Advanced Magnetic nanoparticles deliver smart Processes and Products for Life

Project Information

MAGPRO²LIFE

Grant agreement ID: 229335

Project closed

Start date 1 July 2009

End date 30 June 2013

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Total cost € 11 360 736,53

EU contribution € 7 399 827,00

Coordinated by

SOLAE DENMARK AS
Denmark

Objective

Biotechnologically derived substances for large scale feed, food and pharma applications represent one of the most important sources of new products due to their precisely controlled structural and functional properties, potential for economic and responsible production and overall broad benefits to society through biocompatibility and sustainability. The costs of producing biomaterials are in many cases dominated by separation processes, which can constitute 80% of the total cost of production. Using smart magnetic adsorbent particles to selectively separate the target product out of a complex product mixture like the fermentation broth or bio-feed stock can drastically reduce costs. By using magnetic separation and extraction technologies to separate the magnetic carrier particles, novel processing ways emerge. The main objective of the MagPro²Life project is to scale-up innovative nanotechnology based processes defined in the previous NanoBioMag Project, funded by the EU under the FP6 programme (NMP3-CT-2005-013469), to pilot-line-scale and demonstrate those for bio, food and pharma applications. Link to market needs is represented by a preliminary product selection of natural soy based nutraceuticals or pharmaceuticals like Bowman-Birk Inhibitor (BBI), a proteases inhibitor for MS-treatment, and Lunasin which is in discussion to have anti-carcinogenic properties as well as recombinant proteins and nucleic acids (Fragment-Antibody-Binding and Phytase). The Consortium is driven by the potential the magnetic separation technology has for improving the value-chain in industrial production for emerging biotech, food and pharma markets.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › biochemistry › biomolecules › nucleic acids
• engineering and technology › chemical engineering › separation technologies
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials
• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › biomaterials
• engineering and technology › industrial biotechnology › bioprocessing technologies › fermentation

Programme(s)

• FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies

Topic(s)

• NMP-2008-1.2-1 - Pilot lines to introduce nanotechnology-based processes into the value chain of existing industries

Call for proposal

FP7-NMP-2008-LARGE-2
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

SOLAE DENMARK AS

• EU contribution: € 1 157 982,46
• Address: SYDHAVNSGADE 7 ; 8100 ARHUS C ; Denmark
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Koen Denoo (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

Merck KGaA

Germany

• EU contribution: € 496 500,94
• Address: FRANKFURTER STRASSE 250 ; 64293 DARMSTADT
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Karl Holschuh (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

EIDGENOESSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZUERICH

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 429 352,61
• Address: Raemistrasse 101 ; 8092 Zuerich
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Zürich › Zürich
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Erich Windhab (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUER TECHNOLOGIE

Germany

• EU contribution: € 1 436 841,41
• Address: KAISERSTRASSE 12 ; 76131 Karlsruhe
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Karlsruhe › Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Nadja Hafendörfer (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 460 028,34
• Address: CALLE PATIO DE ESCUELAS 1 ; 37008 Salamanca
• Region: Centro (ES) › Castilla y León › Salamanca
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Luis Javier Mediero Oslé (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 435 285,47
• Address: ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101 ; 2800 Kongens Lyngby
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Københavns omegn
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Timothy Hobley (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 606 490,81
• Address: Edgbaston ; B15 2TT Birmingham
• Region: West Midlands (England) › West Midlands › Birmingham
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Robert Fekete (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

fluIT Biosystems GmbH

Participation ended

Germany

• EU contribution: € 85 970,65
• Address: MIKROFORUM RING 1 ; 55234 WENDELSHEIM
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Sebastian Giehring (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ACADEMIA ROMANA - FILIALA TIMISOARA

Romania

• EU contribution: € 185 501,40
• Address: Mihai Viteazu 24 ; 300223 Timisoara
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Ladislau Vekas (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG

Germany

• EU contribution: € 493 175,62
• Address: AKADEMIESTRASSE 6 ; 09599 Freiberg
• Region: Sachsen › Chemnitz › Mittelsachsen
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Urs Peuker (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 458 536,19
• Address: BELFIELD ; 4 Dublin
• Region: Ireland › Eastern and Midland › Dublin
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Donal Doolan (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

BUHLER AG

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 190 117,84
• Address: GUPFENSTRASSE 5 ; 9240 Uzwil
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Ostschweiz › St. Gallen
• Administrative Contact: Arturo Bohm (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU FIZICA LASERILOR PLASMEI SI RADIATIEI

Romania

• EU contribution: € 174 083,91
• Address: Atomistilor 409 ; 077125 Magurele / Ilfov
• Region: Macroregiunea Trei › Bucureşti-Ilfov › Ilfov
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Ion Morjan (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ANDRITZ KMPT GmbH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 368 322,30
• Address: Industriestrasse 1-3 ; 85256 Vierkirchen
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gert Schultze (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU TEHNOLOGII IZOTOPICE SI MOLECULARE-INCDTIM CLUJ-NAPOCA

Romania

• EU contribution: € 152 670,09
• Address: Donat 65-103 ; 400293 Cluj - Napoca
• Region: Macroregiunea Unu › Nord-Vest › Cluj
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Adrian Bot (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

FZMB GMBH FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR MEDIZINTECHNIK UND BIOTECHNOLOGIE

Germany

• EU contribution: € 268 966,96
• Address: GERANIENWEG 7 ; 99947 Bad Langensalza
• Region: Thüringen › Thüringen › Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Sabine Maedler (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data