Monday, April 4, 2011

Marine technology holds a bright future for Ireland

Revolutionary medical treatments based on new compounds from the deep oceans, sustainable power from wave energy and a network of sensors feeding back a spectrum of marine environmental information in real time are all developments predicted by Dr Peter Heffernan, Chief Executive of the Marine Institute, in an innovative presentation to the Engineers Ireland 2011 in Galway last week.

Projecting the audience forward in time to the year 2021, Dr. Heffernan reported on the careers of three fictional engineers - a biotechnologist, a marine energy engineer and an expert in sensors technology. Each of the reports was grounded in actual projects being conducted in Ireland today as part of the Sea Change Marine Knowledge, Research and Innovation Strategy for Ireland 2007-2013 and clearly demonstrate the potential of each area to contribute to jobs and economic growth in the decade ahead. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
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