Founder, Havdis AS

Benedek Regoczi is passionate about the sustainable use of ocean resources bridging the gap between research and industry in the blue economy. He has an MSc in Coastal and Marine Management and a BSc in International Management. Benedek is originally from Hungary and was partly raised in the Turks and Caicos Islands giving him a unique multicultural perspective. He has a diverse background, as a founder of a drone photography company in Sweden, as a marine ecology research officer in Iceland.
As the Innovation Project Manager at the Iceland Ocean Cluster, he has been working on several international projects, including the Horizon Europe project, Blue Bio Clusters, and Nordic Innovation project Nordic Nexus Network, all anchored to the flagship program of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, 100% Fish.
Inspired by the Ocean Cluster´s 100% Fish program, Benedek is a founder of Havdis AS, a Norwegian biotechnology startup that transforms seafood by-products into high-value cosmetics and medical products.