Objective IPM-4-Citrus aims to strengthen collaborations between academic and non-academic partners based in 3 European Member States (FR, GER, IT), 2 Associated Countries (Turkey and Tunisia) and 1 Third Country (Lebanon), in order to develop a new bio-pesticide active against citrus pests and scale it up from lab to market. The project’s research and innovation activities are based on a multidisciplinary approach, which aims at understanding and sensitising stakeholders about the health risk factors related to citrus pests and their treatment by chemical pesticides and developing an alternative Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach based on biological control. Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) based bio pesticides occupy almost 97% of the world’s bio pesticide market and their use was estimated to exceed 30,000 tons. Despite this widespread use, the originality of Citrus-IPM is to focus on 2 promising, newly identified strains (Bt kurstaki BLB1 and LIP), which were shown to be more efficient than the commercial (Bt kurstaki HD1). In conjunction with validation through field tests, the project will pave the way for future commercial exploitation of a new biopesticide product by drawing up a feasibility study for future spin-off activities and/or new production lines in partner SMEs. Staff secondments and inter-sector and international mobilities between complementary partners will represent a unique opportunity to optimise bioproduction processes and obtain high added-value bioproducts, while building up the partners’ skills and reinforcing the training of early-stage researchers through knowledge sharing and networking. Inter-sectors mobility will bring SMEs and researchers to work conjointly on conditioning procedures for field tests, impact evaluation and product maturation/exploitation. The project will also adopt a concrete RRI approach by favouring public engagement and informal education through the different outreach activities aimed at a variety of target groups. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant protectionengineering and technologyindustrial biotechnologybiomaterials Keywords biopesticides Bascillus thuringiensis d-endotoxin bioprocess intensification scale-up formulation biocontrol activity delivery field assay economic maturation spin-off Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Main Programme H2020-EU.1.3.3. - Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge Topic(s) MSCA-RISE-2016 - Research and Innovation Staff Exchange Call for proposal H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Coordinator INSTITUT NATIONAL DES SCIENCES APPLIQUEES DE TOULOUSE Net EU contribution € 126 000,00 Address AVENUE DE RANGUEIL 135 31077 TOULOUSE CEDEX 4 France See on map Region Occitanie Midi-Pyrénées Haute-Garonne 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 € 126 000,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX - CBS Tunisia Net EU contribution € 144 000,00 Address ROUTE SIDI MANSOUR KM 6 3018 Sfax See on map 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 € 144 000,00 BIOINDUSTRY PARK SILVANO FUMERO SPA SOCIETA'BENEFIT Italy Net EU contribution € 22 500,00 Address VIA RIBES 5 10010 Colleretto Giacosa See on map Region Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino 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 € 22 500,00 JULIUS KUHN-INSTITUT BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR KULTURPFLANZEN Germany Net EU contribution € 94 500,00 Address ERWIN-BAUR-STRASSE 27 06484 Quedlinburg See on map Region Sachsen-Anhalt Sachsen-Anhalt Harz 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 € 94 500,00 WIKI START-UP Tunisia Net EU contribution € 22 500,00 Address RUE DU LAC CONSTANCE LES BERGES DU LAC 1053 Tunis See on map 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 € 22 500,00 BIYANS BIYOLOJIK URUNLER AR-GE DANISMANLIK SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI Türkiye Net EU contribution € 81 000,00 Address UNIVERSITELER MAHALLESI 1596. CADDE EK IDARI BINAS KULUCKA MERKEZI HACETTEPE TEKNOKENT 4 AR-GE BINASI NO ZEMIN KAT OFIS NO 31 06800 Cankaya Ankara 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 Batı Anadolu Ankara Ankara 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 € 81 000,00 INSTITUT PASTEUR DE TUNIS Tunisia Net EU contribution € 67 500,00 Address Place Pasteur 13 1002 Tunis See on map 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 € 67 500,00 LES LABORATOIRES MEDIS Tunisia Net EU contribution € 157 500,00 Address ROUTE DE TUNIS KM7 8000 Nabeul See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes 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 € 157 500,00 INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE, L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNEMENT France Net EU contribution € 63 000,00 Address 147 RUE DE L'UNIVERSITE 75007 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris 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 € 63 000,00 CENTRE TECHNIQUE DES AGRUMES Tunisia Net EU contribution € 22 500,00 Address ZAOUIET JEDIDI 8099 Beni Khaled Nabeul See on map Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher 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 € 22 500,00 Partners (1) 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. UNIVERSITE SAINT-JOSEPH Lebanon Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address RUE DE DAMAS RECTORAT USJ 1104 2020 Beirut See on map 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 € 279 000,00
