Role Summary Location: Bantry Marine Research Station, Co. Cork, Bantry (Ireland)Contract: Full-timeSalary: Details on request. The Seaweed Research Technician is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the land-based Asparagopsis armata production unit, keeping the pipeline running reliably from stock culture through harvest, post-harves...
Duration: 3 to 6 months Start Date: October 2026 onwards Position: Unpaid internshipErasmus+: Erasmus+ trainees are welcome to apply. About BMRS Bantry Marine Research Station Ltd. (BMRS) is a privately owned marine biotechnology company based on the shores of Bantry Bay, Co. Cork. With over 20 years of experience, BMRS is a leading provider ...
Duration: 3 to 6 monthsStart Date: October 2026 onwardsPosition: Unpaid internshipErasmus+: Erasmus+ trainees are welcome to apply. About BMRS Bantry Marine Research Station Ltd. (BMRS) is a privately owned marine biotechnology company based on the shores of Bantry Bay, Co. Cork. With over 20 years of experience, BMRS is a leading provider of marin...
Fully funded 2-year Research MSc position available with University of Galway (Ireland), University of Aveiro (Portugal) and Bantry Bay Marine Research Station (Ireland). This fully funded studentship is part of an Industry-led project focusing on the production nori from Irish Porphya species. Nori species are edible red seaweeds with a high...
BMRS wish to acknowledge a grant from BIM to the value of €73,124.85 as a contribution towards a Capacity Building Project with a total cost of €146,249.69. These funds were advanced by the EU under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund. Objective The primary objective is focused on a new purpose-built seaweed hatchery which will be constructed onsite...
My name is Ailbhe McGurrin and I am a PhD researcher funded by the Irish Research Council Enterprise Partnership Scheme. My PhD project is in partnership between University College Dublin and Bantry Marine Research Station Ltd. My research explores the medicinal and biotechnological properties of Irish seaweeds. Seaweeds are full of tiny chem...
BMRS attended the Biorefine conference 'The role of biorefineries in European agriculture' (30 & 31 May 2022)' in Ghent Belgium. At this event Julie Maguire Phd Presented ' Value Chain of European Seaweed' under the category of Value chain assessment of waste-to-bioenergy and bioproducts solutions and Priya Pollard, ESR 7 on the Agre...
Bantry Marine Research Station Ltd. announced in August 2020, the completion of an investment project to upgrade its laboratory infrastructure with a total investment of €71,223. The project was part funded by the Irish Government and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund under the Sustainable Aquaculture Development Scheme and was administered ...
Bantry Marine Research Station Ltd. announced in May 2019, the completion of an investment project with a total investment of €541,345.51. The project was part funded by the Irish Government and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund under the Sustainable Aquaculture Development Scheme and was administered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland's ...
BMRS attended the Farming Seaweed workshop hosted by BIM in Ennis, Co Clare on April 10. Over 70 industry representatives including seaweed producers, regulators and processors attended the one day workshop, This workshop was held in response to a growing interest in farming seaweed and in producing seaweed products (in Ireland) following sea...
BMRS became involved in an art installation named Photo.Synth.Etica to highlight the devastating impact of carbon emissions on the planet. Known as the 'urban curtain' the installation is made up of 16, 2 x 7 metre modules, each containing micro-algae cultures sourced from BMRS and wrapped around Dublin Castle's Printworks building.The modules are...
Now installed and ready for use, our new UHPLC machine and new cell counter. The new equipment will enhance our ability to deal with various analytical challenges. We are looking forward to putting them to good use. UHPLC Cell Counter
SEATRACES project kick-off meeting was held in Vigo (Galicia-Spain), with the participation of 6 EU countries, with 19 partners and coordinated by the Food Biochemistry group of the Marine Research Instituto (IIMCSIC). Julie Maguire, BMRS research director is taking part of the project! The main objective of this project is to demonstrate that trac...
The latest update from the organizers of the upcoming Young Algaeneers Symposium (YAS 2018). First item is that the abstract submission deadline has been extended to April 20th. But we have more! We are so happy with the good reception YAS 2018 is having and we want to thank you for that. For that reason, we open two awards cat...
Will petrochemical plastics be replaced by bio-plastics? A highly recommended article by Sylvia Thompson, in which Julie Maguire, the BMRS Research Director, talks about how they made bio-plastics products from seaweed and the importance of it ((as part as Seabioplas project)! Read the full article
May 16-18, 2018 The fourth edition of the Young Algaeneers Symposium (YAS 2018) is a symposium designed and organised by young scientists for young scientists, addressing all aspects of algal (both micro and macro) research and technology. Masters and PhD students, as well as early-stage Post-Docs working on microalgae (cyanobacteria and euk...
Atlantic Ocean observation is currently undertaken through loosely-coordinated, in-situ observing networks, satellite observations and data management arrangements of heterogeneous international, national and regional design to support science and a wide range of information products. Thus, there is tremendous opportunity to develop the syste...
Thematic Exploitation Platforms are ESA's latest exploration to help society extract, and benefit from, the wealth of information held in archives, and data streams of Earth Observation Data. In this light, TEPs can be seen as enablers. Allowing better, more informed and relevant decisions (in C-TEPs case on our coastal environment and resources), ...
Vitamin D deficiency has significant implications for human health and impacts on healthy growth and development and successful aging. Fundamental knowledge gaps are barriers to implementing a safe and effective public health strategy to prevent vitamin D deficiency and optimise status. ODIN is working to provide the evidence to prevent vitamin D d...