Accurate, Rapid, Robust and Economical diagnostic technoliogieS for Tuberculosis

Project description

Rapid and reliable point-of-care diagnostics of tuberculosis

The goal of the EU-funded ARREST-TB project is to develop affordable and reliable point-of-care tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics coupled with telemetry for notification, aiming at the same time to eliminate the need for centralised facilities. The core technology will include rapid (within 30 min) screening of TB infection using portable optical devices and chemical molecular probes for accurate detection of mycobacteria as well as rapid molecular identification of drug resistance in sputum. It will also include biomarker-based early diagnosis and assessment of the treatment response directly from small blood samples. Finally, the project partners will ensure that the technologies are economically viable in the context of limited resources settings, estimating the running cost at less than 1/10 of the current detection technologies.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public and environmental health
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › pharmacology and pharmacy › drug resistance
• medical and health sciences › clinical medicine › pneumology › tuberculosis

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.1.1. - Understanding health, wellbeing and disease

Topic(s)

• SC1-BHC-21-2018 - Research on HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and/or hepatitis C (HCV) in patients with mono-, co-infections and/or comorbidities in the context of fostering collaboration with the Russian Federation

Call for proposal

H2020-SC1-2018-Single-Stage-RTD
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Funding Scheme

RIA - Research and Innovation action

Coordinator

THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Address

Old College, South Bridge
EH8 9YL Edinburgh
United Kingdom

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 031 682,50

Participants (8)

DESTINA GENOMICA SLNE

Spain

EU contribution

€ 417 911

Address

Avenida De La Innoaci0n 1 Edificio Bic
18100 Granada

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 592 452,50

Address

Riccarton
EH14 4AS Edinburgh

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 391 750

Address

Via 8 Febbraio 2
35122 Padova

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

OPTOELETTRONICA ITALIA SRL

Italy

EU contribution

€ 271 250

Address

Via Vienna 8
38121 Trento

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

GENETIC ANALYSIS STRATEGIES SL

Spain

EU contribution

€ 292 450

Address

Calle Santa Justa 5 6 B
03300 Orihuela Alicante

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

CENTRAL TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Russia

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Yauzskay Alley 2
107564 Moscow

Activity type

Research Organisations

INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCHSOCIETY

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Ansari Nagar
110029 New Delhi

Activity type

Research Organisations

SHANMUKHA INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

India

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Kaggadasapura 101 Kk Towers Balaji Layout Cv Raman Nagar
560093 Bengaluru

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)