Objective
The human genome project has not fully delivered the benefits promised in terms of cost and utility. Complete genome sequencing still costs greater than 1,000€ and offers most people limited value (for example in terms of immediate health benefits). New levels of genetic complexity have been uncovered with the discovery of different types of molecular switches that control the activity of the genes coded by the DNA. It is clear now that full genome analysis requires not just the raw DNA sequence, but a complete reading of the many DNA modifications now known to exist in vivo (for example, 5-mC) and a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic population of RNA within the cell. Complete genome analysis therefore requires the DNA sequence as well as epigenetic and transcriptomic information. Current NGS systems can only indirectly obtain a partial picture of these important aspects of the genome after performing costly sample processing. Based on the pioneering biophysics work of the LPS and carried forward by PicoSeq with the support of several large research grants, we are developing a disruptive technology capable of directly sequencing DNA and RNA, and detecting a wide range of base modifications on responsible for epigenetic changes. This new platform called SIMDEQ (SIngle Molecule Magnetic Detection and Quantification). Our current prototype system is capable of complete nucleic acid analysis, but is limited in its throughput, and is thus limited in its commercial applications. The problem of the limited range of data produced by current NGS technologies will be solved in this program by combining our unique SIMDEQ approach with the advanced manufacturing technologies common in the micro-electronics industry. The core of this project is the development of the CONAN chip, which brings together microwell structures, microscale magnets integrated onto the chip around each well and a digital readout of the relevant signal from each DNA or RNA molecule under examination
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: https://op.europa.eu/en/web/eu-vocabularies/euroscivoc.
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules nucleic acids
- natural sciences biological sciences genetics DNA
- natural sciences physical sciences electromagnetism and electronics microelectronics
- natural sciences biological sciences genetics RNA
- natural sciences biological sciences genetics genomes
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.2.1.2. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Nanotechnologies
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H2020-EU.2.1.5. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced manufacturing and processing
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H2020-EU.2.1.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Advanced materials
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H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
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Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017
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75014 Paris
France
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
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