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Tuesday, 24 May 2011 19:41

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Station biologique de Roscoff (Coordinator)

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CNRS is the largest research organisation in Europe, with more than 30,000 employees, half of which are researchers. The organisation covers all scientific domains, with a particular emphasis on inter-disciplinarity. In this context, the main goals of the research carried out by its employees are to improve knowledge, ensure economic and technological development and solve complex societal problems. Since the beginning of the Framework Programmes, the CNRS has implemented a specific network of skilled staff in all its regional departments in order to give a support on administrative, financial and legal aspects of FP projects to the researchers.

CNRS, Station biologique de Roscoff is the coordinator of the MG4U project.

The MG4U project will involve the SBR, a research unit jointly operated by CNRS and UPMC (FR 2424). Founded in 1872, SBR is part of the Marine Sciences Centre, a federal organization which coordinates research and higher education and promotes common activities in the field of marine sciences for UPMC as a whole. This network played a major role in the emergence of marine genomics in Europe and will be part of the ESFRI infrastructure project referred to as EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre).

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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Station biologique de Roscoff (Coordinator)
Prof. Bernard Kloareg (Coordinator)
Place Georges Teissier - BP74
29682 Roscoff Cedex
FRANCE
Tel.: +33 2 98 29 23 23
Email: bernard.kloareg(at)upmc.fr
Institution Website: http://www3.sb-roscoff.fr/

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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Station biologique de Roscoff (Coordinator)
Damien Guiffant
Scientifique & Université Pierre et Marie Curie (CNRS-UPMC)
Place Georges Teissier
29680 Roscoff Cedex
FRANCE
Tel.: +33 2 98 29 23 04
Email: damien.guiffant(at)sb-roscoff.fr
Institution Website: http://www3.sb-roscoff.fr/

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Friday, 15 April 2011 11:07

Sven Lovén Centre, Goteborgs Universitet (GU)

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The Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences is the marine infrastructure organisation of the University of Gothenburg. The Lovén Centre comprises several research vessels and other smaller boats as well as two stations for research and education, located in unique environments on the west coast of Sweden: Kristineberg by the Gullmar fjord and Tjärnö by the Koster fjord.

The Sven Lovén Centre for Marine Sciences brings together a range of research areas and groups of researchers both from the University of Gothenburg and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Lovén Centre is also open to guest researchers and course activity all year round.

Contact details:
Matthias Obst, PhD
Box 463
SE-405 30 Göteborg
SWEDEN
Tel.: +46 (0) 317863662
Fax: +46 (0) 31416729
Email: matthias.obst(at)zool.gu.se
Institution Website: http://www.gu.se

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Friday, 15 April 2011 11:06

University College Cork (UCC)

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University College Cork has one of Ireland’s most active and successful research programmes and is considered one of the premier research institutions in the State. UCC is a progressive and dynamic university with 15000 students, representing 75 nationalities, and 2578 staff.

The research income awarded to UCC researchers is consistently among the highest in the country with €350M research expenditure over the last five years. UCC has strong research programs in electronics, biotechnology, medicine, life sciences, food and environmental science. UCC undertakes 40% of the University research in Marine Science in Ireland and has close relationships with the National Maritime College of Ireland, the base for all naval training in Ireland, based in Cork.

Contact details

Prof. John Benzie
Norht Wing, Main Quad
Cork
IRELAND
Tel.: +353 021 4205285
Email: j.benzie(at)ucc.ie
Institution Website: http://www.ucc.ie

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Friday, 15 April 2011 11:06

Institut De Recerca I Tecnologia Agroalimentaries (IRTA)

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IRTA was constituted in 1985 as a public corporation of the Catalan Government which activities are devoted to scientific research and technology transfer to the agro-food sector, and operates under private sector law. Thus, IRTA has a mission to contribute to the modernization, competitiveness and sustainable development of the agrarian, food, aquaculture and fishing sectors, as well as the provision of healthy quality food to consumers and, in general, to improve the welfare of the population.

IRTA’s cooperative system is constituted by 10 Centres and Experimental Stations and 9 associated ones which are distributed in 27 locations across Catalonia. IRTA has 597 staff personnel of which 225 are researchers (68% PhDs) and 372 are support personnel. During the last 3 years, IRTA has carried out investments worth a total of 19 million €.

Contact details
Dr. Joan Cerdà
Passeig maritim 37-49
08003 Barcelona
SPAIN
Tel.: +34 93 230 95 31
Email: joan.cerda(at)irta.cat
Institution Website: http://www.irta.es

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Friday, 15 April 2011 11:06

Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR)

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The Algarve Centre of Marine Sciences is a non-profit organization dedicated to promote research and education on processes in the marine environment, with emphasis on biological interactions and the sustainable use of resources. It is part of CIMAR, which is the foremost Portuguese Marine Sciences Associate Laboratory, a consortium with recognized excellence status in Portugal on the basis of international evaluation.

CCMAR has over 200 staff of which 80 are scientists and post-docs and 40 are PhD students. CCMAR programmes of research are directed at ecology, genetics and conservation biology, bio-resource management, behaviour and eco-physiology, marine biotechnology including aquaculture, genomics and metabolomics.

Contact details

Prof. Adelino VM Canario
Campus de Gambelas Ed. 7
8005-139 Faro
PORTUGAL
Tel.:+351 289800925
Email:acanario(at)ualg.pt
Institution Website: http://www.cimar.org

Friday, 15 April 2011 11:03

Environmental & Marine Project Management Agency (EMPA)

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Dr. Johanna Wesnigk - EMPA is a micro enterprise (SME) which offers full project management service for environmental research projects with a focus on European cooperation within marine and biotechnological science since early 2005.

EMPA has a track record of successful proposal writing, consulting and project management in EU and national marine related projects, several of these dealing with marine genomics, metagenomics, bioinformatics and biotechnology. Also, EMPA is experienced in dissemination, knowledge management , IPR, exploitation and policy issues.

Contact details:

Beate Lange
Westerdeich 11
28197 Bremen
GERMANY
Tel.: +49 421-50 79 20
email: b.lange(at)empa-bremen.de
Institution Website: http://www.empa-bremen.de

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Friday, 15 April 2011 11:02

AquaTT

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AquaTT is an SME specialising in scientific knowledge transfer and management activities. AquaTT works in scientific fields related to Food, Energy, Environment and the Marine as they are key sectors for Europe’s sustainability.

For more than 18 years, AquaTT has participated in European Commission-financed projects, being generally responsible for end-user focused activities, dissemination, communication, and technology transfer.

AquaTT services often extend into the areas of project management, event planning, stakeholder consultation, impact assessment, and piloting evaluation methodologies. In parallel to work supporting research, AquaTT has a long track record in the field of education and training, informing strategies, and creating networks to exchange best practice.

Contact details
Marieke Reuver
PO BOX 8989
Dublin 2
IRELAND
Tel.: +353 1 644 9008 // +353 1 475 8713
Email: marieke(at)aquatt.ie
Institution Website: http://www.aquatt.ie

Friday, 15 April 2011 09:45

Consortium

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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

CNRS is the largest research organisation in Europe, with more than 30,000 employees, half of which are researchers. The organisation covers all scientific domains, with a particular emphasis on inter-disciplinarity. In this context, the main goals of the research ca rried out by its employees are to improve knowledge, ensure economic and technological development and solve complex societal problems.

Since the beginning of the Framework Programmes, the CNRS has implemented a specific network of skilled staff in all its regional departments in order to give a support on administrative, financial and legal aspects of FP projects to the researchers.

The MG4U project will involve the (SBR, http://www.sb-roscoff.fr), a research unit jointly operated by CNRS and UPMC (FR 2424). Founded in 1872, SBR is part of the Marine Sciences Centre, a federal organization which coordinates research and higher education and promotes common activities in the field of marine sciences for UPMC as a whole. This network played a major role in the emergence of marine genomics in Europe and will be part of the ESFRI infrastructure project referred to as EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre).