Obiettivo There is an increasing interest of pharmaceutical industry in the natural environment as a source for new lead compounds. This interest is based on the fact that the chemical diversity of natural bioactive compounds is much higher than that of compounds synthesized by standard combinatorial chemistry. A successful drug discovery heavily relies on the coordinated multi-disciplinary effort of highly qualified researchers with special skills in different disciplines. There is, however, an urgent need for training of such researchers in Europe. The aim of the proposed Marie Curie research training network, arising from existing national centers of excellence in molecular biotechnology, high-throughput screening, drug development and chemoecology is a progressive and durable integration of the EU research capacities in bioprospecting, making Europe to a leader in this field. This network will utilize the unique ability of aquatic invertebrates to synthesize a large variety of bioactive compounds for medicine, plant protection and other applications. In addition to low-molecular-weight bioactive secondary metabolites, this network will search for high-molecular-weight proteins and enzymes with unique functions of industrial or medical interest. The specific structure of this network will allow enforcing the integration of the partners working on a wide range of taxa. The proposed training and transfer-of-knowledge programme will result in the generation of new knowledge, used by an innovative enterprise, whose participation underlines the economic and societal value of aquatic molecular biodiversity. Campo scientifico medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacydrug discoverynatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsenzymesnatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyinvertebrate zoology Parole chiave metabolites Programma(i) FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 Argomento(i) MOBILITY-1.1 - Marie Curie Research Training Networks (RTN) Invito a presentare proposte FP6-2002-MOBILITY-1 Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento RTN - Marie Curie actions-Research Training Networks Coordinatore JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITäT MAINZ Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Saarstrasse 21 MAINZ Germania Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (6) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spagna Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Calle Serrano 117 MADRID Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Piazzale Aldo More 7 ROME Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato INTEGRIN ADVANCED BIOSYSTEMS LTD Regno Unito Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo RA Clements, Argyll Square OBAN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS AND BIOPHYSICS Estonia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Akadeemia tee 23 TALLINN Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato RUDER BOSKOVIC INSTITUTE Croazia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Bijenicka cesta 54 ZAGREB Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Israele Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Ramat Aviv 39040 TEL AVIV Mostra sulla mappa Collegamenti Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato