Project description
Sustainable solutions for mosquito control
Mosquito-borne diseases impose a significant socio-economic burden, exacerbated by the widespread use of insecticides worth EUR 8 billion annually. With the diminishing efficacy of these chemicals and increasing restrictions on their use, the world faces growing vulnerability. By 2050, habitat expansion is expected to place an additional 1 billion people at risk of mosquito-borne illnesses. Innovative solutions are urgently needed to address this escalating challenge. The EIC-funded SemioMVC project offers a groundbreaking approach. By harnessing mosquito-specific semiochemicals, which are environmentally friendly and highly effective, Molecular Attraction aims to control mosquito behaviour sustainably. A large-scale trial in sub-Saharan Africa will evaluate these novel solutions, paving the way for their entry into the global Mosquito Vector Control market.
Objective
Each year, chemicals worth 8bn are used for Mosquito Vector Control (MVC). Still, mosquito-borne diseases constitute a major socio-economic burden. As insecticides start losing efficacy and toxic chemicals are being banned from use (in the west in particular), we are becoming increasingly defenceless. By 2050, an additional 1bn people will be at risk of contracting at least one mosquito-borne disease due to the rapid expansion of habitats of mosquito vectors.
Molecular Attraction is a pioneer in mosquito-specific phagostimulants and pheromones. We can control mosquito behaviour using minute quantities of highly effective, affordable and perfectly green semiochemicals. In the project, we will conduct a large-scale trial in sub-Saharan Africa to evaluate the efficacy, cost-effectiveness and environmental impact of our unique blends. The trial results will be leveraged to enter the global MVC market.
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-EIC-2023-ACCELERATOR-01
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13130 NACKA
Sweden
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