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Scientific synergism of nano-bio-info-cogni science for an integrated system to monitor meat quality and safety during production, storage, and distribution in EU

Start date:2008-10-01

End date:2012-03-31

Project Acronym:SYMBIOSIS-EU

Project status:Completed

Coordinator

Organization name:AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
Administrative contact Address
Name:George NYCHAS (Professor) Iera Odos 75

ATHENS
HELLAS

Region:ATTIKI
Tel:+30-2105294938
Fax:+30-2105294938
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.aua.gr Organization Type:Education

Description


Objective: The SYMBIOSIS-EU project will bring together 14 partners from 6 EU countries (plus one each from NZ and US) to study meat safety & quality. The overall aim is to identify and quantitatively evaluate practical and easy to use chemical, biochemical and molecular indices and establish their applicability as quality monitors for inspection of meat safety and quality. The project will apply a multidisciplinary system-wide approach relying on converging technologies (bioinformatics, nanotechnology, modelling) to obtain knowledge for meat safety that will be translated into simple devices and practical indicators of quality and safety. The main objectives are (i) to develop and/or validate easy to use chemical/biochemical methods (e.g. biosensors, fluorescence, FT-IR), molecular methods (DNA microarrays), (ii) to develop a suitable software platform for data sharing and integration, (iii) to apply multivariate statistical methods and machine learning (neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms) to identify robust multiple compound quality indices, (iv) integration of the sensors and information platform and development of a system to automatically transform data acquired from a sample into a diagnosis of meat safety and quality. The project plan designed to meet these objectives comprises 3 Sections: 1 Microbial status and their major metabolomic, molecular profiling of spoilage bacteria, 2. Development of an easy to use integrated system to monitor meat safety and quality 3. Development of protocols for simple, effective and cheap evaluation of meat quality and safety in industry, based on new indices of quality and safety relying on detection of metabolites by simple sensors, driven by user friendly software that facilitates practical use of the developed methods. The project will be of benefit to the EU meat industry, providing useful tools and fundamental knowledge of the spoilage and hazard. It will also impact on the research and informatics communities.

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Project Details


Start date:2008-10-01

End date:2012-03-31

Duration:42 months

Project Reference:211638

Project cost:3025597 EURO

Project Funding:2280098 EURO

Programme Acronym: FP7-KBBE

Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme

Subprogramme Area:Converging technologies and their potential for the food area

Contract type:Small or medium-scale focused research project

URL:http://www.symbiosis-eu.net/

Subject index:Life Sciences, Policies, Biotechnology, Food, Coordination, Cooperation, Other Technology, Scientific Research

Other Indexes:bioinformatics,biotechnology,sensors,genomics,metabolomics,nanotechnology,cognitive,system biology,neural science
 

Other participants

Organization name:ZENON S.A. ROBOTICS AND INFORMATICS
Administrative contact Address
Name:Vassilis KARAMAOUNAS (Mr) Kanari Street 5

GLYKA NERA ATTIKIS
HELLAS

Region:
Tel:+30-2106655800
Fax:+30-2106041051
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.zenon.gr Organization Type:
 
Organization name:INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH LIMITED
Administrative contact Address
Name:Stephen Louis William ON (Dr) Kenepuru Drive 34

PORIRUA
NEW ZEALAND

Region:
Tel:+64-33510027
Fax:+64-33510010
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.esr.cri.nz Organization Type:
 
Organization name:THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
Administrative contact Address
Name:Kerry CHANTREY (Ms.) OXFORD ROAD

MANCHESTER
UNITED KINGDOM

Region:NORTH WEST (UK) GREATER MANCHESTER
Tel:+44-1612752441
Fax:+44-1612752445
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.manchester.ac.uk Organization Type:Education
 
Organization name:STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Administrative contact Address
Name:Jelte Beewe ZEILSTRA (Mr) Costerweg 50
9101
WAGENINGEN
NEDERLAND

Region:NOORD-NEDERLAND FRIESLAND Noord-Friesland
Tel:+31-317480258
Fax:+31-317417717
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.wur.nl Organization Type:
 
Organization name:UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II.
Administrative contact Address
Name:Salvatore SPAGNA MUSSO (Professor) Corso Umberto I

NAPOLI
ITALIA

Region:CAMPANIA Napoli
Tel:+39-0812539449
Fax:+39-0812539407
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.unina.it Organization Type:
 
Organization name:VIDEOMETER A/S
Administrative contact Address
Name:Jens Michael CARSTENSEN (Professor) Lyngso Alle

HORSHOLM
DANMARK

Region:DANMARK Danmark Frederiksborg amt
Tel:+45-45761077
Fax:+45-45761041
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.videometer.com Organization Type:
 
Organization name:PAPADOPOULOS APOSTOLOS SIA OE
Administrative contact Address
Name:Apostolos PAPADOPOULOS (Mr) Dimotikis Agoras 56

XANTHI
HELLAS

Region:VOREIA ELLADA ANATOLIKI MAKEDONIA, THRAKI Xanthi
Tel:+30-2541022080
Fax:+30-2541093775
E-mail:Contact
URL: Organization Type:
 
Organization name:FLEX PACKAGING AL SPA
Administrative contact Address
Name:Vincenzo MESSINA (Dr) Via G. Maiori

CAVA DE TIRRENI
ITALIA

Region:
Tel:+39-089463951
Fax:+39-089444087
E-mail:Contact
URL: Organization Type:
 
Organization name:TECHNOBIOCHIP S.C.A R.L.
Administrative contact Address
Name:Simona FERRAIOLI (Dr) Via Alcide de Gasperi 45

NAPOLI
ITALIA

Region:CAMPANIA Napoli
Tel:+39-0815264315
Fax:+39-0815265116
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.tecnobiochip.com Organization Type:
 
Organization name:NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION.
Administrative contact Address
Name:Constantinos MALLIDIS (Dr) Egialias and Chalepa Street, Maroussi 19

ATHENS
HELLAS

Region:ATTIKI
Tel:+30-210-2845940
Fax:+30-210-2840740
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.nagref.gr Organization Type:
 
Organization name:CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Administrative contact Address
Name:Suzanne ROSE (Ms.) College Road

CRANFIELD - BEDFORDSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM

Region:
Tel:+44-1525863358
Fax:+44-1525863540
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.cranfield.ac.uk Organization Type:
 
Organization name:RIJKSINSTITUUT VOOR VOLKSGEZONDHEID EN MILIEU
Administrative contact Address
Name:Marjon HARTWIGSEN (Ms.) Antonie Van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9

BILTHOVEN
NEDERLAND

Region:WEST-NEDERLAND UTRECHT
Tel:+31-302747547
Fax:+31-32744486
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.rivm.nl Organization Type:
 
Organization name:XENON EFARMOGES YPSILIS TECHNOLOGIAS ANONYMI ETAIREIA
Administrative contact Address
Name:Maria MAVROS (Ms.) ODOS GEORG PAPATHANASIOU 12

PEANIA ATTICA
HELLAS

Region:
Tel:+30-2106655800
Fax:+30-2106041051
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.zenon.gr Organization Type:
 
Organization name:VETAGRO SUP 63
Administrative contact Address
Name:Corinne BUSARELLO  Avenue de l'Europe - Campus agronomique de Clermont 89

LEMPDES
FRANCE

Region:CENTRE-EST AUVERGNE Puy-de-Dôme
Tel:+33-473981360
Fax:+33-473981390
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://www.vetagro-sup.fr Organization Type:
 
Organization name:BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
Administrative contact Address
Name:Betty ECKERT (Ms.) Colorado State University

FORT COLLINS
UNITED STATES

Region:
Tel:+1-9704911554
Fax:+1-9704916147
E-mail:Contact
URL:http://ansci.colostate.edu Organization Type:
 
Organization name:HELLINIKOS GEORGIKOS ORGANISMOS - DIMITRA (HELLENIC AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION - DEMETER)
Administrative contact Address
Name:Chrysoula TASSOU (Dr) PATISSION KAI ANDROU 1

ATHENS
HELLAS

Region:ATTIKI
Tel:+30-2102845940
Fax:+30-2102840740
E-mail:Contact
URL: Organization Type:
 

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