ProtoAtlantic backs 10 internationals start-ups to test Maritime Technologies
The ProtoAtlantic project has selected 10 international start-ups to test their maritime technologies free of charge at a number of world-renowned test facilities as part of the Fast Tracked Product Development phase of the project, which is being led by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland.
The successful projects have been selected due to the standard of their innovative concepts from a variety of blue growth sectors including renewable energy, biotechnology, marine robotics, marine transport, aquaculture and conditioning monitoring. Testing will start this year and run through until October 2020.
ProtoAtlantic, which is being coordinated by Innovalia Association as lead partner, is funded by Interreg Atlantic Area and aims to develop and validate a model for the prototyping and exploitation of innovative ideas in the maritime sector.
Over 30 applications from across Europe were submitted for the Fast Tracked Product Development phase of ProtoAtlantic. The following international start-ups were selected by the ProtoAtlantic Review Panel:
* ARQ Asset Solutions Ltd (Ireland)
* Exceedence Ltd (Ireland)
* Fazzini Meccanica s.n.c (Italy)
* Impact9 Energy and Marine Ltd (Ireland)
* OCEOMIC, Marine Bio and Technology, S.L. (Spain)
* Pure Marine Gen Ltd (Northern Ireland)
* Sea Wave Energy Ltd (UK)
* SealSpear Technologies Ltd (Ireland)
* A. Silva Matos Metalomecanica S.A. (Portugal)
* Subsea Mechnatronics (Spain)
EMEC, Innovalia Association, INESC TEC, University College Cork, EMERGE, Cork County Council, and Technopõle Brest Iroise are working in partnership to deliver the ProtoAtlantic project, with testing available at the following test facilities:
* European Marine Energy Centre in Scotland,
* Lir National Ocean Test Facility, MaREI Centre in Ireland,
* Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science in Portugal.
* Marine Park in Spain.
The Fast Tracked Product Development programme utilises the expertise within the project partnership to offer marine start-ups a product development process that runs from concept through to pre-commercial trials. This process will be underpinned by an approved verification process which will ensure the credibility of technologies, which could transform and increase efficiency within the blue growth sectors.
If you have any queries please email protoatlanticEU@gmail.com or ProtoAtlantic@emec.org.uk
Further information on the companies supported by ProtoAtlantic through the Fast Tracked Product Development programme can be found at: http://www.protoatlantic.eu/our-thinking
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