MATÍS Food Research, Innovation &

Safety

About Matís

• Food research company • Founded in 2007 following the merger of three,

former public food research institutes: • Private, non-profit, official public limited company • Owned by the Icelandic government• Number of employees 90

About Matís

• The Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories (IFL), which was an independent food research institute (Ministry of Fisheries)

• Matra which was a joint venture of IceTec and the

Agricultural Research Institute

• RUST, the research division of the Environment and Food Agency (Ministry for the Environment)

• MATÍS also operates: Prokaria, a private biotechnology Iceprotein, a protein production company based in the northern

part of Iceland.

Mergers – from 4 ministries

• IFL : Ministry of fisheries

• Matra : Ministry of agriculture and Ministry of industry

• RUST: Ministry of environment

4 ministries involved

Organization of MATÍS

FinancesAðalbjörg E. Halldórsdóttir

Food Safety environment and

healthFranklín Georgsson

Biotechnology and new products

Ragnar Jóhannsson

Processing and Product

DevelopmentGuðjón Þorkelsson

Mannauðsstjórnun og innri ferlar

DirectorSjöfn Sigurgísladóttir

Board

Fjármál og rekstur

Markaðsmál

Viðskiptaþróun

• Erfðatækni

• Líftækniafurðir

Og ný matvæli

• Vöruþróun og Neytenda-rannsóknir

• Eldisrannsóknir

• Ný tækni og markaðir

• Vinnsla

• Örveru-Rannsóknir

• Efna-rannsóknir

• Ráðgjöf, upplýsinga-

miðlun, áhættumat og gagnagrunnar

Matís locations2 locations in Reykjavík 6 locations outside Reykjavik

Research and innovation in the food industry and

technology

• Food processing

• Food products development and innovation in the food industry

• Aquaculture

• Consumer and food market developments

• Biotechnology of food products

• Biotechnology, DNA sequencing and animal genotyping

Research in Food safety: safe and wholesome food

• Microbiology analysis

• Chemicals analysis

• New and improved methods

• Monitoring

• Information to consumers, industry and authorities

• Risk & benefit assessment

• Risk communication

• Consultation

Co-operation

Food Industry

for Innovation in the Icelandic food Industry

Universities

Hostpitals and health system

Research Institutes

Health authorities

Youngster education

Ministries

OrganisationsPuplic & Private

Matís

www.matis.is