Objective The PORTFASTFLU’s objective is to develop and validate a rapid diagnostic test for influenza that will be used as point-of-care systems in developed and developing countries. Experts and international bodies agree that the rapid detection of influenza is vital in combating this major threat to human health. Nucleic acid analysis is the most appropriate assay scheme for both early detection and late surveillance of influenza, and is routinely used by WHO and OIE virology reference laboratories. PORTFASTFLU's consortium aims at developing and validating a Point of Care (POC) instrument which will integrate sample preparation, nucleic acid amplification, microarray hybridization and fluorescent readout in a single system. Reaching this challenging objective is possible through the combined expertise of the partners and comprises access to several selected enabling technologies: microfluidics, on-chip sample preparation, advanced microarray techniques and reading systems with ultimate sensitivity and selectivity, access to reference and field virus samples. This Bio-Micro knowledge converges in one single instrument, allowing rapid detection (less than an hour) and simultaneous identification of influenza A and B viruses (typing and sub-typing) at widespread POC with only basic skills. Furthermore, the project also aims at realizing this goal in a format that requires little supervision and is integrated in a portable compact monolithic system for deployment in the field. The consortium of 9 partners from 5 member states brings together the various expertises needed to reach these objectives, which match exactly those of the call Health 2.3.3-4: Innovative point-of-care diagnostic tests for influenza Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesRNA virusescoronaviruses Keywords POC diagnostics in developped and developping countries POC systems diagnostics early biological markers influenza diagnostics influenza infection nucleic acid pandemics rapid diagnostic test Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH-2007-2.3.3-4 - Innovative point-of-care diagnostic tests for influenza Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2007-A See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator GENEWAVE SAS Address Rue pierre fontaine 4 91000 Evry France See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Claude Weisbuch (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 940 524,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BIOSENSIA LIMITED Ireland EU contribution € 534 328,00 Address Unit 1 16 nova ucd university college dublin belfield 4 Dublin See on map Region Ireland Eastern and Midland Dublin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Ian Muihead (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LEDEVELOPPEMENT - C.I.R.A.D. EPIC France EU contribution € 339 538,00 Address Rue scheffer 42 75016 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jean-Marc Deboin (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window VIB VZW Belgium EU contribution € 176 880,00 Address Rijvisschestraat 120 9052 Zwijnaarde - gent See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Arr. Gent Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Wim Goemaere (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window IKERLAN S. COOP Spain EU contribution € 378 660,00 Address P jose maria arizmendiarrieta 2 20500 Mondragon See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Lurdes Nafarrate (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FUNDACION GAIKER Spain EU contribution € 302 027,00 Address Parque tecnologico de vizcaya, edificio 202 48170 Zamudio See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Oscar Salas (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FUNDACION VASCA DE INNOVACION E INVESTIGACION SANITARIAS Spain EU contribution € 118 561,00 Address Ronda de azkue,1 48902 Barakaldo See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Idoia Mínguez (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THE NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 65 856,00 Address 50 shakespeare street NG1 4FQ Nottingham See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Doreen Corlett (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window WHATMAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 109 500,00 Address Springfield mill james whatman way 15 ME142LE Maidstone See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Emmanuel Ligner (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
