Objective The 36-month BIOPARTNERS project gives Georgia the possibility to improve the research activities of their highest quality in the FP7 thematic priority “Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology”, through twinning activities between one of the leading Georgian scientific and educational organisations, the Durmishidze Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of Agrarian University of Georgia, (DIBBAUG) with their long term partner University of Murcia (Faculty of Biology). The S&T specialist (inno), an international S&T collaboration expert and experienced FP7 coach and trainer for the scientific organisations, will provide methodological, coaching and training support to the project. A coherent development strategy for DIBBAUG will be prepared, based on SWOT analysis and on the socio-economic analysis on Georgian, regional (Caucasus) and European level. A twinning plan will be prepared and it will include joint research plan developed and agreed by the twinned scientific partners. A plan for strengthening of collaboration research links between DIBB and other EU research organisations will be set up and implemented. The objective of this project is to improve the networking capacities of DIBB with research centres in Member States or Associated Countries in view of disseminating scientific information & results of research, and will help to identify new partners with similar scientific interests. It also aims to strengthen cooperation and research capacities of Georgian prominent research centre, DIBB, bringing them at the highest level. This project will include several main types of activities, thus forming a coherent plan for improving the DIBBAUG’ capacities in a number of fields relevant to the FP7 Thematic Priority “Food, Agriculture & Fisheries, and Biotechnologies”:• Twinning activities• Larger-scale networking & brokerage activities• Exchange of researchers and young specialists and organisation of joint events• Training and coaching activities Programme(s) FP7-INCO - Specific Programme "Capacities": International co-operation Topic(s) INCO.2011-6.1 - Eastern Europe and South Caucasus: Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan Call for proposal FP7-INCO-2011-6 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA EU contribution € 236 153,00 Address ALLEY OF DAVID AGHMASHENEBELI 13km 0131 TBILISI Georgia See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Giorgi Kvesitadze (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA Spain EU contribution € 149 529,00 Address AVENIDA TENIENTE FLOMESTA S/N - EDIFICIO CONVALECENCIA 30003 Murcia See on map Region Sur Región de Murcia Murcia Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jose-Neptuno Rodríguez-López (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INNO TSD France EU contribution € 114 318,00 Address PLACE JOSEPH BERMOND OPHIRA I 06560 Sophia Antipolis Valbonne See on map Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Alpes-Maritimes Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Svetlana Klessova (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data