Project description DEENESFRITPL Discovering novel marine-derived bio-surfactants Surfactants and emulsifiers are vital chemicals used across various industries. However, their widespread use poses a significant environmental problem. Currently, the market relies heavily on synthetic, non-biodegradable alternatives derived from petroleum or genetically modified plant-based products, which are raising concerns among consumers. In this context, the EU-funded MARISURF project will harness the untapped potential of marine bacteria. Led by a consortium of academic institutions, industrial companies, and end-users, the project seeks to discover and produce bio-surfactants from a diverse collection of over 500 bacterial strains from coastal and open ocean waters worldwide. Overall, the project promises to streamline the development of more economically viable and eco-friendly end-products. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Surfactants and emulsifiers constitute an important class of chemical agents that are widely used in almost every sector of modern industry. The huge market demand is currently met almost exclusively by synthetic, mainly petroleum-based, chemical products, which are usually non-biodegradable and mostly toxic or GM plant based products (used in foods), which are undesirable by some end-users. Their biologically produced counterparts (i.e. bio-surfactants and bio-emulsifiers) offer more green sustainable alternatives. This has led to a number of manufactures, looking for ways to increase competitiveness through searching for underexploited sources such as the marine environment. Our objectives are to develop (1) innovative approaches in discovering, characterizing and producing novel marine-derived bio-surfactants from a large bacterial collection (greater than 500 strains) housed at Heriot Watt University, originally isolated from various coastal and open ocean waters around the world, (2) novel, economic, and eco-friendly end-products with commercial applications in order to replace synthetic counterparts, and (3) to demonstrate the functionality of new product development for commercial exploitation. Our collection consists of novel bacterial species, originally isolated for their ability to degrade oils, with proven promise in this respect. For this reason, our consortium (consisting of academic institutions, industrial companies and end-users) offering a wide range of expertise, will address the technical bottlenecks for meeting our objectives, namely those of marine resource identification, sustainable supply, discovery pipeline and efficient production in biological systems. The relevance of our proposal to the work programme is underlined by its expected impact in increasing efficiency of discovery pipelines, the development of more economic and eco-friendly end-products and finally in contributing to the implementation of the objectives of the EU Blue Growth. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthmedical and health sciencesmedical biotechnologygenetic engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energypetroleumengineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextilesengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybioprocessing technologiesfermentation Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme Topic(s) BG-03-2014 - Novel marine derived biomolecules and industrial biomaterials Call for proposal H2020-BG-2014-2015 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-BG-2014-2 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY Net EU contribution € 990 072,50 Address Riccarton EH14 4AS Edinburgh United Kingdom See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 719 757,50 Address Cromore road BT52 1SA Coleraine See on map Region Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Causeway Coast and Glens Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 DIMOKRITIO PANEPISTIMIO THRAKIS Greece Net EU contribution € 203 750,00 Address Panepistimioupoli rectorate building 691 00 Komotini See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Aνατολική Μακεδονία Ροδόπη Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT VZW Belgium Net EU contribution € 527 750,00 Address Rodenhuizekaai 1 9042 Desteldonk gent See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Arr. Gent Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 EcoTechSystems Srl Italy Net EU contribution € 134 600,00 Address Via caduti del lavoro 27 60131 Ancona See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Centro (IT) Marche Ancona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ACONDICIONAMIENTO TARRASENSE ASSOCIACION Spain Net EU contribution € 449 392,50 Address Carrer de la innovacio 2 08225 Terrassa See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 APIVITA KALLYNTIKA DIAITITIKA FARMAKA ANONYMI EMPORIKI KAI VIOTECHNIKI ETAIREIA Greece Net EU contribution € 197 375,00 Address Industrial park of markopoulo 19003 Markopoulo See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Αττική Aττική Ανατολική Αττική Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 MARLOW FOODS LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 199 375,00 Address Station road TS97AB Stokesley See on map Region Yorkshire and the Humber North Yorkshire North Yorkshire CC Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 MACPHIE LIMITED Participation ended United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 6 063,39 Address Glenbervie AB39 3YG Stonehaven See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Scotland North Eastern Scotland Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 NANOIMMUNOTECH SL Spain Net EU contribution € 297 898,75 Address Edificio citexvi c fonte das abelle sn campus universitario de vigo 36310 Vigo pontevedra See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noroeste Galicia Pontevedra Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 PANEPISTIMIO PATRON Greece Net EU contribution € 571 125,00 Address University campus rio patras 265 04 Rio patras See on map Region Κεντρική Ελλάδα Δυτική Ελλάδα Αχαΐα Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 NOVA-INSTITUT FUR POLITISCHE UND OKOLOGISCHE INNOVATION GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 130 062,50 Address Leyboldstrasse 16 50354 Hurth See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Rhein-Erft-Kreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 322 425,36 Address Sutherland building college street NE1 8ST Newcastle upon tyne See on map Region North East (England) Northumberland and Tyne and Wear Tyneside Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00
