BWI: Application Period Open for Ocean Optics Blue Ocean Grants and Challenges Program

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Source: Ocean Optics
Monday, May 16, 2011 10:01 AM IST (04:31 AM GMT)
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Application Period Open for Ocean Optics Blue Ocean Grants and Challenges Program
Funding for research and development in optical sensing

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, May 16, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Designed to provide funding for new technologies in optical sensing, Ocean Optics' Blue Grants and Challenges program (www.blueoceangrants.com) seeks innovative and novel optical sensing technologies that solve problems and improve quality of life. Applicants from all disciplines are encouraged to apply before the deadline June 30, 2011.

The program is intended to fund projects in life sciences, chemistry, quality assurance, environment, research and industry. The grants are divided into two phases. Phase I grants are issued to fund further evaluation and development of technologies; up to 10 grants of up US$10,000 will be awarded. Phase II grants are issued to mature a proposed technology through proof of concept in a way that enables the potential of market commercialization; up to two of these awards will be granted for up to US$100,000 each.

Grant recipients will be chosen based on ability of the solution to change the world for the better, scientific prowess, creativity, technical merit commercial viability. The international program welcomes applications from around the world.

To learn more about the grant program and application process, please visit http://blueoceangrants.com/.

About Ocean Optics

Headquartered in the USA, Ocean Optics (www.OceanOptics.com) is a leading supplier of solutions for optical sensing - fundamental methods of measuring and interpreting the interaction of light with matter. With locations in Asia and Europe, the company has sold more than 100,000 spectrometers worldwide since 1992. Ocean Optics' extensive line of complementary technologies includes chemical sensors, analytical instrumentation, optical fibres, thin films and optics. The company is a subsidiary of Halma p.l.c.

About Halma

Halma p.l.c. (www.halma.com) is an international market leader in safety, health and sensor technology. A public company listed on the London Stock Exchange, it has 3,600 employees in 36 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as manufacturing, energy, water and waste treatment, the environment, construction, transport and health.

Halma recently opened a Hub office in Mumbai. For further news about Halma in India and to subscribe to the Halma India RSS News Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/india/.


CONTACT DETAILS
Santosh Sen, Halma India, +91 (22) 67080400, +91 9820247680, santosh.sen@halma.com
Damian Corbet, Halma PR Services, +44 (0)1494 789152, dcorbet@halmapr.com

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