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Nordic Circular Hotspot 2025
Iceland Ocean Cluster at the Nordic Circular Hotspot 2025This week, our CEO, Alexandra, participated as a digital speaker at the Nordic Circular Hotspot conference in Nuuk, Greenland. Alongside representatives from the Danish Ocean Cluster, Royal Greenland, Hailia...
Visit by Kalundborg Symbiosis
On the 18th of November, the Iceland Ocean Cluster welcomed Per Møller from Kalundborg Symbiosis, one of Europe's most pioneering industrial symbiosis models. These dialogues with different actors are essential: to ask questions, share knowledge, and reflect on those...
Iceland Ocean Cluster CEO shares entrepreneur stories at the Icelandic Fisheries Conference
This week, Alexandra Leeper, CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, delivered an inspiring presentation at the Icelandic Fisheries Conference. Alexandra's presentation focused on innovation in the blue economy and the critical need to create sustainable value from our...
AI transforming Iceland’s blue economy
This week, the we brought together leaders from across Iceland's blue economy and AI experts to explore the critical trends that are defining the future of ocean industries. The event included insights on global blue AI applications presented by Axel Olafsson, our AI...
Iceland Ocean Cluster at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025
Alexandra Leeper, CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, brought the vision of the 100% Fish program to the Arctic Circle Assembly 2025, speaking on two panels in Reykjavík on the 16th of October. One of the panels was titled "Who Is at the Table? Exploring Representation...
The Nordic Nexus Network project: building Nordic innovation bridges
We're excited to introduce the Nordic Nexus Network project, a new collaboration led by the Iceland Ocean Cluster connecting testbed and community nodes across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Despite world-class innovation capacity in the Nordics, fewer than 40%...
Engaging university students in the blue economy
On the 17th of October we had the pleasure of hosting a tour for the Universty Centre of the Westfjords, which is located in Ísafjörður. Such visits from educational institutions always emphasize the importance of engaging university students in the mission of the...
Visit from the Greenland Education Council
On the 15th of October, we were visited by the Greenland Education Council who joined us on an educational tour. It is always great to see people from all parts of the world showing interest in the blue economy ecosystem that has been built in Iceland. Some of the...
BlueBioClusters project comes to an end
In its three years of transformative work from 2022 to 2025, BlueBioClusters project fostered sustainability, innovation, and economic resilience in coastal regions throughout Europe. The Iceland Ocean Cluster was a proud partner in this Horizon Europe initiative,...
Iceland Ocean Cluster and IEBP at the Arctic Circular Economy Summit
Alexandra Leeper, the CEO of Iceland Ocean Cluster, as well as Justine Vanhalst, the project manager of the Iceland Eco Business Park (IEBP), joined ICE Kirkenes’s Arctic Circular Economy Summit to showcase our commitment to a fully circular ocean economy. Alexandra...
Iceland Ocean Cluster in Oregon: connecting blue economy leaders
Alexandra Leeper, CEO of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, spent a dynamic week in Oregon, connecting with entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and innovation enablers across the state. She delivered the keynote at the 2025 Oregon Coast Economic Summit - presented by the Oregon...
Kristinn Þór Sigurðsson featured in 200 Milur
Blue Nova Ventures General Partner Kristinn Þór Sigurðsson was recently spotlighted in Iceland's premier maritime publication. In the pages of 200 Milur, Iceland's leading fisheries and ocean industry news source, Kristinn shared...