1. NASF PRE-CONFERENCE • March 6 • 2012
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Christmas Letter from Marelife • December • 2012
MERRY
CHRISTMAS!
NEW YEAR,
NEW VISIONS!
NASFBiomarineInnovation
Day2013-March5, Bergen
PICTURE: Researcher
Helena Hauge from
the Norwegian Veter-
inary Institute
presenting a forefront
project on the Dec. 11
DNA Vaccine Seminar
organized by The Nor-
wegian Biotechnology
Advisory Board and
MareLife.
Photo: Gorm K. Gaare

2. Christmas Letter from Marelife • December • 20122
LOOKING
FORWARD...
Afteraneventful2012weenter
2013withsummitand
symposium
It is Christmas Season and the year end is nearing 2012,
and we would like to mention acchievements in a
remarkably eventful year on innovation efforts for MareLife
and allies. This is 2012 at a glance:
• All time success NASF 2012 with accompanying MareLife
Innovation Seminar
• Operational R&D and innovation projects in all marine sectors,
some of which of large scale (Fishery, Aquaculture,
Ingredients/Biotech)
• Assisting around 20 start ups with business planning, IPR
matters etc
• Arranged two successful miniseminar within traceability and
DNA vaccines
• Launching and running the life science cross sector project
BioVerdi, focusing on actions for increased value creation in all
bioeconomies (marine, agri, processindustry and medicine)
• Launch of Norways R&D and innovation strategy for the marine
sector, HAV21, behind which efforts from MareLife’s and Storby
Marin’s allies were instrumental
• Entering into new phases on international network building:
Nordic, North Atlantic, European and Global, new legal bodies
establised and more to come with MareLife involved to be launched
2013.
A prosperous new year is coming up with increased efforts
to move forward on biomarine innovation. These events
and projects are one the agenda in the first quarter 2013:
• Academy of Science Symposium, Oslo January 30 on Ocean
riches.
http://www.dnva.no
• MareLife Biomarine Innovation Summit at North Atlantic
Seafood Forum (NASF) March 5-7 Bergen
http://nor-seafood.com
• Preparing for new innovation and industrial projects in the
sector
• Main milestone report from BioVerdi: proposed action short list
and accompanying launching conference mid or late April
http://bit.ly/XTPpTo
...TO A
PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR!
Greetingsand
acknowledgements
The MareLife staff wishes our Board of Directors, ad hoc
advisors and all members and allies a Merry Christmas and a
prosperous New Year!
We also want to express our sincere thanks to the above groups
and to granting entities for crucial important engagements and
support, without which we could not have moved any of the
above undertakings.
Together with you we are ready to take MareLife substantially
forward in 2013.
Carl Seip Hanevold (Chair)
Jon Aulie (Senior Advisor Marine Biotech)
Erik Lopez Fedde (Project Manager)
Øystein Lie (Executive Manager)
MareLife Executive Manager, Prof. Øystein Lie.
Photo: Gorm K. Gaare