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Engineering autonomy for a safer, smarter ocean
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Building resilient infrastructures for a sustainable use of the ocean
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The Sea as a Laboratory: The Structuring Role of Infrastructures in Ocean Science and Technology

“Deep” in offshore aquaculture, INESCTEC.OCEAN joined Secretary of State for Fisheries and the Sea to reinforce Portugal–Norway cooperation

Interoperability of ocean digital twins featuring INESC TEC

Aquaculture and innovation: a strategic path for the Blue Economy
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The Sea as a Laboratory: The Structuring Role of Infrastructures in Ocean Science and Technology

May 4, 2026
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Scientific and technological excellence does not emerge by chance. It is built deliberately, collaboratively, and sustained upon robust infrastructures that…

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The Sea as a Laboratory: The Structuring Role of Infrastructures in Ocean Science and Technology

“Deep” in offshore aquaculture, INESCTEC.OCEAN joined Secretary of State for Fisheries and the Sea to reinforce Portugal–Norway cooperation

Interoperability of ocean digital twins featuring INESC TEC

Aquaculture and innovation: a strategic path for the Blue Economy

The Sea as a Laboratory: The Structuring Role of Infrastructures in Ocean Science and Technology