Objective The majority of infections affecting man and animals take place or start at mucosal membranes. The ability to retain pharmacologically active agents for extended periods of time on any mucosal epithelia including those of the nose mouth rectum or vagina confers a number of potential therapeutic advantages.The Wider Society and Policy Objectives of our Project.We aim to benefit European society by reducing the length of localized topical treatment for mucosal infections by 50 and the pain experienced by 40. The relatively low cost of the Nano DARTS technology will enable the increasing use of this local topical application in all European countries including the Eastern Europe and this will support the policies of the European Union to bring the health of Eastern Europeans up to the same standard as those of the 15 states. To achieve this our Technical Targets are to discover technological routes to enable the development of an advanced nanosized polymer coated liposome system compatible with carrying hydrophilic or hydrophobic drugs of varying sizes or both simultaneously that are retained at the mucosal site of application and release the active ingredient in a controlled manner for local and or systemic absorption. The Economic Objectives to Improve competitiveness. This project will strengthen the competitiveness of our group of participant SMEs and subsequent licensees to gain a 5 share of the per annum approx 2 billion growth of global market for advanced topical mucosal drug delivery systems by 2014 and create 1 250 new European jobs. In addition this project will contribute towards implementing the goals set by the EU in 2005 which includes increased innovation and investment in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to regain European global competitiveness in this sector by offering this sector product differentiation and life cycle management opportunities... Fields of science natural scienceschemical sciencespolymer sciences Programme(s) FP6-SME - Horizontal research activities involving SMEs: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SME-1 - Co-operative Research (all areas of science and technology) Call for proposal FP6-2004-SME-COOP See other projects for this call Funding Scheme COOPERATIVE - Coordinator PERA INNOVATION LIMITED EU contribution No data Address PERA Innovation Park, Nottingham Road MELTON MOWBRAY, LEICESTERSHIRE United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all LIPOID GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Frigenstrasse 4 LUDWIGSHAFEN AM RHEIN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BRACE GMBH CHEMISTRY PLASTICS DATA SYSTEMS ESTHETIQUES Germany EU contribution No data Address Taunusring 50 ALZENAU See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EUROPEAN MEDICAL CONTRACT MANUFACTURING BV Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Middenkampweg 17 NIJMEGEN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SINCLAIR PHARMACEUTICALS PLC United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Borough Road GODALMING See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BIO GELS PHARMACEUTICALS EHF Iceland EU contribution No data Address Hofsvallagotu 53 REYKJAVIK See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data YTKEMISKA INSTITUTET AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Drottning Kristinas vag 45 5607 STOCKHOLM See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACION RIOJA SALUD Spain EU contribution No data Address Av Viana 1 LOGRONO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data A K INDUSTRIES LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Foxwood court, Rotherwas HEREFORD See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SOCIEDAD DE TUBOS Y ESTUCHES S.L Spain EU contribution No data Address Pol. Lastaola, edif. IV, nave IV, Apartado 113 HERNANI (GUIPUZCOA) See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data