Project description
Cell-derived products to enhance biotech industry competitiveness
The main challenge in commercialising cell-derived products is the lengthy ex vivo culture period. Macromolecular crowding (MMC) can accelerate biochemical reactions, expediting the development of these products. The ERC-funded DECIPHER project aims to leverage MMC to advance cell-derived product development through two technical and three commercial work packages. This will strengthen the international competitiveness of European biotech industries while generating job opportunities, markets, and revenue streams. As an interdisciplinary and intersectoral effort, the project will also provide training for a postdoctoral researcher at the forefront of scientific research and technological innovation. Hosted by University College Dublin, the project will contribute to advancements in the field.
Objective
The major roadblock in the commercialisation of cell-derived products is the prolonged ex vivo culture period required to develop them. Macromolecular crowding (MMC), a biophysical phenomenon that increases the kinetics of biochemical reactions and biological processes by several orders of magnitude, allows for the accelerated development of cell-derived products. This project will exploit MMC in the development of cell-derived products in 2 technical and 3 commercial work-packages, increasing the international competitiveness of European-based biotech industries and creating new employment, markets and revenue. This 18-months interdisciplinary and intersectoral project will train 1 post-doctoral researcher at the forefront of scientific research and technological innovation. The project will be carried out at University College Dublin, Ireland’s largest university, one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities and in the top 1 % universities world-wide.
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) ERC-2023-POC
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Ireland
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