Objective Global apiculture is facing an unprecedented crisis of increasing parasite pressure and a loss of hon-eybee biodiversity. SMARTBEES unites a team of experts with the necessary skills to build a bright and sustainable future. The SMARTBEES concept is low risk and high impact, using established protocols and state-of-the-art methods. Including world leading researchers from outwith the traditional honeybee sphere (e.g. acarology, genetic breeding and insect immunology). We will identify crucial facets of honeybee resistance to colony losses, Varroa and viruses. We will provide a step-change in the current mechanistic understanding of these traits, and will characterise the genetic background of the resistance mechanisms in honeybees. We will develop breeding strategies to increase the frequencies of these valuable traits in local honeybee populations, considering the variable need of both common and endangered subspecies and local beekeeping practises. Breeding efforts concentrating on very few races may endanger genetic diversity, to avoid this SMARTBEES will promote multiple local breeding efforts, to conserve local resilient populations and will develop molecular tools for describing and safeguarding future populations. SMARTBEES recognizes responsibility to protect our natural honeybee heritage. SMARTBEES will commission extension science, and work in cooperation with stakeholders to attain conservation by utilisation. SMARTBEES will establish a network of apiaries for performance testing, to encourage local uptake of resistant traits. These will be run mainly by beekeepers, thereby improving the local acceptability and dissemination, and support the long-term sustainability of the apicultural sector. SMARTBEES recognises the need to horizon scan for new threats, and the consortium includes the current EU reference laboratory to that end. SMARTBEES is an opportunity to make a lasting difference to the health, resilience and genetic diversity of our honeybees. Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicineimmunologynatural sciencesbiological scienceszoologyentomologyapidologynatural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystemsagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy scienceapiculture Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2013.1.3-02 - Sustainable apiculture and conservation of honey bee genetic diversity Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2013-7-single-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator LANDERINSTITUT FUR BIENENKUNDE HOHEN NEUENDORF EV Address Friedrich engels strasse 32 16540 Hohen neuendorf Germany See on map Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Oberhavel Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Kaspar Bienefeld (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 872 311,05 Participants (16) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA SECURITE SANITAIRE DE L ALIMENTATION DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU TRAVAIL France EU contribution € 281 311,08 Address 14 rue pierre et marie curie 94700 Maisons alfort See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Val-de-Marne Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Martial Mettendorff (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window AARHUS UNIVERSITET Denmark EU contribution € 885 680,20 Address Nordre ringgade 1 8000 Aarhus c See on map Region Danmark Midtjylland Østjylland Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Annette Drewsen Jensen (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window GEOPONIKO PANEPISTIMION ATHINON Greece EU contribution € 154 200,00 Address Iera odos 75 11855 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Stella Fanou (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window CONSULTECH TECHNOLOGIEBERATUNG GMBH Germany EU contribution € 261 120,00 Address Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin See on map Region Berlin Berlin Berlin Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Daniel Schubart (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/ EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA Spain EU contribution € 354 333,68 Address Barrio sarriena s n 48940 Leioa See on map Region Noreste País Vasco Bizkaia Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Charo Sánchez (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS United Kingdom EU contribution € 35 330,66 Address Seacole building, 2 marsham street SW1P 4DF London See on map Region London Inner London — West Westminster Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Giles Budge (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window GENOSKAN A/S Denmark EU contribution € 1 002 800,20 Address Niels pedersens alle 2 8830 Tjele See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Rikke K Vingborg (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INSTITUTUL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTAREPENTRU APICULTURA SA Romania EU contribution € 140 239,00 Address Bulevard ficusului sector 1 42 013975 Bucuresti See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Eliza Cauia (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INSTYTUT OGRODNICTWA - 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