Meet INESCTEC.OCEAN
INESCTEC.OCEAN is a striving hub, empowering impactful research, designing innovative solutions, creating new career opportunities, and shaping the future of ocean-related technology. Take a look inside our Centre of Excellence’s work, whose inspiration and ambitions in Ocean Research and Engineering are led by a shared vision of a sustainable future. Join us today for a blue tomorrow.
INESCTEC.OCEAN ‘making waves’ at the Brest 2025 OCEANS Conference
A month ago, INESCTEC.OCEAN was present at the 2025 OCEANS Conference, in Brest. “A perfect opportunity for engagement, networking, and presenting the work that we do in the labs”, emphasises Paula Lima, INESC TEC researcher. While showcasing the Institute’s ocean R&D+I capabilities at the exhibitors’ hall, our researchers also took the stage on a range of work presentations, such as ocean digitalisation, acoustic-based marine litter detection, and underwater wireless communications – including blockchain-enabled and multimodal approaches.
INESCTEC.OCEAN at the United Nations: “Cooperation is the key message” for a global Blue Economy
In every country, every community, the solution may be different, but cooperation is the key message.” Last month, Eduardo Silva, INESCTEC.OCEAN Scientific Coordinator, was at the United Nations HQ, in New York City (USA), highlighting the importance of knowledge transfer and international cooperation for capacity building in ocean research. At the “United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea”, the INESC TEC researcher was invited to participate in a panel dedicated to “Capacity building and the transfer of marine technology: New developments, approaches and challenges”.
Hub Azul de Leixões: The ‘Blue Revolution’ is underway
Hub Azul Leixões – Polo I is starting to take shape in the Port of Leixões Logistics Platform II. The structure will feature a test tank with a capacity of 18.000 cubic metres, including a 30-metre-deep diving well: one of the biggest marine tech test sites in Europe. INESCTEC.OCEAN and its partners are working closely on this groundbreaking endeavour, essential for the development of resilient and innovative technology, capable of harnessing the vast potential of the Portuguese sea.
Camões, o Mar, a Tecnologia e a Ciência Portuguesas”: from the odyssey to the new edge of knowledg
It has been one month since INESCTEC.OCEAN dove through the History and future of Portugal in the sea. “Camões, o Mar, a Tecnologia e a Ciência Portuguesas” dared to go back in time so we could see the bright new ventures that lie ahead of us on our blue horizon, such as resident marine robotics, ocean-related renewables, and resilient deep-sea exploration.
An ocean basin for the Blue Economy: INESCTEC.OCEAN lays foundation stone of the Leixões Blue Hub
With wave generation mechanisms, a 30-metre-deep diving well and being able to prepare technology for the harsh conditions of the Atlantic Ocean, this ocean basin is crucial.” INESCTEC.OCEAN and its partners inaugurated the construction works at the Leixões Blue Hub compound. The Coordinator of our Centre of Excellence, José Manuel Mendonça, highlights the essential role of the Hub Azul Leixões – Polo I for the Portuguese Blue Economy and its impact on future research.
Developing Portugal’s Blue Economy, with Lídia Bulcão
INESCTEC.OCEAN’s project is essential for the development of Portugal’s sustainable economy.” Lídia Bulcão, the Portuguese Secretary of State for the Sea, highlights the Centre of Excellence’s opportunity to address “challenges posed to academia and develop innovation and technology projects”, leveraging our “national ecosystem and what’s done in every region of the country”. According to the State representative, “Teaming for Excellence” will certainly fill in the “gaps that we may have in our academia”, by learning with experienced and expert partners, skipping trial and error phases and taking “much safer, faster steps” when developing technology.
