Career day 2014

Career day 2014

The Iceland Ocean Cluster participated in Career Day yesterday which was held in The University of Reykjavik. This is an annual event, now held for the 20th time, by AIESEC in Iceland for students and companies to meet. About 60 Icelandic companies participated in the...
Fish are food, and fashion

Fish are food, and fashion

Both Iceland’s and Alaska’s economies rest heavily on the seafood industry: Fish brings in a total of $7 billion annually to Iceland’s economy, and $5.8 billion to Alaska’s, according to Sigfusson’s numbers. He called Iceland and Alaska part of the “Silicon Valley of...
Ankra, entrepreneur in the Ocean Cluster House

Ankra, entrepreneur in the Ocean Cluster House

Ankra, one of the entrepreneur companies located in the Ocean Cluster House, was recently interviewed by Morgunblaðið where they talk about their upcoming products and the atmosphere at the office. Ankra is a cosmetic company, creating cosmetics from resources of the...
The Iceland Ocean Cluster in Alaska

The Iceland Ocean Cluster in Alaska

The Iceland Ocean Cluster will be presented this Wednesday, January 29 at the Innovation Summit in Juneau, Alaska – a meeting of the minds on economic development in Juneau and Southeast Alaska. Thor Sigfusson, the founder of the Iceland Ocean Cluster is one of...
The Ocean Cluster House doubles on January 17

The Ocean Cluster House doubles on January 17

The Ocean Cluster House is now expanding. In 2000 m2 over 30 ocean-related companies span everything from development of high-technology for fish processing to development of natural beauty products from fish. This Friday, we are showing the house and giving new...
A new production facility by the Ocean Cluster House

A new production facility by the Ocean Cluster House

ThorIce manufactures and sells slurry-ice generators and specializes in rapid chilling of fish and foodstuff, supplying know how and other equipment. ThorIce recently opened a production facility next to the Ocean Cluster House by the Reykjavik harbor. “We are...