MicrobiomeSupport – Towards coordinated microbiome R&I activities in the food system to support (EU and) international bioeconomy goals

The project has the overall objective to establish an international network of experts and stakeholders in the field of microbiome food system research, elaborating microbiomes from various environments such as terrestrial, plant, aquatic, food and human/animal and assess their applicability and impact on the food system.
The main concept behind MICROBIOMESUPPORT IS to boost the bioeconomy and the FOOD 2030 strategy, by focusing on the new avenues generated by microbiome R&I efforts.

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Research Focus:

  • Agriculture / Fisheries / Bioeconomy
  • Food / Nutrition

Project Coordination:

Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
(AIT)

Other Partners:

Battelle Memorial Institute Non Profit Corporation, United States New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited, New Zealand Institut National de Recherche pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation et L'Environnement, France Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain VLAAMSE GEWEST, Belgium Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany Teagasc - Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Ireland TALLINNA TEHNIKAÜLIKOOL, Estonia Geoponiko Panepistimion Athinon, Greece Universita Degli Studi di Torino, Italy Instytut Rozrodu Zwierzat I Badan Zywnosci Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland European Food Information Council, Belgium CAB INTERNATIONAL, United Kingdom Wageningen University, Netherlands RTD SERVICES OG, Austria FFOQSI GmbH, Austria Technische Universitaet Graz, Austria LANGE LENE, Denmark Universidade Estadual De Campinas, Brazil University Of Waterloo, Canada Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Western Sydney University, Australia Pondicherry University, India Stichting Wageningen Research, Netherlands Ministerio De Ciencia, Tecnologia E Innovacion, Argentina

Countries:

Germany (Bavaria), South Africa

Funding Agency:

European Union (EU)

Funding Type:

H2020

Duration:

01/11/2018
31/10/2022

Budget:

3520466 EUR

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