Acronym ENVIGUARD
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Development of a biosensor technology for environmental monitoring and disease prevention in aquaculture ensuring food safety Programme FP7
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP7 - Collaborative Project (generic)
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
KBBE – Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Specific Programme (FP7)
Cooperation
Funding source European Coordinator Björn Suckow Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
TTZ - Association for the promotion of technology transfer at the Bremerhaven EV University (Germany)
Institutions involved
NA - AFCON Holdings Ltd (Israel) ,
AWI - Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (Germany) ,
NA - Applied Enzyme Technology Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
ABT Group - AquaBioTech Group Ltd (Malta) ,
NA - Bio Optical Detection SL (Spain) ,
NA - Bioazul SL (Spain) ,
NA - Biological Systems Society (France) ,
NA - CEMITEC-Cetena Foundation (Spain) ,
HZG - Helmholtz Zentrum Geesthacht (Germany) ,
iLKNAK - Ilknak Su Urunleri Sanayi Ve Ticaret AS (Turkey) ,
NA - ISITEC GmbH - Management (Germany) ,
IU - Istanbul University (Turkey) ,
NA - LioniX International BV (Netherlands) ,
NA - Multitel Innovation Centre (Belgium) ,
NA - North Bay Shellfish Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
UPM - Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain) ,
NA - University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom) ,
NA - Viking Fish Farms Ltd, Ardtoe Marine Laboratory (United Kingdom) ,
Start year 2013 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 7,177,127 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/614057/it Summary The objective of the EnviGuard project is to develop a highly specific and precise (i.e. quantitative and qualitative) in situ measurement device for currently hard to measure man-made chemical contaminants and biohazards (toxic microalgae, viruses & bacteria, biotoxins & PCBs) that can be used as an early warning system in aquaculture and as an environmental monitor to assess the good environmental status of the sea in compliance with the MSFD. It will be more cost-efficient than current monitoring devices leading to a clear marketing advantage for the European analytical and research equipment industry. The modular system will consist of three different sensor modules (microalgae/pathogens/ toxins & chemicals) integrated into a single, portable device, which saves, displays and sends the collected data real time to a server by means of mobile data transmission and the internet. EnviGuard will be able to accomplish this also in real-time for a period of at least one week without maintenance in an offshore, marine surrounding. User of EnviGuard can access their data online any time they need to. Potential fields of use are marine environment pollution monitoring, marine research and quality control in seawater aquaculture, a sector in Europe highly occupied by SMEs. The biosensors developed in the project go far beyond the current state-of-the art in terms of accuracy, reliability and simplicity in operation by combining innovations in nanotechnology and molecular science leading to the development cutting edge sensor technology putting European research and highly innovative SMEs in the forefront of quickly developing markets.
Keywords
Bacteria;
Water quality;
Monitoring;
Toxic substances;
Technology;
Open sea aquaculture;
Biosensors;
Algal toxins;
Marine Region
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