Pordenone Fiere S.p.A. has organized an innovation award dedicated to exhibiting companies at AquaFarm 2027 within its three themed areas: AquaFarm, AquaFishery, and AlgaeFarm.
The AquaInnovation Award celebrates excellence, research, and corporate innovation capabilities, recognizing solutions, products, and projects that stand out for their originality, vision, and contribution to the advancement of their respective industries.
This award aims to promote a culture of innovation and provide visibility forward-thinking businesses that are contributing to shape new development perspectives for the market.
Pordenone Fiere S.p.A. has organized an innovation award dedicated to exhibiting companies at AquaFarm 2027 within its three themed areas: AquaFarm, AquaFishery, and AlgaeFarm.
The AquaInnovation Award celebrates excellence, research, and corporate innovation capabilities, recognizing solutions, products, and projects that stand out for their originality, vision, and contribution to the advancement of their respective industries.
This award aims to promote a culture of innovation and provide visibility forward-thinking businesses that are contributing to shape new development perspectives for the market.
1. BREEDING AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN AQUACULTURE
This category covers the biological management of animal and plant organisms, from the breeding and hatchery phase through farming growth, including all nutritional, technological, and sanitary factors that ensure their health and well-being.
2. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN BREEDING, CULTIVATION, AND FISHING
This category represents the engineering and infrastructural core of aquaculture, fishing, and algaculture (hardware and facilities).
Key Components: Tanks, cages, nets, mooring systems, pumps, filters, oxygenation and aeration systems, water quality sensors, automatic dosers, artificial lighting systems and underwater drones, vessels, mechanical tools for fishing, and other innovative technologies.
3. DIGITALIZATION, PROCESSING, PACKAGING, AND LOGISTICS
This category includes management software and encompasses the downstream supply chain, namely the final part of the production chain, focusing on everything that happens immediately after the catch or harvest of the product.
ONE WINNER WILL BE SELECTED FOR EACH CATEGORY.
TOTAL WINNING COMPANIES: 3
The jury will assign a score for each of the criteria, defined as follows:
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Award Jury, consisting of the following members:
The Chairman of the jury is Pier Antonio Salvador. The Vice Chairman is Renato Pujatti. The secretary is Marco Comelli, founder of Studio Comelli.
If necessary, the Jury or its Chairman may ask the contribution of additional experts.
Candidates can register for the competition starting Monday, November 2, 2026. To participate, applicants must complete the dedicated registration forms, providing detailed information about their product/service/solution in relation to the evaluation drivers.
The registration documents must be submitted to the organizing body by Friday, January 15, 2027.
Winners will be selected at the sole and unappealable discretion of the jury. Following careful evaluation, results will be announced during AquaFarm 2027 (February 17–18, 2027). During the ceremony, the awards will be officially presented to the winner of each category.
1. BREEDING AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN AQUACULTURE
This category covers the biological management of animal and plant organisms, from the breeding and hatchery phase through farming growth, including all nutritional, technological, and sanitary factors that ensure their health and well-being.
2. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN BREEDING, CULTIVATION, AND FISHING
This category represents the engineering and infrastructural core of aquaculture, fishing, and algaculture (hardware and facilities).
Key Components: Tanks, cages, nets, mooring systems, pumps, filters, oxygenation and aeration systems, water quality sensors, automatic dosers, artificial lighting systems and underwater drones, vessels, mechanical tools for fishing, and other innovative technologies.
3. DIGITALIZATION, PROCESSING, PACKAGING, AND LOGISTICS
This category includes management software and encompasses the downstream supply chain, namely the final part of the production chain, focusing on everything that happens immediately after the catch or harvest of the product.
ONE WINNER WILL BE SELECTED FOR EACH CATEGORY.
TOTAL WINNING COMPANIES: 3
The jury will assign a score for each of the criteria, defined as follows:
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Award Jury, consisting of the following members:
The Chairman of the jury is Pier Antonio Salvador. The Vice Chairman is Renato Pujatti. The secretary is Marco Comelli, founder of Studio Comelli.
If necessary, the Jury or its Chairman may ask the contribution of additional experts.
Candidates can register for the competition starting Monday, November 2, 2026. To participate, applicants must complete the dedicated registration forms, providing detailed information about their product/service/solution in relation to the evaluation drivers.
The registration documents must be submitted to the organizing body by Friday, January 15, 2027.
Winners will be selected at the sole and unappealable discretion of the jury. Following careful evaluation, results will be announced during AquaFarm 2027 (February 17–18, 2027). During the ceremony, the awards will be officially presented to the winner of each category.
