Objective The proposed project will deploy for the first time a new imaging cytometer platform capable of detecting minute quantity of micro-organisms in industrial and environmental waters. The platform is based on the integration of proprietary technologies available to the consortium partners: an automatic water concentration cartridge combined with a microfluidic cell will provide an adequate sample to a newly designed fluorescence image cytometer whose readings will be recorded and processed using a proper software interface. It will be validated for quantifying Legionella and Escherichia coli (E. coli) population within 120 minutes from obtaining the sample, overcoming in this way the main disadvantage of traditional methods used in laboratories, i.e. long time-to results which can currently last up to 12 days in the case of Legionella and 1 day for E. coli. The targeted detection limit will be 10-100 cells/L and 5-20 cells/100 mL for Legionella and E.coli respectively. Also, the new imaging cytometer will have a portable form, a size similar to a smart-phone, which will increase its versatility and widen the possibilities of onsite applications. The relevance of the project is clear when one thinks about the high risk of legionellosis in some specific industrial environments, such as cooling waters, evaporative condensers and air conditioning systems and the fact that E. coli is one of the faecal pollution index commonly analyzed for monitoring the presence of waterborne pathogens and hence the quality of bathing waters. From a market perspective, more than 7 million of Legionella analyses are performed annually in Europe while E. coli level is included in all bathing water regulations in different EU countries. CYTO-WATER clearly falls into HORIZON 2020 topic WATER-1-2014/2015: Bridging the gap: from innovative water solutions to market replication and addresses Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and in the Bathing Water Directive (2006/7/EC). Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsmicrofluidicsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phones Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme H2020-EU.3.5.4. - Enabling the transition towards a green economy and society through eco-innovation Topic(s) WATER-1a-2014 - First application and market replication Call for proposal H2020-WATER-2014-2015 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-WATER-2014-two-stage Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator LABAQUA SA Net EU contribution € 439 027,75 Address Poligono Ind. Las Atalayas - C/Dracma 16/18 03114 Alicante Spain See on map Region Este Comunitat Valenciana Alicante/Alacant 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 Total cost € 627 182,50 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all MEM-TEQ VENTURES LIMITED United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 132 608,00 Address SANDS LANE BREIGHTON HANGAR 8 BREIGHTON AIRFIELD SELBY YO8 6DS NORTH YORKSHIRE 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 Yorkshire and the Humber East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire East Riding of Yorkshire 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 Total cost € 189 440,00 MICROTEC GESELLSCHAFT FUR MIKROTECHNOLOGIE MBH Germany Net EU contribution € 235 375,00 Address BISMARCKSTRASSE 142B 47057 Duisburg 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 Düsseldorf Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt 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 Total cost € 336 250,00 BERTIN TECHNOLOGIES SAS France Net EU contribution € 293 562,50 Address AV AMPERE 10B PARC ACTIV PAS DU LAC 78180 Montigny Le Bretonneux See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Yvelines 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 Total cost € 419 375,00 CETAQUA, CENTRO TECNOLOGICO DEL AGUA, FUNDACION PRIVADA Spain Net EU contribution € 371 351,25 Address CARRETERA D'ESPLUGUES 75 LOCAL 1-2 08940 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA 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 Total cost € 371 351,25 FUNDACIO INSTITUT DE CIENCIES FOTONIQUES Spain Net EU contribution € 424 700,00 Address AVINGUDA CARL FRIEDRICH GAUSS 3 08860 Castelldefels 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 Total cost € 424 700,00
