Delivered by The Scottish Ocean Cluster and IBioIC
About the event
Scotland’s seafood sector generates significant quantities of by‑products with untapped potential for high‑value applications across food, feed, nutraceuticals, biomaterials, chemicals and more. Realising this opportunity requires collaboration across the seafood supply chain, bioprocessing and biotechnology industries, academia, and the funding, investment and policy landscape.
This joint event from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) and the Scottish Ocean Cluster will bring together stakeholders with a shared interest in creating value from Scotland’s seafood by‑products. The session is designed to spark new connections, showcase emerging technologies and commercial opportunities, and support collaboration that can unlock innovation, investment and sustainable growth.
Through keynote talks, attendee flash presentations, networking opportunities and a product exhibition, attendees will gain insight into:
Industry perspectives from the seafood sector highlighting challenges and opportunities
Advances in bioprocessing and biotechnology using seafood by‑products
Innovation and collaboration opportunities
Funding, investment and support available to accelerate product development and scale‑up
Who should attend?
Seafood sector stakeholders
Bioprocessing and biotechnology companies
Start-ups and entrepreneurs
Academic researchers and innovators
Funders and investors
Government bodies, enterprise agencies and innovation support organisations
Benefits of attending
Build new connections across the seafood and bioeconomy ecosystems
Raise the profile of your technology, capabilities or needs
Identify routes to funding, investment and industrial collaboration
Gain early insights into emerging market and technology trends
Contribute to a more sustainable, circular Scottish seafood industry
Agenda
09:30 – 10:00 Welcome and Registration (Tea and coffee on arrival)
10:00 – 10:30 Introduction
Donna Fordyce, CEO - Scottish Ocean Cluster, Ocean Clusters
Mark Bustard, CEO of IBioIC
10:30 – 10:40 Ocean Cluster: Keynote Presentation
Thor Sigfusson, Founder - Iceland Ocean Cluster
10:40 – 11:20 Panel - Industry Challenges and Opportunites
Chair - Melanie Siggs, LRQA
Mark Shotter, Loch Long Salmon
Seafood Ecosse
Pamela Neri, Fraserburgh Harbour
Fiona Donaldson, SEPA
11:20 – 12:20 Flash Presentations from Attendees
2‑minute pitches highlighting research, technologies, capabilities, or needs
12:20 – 13:50 Lunch, Networking and Product Exhibition
Opportunity to connect, view products and discuss collaboration ideas.
13:50 – 14:30 Panel - Powering Innovation, Collaboration and Investment
Chair - Melanie Siggs, LRQA
Harry Wick, Tidal Vision
Wayne Murphy, Hatch Blue
Fiona Campbell, Robert Gordon University
Paul Cantwell, Zero Waste Scotland
14:30 – 15:30 Flash Presentations from Attendees (continued)
Further 2‑minute presentations from participants
15:30 – 16:00 Conclusions, Wrap‑Up and Closing Remarks
16:00 – 17:00Drinks Reception, Further NetworkingOpportunity
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