The Carnot MERS institute supports companies and industries in their innovations, to make maritime economic activities ever more sustainable, by collaborating with research laboratories with exceptional skills, technical resources and test sites. The Carnot MERS institute works on :
The Carnot MERS institute focuses on 3 major areas of support:
The Carnot MERS institute is led by Ifremer and Ecole Centrale de Nantes and includes CNRS, Nantes Université, l'Université de Bretagne Occidentale (UBO) and l'Université de Bretagne Sud (UBS). It brings together 9 internationally-recognized units and laboratories on all of France's coastlines.