The AquaScale BIM Innovation Studio+ is a focused, scale-readiness intensive designed to help established aquatech companies sharpen their market position and execute with confidence.

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Dates & Location: Galway, 26-28 May

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Hosted by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland's Seafood Development Agency and Hatch Blue, the three-day in-person intensive in Galway from the 26-28 May brings together a small cohort of scaling aquatech enterprises for strategic compression, commercial pressure-testing, and execution planning.

Participants receive:

• Deep market and positioning work tailored to salmon or shrimp
• Strategic decision-making workshops focused on real trade-offs
• Go-to-market and competitive analysis with Hatch Blue Consulting
• Direct access to the full Hatch Blue & BIM team
• Tailored post-program 1-to-1 support
• A highly curated cohort of similar-stage companies
• No cost and no equity taken

Following the in-person intensive, companies continue with targeted follow-up engagement to refine execution, pressure-test assumptions, and prepare for next-stage growth.

We are seeking:

Irish and EU aquaculture scale-ups that are:

• Already active in the market (with customers, pilots, or revenue)
• Preparing for expansion, scaling, or sharper market focus
• Selling into aquaculture - not entering their first market
• Seeking strategic clarity and commercial refinement
• Ready to pressure-test assumptions in a peer-level environment

Ideal companies are working within the salmon or shrimp value chains and are asking:

“Where do we double down - and where do we stop?”

This program is not designed for early-stage startups, pre-revenue ventures, or companies seeking basic incubation or pitch training.

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