Matis
🇮🇸 Iceland

Sustainable utilisation of resources

Matís ltd. - Icelandic Food and Biotech R&D is a government owned company working on a diverse array of projects spanning the entire food/ingredient value chain. Matís was merged out of three, former public food research institutes including The Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories (IFL) that was a WEFTA representative for Iceland.

Matis´ long term strategic vision is to increase the value, quality and safety of food and ingredients through sustainable production practices, cutting edge R&D and innovation, new business models as well as effectively disseminating and commercializing the knowledge generated. Matis plays a significant role in food science and biotech education, both locally and internationally, and functions as a bridge between academia and companies.

Matis is unique due to its significant focus on the Blue Bioeconomy, i.e. the food and biotech marine and freshwater sector, and puts great emphasis on the circular economy and interdisciplinary activities across the food and biotech sectors. Matis has demonstrated initiative and leadership in various transnational research policy programme committees as well as local, Nordic and European bioeconomy panels and policy work.

Matís is an associate member of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that is dedicated to transforming renewable, natural resources into innovative bio-based products. Matis is also a founding and full member of EIT Food (www.eitfood.eu), one of the largest food-related initiatives worldwide which aims for Europe to lead a global revolution in food innovation and production.

Matis plays a leading role in many international R&D and innovation projects, including FP7 and Horizon2020 programs, and has an ongoing fruitful cooperation with many of the largest food and ingredient companies globally as well as a large number of SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Main emphasis

To maintain the competitiveness of the Icelandic food industry and –products.
To enhance public health through research and dissemination of knowledge.
To provide risk assessment regarding safety of food and feed.
To promote sustainable utilisation of resources through research, innovation
and consultancy.

Our vision

Matís‘ vision is to increase the value of food processing and food production, through research, development, dissemination of knowledge and consultancy, as well as to ensure the safety and quality of food and feed products.