Objective Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the growing number of immunocompromised individuals, including particularly cancer patients, and bone-marrow or organ transplant recipients. The majority of IFD events are still caused by Candida and Aspergillus species, but there is an increasing incidence of resistant or previously uncommon moulds, yeasts and Zygomycetes. Timely pathogen detection is a prerequisite for effective therapy in patients with IFD.FUNGITECT will focus on this medical priority and develop, validate and market a specific set of novel molecular diagnostic tests for IFD targeting fungal DNA-, RNA- and protein motifs, as well as the enzymatic activity of fungal pathogens. Additionally, FUNGITECT will provide a unique opportunity to establish and implement highly effective diagnostic assays supported by Next-Generation Sequencing and a bioinformatics service platform, facilitating optimized treatment strategies adapted to individual patient requirements with the following paramount aims: i) to provide the diagnostic basis for stratified and timely administration of the most appropriate antifungal therapy permitting improved management of patients with IFD, ii) to decrease the rate of overtreatment and the ensuing adverse side effects including fungal resistance, and iii) to help reduce the enormous healthcare costs for clinical antifungal therapy. The consortium includes leading academic research institutions, SMEs and Industry already successfully positioned in the market. Fields of science social sciencessociologydemographymortalitynatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsDNAnatural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologymycologymedical and health sciencesclinical medicineoncologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsRNA Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2013.2.3.1-2 - Stratified approaches to antibacterial and/or antifungal treatment Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2013-INNOVATION-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator ST ANNA KINDERKREBSFORSCHUNG VEREIN EU contribution € 1 681 240,00 Address ZIMMERMANNPLATZ 10 1090 Wien Austria See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Nuno Andrade (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Austria EU contribution € 1 000 918,00 Address SPITALGASSE 23 1090 Wien See on map Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Graham Warren (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV Germany EU contribution € 980 616,61 Address HANSASTRASSE 27C 80686 Munchen See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Christoph Schulte (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data JAVNA USTANOVA UNIVERZITET U TUZLI UNIVERSITAS STUDIORUM TUZLAENSIS Bosnia and Herzegovina EU contribution € 375 870,40 Address DR TIHOMILA MARKOVICA 1 75000 TUZLA See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Nadira Ibrišimović (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GENEDATA AG Switzerland EU contribution € 968 287,20 Address MARGARETHENSTRASSE 38 4053 BASEL See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Thomas Hartsch (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MOLZYM GMBH & CO KG Germany EU contribution € 837 485,79 Address MARY-ASTELL-STRASSE 10 28359 BREMEN See on map Region Bremen Bremen Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Michael Lorenz (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
