Matís Iceland
Matís is a government owned, independent research company, founded in 2007 following the merger of three former public research institutes. For years, Matís has been considered a valuable partner in multiple, miscellaneous projects and taken part in successful cooperation with our partners around the world. Our success would not be possible without our firm belief in integrity. We have …
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- Industry
- Energy, Fishery & aquaculture, Food ingredients, Industrial chemistry, Waste & circular economy
- Topics
- Enzymes & biocatalysis, Synthetic biology platforms & biomanufacturing, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation, Microalgae (spirulina, chlorella, euglena)
- Role
- Research / RTO — “…rger of three former public research institutes. | Matís is an independent, government-owned research and inno…”
- Parent / group
- Atvinnuvegaráðuneytið (Ministry of Industries and Innovation)
- Why it is bioeconomy
- Matís is a state-owned, independent research company focused on food safety, public health, and value creation from biological resources through research, innovation, and measurement services.
- Found via
- [Rubric] Iceland · aquaculture; [Rubric] Iceland · biocontrol; [Rubric] Iceland · enzymes; [Rubric] Iceland · feed-additives
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What they offer
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News & status 6
- 2026-07-20 Arfgerðagreiningar hjá Matís í fullum gangi - MatísMatís Iceland is expanding its genetic analysis services, now conducting large-scale genotyping to assess scrapie resistance in sheep under an agreement with the Agricultural Advisory Centre (RML). The initiative, using DNA sequencing, will process an …
- 2026-08-19 GIANT LEAPS verkefninu lýkur: fjögurra ára rannsókn á sjálfbærni nýpróteina - MatísMatís Iceland led sustainability-focused work on the GIANT LEAPS project, coordinating the environmental, economic, social, climate resilience, and circularity assessment of various novel proteins, and presenting findings that no single protein source is best …
- 2026-07-22 Matís á PISCeS ráðstefnunni í Kanada - MatísMatís Iceland is active in marine research and environmental genomics, leading European and Icelandic initiatives (BioProtect and VS-eDNA) that develop eDNA-based methods for marine biodiversity monitoring, conservation planning, and invasive species …
- 2026-08-26 Hrognkelsakollagen - umhverfisvæn afurð / Sustainable lumpfish collagen - MatísMatís Iceland led a collaborative project (with MFRI, University of Iceland, Marine Collagen, and Arctic Fish) funded by the Icelandic Food Fund to explore producing gelatin and collagen from lumpfish by‑products, aiming to boost sustainable value creation …
- 2026-08-17 A powerful remedy for iron deficiency in humans - Iceland MonitorMatís Iceland provided facilities and equipment for testing and chemical analyses of the fin whale meat to develop the iron-rich Reyðarjárn powder, enabling large-scale production.
- 2026-06-29 Matís hlýtur nýjar faggildingar frá SWEDAC fyrir þrjár mikilvægar greiningar - MatísMatís Iceland has obtained new ISO 17025 accreditations from SWEDAC for three key analyses: fluoride measurements in water in Reykjavík and PCR analyses for Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes in fish at their Neskaupstaður microbiology lab, highlighting …
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