Blue Ocean Monitoring joins the National Oceanographic Centre’s Marine Robotics Innovation Centre

Blue Ocean Monitoring is expanding its global network by securing office space in the Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. The Marine Robotics Innovation Centre hosts a community of innovative companies advancing technology for platforms, components and sub-systems in order to aid and advance oceanographic research for the benefit of both scientists and businesses.

Adam Schink, Marine Robotics Innovation Centre manager at the NOC, said: "It is with great enthusiasm that we welcome the move of Blue Ocean Monitoring into the Innovation Centre today. As they’re a company which provide integrated solutions to ocean data collection we’re confident this engaging environment will accelerate their strategic development of autonomous marine technologies. Having representatives from the company on site, will only increase the opportunity for collaboration in the future, and we welcome this wholeheartedly".

Simon Illingworth, group managing director of Blue Ocean Monitoring, said: "We’re delighted to be moving into the Innovation Centre where we can work alongside the NOC’s own autonomy and robotics teams, sharing knowledge and the NOC’s extensive marine testing facilities. The NOC provides a strategic base to further support our services to customers both here in the UK and further afield".