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New Entrepreneur-in-Residence Joins WHOI Tech Transfer

The Office for Technology Transfer (OTT) is excited to welcome our new Entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR), Michael Hard, to WHOI. Michael will...

Oceanus

A cabled ocean

Internet cables on the seafloor could advance how we track changes in the Arctic

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DigitalReefs founder Anne Cohen discusses entrepreneurship and digital twin application in coral reef management.

Last month, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientist and emerging entrepreneur Anne Cohen kicked off the Office for Technology Transfer’s...

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Emerging Entrepreneurship in Science Talk on 3/20

WHOI scientists discuss plastic pollution and academia-industry partnerships in new Nature.com article

Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Project Looks at Pulling Carbon Dioxide from the Atmosphere

Oceanus Magazine

A new way to discover life in the ocean’s hadal zone

Our eyes on the seafloor

The Polar Imperative

Puzzling over a mollusk mystery

WHOI in the News

WHOI researchers develop eco-friendly plastic straw alternative

Woods Hole scientists explore new deep-sea phenomenon

eDNA methods give a real-time look at coral reef health

UPDATE- WHOI Looking for Startup Volunteers

UPDATE- WHOI Looking for Startup Volunteers We’ve received a great response from interested startup volunteers! Thank you to everyone that has expressed interest in working with the Office for Technology Transfer. We will be reviewing resumés over the coming weeks as we receive them. We would like to emphasize that at this time we are only…

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WHOI Looking for Startup Volunteers

Several exciting startups are in the works at WHOI! The Office for Technology Transfer is looking for volunteer product development experts with specific experience in hardware, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electronics, or ocean technology to lead newly forming WHOI companies. If interested, please send a brief summary of your background, field(s) of interest, and a resumé…

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Newly Issued Patents

Optical Communication Systems and Methods Norm Farr, John Ware, Cliff Pontbriand Patent No. 9,231,708 Issued: 01/05/2016 Marine Environment Antifouling System and Methods Norm Farr, Cliff Pontbriand, Tim Peters Patent No. 9,235,048 Issued: 01/12/2016 Cobalamin Acquisition Protein and Use Thereof  Mak Saito, Erin Bertrand Patent No. 9,234,012 Issued 01/12/2016 Optical Communication Systems and Methods Norm Farr, Lee…

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