Objective
Creating a sustainable network in biological dosimetry that involves a large number of experienced laboratories throughout the EU will significantly improve the accident and emergency response capabilities in case of a large-scale radiological emergency. A well organised cooperated action involving EU laboratories will offer the only chance for a fast and trustworthy dose assessment urgently needed in an emergency situation. The goal of RENEB is to establish a sustainable European network in biological dosimetry involving 23 organisations from 16 countries identified by the TENEB survey, that will guarantee highest efficiency in processing and scoring of biological samples for fast, reliable results implemented in the EU emergency management. This goal will be achieved through 5 tasks: 1) To create an operational basis of the network, based on coordination of the existing reliable and proven methods in biological dosimetry. 2) To expand and improve the network implementing appropriate new, molecular biology methods and integrating new partners. 3) To assure high quality standards by education and training activities of members and interested non-members. Here, special focus will be placed on quality assurance and management regarding the performed assays and involved laboratories. 4) To develop an operational structure of the network including contacts to national first responders, a well organised transnational infrastructure to facilitate cross-border transport of human biological samples, a long term funding strategy and to prepare an agenda to transform RENEB into a legal organisation. 5) To guarantee dissemination of knowledge by providing access to internal and external communication platforms and databases and close cooperation with national and global emergency preparedness systems and organisations.
All of these activities are strictly complementary to on-going projects in the EU Security Research Programme, specifically to MULTIBIODOSE and to EURADOS.
Fields of science
Call for proposal
FP7-Fission-2011
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Funding Scheme
CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actionsCoordinator
38226 Salzgitter
Germany
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1221 Budapest
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2686-953 Sacavem
89081 Ulm
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75015 Paris 15
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00196 Roma
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85764 Neuherberg
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SW1W 9SZ London
03-195 Warsaw
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050463 Bucuresti
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92260 Fontenay Aux Roses
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00161 Roma
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1049 001 Lisboa
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46026 Valencia
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2333 ZA Leiden
1606 Sofia
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15341 Agia Paraskevi
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1097 Budapest
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1332 Osteraas
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01370 Vantaa
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10691 Stockholm
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08193 Cerdanyola Del Valles
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9000 Gent
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01100 Viterbo
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28020 Madrid
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LS2 7UE Leeds
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