Marine Microbial Biodiversity, Bioinformatics and Biotechnology

Project Information

MICRO B3

Grant agreement ID: 287589

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2012

End date 31 December 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Total cost € 11 496 409,35

EU contribution € 8 987 491,00

Coordinated by

CONSTRUCTOR UNIVERSITY BREMEN GGMBH
Germany

Objective

Micro B3 will develop innovative bioinformatic approaches and a legal framework to make large-scale data on marine viral, bacteria; archaeal and protists genomes and metagenomes accessible for marine ecosystems biology and to define new targets for biotechnological applications. Micro B3 will build upon a highly interdisciplinary consortium of 32 academic and industrial partners comprising world-leading experts in bioinformatics, computer science, biology, ecology, oceanography, bioprospecting and biotechnology, as well as legal aspects.
Micro B3 is based on a strong user- and data basis from ongoing European sampling campaigns to long-term ecological research sites. For the first time a strong link between oceanographic and molecular microbial research will be established to integrate global marine data with research on microbial biodiversity and functions. The Micro B3 Information System will provide innovative open source software for data-processing, -integration, -visualisation, and -accessibility. Interoperability will be the key for seamless data transfer of sequence and contextual data to public repositories.
Micro B3 will allow taking full advantage of current sequencing technologies to efficiently exploit large-scale sequence data in an environmental context. Micro B3 will create integrated knowledge to inform marine ecosystems biology and modelling. Moreover, it will facilitate detecting candidate genes to be explored by targeted laboratory experiments for biotechnology and for assigning potential functions to unknown genes. Micro B3 will develop clear IP agreements for the protection and sustainable use of pre-competitive microbial genetic resources and their exploitation in high potential commercial applications.
To underline the translational character of Micro B3, outreach and training activities for diverse stakeholders are planned as well as an Ocean Sampling Day to transparently make project results accessible and gain valuable user feedback.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › software
• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › bacteriology
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › oceanography
• natural sciences › biological sciences › genetics › genomes

Programme(s)

• FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• OCEAN.2011-2 - Marine microbial diversity – new insights into marine ecosystems functioning and its biotechnological potential

Call for proposal

FP7-OCEAN-2011
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CP-IP - Large-scale integrating project

Coordinator

CONSTRUCTOR UNIVERSITY BREMEN GGMBH

• EU contribution: € 1 248 701,99
• Address: CAMPUS RING 1 ; 28725 Bremen ; Germany
• Region: Bremen › Bremen › Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Ronald Kieschnick (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (31)

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 810 550,00
• Address: HOFGARTENSTRASSE 8 ; 80539 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Heike Wojack (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 209 900,00
• Address: WELLINGTON SQUARE UNIVERSITY OFFICES ; OX1 2JD Oxford
• Region: South East (England) › Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire › Oxfordshire
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Stephen Conway (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH

Greece

• EU contribution: € 88 236,00
• Address: LEOFOROS ATHENS SOUNIO 46 7KM ; 19013 Attikia Anavissos
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Ανατολική Αττική
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Stelios Kastrinakis (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ALFRED-WEGENER-INSTITUT HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR POLAR- UND MEERESFORSCHUNG

Germany

• EU contribution: € 397 141,00
• Address: AM HANDELSHAFEN 12 ; 27570 Bremerhaven
• Region: Bremen › Bremen › Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Catherine Audebert (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

France

• EU contribution: € 808 002,00
• Address: RUE MICHEL ANGE 3 ; 75794 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Ludovic Hamon (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS

Spain

• EU contribution: € 370 229,00
• Address: CALLE SERRANO 117 ; 28006 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Eusebio Jiménez-Arroyo (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN

Italy

• EU contribution: € 197 854,80
• Address: Villa Comunale ; 80121 Napoli
• Region: Sud › Campania › Napoli
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Giosuè Zurzolo (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 146 400,00
• Address: CITADEL HILL THE LABORATORY ; PL1 2PB Plymouth
• Region: South West (England) › Devon › Plymouth
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Lorraine Olver (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

VIB VZW

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 191 250,00
• Address: SUZANNE TASSIERSTRAAT 1 ; 9052 ZWIJNAARDE - GENT
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen › Arr. Gent
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Rik Audenaert (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU

Türkiye

• EU contribution: € 18 758,21
• Address: Ataturk Bulvari 221 ; 06100 Ankara
• Region: Batı Anadolu › Ankara › Ankara
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Sinan Husrevoglu (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MARIENE INFORMATIE SERVICE MARIS BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 266 400,00
• Address: GILDEWEG 7A ; 2632 BD Nootdorp
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Dick Schaap (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE SEA

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 38 103,00
• Address: H C ANDERSENS BOULEVARD 44-46 ; 1553 Kobenhavn V
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Gregers Jensen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR DE ZEE

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 107 771,00
• Address: JACOBSENSTRAAT 1 ; 8400 OOSTENDE
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. West-Vlaanderen › Arr. Oostende
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Jan Mees (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER

France

• EU contribution: € 91 319,00
• Address: 1625 ROUTE DE SAINTE ANNE ZONE INDUSTRIELLE DE LA POINTE DU DIABLE ; 29280 Plouzane
• Region: Bretagne › Bretagne › Finistère
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Marie-Pierre Zelverte (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY

Germany

• EU contribution: € 576 150,00
• Address: Meyerhofstrasse 1 ; 69117 Heidelberg
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Karlsruhe › Heidelberg, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Gabriele Picarella (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES

France

• EU contribution: € 123 014,00
• Address: RUE LEBLANC 25 ; 75015 PARIS 15
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Régis Copin (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET BREMEN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 324 120,00
• Address: Bibliothekstrasse 1 ; 28359 Bremen
• Region: Bremen › Bremen › Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Thomal Flink (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 333 800,00
• Address: Broerstraat 5 ; 9712CP Groningen
• Region: Noord-Nederland › Groningen › Overig Groningen
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jan Poutsma (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 370 800,00
• Address: WESTERN ROAD ; T12 YN60 Cork
• Region: Ireland › Southern › South-East
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: David O Connell (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

BANGOR UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 293 232,00
• Address: COLLEGE ROAD ; LL57 2DG Bangor
• Region: Wales › West Wales and The Valleys › Gwynedd
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Christine Davey (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

• EU contribution: € 135 000,00
• Address: PIAZZALE ALDO MORO 7 ; 00185 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Gaetana Irrera (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 192 884,40
• Address: PLACE DE L UNIVERSITE 1 ; 1348 Louvain La Neuve
• Region: Région wallonne › Prov. Brabant Wallon › Arr. Nivelles
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Tom Dedeurwaerdere (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE POUR L'EXPLORATION SCIENTIFIQUE DE LA MER MEDITERRANEE (CIESM)

Monaco

• EU contribution: € 112 970,00
• Address: Boulevard de Suisse 16 ; 98000 Monaco
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Michèle Barbier (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

UICN, UNION INTERNATIONALE POUR LA CONSERVATION DE LA NATURE ET DE SES RESSOURCES

Switzerland

• EU contribution: € 59 400,00
• Address: RUE MAUVERNEY 28 ; 1196 Gland
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Région lémanique › Vaud
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Thomas Greiber (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

WESNIGK JOHANNA B

Germany

• EU contribution: € 370 999,60
• Address: Westerdeich 11 ; D-28197 Bremen
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Johanna Wesnigk (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

MATIS OHF

Iceland

• EU contribution: € 263 700,00
• Address: VINLANDSLEID 12 ; 113 Reykjavik
• Region: Ísland › Ísland › Höfuðborgarsvæði
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Viggo Thor Marteinsson (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

BIOILIBERIS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SL

Spain

• EU contribution: € 152 400,00
• Address: AV DE LA INNOVACION 1 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE CIENCIAS SALUD ; 18100 ARMILLA GRANADA
• Region: Sur › Andalucía › Granada
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Estrella Ramos (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

DRUSTVO ZA USLUGI I TRGOVIJA INTERWORKS UVOZ-IZVOZ DOOEL BITOLA

North Macedonia

• EU contribution: € 295 120,00
• Address: ULICA PITU GULI 59 ; 7000 BITOLA
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Aleksandar Pop Ristov (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Ribocon GmbH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 88 000,00
• Address: Fahrenheitstrasse 1 ; 28359 Bremen
• Region: Bremen › Bremen › Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Joerg Peplies (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

BIO-PRODICT BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 100 800,00
• Address: NIEUWE MARKTSTRAAT 54 ; 6511 AA Nijmegen
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Gelderland › Arnhem/Nijmegen
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Henk Jan Joosten (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

PHARMA MAR SA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 204 485,00
• Address: AVDA DE LOS REYES 1 POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL LA MINA COLMENAR VIEJO ; 28770 Madrid
• Region: Comunidad de Madrid › Comunidad de Madrid › Madrid
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Guillermo Jimenez (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data