COMPANY
MIcroWISE is a company created with the purpose of developing equipment for accurately measuring living organisms in water-samples. Our patent pending technology is currently available in the form of BallastWISE, and we are engaged in joint efforts with DHI, one of the world’s key accredited institutions with regards to ballast water issues, to ensure our product lives up to the standards the industry calls for.
We make continuous efforts to improving our technology, with a keen eye for innovation and the changing needs of our customers.
Our company consists of a varied group of people all bringing their know-how and skills from their respective field. This gives MicroWISE considerable expertise within both microbial ecology and taxonomy, camera technology, optics and software development.
TEAM
TEAM

Pia Haecky
CEO & MicroWise Partner
PhD microbiology, MSc Biology. Image analysis tools for automatic image analysis, particle counting, project coordination.

Jone Jacobsen
MicroWise Partner & Chairman at the MicroWISE Board
Business strategy and operations management, shipping and ship building.

Nicholas Blackburn
MicroWise Partner
PhD microbial ecology, MSc in Physics and Computer Science, specialized in image analysis and multimedia development. Software development at MicroWISE.

Per Ove Poulsen
MicroWise Partner
Vision and camera technology, system solutions. Hardware development at MicroWISE.

Kirsten Engell-Sørensen
MicroWise Partner
MSc marine biology, specialized in plankton ecology, plankton dynamics. Taxonomic expertise phytoplankton, zooplankton and ichthyoplankton. Quality assurance at MicroWISE.

Mathias Holmstrup
MSc Marine Biology
Employed at MicroWise with plankton analysis, product development and testing.
TEAM

Pia Haecky
CEO & MicroWise Partner
PhD microbiology, MSc Biology. Image analysis tools for automatic image analysis, particle counting, project coordination.

Jone Jacobsen
MicroWise Partner & Chairman at the MicroWISE Board
Business strategy and operations management, shipping and ship building.

Nicholas Blackburn
MicroWise Partner
PhD microbial ecology, MSc in Physics and Computer Science, specialized in image analysis and multimedia development. Software development at MicroWISE.

Per Ove Poulsen
MicroWise Partner
Vision and camera technology, system solutions. Hardware development at MicroWISE.

Kirsten Engell-Sørensen
MicroWise Partner
MSc marine biology, specialized in plankton ecology, plankton dynamics. Taxonomic expertise phytoplankton, zooplankton and ichthyoplankton. Quality assurance at MicroWISE.

Mathias Holmstrup
MSc Marine Biology
Employed at MicroWise with plankton analysis, product development and testing.
The development of BallastWISE has been supported by Danish Maritime Fund, The Danish Innovation Fund, The Danish Market Development Fund and The Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark