FLow detection of virUses by graphene Field Effect Transistor microarraysbroad
FLUFET · Horizon Europe grant · 2024-03-01–2027-08-31
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Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDEROPEN-01 · scheme HORIZON-EIC · topic HORIZON-EIC-2023-PATHFINDEROPEN-01-01. CORDIS record →
Objective
Infectious zoonotic diseases that jump from animals to humans are on the rise, and the risk of a new pandemic is higher now than ever before. Future health models need to consider the close connection between human and animal health, and new technologies capable of continuously monitor places where the risk of pathogens transmission is higher (shared by animals and humans) are urgently needed to prevent the human, socio-political and economic cost from pandemics.Continuous monitoring and harmonized data collection of animal farms are required by the European Parliament. However, current methods are not suitable for an in-situ, continuous and automatic detection, so today only a limited number of specific pathogens are monitored. FLUFET will be the first automatized sensor able of continuously detecting a broad spectrum of viral targets, and with the unprecedent capability of detecting unknown viruses. This sensor will be based on graphene Field Effect Transistors (gFETs). FLUFET will detect infectious zoonotic threats before they spread to humans and create potential outbreaks, opening the door for a pandemic’s prevention continuum. It will bring the possibility to incorporate the long-distance external factors heavily affecting human health at worldwide level.FLUFET brings interesting opportunities for Health and pandemics experts and managers, Policymakers and regulatory/ standardization bodies, Animal farmers and their associations, Precision livestock farming solution providers, Investors and researchers in the multiple disciplines involved in the consortium. FLUFET requires an interdisciplinary consortium including partners from computational biophysics, graphene technology, nanotechnology, sensing, microfluidics, virology, surface engineering and sensor design and electronics.
Beneficiaries (7)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSIDADE DA CORUNA | ES | coordinator | €763,000 | |
| INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | IT | participant | €545,000 | |
| GRAPHENEA SEMICONDUCTOR SL | ES | participant | €470,000 | Yes |
| ASOCIACION CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA EN BIOMATERIALES- CIC biomaGUNE | ES | participant | €423,885 | |
| TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT OY | FI | participant | €423,085 | |
| INTERNATIONAL IBERIAN NANOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY | PT | participant | €380,472 | |
| FUNDACION BCMATERIALS - BASQUE CENTRE FOR MATERIALS, APPLICATIONS AND NANOSTRUCTURES | ES | participant | €194,650 |
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