materials.
NutriShell
Contact: Tina Olaussen
Nutrishell is a marine biotechnology company producing high quality feed and food ingredients from marine rest raw materials.
Norskin
Contact: Michal Meyer Nilssen
Norskin is an environmental and traceable alternative to traditional leather made by procuring, sorting and pre-treating the highest quality material from the ice-cold seas of Northern Norway.
Contact: Kenneth Ruud
Norway Naturals is a manufacturer preserving and utilizing harvested and farmed unique arctic plant materials from sea and land. Preservation, drying, milling, concentration and extraction (startup medio 2022)
KinSea Lead Discovery AS
Contact: Jeanette Hammer Andersen
Developing marine bioactive compounds from the Arctic ocean into pharmaceutically active products. The therapeutic indications cover cancers as well as other diseases with high, unmet clinical need.
Tailorzyme
Contact: Bent Piil Pedersen
Tailorzyme design enzyme solutions optimized for the customer’s substrate and process requirements.
We work in close collaboration with the customer and together we develop new enzyme solutions suited for industrial applications.
Contact: Sigve Daae Rasmussen
Northern Norway largest environmental collaboration. 55 000 tonnes organic waste will be converted into biogas in a new plant in Skibotn, in Troms and Finnmark.
Contact: Torsteinn Erlingsson
Develops antiviral drugs for treatment against respiratory virus infections and topical treatments for bacterial infections.
Contact: Martin Oddekalv
Forward-thinking biotech company based in Tromsø Norway, that focuses on utilizing marine resources and leading kelp reforestation efforts.
Contact: Samson Steindal Vonen
CapiPro uses residual products from several industries, to produce Polychaete worms as a sustainable feed ingredient for aquaculture, pet food and bait. Our worms are rich in protein and omega 3, and is the perfect additive for sustainable feeds.
Contact: Goril Johansen
Grøtsund Industripark AS aims to develop a maritime-oriented business hub, grounded in principles of sustainability and circularity, with the broader ambition of helping position Tromsø as a driving force for green innovation and solutions.
Partners
The County Council is financially supporting Biotech North’s current innovation project.
Responsible for certain cross-municipal tasks and initiates and coordinates regional political and administrative activities.
Innovation Norway is financially supporting Biotech North’s current innovation project.
The Norwegian Government’s most important instrument for innovation and development of Norwegian enterprises and industry.
ProTromsø is a business development company focused on strengthening Tromsø’s competitiveness through sustainable growth.
With blue biotechnology as a strategic priority, ProTromsø supports strong industry clusters and greater value creation in the marine sector.
