Microfluidic Approaches for High-Throughput Fungicide Screening and Sensitivity Testing

Project description

Look out, fungi – expedited rollout of exterminators is on its way

Although most fungi are not pathogenic to plants, the very few that are cause significant damage. Fungi destroy about a third of global food crops annually, not only affecting our food supply but also damaging economies and contributing to global poverty. The development of fungicides about a half a century ago was instrumental in fighting this threat, but fungicide resistance and highly aggressive strains are a growing problem. The EU-funded MAHT-FunSST project will bring fungicide development into the age of labs-on-a-chip with a novel high-throughput microfluidic screening platform that will help protect our global food supply already battling survival in the face of global climate change.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › other engineering and technologies › microtechnology › lab on a chip
• natural sciences › physical sciences › classical mechanics › fluid mechanics › microfluidics
• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › mycology

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme
• H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility

Topic(s)

• MSCA-IF-2018 - Individual Fellowships

Call for proposal

H2020-MSCA-IF-2018

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Funding Scheme

MSCA-IF-EF-SE - Society and Enterprise panel

Coordinator

ELVESYS

Net EU contribution

€ 196 707,84

Address

172 Rue De Charonne B2 2 Eme Etage
75011 Paris
France

Activity type

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

Non-EU contribution

€ 0,00

Region

Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris