Objective
The objective of the EnviGuard project is to develop a highly specific and precise (i.e. quantitative and qualitative) in situ measurement device for currently hard to measure man-made chemical contaminants and biohazards (toxic microalgae, viruses & bacteria, biotoxins & PCBs) that can be used as an early warning system in aquaculture and as an environmental monitor to assess the good environmental status of the sea in compliance with the MSFD. It will be more cost-efficient than current monitoring devices leading to a clear marketing advantage for the European analytical and research equipment industry. The modular system will consist of three different sensor modules (microalgae/pathogens/ toxins & chemicals) integrated into a single, portable device, which saves, displays and sends the collected data real time to a server by means of mobile data transmission and the internet. EnviGuard will be able to accomplish this also in real-time for a period of at least one week without maintenance in an offshore, marine surrounding. User of EnviGuard can access their data online any time they need to. Potential fields of use are marine environment pollution monitoring, marine research and quality control in seawater aquaculture, a sector in Europe highly occupied by SMEs. The biosensors developed in the project go far beyond the current state-of-the art in terms of accuracy, reliability and simplicity in operation by combining innovations in nanotechnology and molecular science leading to the development cutting edge sensor technology putting European research and highly innovative SMEs in the forefront of quickly developing markets.
Fields of science
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CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsbiosensors
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesfisheries
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologyvirology
- engineering and technologynanotechnology
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety
Call for proposal
FP7-OCEAN-2013
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Funding Scheme
CP - Collaborative project (generic)Coordinator
27572 Bremerhaven
Germany
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Participants (18)
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7521 AN ENSCHEDE
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27570 Bremerhaven
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21502 Geesthacht
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27570 Bremerhaven
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31006 PAMPLONA
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28040 Madrid
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28840 MEJORADA DEL CAMPO (MADRID)
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7000 Mons
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38140 Apprieu
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7521 AN Enschede
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AL10 9AB Hatfield
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MST 1761 Mosta
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KW17 2QL ORKNEY, SCOTLAND
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34452 Istanbul
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KARSIYAKA IZMIR
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S35 1QN SHEFFIELD
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NP4 OHZ PONTYPOOL
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29001 Malaga
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