ERA-NET
First transnational call for research projects
Aim of the call
The first transnational joint call for research projects within the framework of ERA-MarineBiotech aimed to stimulate joint European research and development activities in marine biotechnology. Collaborative projects related to “The development of biorefinery processes for marine bioresources” included researchers from the academic and the industrial sector.
Funding was granted for a maximum of three years according to national regulations.
Timeline
Submissions of proposals were in two steps:
- a pre-proposal step with submission deadline by December 10, 2014, and
- a full proposal step for invited consortia with submission deadline by April 30, 2015.
Projects were expected to start at the end of 2015 / beginning of 2016.
Call documents
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Call Text: download here (latest update of 15/12) Guidelines for Applicants: download here (Information on Slovenia, page 13 of this document, was updated on 3 December 2014)Call brochure: download here (latest update of 15/12) |
Application prodecure
Submissions of proposals were in two stages: all pre-proposals were reviewed and qualified projects were invited to submit a full proposal.
Proposals were submitted through the ERA-MBT online submission system: www.submission-marinebiotech.eu
Project partners can use the partnering platform within the submission system to enter offers and requests for project ideas and build up a project consortium.
Submission Pre-proposals
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Selected projects
MARBioFEED - Enhanced biorefining methods for the production of marine biotoxins and microalgae fish feed
Mar3Bio - Biorefinery and biotechnological exploitation of marine biomasses
MicroMBT - Discovery and training of microbial biocatalysts for biomass conversion using moving bed technology (MBT)
NEPTUNA - Novel Extraction Processes for mulTiple high-value compoUNds from selected Algal source materials
SeaRefinery - The Seaweed Biorefinery – for high value added products
ThermoFactories - Thermophilic cell factories for efficient conversion of brown algae biomass to high-value chemicals
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Proposal Acronym |
Duration (month) |
Coordinating Country |
Requested funding (€) |
Funded by |
|
NEPTUNA |
24 |
IE |
759,976 |
BE-FWO, IE-MI, NO-RCN |
|
SeaRefinary |
36 |
DK |
1,406,156 |
BE-IWT, DK-IFD, IS-RANNIS, IE-MI, NO-IN |
|
MARBioFEED |
36 |
IE |
615,000 |
NO-RCN, ES-MINECO, IE-MI |
|
ThermoFactories |
36 |
NO |
1,946,559 |
DK-IFD, IS-RANNIS, NO-RCN, PT-FCT, SE-FORMAS |
|
MicroMBT |
36 |
NO |
1,503,285 |
NO-RCN, PT_FCT, SE-FORMAS |
|
Mar3Bio |
36 |
NO |
2,180,424 |
NO-RCN, NO-IN, SI-MIZS, SE-FORMAS |
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