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Page 1: Marelife NEWS November 2012

NASF PRE-CONFERENCE • March 6 • 2012

TheMareLifeNews

Newsletter from Marel i fe • November • 2012

THE BIOCOMMITMENT!

BERGEN VISION!NASFDayZEROreadyfor

theWorldSeafoodCapital, March2013!

BIGSCALECHILER&D

AquaGeninUSD17M

"BlueGen-omicsChile"

23 topexcecutivessignthe"BioVerdi"paper| BergenThinkTanktodeliverVisionPaper | BlueBioFinal | DNAVaccinationofFish|

AcademyofSciencehostsOceanFoodSymposium|

"BioVerdi" is hosted at Oslo Science Center. This picture is taken when Minister of Trade and Industry, Trond Giske (center), inaugurated the new StartupLab,September 2012. Karl Christian Agerup, CEO Forskningsparken (left) and Ole Petter Ottersen, rektor, University of Oslo (right).

Photo: Gorm K. Gaare.

Tanya Hoel.

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23 SIGNATURESLeaderscommittedtobiocooperation

Norwegian bioeconomy is behind the pioneering «BioVerdi»project, based at Oslo Innovation Center. 23 top executiveshave signed the partnership declaration.

The project picks up the results from recent large report made byOslo Business School , «Et kunnskapsbasert Norge» (A knowledgebased Norway), wich reflects the status of the most importantNorwegian industry sectors. "Bio Verdi" aims at adressing thechal lenges and opportunities of the bio sector part of theseindustries, and to provide recommandations to enhanceinnovation. The project has been well received in al l environ-ments, from universities and industry to venture capital sector.

The analytical approach is robust: experts from all bio economysectors; medicine, marine, agro and industry together with Academiaand capital owners have formed working groups, the main deliveryfrom which is to propose on important measures to be implementedfor the purpose to foster enhanced innovation in the Norwegianbioeconomy sectors. The recommendation short list will be substanti-ated by mobilizing adequate analyses, statistics to support the pro-posals.

“BioVerdi” is a cross field and trans boundary initiative to developa stronger "ecosystem" of innovation. The project is established inpartnership between leading R&D units, industry representativesfrom bio production and pharma, capital owners and with support

from public policy system and authorities.The partners commitment and ownership to the project are

based on a planning document written by Øystein Lie. “Bio Verdi”seeks to establish an International Advisory Board, represented bythe Nordics, UK, USA and Singapore. “BioVerdi” intends to try to con-nect to “The Norwegian Industrial Biotechnology Network”, as a pos-sible pilot or demonstration project.

In essence the Norwegian bioeconomy sector is behind the pro-ject since top excecutives of the leading players of all four majorbranches: Marine, agri, health and process industry together withR&D organisations have endorsed its ideas and goals.

The partnersThese executives has signed the document: Ole Petter Ottersen(Rektor UiO), Hans Fredrik Hoen (Rektor UMB), Yngvi ld Wasteson(Rektor NVH), Øyvind Fyl l ing Jensen (Adm. dir. Nofima), GretaBentzen (NIVA), Gudmund Holstad (Adm. dir. Veterinærinstituttet),Ole Kristian Hjelstuen (Adm. dir. Inven2), Tom Colbjørnsen (RektorBI ), Frank Larsen (Adm. dir. Hedmark Kunnskapspark), MariannØdegaard (Adm. dir. Kjel ler Innovasjon), Karl Christian Agerup(Adm. dir. Forskningsparken), Hi lde Steineger (Vice president Pro-nova Biopharma), Odd Magne Rødseth (Adm. dir. AquaGen), JonHindar (Adm. dir. Cermaq), Idun Christie (Adm. dir. Graminor), RunarLarsen (Adm. Dir. Nortura), Sverre Bjørnstad (Adm. dir. Geno), OveLerdahl (Adm. dir. Agroplas), Knut Thomas Traaseth (Gener-alsekretær Norsk Venturekapitalforening), Arne Handeland (Part-ner Verdane Capital), Sigbjørn Gregusson (BioBank AS), Carl SeipHanevold (Styreleder MareLife), Gudbrand Rødsrud (CTO Bor-regaard).

In fact, the spirit and cross sector engagements behind the Nor-wegian aquaculture industrial revolution is again reflected in

Ole PetterOttersen,Rektor,University ofOslo.

ØyvindFyl l ingJensen, CEO,Nofima.

GudmundHolstad,CEO,Veterinær-instituttet.

FrankLarsen, CEO,HedmarkKunnskaps-park.

KarlChristianAgerup, CEO,Forsknings-parken.

RunarLarsen, CEO,Nortura.

ArneHandeland,partner,VerdaneCapital .

Hans FredrikHoen,Rektor, UMB.

GretaBentzen,CEO, NIVA.

Ole KristianHjelstuen,CEO, Inven2.

MariannØdegaard,CEO,InnovationKjel ler.

Hi ldeSteinegger,VP, PronovaBiopharma.

Jon Hindar,CEO, Cermaq.

Knut T.Traaseth,Secr. Gen.,NorskVenturekapi-talforening.

SigbjørnGregusson,CEO,BioBank.

Carl SeipHanevold,COB,Marel ife.

GudbrandRødsrud,CTO,Borregaard.

Yngvi ldWasteson,Rektor, NVH.

Øystien Lie,ProjectManager. BioVerdi

Idun Christie,CEO,Graminor.

SverreBjørnstad,CEO,Geno.

Ove Lerdahl ,CEO,Agroplas.

TomColbjørnsen,Rektor,Handelshøyskolen BI .

Odd MagneRødseth,CEO,AquaGen

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BioVerdi. This is one major motif why MareLife chair, Carl Seip Hane-vold and many of MareLife members involve in BioVerdi. They fore-see new synergistic powers to be tapped for the blue sector throughthis project.

BERGENTHINK TANK

VisionpapertobeconludedatNASFDayZero2013

A think tank aiming at producing a vision paper with work-ing title: “Solutions needed to expand global aquaculturesubstantially to meet with future food demands” is to be inaction in advance of and ready to present short list actionpoints at the NASF Day Zero in Bergen. This is one of manynew features at the popular innovation seminar warming upthe North Atlantic Seafood Forum.

When the very first NASF makes its takeoff in the “world mar-ine?(seafood) capital” Bergen on Tuesday March 5h, the focus wil lbe on global aquaculture solutions (GAS), how to innovate newsolutions to advance the aquaculture sector.

Day Zero will be chaired by Karl Almås, CEO SINTEF Fishery &Aquaculture, and moderated by Jostein Refsnes (Chair Norlaks). Theseminar is hosted by MareLife, manager Øystein Lie, and Fiskerifor-um Vest, manager Tanja Hoel. The main NASF Day Zero Partner isThe Norwegian Seafood Research Fund.

Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansenwill be invited to give the opening address, and opening keynotespeech will be delivered by George Chamberlain, president of GlobalAquaculture Alliance.

Themes to be focused are the feed capacity and a series of otherimportant issues and the search for corresponding solutions to se-

cure a sustainable expansion of the global aquaculture business.

According to Øystein Lie and Tanja Hoel the seminar is designedin these days, and it will consist of chapters on aquaculture in tem-perate, tropical and cold water. Solutions in critical fields like the be-low listed will be highlighted:

o Complete genome based breeding regimeso Novel vaccination strategies for sustainable fish farmingo Revealing new insight to fight viral, bacterial and parasite in-

fectionso New feed resources and technologies (algae etc)o Gear and engineering solutionso Sustainable catch of wild resources and maximized utilization

of corresponding byproducts for aquafeeds and ingredientso Solutions for space and watero Necessary legislations, standards of quality and best practices

More about NASF 2013:

http://www.nor-seafood.com/

FINALIZINGBLUEBIO

Greatinterregionalmarinere-searchprojectconcluded

The interreg project BlueBio, where MareLife has been anactive partner, was concluded at a conference at MarstrandHavshotell, Thursday November 29.

Blue Bio has brought about active networking between academy,industry and society, to promote sustainable marine innovations.

“Blue Biotech for sustainable innovations” (Blue Bio) is a cross-border project in the Kattegatt-Skagerack region, and it has beenworking towards knowledge-based development and integration ofresearch and industry. The goal is to find sustainable ways of ex-ploiting the marine environment and resources.

Blue Bio has been working towards expanding the potential forthe industrial use of microalgae. With relevant research, industrialcollaborations and development of the marine innovation platform,Blue Bio reinforces microalgae as a valuable resource for industriesworking with foodstuffs, feeds, nutrition, pharma and bioenergy.

A new area of competenceAt the end 2012 the project group of Blue Bio wil l hand over sug-gestions and tools for further development of marine biotechno-logy in the KASK-region to the intrinsic innovation system. Thisincludes a handbook of innovation in the marine environment, ananalysis of the current state and future potential for industrialuse of microalgae, and a marine biotechnology platform of relev-ant researchers, companies and new innovation cases, which havebeen knitted together through several workshops and confer-ences.

Project members in Sweden and Norway: University of Gothen-burg (Lead Partner), Innovationskontor Väst, Chalmers University ofTechnology, MareLife (Norwegian project owner), Norwegian Uni-versity of Life Sciences (UMB), Kjeller Innovasjon

Concrete core deliverables from the project are: Microalgae mar-ket and technology analysis, Development of manual for commercial-ization/startups for the universities, Assisting in commercializationof a series of R&D cases, Running relevant marine biotech work-shops, Communication.

Tanya Hoel, CEO, Fiskeriforum Vest.

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THE MARELIFE NEWS - NEWSLETTER TO MARELIFE MEMBERS

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Øystein Lie | oystein. l [email protected]

PRODUCED BY: Oslo Business Memo | [email protected]

DNA VACCINEComingup: Theimpactonfishfarmingandregulatoryissues

infocus- Dec. 11-2012What is the impact of DNA vaccines on fish farming, andhow should it be regulated in the future? This topics will befocused at at seminar orgainzed by Bioteknolo-ginemnda/The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board,and MareLife.

Representatives from research institutions and government willparticipate at the lunch seminar Tuesday, December 11, at Rica Vic-toria Hotel in central Oslo.

Professor Espen Rimstad, National Veterinary Institute, research-er Paul Midtlyng, Novartis, researcher Helena Hauge, National Veter-inary Institute and senior advisor Casper Linnestad, Department ofEnvironment. They will give key-note speaches, followed by debatecoached by Director general Sissel Rogne, Bioteknologinemnda.

Main topics are the developing of DNA vaccines and the impacton fish farming industry, and how it should be regulated by the au-thorities. Check out more about the seminar and register your parti-cipation here:

http://bit.ly/Ta6rvb

R&DInnovationactivitieswith

MareLifeinvolved“AlgInnova”: a series of workshops, market analyses and projects

together with the Storby Marin network, the BlueBio consortium, UNIResearch Bergen, Innovation Norway and commercial members ofMareLife

“Green Fishing Vessel”: a multi component project aiming at de-veloping a fishing vessel with lowest possible carbon foot print andat the same time equipped with sensors to monitor ocean environ-ments. Liegruppen, Rolls Royce, Telenor, Det norske veritas, NIVA,SINTEF Fishery and aquaculture, Institute of marine research

“GenTrack”: reports, verifications and R&D projects aiming at de-veloping a system for full fledge DNA tracing of nation wide salmonbiomass. AquaGen, GenoMar, Akva Group, BioBank, UMB/Cigene,Norwegian School of Veterenary Science, Nofima, Norw. Seafood Re-search Fund, The Norwegian Seafood Federation and its new envir-onment fund.

“AquaGenome”: complete genome sequence assisted R&D ap-proaches to optimize breeding operations and enhance insight intomarine resource structures and dynamics. University of Oslo (CEES)together with national and international academic alliances and lead-ing aqua genetics and breeding companies like AquaGen.

“NOR-Openscreen”: the Norwegian EU-OpenScreen Node at theBiotechnology Center, University of Oslo, employing chemical spaceand bio assays (chemBio) for high throughput drug discovery. Alsolinked with marine bioprospecting efforts in Tromsø, Trondheim andBergen.

“AquaFarmControl”: an intelligent capsule based system underdevelopment to prevent escapees from the farm. Seafood SecurityAS together with Norwegian and EU allies.

“Protective immune responses in Atlantic salmon”: an immunome(translated immune genes) based R&D approach to provide newknowledge base on immune gene functions as a mean for improvedvaccine development and other disease control measures in salmon.

University of Oslo, Norwegian School of veterinary medicine togeth-er with commercial players in the vaccine and aquaculture sector.

ESCAPEES ONTHE AGENDA

Aquacultureenvironmentalis-sueswithemphasisontracing

andpreventingescapeesThe MareLife miniseminar concept was again a great suc-cess, Sept. 19-2012. This time featuring one of the out-most important issues for the sector reputation:Environmental issues with emphasis on tracing and prevent-ing escapees in aquaculture.

This is l ikely the reason for the success of this seminar concept:always sector important issues on the agenda and it attracts a di-verse array of players again which foster vibrant cross talk.

Around 40 people covering producers, technical solution pro-viders, R&D entities, sector umbrella organizations, fishery authorit-ies, NGOs and press gathered at Oslo Innovation center.

The presentations were chaired by Øystein Lie and the sub-sequent discussion by Jostein Refsnes.

The agenda was set and presentations were opened by the Nor-wegian Seafood Federation (FHL) director on environmental issues:Aina Valland with an overview of their new enforced emphasis onenvironmental issues: sealice, fish health, escapees, feed resources,installment of a new fund etc.

This main talk was followed by a series of technical solutions fortracing (DNA based tracing by Sisse Kjøglum AquaGen and MatthewBaranski Nofima, , physical tagging by Pål Chr Kruger Europharmaand preventing escapees by Håvard Haraldsen Havtek and Carl IvarHolmen, Seafood Security.

A vibrant discussion took place chaired by Jostein Refsnes.Although there was quite a distance in the position of the NGOs

present and the aquaculture sector people as of the reality picture ofthe threats and impact of cultured on wild salmon, there was a con-sensus that more knowledge was needed. The ongoing DNA projectswould assist on advancing our knowledge about these interactions

Blue Bio Project Manager Camilla Petterson (left), Universityof Gothenburg, and Prof. Øystein Lie, Executive Manager,MareLife. Photo: Erik Lopez Fedde

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and thus also advance our dialogue in addition to the cost efficienttracing power of these.

Also it was emphasized the need of instantly knowing wild or es-caped and from where, at the moment too challenging to the DNA-method but also here there is a continuous development in speed ofanalysis. It was also suggested that the one method did not excludethe other but rather could mutually strengthen. Hence, also a physic-al tagging method was presented by Europharma.

Overall there was also a consensus that the ultimate goal is toprevent most and ideally all escapees and this vision was addressedby two concepts: the intelligent electronic net by Havtek and the re-sponder tag by Seafood Security.

The presentations can be retrieved from the download sectiontogether with program and participant list.

http://bit.ly/QswQXK

FOOD FROMTHE OCEAN

AcademyofSciencesymposiuminJanuary2013

The future of Norwegian and International aquaculture arefocused at a symposium in The Norwegian Academy of Sci-ence and Letters, Wednesday, January 30.

Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, isthe first in the row of top key-note speakers at the symposiumwith topics ranging from the general picture and overview totechnological chal lenges and innovation. Director ChristinaAbi ldgaard, Director Karl A. Almås, Professor Roy H. Gabrielsen,Professor John Grue and Director Fridtjof Unander is in the advis-ory board preparing the symposium.

Key-notes will be held by Karl A. Almås, SINTEF, Lasse Taranger,Havforskningsinstituttet, Yngvar Olsen, NTNU, Ragnar Tveterås, Uni-versity of Stavanger and Liv Monica Subholt, Kvaerner ASA. More in-formation closer to January 30, on the web:

http://www.dnva.no

ANALYSEDRecentimportantreportsandwhitepapersforthesector.

The Government launched recently its major long term marineR&D and innovation strategy for Norway: HAV21. Research Coun-ci l of Norway acted as sectretariat for the report. MareLife and al-l ies, especial ly through the Storby Marin-network has been abottom up driving force to real ize this report not least through itsHavlandet Norge report 2010. Read the report here:

http://bit.ly/Ya1EB9

SINTEF together with DKNVS and NTVA recently presented a hol-istic analysis of the marine capacity of Norway in a global con-text. Read the SINTEF report here:

http://bit.ly/Ya1pGa

Both above reports together with EU and international reportsfrom FAO etc will act as very useful back drops for MareLife and alliesinnovation session NASF Day Zero, Bergen March 5, where GlobalAquaculture solutions will be put on the agenda as a main topic.

ADVANCINGCOOPERATION

Alliancesshapingthemarineworld– globally...

MareLife is in the process of formalizing strategic collaborat-ive constructions with Biomarine Business Convention,Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) and Iceland Ocean Cluster.

Recently the North Atlantic Ocean Cluster Al l iance was foundedwith representatives from Norway, Iceland, Greenland, the FaroeIslands, Denmark and Newsfoundland Canada. This cooperation issponsored by NORA and Nordic Innovation and wil l be lead by Ice-land. One focus area where MareLife wil l be involved is to worktogether to enhance to competence for better uti l ization ofbyproducts form wild catch.

http://www.gaalliance.org

http://www.biomarine.org

http://www.sjavarklasinn.in/en/

… andnationallyMareLife fosters innovation through faci l itating cross talkbetween the private sector, the publ ic sector and the R&D entit-ies forming a triple hel ix. Our organisation is receiving critical im-portant grants from The Research Counci l of Norway, OsloMunicipal ity and Akershus County Counci l through the VRI pro-gram to supoort this way of advancing innovation in the marinesector.

Our strategic collaboration with Innovation Norway both nation-ally, through the biotech industrial network, and abroad is an import-ant part of the MareLife activities. Noteably The NorwegianIndustrial Biotechnology Network, with several MareLife membersparticipating.

http://www.innovasjonnorge.no

http://www.forsknings-radet.no/en/Home_page/1177315753906

http://bit.ly/zBHdCT

Blue FrontierMagazine No 2,

printed in Londonand Bangkok.

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SALMONGENOME

PAVING THE WAYFOR NEWBUSINESS

AquaGenASAkeypartnerinthenewconsortiumBlueGenomic

Chile

In several projects the Salmon, Trout and Cod Genomeresearch has brought new, significant steps forward, andwill in the coming years form the basis for development andcommercialization of new products and services in theaquaculture sector according to the Aqua Genemanagement.- Aqua Gens early investments in the dual platforms ofbiotechnology and breeding has already led to new products thatgive the aquaculture sector more choices for improvingproductivity and sustainabi l ity. The completion of the salmongenome, combined with the Biotech 2021 program in Norway andBlue Genomics consortiumin Chi le wil l bui ld a sol id fundament fornew innovative products and services that wil l reach themarketplace in near future, says Odd Magne Rødseth, CEO, AquaGen.

Head of research at AquaGen, Nina Santi, says the company nowexploits the knowledge from the Salmon Genome Project to improvethe farmed salmons survival and quality.

- Through focused product development, ourt products withincreased IPN and PD resistance are already in the market, and withmarkers for fil let colour coming to market soon, says Santi.

She reveals other tools to be used in further research: Three newSNP chips developed by Aqua Gen in collaboration with CIGENE/UMB,two for salmon and one for trout. The first salmon chip will containsome 950 000 SNP, which is a giant leap forward compared to whatis available today. The best chip at the moment contain some 6 000SNP. These chips represents total new powerful tools for identifyingindustrial important genes, the information of which will advancesalmonid genetic enhancements to new levels.

According to Nina Santi, AquaGen puts great effort incollaboration with researchers both in Norway and internationally,and to enhance the knowledge regarding the salmon genome andmethods of selection.

In the RCN BIOTEK2021 program, AquaGen - together with threepartners - will contribute through the recently granted AQUAGENOMEproject under the supervision of CEES, University of Oslo.

- We will bring the work with the salmon and cod genomes intothe next phase, Santi says.

In the project 1000 genomes of each species shall be sequenced,mapping the geneti variation within the species. The geneticvariation is the main basis for any breeding progress.

New methods to develop sterile salmon, SALMOSTERILEmanaged by HI, is another research project with which AquaGene is

Odd Magne Rødseth, CEO, Aqua Gen: A solid fundament for new innovative products and services that will reach themarketplace in near future. Photo: Gorm K. Gaare.

Research in SalmonGenome has led toseveral newprojects andbusiness cases.Photo: Aqua Gen

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involved in collaboration with three industrial partners. Thisresearch can help to solve the problems concerning potential adversegenetic interaction between escaped farmed salmon and wildsalmon.

Finally Nina Santi says the new Chilean consortium BlueGenomics Chile, will be an important platform to address issues asSRS and Caligus.

The consortium consisting of Aqua Gen ASA, Aqua Gen Chile SA,Vaxxinova and Biobank has been supported by Corfo to establish amarine biotech innovation center in Puerto Varas in Chile. The newcenter, named "Blue Genomics Chile" has a total budget of 17 millionUSD. The objective is to make use of new knowledge andtechnologies developed in the wake of the Salmon Genome Projectto identify genetic markers and mapping mechanisms specificallyrelated to disease resistance. The development will form the basisfor commercialization of new products and services that contributeto a sustainable and profitable development of the aquaculturesector. Priorities for Blue Genomics Chile are rickettsiosis (SRS) andsalmon lice (Caligus) that represents the largest risk factors in theindustry. The new center will also include other areas such asfunctional genomics and genomic related services such asbiobanking services

We are very pleased with this investment in “Blue GenomicsChile” and it is an important contribution to the fish farmingindustry in Chile, not least because it will introduce even morecutting edge technology to the industry in Chile. I am impressed withthe research conducted in this field here in Norway, and with AquaGen, which I had the pleasure of visiting, says the Chileanambassador to Norway, Juan Aníbal Barría.

We also believe the Blue Genomics Chile consortium provides avery good opportunity for an even closer cooperation between theChilean industry and the Norwegian fish farming industry andNorwegian capital, he says.

There is an increased interest for investing in Chile, and Norwayis moving up on the rankings of foreign investment in Chile.Norway` s importance is growing in comparison to other countries,says Ambassador Barría.

Carl Seip Hanevold, Chair of MareLife, geneticist by graduationand heavily involved in the Norwegian and international industrialaquaculture revolution over 4 decades, states:

- The described new aqua genomics efforts between Norway andChile with AquaGen and allies in pivotal roles, represent a paradigmshift in genetic enhancement of farmed fish.

Ambassador Juan AníbalBarría, Embassy of Chile in

Norway.

Nina Santi, Head ofResearch at AquaGen.

Researchers both in Norway and internationally works to enhance the knowledge regarding the salmon genome.

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KEY PEOPLEDoers intheMareLifenetwork!

MareLife, the independent science-based marine innovation network, hasreinforced its staff and put inoperation R&D projects initiated byexperienced working groups coveringkey areas in marine innovation.

A strong and committed staff combinedwith highly experienced people in ourBoard and core working groups, providesMarel ife with a sol id foundation for moving forward, says Marel ifeexecutive manager Øystein Lie.

He also extends his acknowledgements to the resigning Boardmembers and Chair who helped developing the current MareLifeplatform and he welcomes onboard the new ones.

Staff

The staff now consists of Øystein Lie (Executive Manager), CarlSeip Hanevold (Cermaq) (Working Chairperson), Jon Aul ie (TheNorwegian Seafood Federation, Marine Ingredients), Paul J .Midtlyng (Aquamedic AS, Aquaculture disease control),SytseYbema (Sustainovate, Ocean Resources) and Erik Fedde Lopez,Fedde Consulting (Administrative matters)

Our five working groups.

Marel ife has five working groups in the core areas fisheries,aquaculture, ingredients industry, commercial ization andreputation. These working groups have been initiating our R&Dprojects and strategic efforts l ike the Havlandet Norge report andare chaired by the fol lowing people:

Fisheries: Lars Olav Lie (Liegruppen AS),Aquaculture: Petter Arnesen (Marine Harvest ASAIngredients Industry: Jon Aulie (MARING Forum, the Norwegian

Seafood Federation, FHL)Commercialization: Knut Traaseth (Norwegian Venture capital

Association)Reputation building: Geir Myrold (TraceTracker AS)

Board of directors

* Carl Seip Hanevold (Cermaq), Chairperon* Live Haukvik Aker (Considium Consulting), deputy chairperon* Kjetil Jakobsen, University of Oslo* Odd Magne Rødseth, AquaGen* Dag Knappskog, MSD Animal Health* Ørjan Olsvik, University of Tromsø* Torstein Steine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, UMB* Espen Rimstad, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, NVH* Kristine Naterstad, Nofima* Jon Aulie, The Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL) MARING

The Nomination Committee

Sissel Rogne, CEO, The Norwegian Biotechnology AdvisoryBoard (Committee chairperson)

Director General Arne Benjaminsen, Ministry of fisheries andcoastal affairs (FKD)

Geir Andreassen, CEO, The Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL)

Far-reaching network

Marel ife has grown its membership base from 17 foundingmembers to currently 48 members and has a strong internationalnetwork. See the member l ist here:

http://www.marelife.org/our-network/our-members.html

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