European R&D Projects or EU Special Actions funded through Public Calls for Proposals

Title: METAMIC3, Metaproteome-based leveraged microbiome management in the context of One Health
Funding: European Union, Call HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01 (MSCA Doctoral Networks 2024), HORIZON-MSCA-2024-DN-01-01, HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN
Reference: 101225682
Coordinator: Leibniz-Institut fur Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-EV
Duration: 01/10/2025 – 30/09/2025

Title: Nymphe: BIOlogics edited by MACHINE learning to reach a healthy zero-plastic environment.
Funding: UE, Horizon Europe: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment work programme (HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01). Reference: 101060625.
Coordinator: University of Bologna, Italy
Partners:The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), CHQ Technologies, Blossom Microbial Technologies, The University of Milan, ABITEC, s.r.o., Leibniz University Hannover, The University of Chemistry and Technology of Prague, Centre of environmental services, Ltd., Eni Rewind S. p. A., The University of Aveiro, Metfilter S.L., University of Girona, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Perseus, Ademed, Institute of Innovation and Responsible Development, School of Life Sciences (FHNW)
Duration: 01.01.2023 – 31 Diciembre 2026

Title: FuturEnzyme: Technologies of the future for low-cost enzymes for environment-friendly products (FuturEnzyme).
Funding: UE H2020 (H2020-FNR-2020; FNR-16-2020: Enzymes for more environment-friendly consumer products). Reference: 101000327
Coordinator: Prof. M. Ferrer (IC-CSIC).
Partners: Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Bangor University (BANGOR), Universität Hamburg (UHAM), Heinrich-Heine-Universitaet Düsseldorf (UDUS), Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (IST-ID), Italyn National Research Council (CNR), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), BioC-CheM Solutions Srl (Bio_Ch), INOFEA AG (INOFEA), Schoeller Textiles AG (SCHOLLER), Henkel AG & Co. KgaA (HENKEL), Evonik Operations GmbH (EVO), Eucodis Bioscience GmbH (EUC), Consorzio Italbiotec (ITB), CLIB – Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie 2021 e.V.  (CLIB)
Duration: 01.06.2021 – 31.05.2025

Title: Industrial Applications of Marine Enzymes: Innovative screening and expression platforms to discover and use the functional protein diversity from the sea (INMARE H2020-BG-2014-2634486).
Funding: Unión Europea H2020 Research and Innovation actions Innovation actions; Blue Growth: Unlocking the potential of Seas and Oceans; Subcall of “Enhancing the industrial exploitation potential of marine-derived enzymes
Coordinator: Prof. Peter N. Golyshin (Bangor University).
Partners: Bangor University, University of Hamburg, Institute of Molecular Enzyme Technology, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Novozymes A/S, University of Bergen, BIOMERIT Research Centre, National University of Ireland, Vilnius University, Jacobs University, Pharma Mar S.A., Technical University of Crete, Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering (Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento), evocatal GmbH, INOFEA Ltd., University of Applied Sciences and Arts, London School of Economics, Cluster Industrial Biotechnology CLIB2021, University of Toronto, Seascape Consultants Ltd. y Uni Research Centre for Applied Biology.
Duration: 01.04.2015-31.03.2019.

Title: Integrated Biotechnological Solutions for Combating Marine Oil Spills (KILL-SPILL FP7-KBBE-2012-312139).
Funding: Unión Europea FP7.
Coordinator: Prof. Nicolas Kalogerakis (Technical University of Crete).
Partners: 38 Research Institutions from EU.
Duration: 01.01.2013 – 31.12.2017.

Title: ULIXES – Approaches towards bioremediation of the Mediterranean Sea by exploring its microbial diversity – SICA (Mediterranean Partner Countries) (ULIXES FP7-KBBE-2010-266473).
Funding: Unión Europea FP7.
Coordinator: Dr. Daniele Daffonchio (University of Milan, Italy).
Partners: Universita degli studi di Milano, Université de Tunis, Yarmouk University, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Mubarak city for scientific research and technology applications, Universite Hassan ii ain chock Casablanca, Bangor University, Technical University of Crete, Universiteit Gent, Ecotechsystems SRL, Alma Mater Studiorum-Universita di Bologna and CSIC.
Duration: 01.01.2011 – 01.02.2014.

Title: Molecular approaches and metagenomic investigations for optimizing clean-up of PAH contaminated soils (MAGIC-PAH FP7-KBBE-2009-245226).
Funding: Unión Europea FP7.
Coordinator: Dr. Dietmar Pieper (HZI, Germany).
Partners: HZI, UFZ and Universität Leipzig (Germany), CNR and Syndial Attività Diversificate S.P.A. (Italy), Bangor University (UK), Danmarks Tekniske Universitet y University of Aarhus National Environmental Research Institute (Denmark), Earth Tech CZ SRO (Check Republic), Comissariat Energie Atomique CEA (France), Corporacion Corpogen (Colombia), Toronto University (Canada).
Duration: 01.05.2009 – 01.05.2013.

Title: Marine Metagenomics for New Biotechnological Applications (MAMBA FP7-KBBE-2008-226977)
Funding: Unión Europea FP7.
Coordinator: Prof. Peter N. Golyshin (Bangor University, UK).
Partners: Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, CNR, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, Laboratoire d’Océanographie Biologique, CNRS, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Ifremer, Structural Genomics Lab, University of Toronto, Toronto, Structural Biology Center, Argonne National Lab, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Pharma Mar S.A., Evocatal GMBH, Luc Aguilar Pierre-Fabre S.p.a.
Coordinator of CSIC: Dr. Manuel Ferrer.
Duration: Julio 2009 – Julio 2013.

Title: Biotechnological application of novel enzymes from metagenome libraries (MERG-CT-2004-505242)
Funding: Unión Europea – Acción Marie Curie Reintegration Grant.
Coordinator: Dr. Manuel Ferrer (IC-CSIC).
Partners: IC-CSIC.
Duration: 01.03.2004 – 01.03.2006.