Project description DEENESFRITPL Smartphones take the lead in food safety Current food quality and safety testing methods are costly, time-consuming, and fall short of guaranteeing food safety for all consumers while preventing widespread fraud incidents. It’s possible to reverse this trend. The EU-funded FoodSmartphone project will leverage smartphone-based (bio)analytical sensing and diagnostic tools to simplify on-site rapid prescreening of food quality and safety parameters. Taking a holistic approach, the project will bring together experts from diverse fields such as (bio)analytical chemistry, biology, physics, micro-engineering, mathematics and food chemistry. It also aims to engage the public and raise scientific awareness through outreach activities. To ensure wide-ranging impact, FoodSmartphone will disseminate its findings among key stakeholders. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Current food quality and safety testing is, to a large extent, an inefficient, expensive and ineffective process, unable to assure food safety for all consumers and unable to prevent major food fraud incidents. A paradigm shift in quality and safety testing is urgently required in order to free resources for an intensified combat against fraud in the food chain. As an enabling technology solution, the FoodSmartphone ETN proposes the development of smartphone-based (bio)analytical sensing and diagnostics tools for simplified on-site rapid pre-screening of food quality and safety parameters and wireless data transfer to servers of relevant stakeholders. FoodSmartphone comprises 7 Training Sites (3 universities, 3 research centres, 1 innovation SME), plus 5 Partner Organisations (1 global food industry, 1 diagnostics SME and 3 universities awarding doctoral degrees). The consortium has been built upon highly complementary disciplines: (bio)analytical chemists, biologists, physicists, micro-engineers, mathematicians and food chemists will work together on the joint supra-disciplinary goal. FoodSmartphone provides a unique mix of exciting local PhD research covering all aspects of smartphone-based screening tools plus a wealth of network-wide science & innovation and transferable skills training: the ETN provides more than 14 network-wide and transferable skills training events and 16 optional- and 11 mandatory intersectoral secondment opportunities. The ETN and results thereof will be widely disseminated to key stakeholders, embedded in continuous education programs and translated into a final exploitation plan. Scientific awareness of the next generation and public engagement will be boosted by several well-targeted outreach activities. The scientific training in novel smartphone-based sensing technologies plus the complementary skills training provided will have a major impact on future EU monitoring practices and, moreover, pave the road for Citizen Science approaches to food quality and safety testing. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsbiosensorsengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesmicrotechnologylab on a chipengineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safetyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsmobile phonessocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.1. - Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers Topic(s) MSCA-ITN-2016 - Innovative Training Networks Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training Networks Coordinator STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH Net EU contribution € 539 123,48 Address DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4 6708 PB Wageningen Netherlands See on map Region Oost-Nederland Gelderland Veluwe 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 € 539 123,48 Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 819 863,64 Address UNIVERSITY ROAD LANYON BUILDING BT7 1NN Belfast See on map Region Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Belfast 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 Total cost € 819 863,64 VYSOKA SKOLA CHEMICKO-TECHNOLOGICKA V PRAZE Czechia Net EU contribution € 232 422,48 Address TECHNICKA 5 166 28 Praha See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha 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 Total cost € 232 422,48 AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain Net EU contribution € 506 280,52 Address CALLE SERRANO 117 28006 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid 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 € 506 280,52 LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET Sweden Net EU contribution € 258 972,04 Address CAMPUS VALLA 581 83 Linkoping See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Östergötlands län 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 Total cost € 258 972,04 AQUAMARIJN MICRO FILTRATION BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 209 052,22 Address SINGEL 58 B 1015 AB AMSTERDAM 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 West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam 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 € 209 052,22 CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA - RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT Switzerland Net EU contribution € 265 226,76 Address RUE JAQUET DROZ 1 2000 Neuchatel See on map Region Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Espace Mittelland Neuchâtel 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 € 265 226,76 Partners (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. BARILLA G. E R. FRATELLI SPA Italy Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address VIA MANTOVA 166 43122 Parma See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Parma 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 No data Partner Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement. ZEULAB SL Spain Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address CALLE BARI 25 DUPLICADO POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL PLAZA PLATAFORMA LOGISTICA DE ZARAGOZA 50197 ZARAGOZA 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 Noreste Aragón Zaragoza 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 No data
