European Management Platform for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious disease Entities

Objective

The EMPERIE (European Management Platform for Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious disease Entities) consortium has its roots in the lessons learned by the majority of the participating centres during the recent SARS and HPAI H5N1 outbreaks. The mission of EMPERIE is “to contribute to effectively countering the potential public health threat caused by new and emerging infectious diseases in Europe by establishing a powerful network capable of structural and systematic prediction, identification, modelling and surveillance of infectious diseases health threats and pathogens”. In pursuit of this mission EMPERIE will establish a network of centres of excellence combining the expertise, techniques and resources necessary for effectively countering (re)-emerging infectious diseases. We will establish common processes, procedures and communication channels in the network linked to relevant stakeholder organisations and local “grass root”” sites to contribute to a structural and systematic prediction, identification, modelling and surveillance of (re-)emerging infectious disease health threats and pathogens. Our focus will be new zoonotic viruses that may cause epidemics and viruses already present – but yet unrecognised- in humans. Within this focus, we will attain proof of principle of the functioning of the network and the techniques, systems, procedures and resources in the following RNA viruses: Flaviviruses (e.g. Dengue, West-Nile virus), Alphaviruses (e.g. Chikungunya), Orthomyxoviruses (e.g. Influenza), Paramyxoviruses (e.g Henipah,) Coronaviruses, Bunyaviruses ( e.g. hantavirus) and Filoviruses

Field of science

• /natural sciences/biological sciences/microbiology/virology
• /medical and health sciences/health sciences/infectious disease/RNA virus
• /medical and health sciences/health sciences/public and environmental health/epidemics prevention
• /medical and health sciences/health sciences/infectious disease/RNA virus/coronavirus

Programme(s)

• FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health

Topic(s)

• HEALTH-2007-2.3.3-9 - Strengthening research on prediction, identification, modelling and surveillance of newly emerging infectious diseases in humans

Call for proposal

FP7-HEALTH-2007-B
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM

Address

Dr Molewaterplein 40
3015 GD Rotterdam
Netherlands

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 527 463

Administrative Contact

Ab Osterhaus (Prof.)

Participants (11)

UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM BONN

Germany

EU contribution

€ 1 029 008

Address

Venusberg-campus 1
53127 Bonn

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Christian Drosten (Prof.)

INSTITUT PASTEUR

France

EU contribution

€ 562 504

Address

Rue Du Docteur Roux 25-28
75724 Paris Cedex 15

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Sylvie Van Der Werf (Prof.)

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

Hong Kong

EU contribution

€ 364 614

Address

Pokfulam Road
Pokfulam

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Jsm Peiris (Prof.)

VIROCLINICS BIOSCIENCES BV

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 366 159

Address

Marconistraat 16
3029 AK Rotterdam

Activity type

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

Administrative Contact

Olaf De Jager (Mr.)

ACADEMISCH MEDISCH CENTRUM BIJ DE UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 736 177

Address

Meibergdreef 15
1105AZ Amsterdam

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Friso Janssen (Mr.)

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 1 011 639

Address

South Kensington Campus Exhibition Road
SW7 2AZ London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Neil Ferguson (Prof.)

THE CHANCELLOR MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 517 582

Address

Trinity Lane The Old Schools
CB2 1TN Cambridge

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Martin Reavley (Mr.)

GENOME RESEARCH LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 3 396 350

Address

The Gibbs Building, Euston Road 215
NW1 2BE London

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

David Davison (Mr.)

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 1 466 564

Address

Wellington Square University Offices
OX1 2JD Oxford

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Catherine Moyes (Dr.)

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

EU contribution

€ 431 500

Address

Calle Serrano 117
28006 Madrid

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Luis Enjuanes (Prof.)

FRIEDRICH LOEFFLER INSTITUT - BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER TIERGESUNDHEIT

Germany

EU contribution

€ 500 000

Address

Sudufer 10
17493 Greifswald-insel Riems

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Dietmar Nobis (Mr.)