OXYGUARD INTERNATIONAL AS

Their core work

OxyGuard is a Danish SME specializing in water quality monitoring and measurement equipment, particularly for aquaculture applications. Their core business revolves around sensors and instrumentation that measure dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, and other parameters critical to fish farming operations. In H2020 projects, they contribute monitoring technology expertise to sustainable aquaculture systems — from recirculating fish farms in East Africa to intelligent fish feeding systems using AI and IoT across Europe.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

OxyGuard's early H2020 work (2016-2017) focused on water treatment infrastructure and sanitation in developing regions, contributing monitoring equipment to sustainable aquaculture in East Africa's Lake Victoria Basin. By 2018, their focus shifted toward digitalization — integrating AI and IoT into precision fish feeding and nutrition optimization in European aquaculture. This reflects a move from hardware-in-the-field deployments toward smart, data-driven aquaculture solutions.

OxyGuard is moving from pure instrumentation toward intelligent, connected aquaculture monitoring — expect future work at the intersection of sensor technology, AI-driven feeding, and circular aquaculture.

How they like to work

OxyGuard primarily joins consortia as a specialized technology partner (2 of 3 projects as participant), contributing monitoring equipment and expertise rather than leading large research agendas. They coordinated one SME Instrument Phase 1 project (BlueAquality), suggesting they have the ambition to lead but prefer the specialist contributor role in larger consortia. With 28 unique partners across 11 countries, they are well-connected for a 3-project SME and comfortable working in diverse, international teams.

Despite only three projects, OxyGuard has built a surprisingly broad network of 28 partners across 11 countries, reflecting the large consortium sizes typical of aquaculture and water innovation projects. Their reach extends beyond Europe to East Africa (Lake Victoria Basin collaboration).

What sets them apart

OxyGuard occupies a niche that few SMEs fill: they are an established manufacturer of aquaculture monitoring instruments who also participates in R&D consortia, meaning they bring both commercial products and research capability to a partnership. Their combination of hardware expertise (sensors, measurement systems) with growing digital integration (IoT, AI) makes them a practical technology provider, not just a research partner. For consortium builders in aquaculture or blue growth calls, they offer a credible industry voice and real products that can be deployed in pilot sites.

Highlights from their portfolio

• iFishIENCi
  Largest funding (EUR 210k) and most forward-looking — combines AI, IoT, and circular economy principles for intelligent fish feeding, running through 2023.
• VicInAqua
  Highest single-project funding (EUR 305k) and demonstrates global reach — sustainable aquaculture and water reuse for East Africa's Lake Victoria Basin.
• BlueAquality
  OxyGuard's only coordinator role — an SME Instrument Phase 1 project, signaling their own product innovation ambitions in aquaculture water quality.