1) PS EUROSTARS Project: A computer tool for efficient irrigation management
PARTNER REQUEST
BBS Ref : 10-09-PS-irrigation
Title : Urgent: PS EUROSTARS Project: A computer tool for efficient
irrigation management
ABSTRACT:
A Spanish company has written a EUROSTARS proposal in order to develop a
user-friendly computer application, suggesting more efficient irrigation
schedules. These schedules should be adapted to local soil properties and
actual evapotranspiration values. The project has already partners from
Italy, Greece and Cyprus, but they would like to include some other
partners from Portugal and France. The new partners should be SME's.
Urgent answer is requested since call deadline is on September 30th.
DESCRIPTION:
A Spanish company has written a EUROSTARS proposal in order to develop a
user-friendly computer application, suggesting more efficient irrigation
schedules. These schedules should be adapted to local soil properties and
actual evapotranspiration values.
The European R&D results regarding irrigation could mean a significant
improvement of water-use efficiency. An important contribution regards the
use of soil moisture sensors, wireless data transfer and other technology
aimed to automatic irrigation. However, most of those research results are
still not enough applied, neither disseminated.
As result of the R&D efforts, there are tools to help farmers to manage
irrigation in an efficient way. Such tools are good enough already to
provide irrigation recommendations to unprepared farmers, if they are
developed in a friendly environment. Accordingly, this project is aimed to
develop a computer application to suggest optimum irrigation schedules,
based on soil properties and actual evapotranspiration values, that would
increase water use efficiency and energy savings.
The application will have personalized databases of soil properties and
crops coefficients, measured previously. Simulation models will be used to
estimate the optimal irrigation timing. Models must be calibrated and
validated in the field. The application will include cost-benefit analysis
of several irrigation strategies, including deficit-irrigation, taking
into account energy and water costs, as well as other inputs. The
simulations will be validated comparing moisture-sensors measurements with
the model results. The differences between simulations and sensor
measurements will be corrected automatically. The computer application
will be developed and tested in particular farms of Spain, Italy, Greece,
Cyprus, Portugal and France considering the farmer opinions at each case.
The project is already defined, and it has already partners from Italy,
Greece and Cyprus, but they would like to include some other SME partners
from Portugal and France.
Urgent answer is requested since call deadline is on September 30th.
Development stage : Proposal Under Development
European funding source(s) : Eureka
Type of Project: Joint Technology Initiative
Keywords : Agriculture Machinery/Technology (007001001), Precision
agriculture (007001007), Automation, Robotics Control Systems (001001001),
Smart Appliances (001002022), Environment Management Systems & Documental
Management Systems (001003006)
Organisation type : Company
Organisation size : <50
Other details : Environmental and geological consultancy and engineering
firm.
Target partner organisation type(s) : SME (<250 employees)
Target partner expertise sought : We look for SMEs related to the
following sectors: Agronomy, environment, Instruments and technology to
manage water, Information technology
Depending on the profile, the SME could keep relations with local farmers,
having the possibility of participating in the software development.
Application domains : Environment protection, Agriculture - Forestry,
Food - Agro Industry
Contact : Teresa Gaspar
Email : actis@ita.es
Telephone : +34 976 010 062
Fax : +34 976 011 888
WWW : http://www.ita.es
Partner Request Entered by:
Organisation: Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón
City: Zaragoza
Organisation Country: Spain
Organisation telephone: +34 976 010 063
Organisation Fax: +34 976 011 888
Organisation Email: actis@ita.es
Organisation Web: http://www.ita.es
Entry date : 14/9/2010
Update date :
Deadline for responses: 28/9/2010
2) SME specialists in pharmacokinetics of drugs for cancer treatment - FP7-HEALTH-2011 two-stage, Topic HEALTH-2011.1.1-2
PARTNER REQUEST
BBS Ref : 10 AT 0111 3IM3
Title : SME specialists in pharmacokinetics of drugs for cancer
treatment - FP7-HEALTH-2011 two-stage, Topic HEALTH-2011.1.1-2
ABSTRACT:
The Department of Operative Medicine of an Austrian Medical University is
leading an FP 7 experienced consortium submitting a proposal in the FP 7
HEALTH 2011 call (2011.1.1-2). The proposal is related to the development
of exhaled breath diagnostics for effective stratification of responders
from non-responders in personalised medicine. SMEs with expertise in
pharmacokinetics of drugs for cancer treatment are invited to become
partners in a medium-scale focused research collaborative project.
DESCRIPTION:
The aim of the project is to reduce adverse drug effects by combining
exhaled breath tests with pharmacogenomic strategies.
The project will focus on genetic deficiencies for drug metabolisation
with the development of (exhaled) breath-based tests using
isotopically-labelled precursor compounds. Only stable isotopes (such as
13C, 18O and 15N) will be considered.
These breath-based tests will predict responses to drug treatment, avoid
chronicity, prevent relapse and reduce adverse effects. The breath-based
tests will allow determining the phenotype of persons to be determined and
will complement genetic testing.
For breath analysis the following analytical techniques will be used:
PTR-TOF, GC-MS, IRMS and photo ionization mass spectrometry
It is expected that new approaches, substances, compounds, and/or
organisms will result from this medium-scale focused research
collaborative project (project budget 6 M Euros). Scientific exchange and
other valuable future co-operations may also be feasible
Development stage : Proposal Under Development
European funding source(s) : FP7 - Co-operation, Health
Type of Project: FP7 Collaborative Research
Keywords : Cytology, Cancerology, Oncology (006001004), Medical Research
(006001013), Medical Technology/Biomedical Engineering (006001014),
Pharmaceutical Products/Drugs (006001016)
Organisation type : University
Organisation size : 250-500
Other details : The department works on the development of exhaled breath
diagnostics for effective stratification of responders from non-responders
in personalised medicine.
Target partner organisation type(s) : SME (<250 employees)
Target partner expertise sought : Technology development and research
tasks in the following fields:
pharmacokinetics of drugs for cancer treatment (e.g. imatinib, dasatinib,
nilotinib, gefitinib) with special consideration for cytochrome P450
enzymes.
This expertise should come from an SME.
Application domains : Medicine, health
Contact : Günter Scheide
Email : guenter.scheide@bep.at
Telephone : 0043 512 582661 6
Fax : 0043 512 582661 5
WWW : bep.at
Partner Request Entered by:
Organisation: FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency
City: Vienna
Organisation Country: Austria
Organisation Telephone: 0043 57755-4701
Organisation Fax: 0043 57755-94701
Organisation Email: kurt.burtscher@ffg.at
Organisation Web: www.irca.at
Entry date : 15/9/2010
Update date :
Deadline for responses: 10/10/2010
3) HEALTH.2011.2.3.1-4 - Novel colometric diagnostic platform for screening of antibiotic resistance of bacteria
PARTNER REQUEST
BBS Ref : HE_diagnostic_platform_0910
Title : HEALTH.2011.2.3.1-4 - Novel colometric diagnostic platform for
screening of antibiotic resistance of bacteria
ABSTRACT:
A German University is going to submit a proposal under the call:
HEALTH.2011.2.3.1-4. Aim is the development of a new simple and
inexpensive diagnostic platform for detection and screening of bacteria
and their antibiotic resistance.
The consortium is still looking for SME partners interested in research
and development of antibiotics or in the development of platforms for
screening antibiotic resitance of bacteria.
DESCRIPTION:
The bacterial resistivity/susceptibility screening platform to propose
will be a polymer/gel construct that will allow screening antibiotic
resistance/susceptibility of bacteria through visible color changes.
The new diagnostic platform based upon a biomimetic sensing system
comprising a chromatic polymer reporter and lipid scaffolding displays
high sensitivity and specificity combined with easy application by
non-experts which allows bedside determination and diagnosis of
antibiotic resistance. (Silbert et al., 2006, Appl.Environ. Microbiol.
7339-7344).
Development stage : Proposal Under Development
European funding source(s) : Health, FP7 - Co-operation
Type of Project: FP7 Collaborative Research
Keywords : Diagnostics, Diagnosis (006001006), Diseases (006001007),
Medical Research (006001013), Virus, Virology/Antibiotics/Bacteriology
(006001019), Microbiology (006002006)
Organisation type : University
Organisation size : 50-249
Other details : The institute is active in the development of diagnostic
assays
Target partner organisation type(s) : SME (<250 employees)
Target partner expertise sought : SME interested in research and
development of antibiotics in order to apply them in the screening
platform that is going to be developed within the project.
SME which develops platforms for screening antibiotic resistance of
bacteria
The SME (s) must be located in the EU outside of Germany
Application domains : Medicine, health, Biotechnology, Veterinary,
Pharmaceutical/Comestics, Environment protection, Food - Agro Industry
Contact : Katrin Heckmann
Email : heckmann@steinbeis-europa.de
Telephone : +49 711 123 40-10
Fax : +49 711 123 40-11
WWW : http://www.steinbeis-europa.de
Partner Request Entered by:
Organisation: Steinbeis Europa Zentrum
City: Stuttgart
Organisation Country: Germany
Organisation Telephone: +49 711 123 40-10
Organisation Fax: +49 711 123 40-11
Organisation Email: info@steinbeis-europa.de
Organisation Web: http://www.steinbeis-europa.de
Entry date : 15/9/2010
Update date :
Deadline for responses: 5/10/2010