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ERA-MBT funds five projects in the second joint call
In the 2nd ERA-MBT call entitled “Biodiscovery - Bioactive molecules from the marine environment”, five projects were selected for funding, with a total budget of € 5.8 million.
After the submission date on 16 March 2016, 41 proposals were received, requesting a total of € 45 million. Five transnational collaborative R&D projects were selected for funding based on an international peer-review assessment of proposals and within the possibilities of national budgets.
The main purpose of this call was to explore bioactive molecules in organisms from the oceans, including those from fishery and aquaculture activity, or in materials which result from the processing of marine organisms. The aim is to further explore the potential and to provide compounds that offer chemical diversity and bioactive potency of value in meeting the needs of society.
These projects are expected to start early 2017.
More information on the projects can be read in the factsheets and in the table below:
BlueShell - Exploring Shellfish By-products as sources of Blue Bioactivities
BLUETEETH - Marine Origin Biopolymers as Innovative Building Blocks from the Sea for the Development of Bioresorbable Multilayered Membranes for Guided Bone Regeneration
CYANOBESITY - Cyanobacteria as a source of bioactive compounds with effects on obesity and obesity-related co-morbidities
MARPLAST - Marine microorganisms for bioplastics production
Novofeed - Novel feed ingredients from sustainable sources
|
Proposal Acronym |
Duration (month) |
Coordinating Country |
Requested funding (€) |
Funded by |
|
BlueShell |
36 |
BE |
1,152,000 |
BE-FWO, SE-FORMAS, IT-MIPAAF, NO-RCN, IE-MI |
|
BLUETEETH |
36 |
PT |
797,000 |
PT-FCT, IS-RANNIS, NO-IN |
| CYANOBESITY |
36 |
PT |
1,289,000 |
PT-FCT, SE-FORMAS, DE-BMBF/PtJ, IS-RANNIS |
|
MARPLAST |
36 |
NO |
1,261,000 |
NO-RCN, SE-FORMAS, RO-UEFISCDI |
|
Novofeed |
36 |
NO |
1,283,000 |
NO-RCN, BE-FWO, IT-MIPAAF, IS-RANNIS |