annual 49 • 2006/2007 research & development Inventing in Norway Vol. 2006 No. 3 ISSN 0029-3628 Published May 2006 by: facts: Norway in Brief table of contents Size: 385,155 sq. km (including the islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen) Population 4.6 million Tvetenveien 4, NO-0661 Oslo, Norway Tel: +47 22 07 85 59 Main Cities Population (incl. suburbs) 2: Alphabetical Listing Fax: +47 22 07 85 51 Oslo 801,028 E-mail: [email protected] Bergen 212,626 Website: www.index.no Stavanger/Sandnes 171,342 3: Foreword in cooperation with Innovation Norway, the Trondheim 145,691 Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise, the 4: Index by Company/Organization & Industry Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the GDP 2004 (estimate) NOK 1.69 trillion Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Exchange Rate: 8–51: Norwegian R&D Articles Ministry of Trade and Industry. NOK/USD 6.74 (average 2004) NOK/EUR 8.37 (average 2004) Managing Director 8: Aquaculture Exports and Imports 2004 (Preliminary figures) Norvald M. Heidel Anticipating – and Designing for – Aquaculture’s Future NOK bill. USD bill. Amount of GDP Production Manager Total Exports 737 109.4 43.7% Frode Gulestøl Total Imports 499 74.1 29.6% 13: Biotechnology Synergies Breed Biotech Success Editor-in-Chief Main Export Commodities Scott LaHart Oil & gas, metals, machinery, chemical products, fish & fish products, Editorial Staff pulp & paper and ferro alloys 18: Centres of Excellence Robert Moses, Diane Oatley Mitigating Natural Disasters with Norwegian Expertise 13 Main Import Commodities International pharmaceutical giants, Contributing Journalists Transport equipment, machinery, chemicals, textiles and metal products Nancy Bazilchuk, Dean Clark, Kristian Kahrs, 20: Environmental Technology scientists and physicians look Jonathan Tisdall A Window on a Changing Environment to Norway’s burgeoning biotech Coordinator sector because of the unique Lene Risa 24: Information & Communications Technology synergies between the medical Sales Manager The Silicon Valley of the North industry, hospitals, academia and Linda Pettersen governmental bodies. Profile Reservation 28: Nanotechnology Siw Ødemark, Zulaim Zakariyya Infinite Applications in a Minute Space Layout Pia Wagner 30: Oil & Gas Design Increasing Recovery, Increasing Value Blanke Ark Printing 34: Oil & Gas Environmental Technology Merkur-Trykk AS Minimizing Impact on the Environment 24 Distribution 37: Shipping Trondheim is the only city in The NORWAY EXPORTS series provides timely, Charting a Course for the Future Europe with research and in-depth information on a selection of Norwegian Norway Exports – Research & Development is distributed through the following development offices for three of companies, products and services in over 15 industrial channels: sectors. • Innovation Norway’s offices and Norwegian embassies and consulates abroad 40: Ship Design the world’s top search engine • The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ offices abroad Turning Tradition into Innovation companies – Google, FAST and NORWAY EXPORTS is distributed free of charge • The Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry Yahoo!. through the Innovation Norway offices and Norwegian • The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise’s (NHO) contacts and network foreign service missions (see inside back cover), • The Research Council of Norway 43: Space selected trade publications and at major conferences • Norwegian Chambers of Commerce worldwide Norway in Space: Unsung Achievements • Official state delegations in Norway and abroad and trade fairs around the world. 48: Power Generation For participation in or more information about NORWAY EXPORTS, please contact A View to Clean Energy Leadership Index Publishing AS, tel: +47 22 07 85 59 or send an enquiry to [email protected] The graphic design of this publication, including the font “Aeroportal”, is used with the permission of 52–156: Company & Organization Profiles 40 the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is not Wallenius Wilhelmsen presented to be used without the Ministry’s prior consent. a shipping design scheme for a SPECIAL THANKS TO: Copyright © 2006 Index Publishing AS zero emissions Ro-Ro carrier for Tore Lasse By (Innovation Norway), Kim Davis (Research Council of Norway), Bjørn Eriksen the future at the World Expo 2005, NORWAY EXPORTS is printed on chlorine-free (Innovation Norway), Thomas Evensen (Research Council of Norway), Arvid Hallen (Research and the dream project captured paper. Council of Norway), Rikard Wærø (Research Council of Norway) the imagination of its viewers. Cover photo: © Photodisc research & development 1 alphabetical listing NORWAY EXPORTS – Research & Development call of the north AKVAFORSK – Institute of Aquaculture Medi-Stim ASA . .91 Norwegian University of Science and Research . .52 MedIT AS . .92 Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Information Alertis Medical AS . .53 Miros AS . .93 Technology, Mathematics & Electrical Alpharma AS . .54 Nansen Environmental and Remote Engineering . 124–126 Altinex ASA . .55 Sensing Center (NERSC) . .94 - Department of Engineering Ansur Technologies AS . .56 National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Cybernetics . 124 Aqua Gen AS . .57 Research (NIFES). .95 - Norwegian Centre for Electronic Health Benestad AS . .63 Natural ASA . .96 Records (NSEP) . 125 Bergen Techtrans Office (BTO) . .58–62 NHH (Norwegian School of Economics - Wireless Trondheim . 126 - Christian Michelsen Research AS. .59 and Business Administration). .97 NovaMatrix. 118 The World are reflected in the increased foreign In this magazine you will find examples of - NorDiag ASA. .60 Nordic Semiconductor ASA. .98 NUI AS (Norwegian Underwater Bank’s investment in Norwegian research and how we work within several of the most - Nordic NeuroLab AS. .61 NORSAR . .99 Intervention) . 117 “Doing development. From 1995 to 2003 foreign important research areas in Norway. - NoWires Group AS . .58 Norsk Miljøkraft AS . .100 Orthogenics AS . 127 Business investment in Norwegian R&D increased One article focuses on our Centres of - Rocksource ASA . .61 Norspace AS . 101 Paper and Fibre Research Institute in 2006” by 140%. Excellence (CoE). Research is inherently - University of Bergen (UiB) . .62 The Norut Group Ltd . 102–106 (PFI AS) . 128 report international and one of the significant Bio-Medisinsk Innovasjon AS (BMI) .64–65 - Fiskeriforskning (Norwegian Institute of Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) . .130 concludes that Norway is the best Norway focuses outward in fostering aspects of the CoE’s activities is their - siRNAsense AS. .65 Fisheries and Aquaculture Research) 103 Polytec AS . 129 country in Europe – and the fifth-best knowledge and promoting the exchange extensive collaboration far beyond the Bionordic AS . .66 - NorInnova AS . .104 Pronova Biocare AS . 132 in the world – to run a business in. The of ideas. Our challenge is to advance boundaries of Norway. This year, we have Biosentrum AS . .67 - Norut IT. .105 Raufoss Technology & Industrial report measured how easy it is to start, national research internationally, both established the Centres of Innovation Birkeland Innovation AS . .68 - Norut NIBR Finnmark . .106 Management AS (RTIM). .134 run and close a medium-sized company. in cooperation with other countries and (CoI) programme that will build upon Cancer Registry of Norway (Institute of - Norut Social Science Research Ltd 106 Safetec Nordic AS . .135 Furthermore, the 2006 OECD report with scientists from other countries. The and strengthen the Norwegian research Population-based Cancer Research) . .69 - Norut Technology Ltd . .102 Simula Research Laboratory AS . .136 “Going for Growth” placed Norway fourth emphasis is on knowledge and expertise areas that work closely with innovative Det Norske Veritas (DNV) . .70 Norwegian Center for Stem Cell Research SINTEF. 138–141 among OECD countries with regard to in selected areas, such as top-notch industries. In addition we have instituted Devotek AS . .72 (NCS) . 107 Statoil ASA. 142 research, development and economic petroleum research environments. “Invent in Norway”, a programme designed Dolphin Interconnect Solutions AS . .73 Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine SWAY AS . 137 growth. In addition, special attention is being to attract added research investments Dynal Bead Based Separations (NST) . .108 Synthetica . 144 paid to energy and the environment, and more intellectual capital sources from (Invitrogen Corporation) . 74 Norwegian Forest and Tel-Tek (Telemark Technological Research Research-based innovation is one health, oceans and food, as well as to outside the country. The programme’s Eidesvik Offshore ASA . .75 Landscape Institute . .109 and Development Center) . 148 of the strongest drivers of economic three technology areas – new materials action plan is to better market Norway Elkem Research . .76 Norwegian Institute for Air Research TINE BA . 146 development. Globalization affects and nanotechnology, biotechnology, towards companies abroad. Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt (FFI) . .77 (NILU). 110 Transtech AS . 149 not only products and services, but and information and communications Genpoint AS . .78 Norwegian Institute of Gene Ecology University of Tromsø . .150 also knowledge and research. The technology. Naturally, cooperation with We want to wish our R&D colleagues from Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) . .79 (GenØk) . 111 Vestlandsforsking. 151 competitiveness of industry depends the EU is a focal point for Norwegian abroad a warm welcome to Norway as Institute of Marine Research . .80 Norwegian Institute for Water Research