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The Ifremer EDROME Carnot Institute, the only marine

Carnot Institute, conducts research in the highly strategic and

competitive field of the exploration and sustainable exploitation

of mineral, energy and biological resources in the oceans.

It employs over 250 staff with recognised expertise in key

scientific disciplines and marine technology, and has his own

laboratories and unique test facilities

Explore physical resources and deep sea ecosystems

to allow their sustainable exploitation

Target markets

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Oil industry and oil services sector

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Mining sector

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Engineering companies

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Component manufacturers

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Energy providers- Marine Energies

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Maritime works

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Local institution

Technological developments:

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Design and development of equipment

and instrument systems for exploration

and production, scientific observation

and environmental monitoring

from the coast to deep sea

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Marine environment

qualification, metrology

Fields of expertise

Geosciences

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Geophysics and geodynamics:

geological reconstruction, processes,

multi-scalar approaches

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Sedimentology, paleoclimatology,

hydrodynamics stratigraphy

and instabilities

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Geotechnics

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Geochemistry, metallogeny,

hydrothermalism

Life sciences

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Molecular biology

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Benthic ecology, microbial

ecology, genetics

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Biochemistry, biotechnology

Engineering sciences

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Hydrodynamics and meteocean studies:

modeling, statistic and probabilistic

analysis, based on experiments in pools,

hyperbaric chambers and laboratories

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Material and mechanical

structure behavior

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Marine anti-fouling systems

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Submarine optics, acoustics

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