From
UMaine News October 19, 2009 :
The University of Maine is one of the first to receive an international
research partnership award, designed to link U.S. scientists and
engineers with counterparts in Ireland. The first four tri-partite
U.S.-Ireland R&D partnerships, valued at more than $10 million
were announced at a recent event hosted by the U.S. Ambassador to
Ireland in Dublin.
The BEACONS (Biosafety for EnvironmentAl COntaminants using
Novel Sensors) project aims to develop strategies for isolating
and detecting algal toxins that are causing major health issues
for humans in some coastal areas. The project has received more
than $1 million in joint funding from the Science Foundation Ireland
($382,883), Invest Northern Ireland Department for Employment
and Learning ($352,166), and the National Science Foundation ($370,490).
UMaine will receive about one-third of this funding for its portion
of the project.