AQUAVALENS
Protecting the health of Europeans by improving methods for the detection of pathogens in drinking water and water used in food preparation
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Organization address
address: EARLHAM ROAD contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Sito del progetto | http://aquavalens.org/ |
| Totale costo | 11˙909˙166 € |
| EC contributo | 8˙963˙425 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage |
| Funding Scheme | CP-TP |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-02-01 - 2018-01-31 |
Partecipanti
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Organization address
address: EARLHAM ROAD contact info |
UK (NORWICH) | coordinator | 1˙319˙561.20 |
| 2 |
GENETIC ANALYSIS STRATEGIES SL
Organization address
address: CALLE SANTA JUSTA 5 6 B contact info |
ES (ORIHUELA ALICANTE) | participant | 656˙068.80 |
| 3 |
DVGW DEUTSCHER VEREIN DES GAS- UND WASSERFACHES - TECHNISCH-WISSENSCHAFTLICHER VEREIN EV
Organization address
address: JOSEF WIRMER STRASSE 1 - 3 contact info |
DE (BONN) | participant | 540˙000.00 |
| 4 |
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Organization address
address: GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 513˙650.00 |
| 5 |
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: Anker Engelundsvej 1, Building 101A contact info |
DK (KONGENS LYNGBY) | participant | 509˙852.00 |
| 6 |
HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUER INFEKTIONSFORSCHUNG GMBH
Organization address
address: Inhoffenstrasse 7 contact info |
DE (BRAUNSCHWEIG) | participant | 389˙500.00 |
| 7 |
Nome Ente NON disponibile
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DIAGONAL 211 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 330˙604.00 |
| 8 |
VERMICON AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Organization address
address: Emmy Noether Str. 2 contact info |
DE (MUENCHEN) | participant | 310˙976.00 |
| 9 |
UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI
Organization address
address: CARRER DE ESCORXADOR contact info |
ES (TARRAGONA) | participant | 304˙980.00 |
| 10 |
CENTRE EUROPEEN D'EXPERTISE ET DE RECHERCHE SUR LES AGENTS MICROBIENS SAS
Organization address
address: ALLEE DE LA FILEE 1 contact info |
FR (LA CHAPELLE SUR ERDRE) | participant | 280˙830.00 |
| 11 |
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: Riccarton contact info |
UK (EDINBURGH) | participant | 279˙087.60 |
| 12 |
PUBLIC HEALTH WALES NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST
Organization address
address: CHARNWOOD COURT UNIT 1 PARC contact info |
UK (CARDIFF) | participant | 269˙997.00 |
| 13 |
SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: ARRHENIUSPLAN 4 contact info |
SE (UPPSALA) | participant | 264˙960.00 |
| 14 |
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO
Organization address
address: Avenida Rovisco Pais 1 contact info |
PT (LISBOA) | participant | 250˙938.00 |
| 15 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA
Organization address
address: VIA BALBI 5 contact info |
IT (GENOVA) | participant | 249˙312.00 |
| 16 |
WRC PLC
Organization address
address: FRANKLAND ROAD contact info |
UK (BLAGROVE SWINDON) | participant | 226˙396.00 |
| 17 |
MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: "Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan -" contact info |
UK (PENICUIK) | participant | 205˙825.00 |
| 18 |
EPIGEM LIMITED
Organization address
address: MALMO COURT KIRKLEATHAM BUSINESS contact info |
UK (REDCAR) | participant | 190˙170.00 |
| 19 |
INSTITUTTET FOR PRODUKTUDVIKLING - IPU
Organization address
address: PRODUKTIONSTORVET 425 contact info |
DK (KONGENS LYNGBY) | participant | 179˙966.00 |
| 20 |
MicroLAN
Organization address
address: BIESBOSWEG 2 contact info |
NL (WAALWIJK) | participant | 179˙964.00 |
| 21 |
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
Organization address
address: Stag Hill contact info |
UK (GUILDFORD) | participant | 160˙000.00 |
| 22 |
HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO
Organization address
address: YLIOPISTONKATU 4 contact info |
FI (HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO) | participant | 157˙653.00 |
| 23 |
HASKOLI ISLANDS
Organization address
address: Sudurgata contact info |
IS (REYKJAVIK) | participant | 149˙188.00 |
| 24 |
THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: ERROL ROAD INVERGOWRIE contact info |
UK (DUNDEE) | participant | 134˙949.00 |
| 25 |
"ENKROTT, GESTAO E TRATAMENTO DE AGUAS SA"
Organization address
address: QUINTA DO LAVI BLOCO B S 15/16 1 ABRUNHEIRA SINTRA contact info |
PT (LISBOA) | participant | 120˙150.00 |
| 26 |
TEAGASC - AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Organization address
address: Oak Park contact info |
IE (CARLOW) | participant | 102˙633.00 |
| 27 |
Ribocon GmbH
Organization address
address: Fahrenheitstrasse 1 contact info |
DE (Bremen) | participant | 86˙400.00 |
| 28 |
LIVSMEDELS VERKET
Organization address
address: Hamnesplanaden 5 contact info |
SE (UPPSALA) | participant | 79˙908.00 |
| 29 |
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE - UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE
Organization address
address: Nemanjina 6 contact info |
RS (BELGRADE) | participant | 75˙600.00 |
| 30 |
CITY ANALYSTS LTD
Organization address
address: PIGEON HOUSE ROAD RINGSEND WWTP contact info |
IE (DUBLIN) | participant | 70˙800.00 |
| 31 |
MOREDUN SCIENTIFIC LIMITED
Organization address
address: BUSH LOAN contact info |
UK (PENICUICK) | participant | 70˙002.00 |
| 32 |
HOJMARKLABORATORIET AS
Organization address
address: ADELVEJ 11 contact info |
DK (LEM ST) | participant | 59˙940.00 |
| 33 |
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
Organization address
address: Karlsplatz 13 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 58˙470.00 |
| 34 |
MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
Organization address
address: SPITALGASSE 23 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 45˙000.00 |
| 35 |
NORDVAND AS
Organization address
address: ORNEGARDSVEJ 17 contact info |
DK (GENTOFTE) | participant | 38˙000.00 |
| 36 |
DRUSTVO ZA TRGOVINU I USLUGE EXPORT IMPORT DESING DOO
Organization address
address: PARTIZANSKE AVIJACIJE 18a contact info |
RS (BEOGRAD) | participant | 34˙975.00 |
| 37 |
RAJKOVIC NENAD
Organization address
address: 8 OKTOBRA 8 contact info |
RS (SVILAJNAC) | participant | 33˙985.00 |
| 38 |
UNIVERSITAET BERN
Organization address
address: Hochschulstrasse 4 contact info |
CH (BERN) | participant | 33˙134.40 |
| 39 |
ENKROTT QUIMICA - GESTAO DE PROCESSOS QUIMICOS SA
Organization address
address: "ABRUNHEIRA PARK, ESTRADA NACIONAL 249, KM4, F. Y" contact info |
PT (SINTRA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 40 |
GENETIC PCR SOLUTIONS SL
Organization address
address: CALLE SANTA JUSTA 5 contact info |
ES (ORIHUELA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 41 |
MBONLINE GMBH
Organization address
address: DANIEL GRAN STRASSE 48 contact info |
AT (ST POELTEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 42 |
PARKER HANNIFIN MANUFACTURING LTD
Organization address
address: MAYLANDS AVENUE 55 contact info |
UK (HEMEL HEMPSTEAD) | participant | 0.00 |
| 43 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Organization address
address: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE contact info |
UK (EDINBURGH) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'The AQUAVALENS consortium has brought together SMEs, Industries, Universities and Research Institutes with the mission of protecting the health of European Citizens from contaminated drinking water and water used in food processing. We will achieve this by developing sustainable technologies to enable water system managers whether in large or small water systems or within food growers or manufacturers to better control the safety of their water supplies. The work of the project is divided into four main clusters of work packages that sequentially lead to the development of appropriate technologies. These four clusters are: 1. Platform targets, 2. Platform development, 3. Field studies in European drinking water systems, and 4. Improving Public Health through safer water. In cluster 1 we shall generate new knowledge on the molecular genetics of viral, bacterial and parasitic waterborne pathogens. This will enable us to identify gene targets for the identification, and characterisation of these pathogens, that will also enable the determination of their virulence for humans. In cluster 2 we shall use the knowledge gained to develop new technologies that integrate sample preparation and detection into a single platform. These platforms will then be subject to a rigorous process of validation and standardisation. In cluster 3 we will use the validated platforms to undertake a series of field studies in large and small drinking water systems, and in food production. These field studies will generate new knowledge about the risk to public health from waterborne pathogens in Europe and also test the value of the technologies in the field. Finally in cluster 4 we test how these technologies can be used to protect human health, though improving the effectiveness of Water Safety Plans, adaptation to climate change, and control of outbreaks of infectious disease. We will also determine the sustainability and potential economic impacts of these technologies.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
The health of Europeans will soon be improved by a set of state-of-the-art tests that can rapidly detect disease-causing pathogens in Europe's water supplies.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Although the EU has high water safety standards, thousands of Europeans fall sick each year from drinking water contaminated with bacteria, viruses and parasites. Identifying the presence of pathogens prior to water consumption is a challenge exacerbated by countless small water suppliers that are difficult to monitor.
The EU-funded http://www.aquavalens.org (AQUAVALENS) (Protecting the health of Europeans by improving methods for the detection of pathogens in drinking water and water used in food preparation) project is developing accurate tests for rapidly identifying waterborne pathogens.
AQUAVALENS is standardising ways to monitor water safety from varying sources like treated drinking water, groundwater or water used to produce food. Importantly, researchers are using cutting-edge science to pinpoint the presence of microbes and parasites while simultaneously determining if they can cause disease.
They are doing this by identifying the genes that enable viral, bacterial and parasitic pathogens to cause disease. After developing ways to detect these disease-related genes in the water, their methods will be tested in water treatment systems and in food processing plants.
In addition to identifying disease-causing genes, researchers are also developing indicators of faecal pollution in water and, importantly, trace its source. AQUAVALENS data will be used to improve water safety plans and enable a more reliable assessment of risks posed by climate change and emerging pathogens.
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