CORDIS · 227764 · FP7

PCUBE Infrastructure for Protein Production Platforms

Coordinator: University of Zurich (CH)

The most important prerequisite and challenge in structural biology research at the atomic level by any method is the availability of sufficiently large amounts of highly purified functional proteins due to the increasing size and complexity of target proteins or protein complexes to be analyzed. Heterologous expression in bacteria, yeast, insect, or mammalian cells combined with many attempts involving different DNA constructs that result in a large variety of protein variants is instrumental to obtain sufficiently high yields. This means high-throughput methods employing robotics and specia…

EU contribution
€6.6M
Total cost
Period
2009-04-01 → 2013-03-31
Framework
Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013)
Funding scheme
CP-CSA-Infra
Status
CLOSED

About Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013)

The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) ran from 2007 to 2013 and was the EU's main research-funding instrument of that period. It mobilised roughly €50 billion across cooperation projects, ERC frontier grants, Marie Curie fellowships, capacity-building actions and Euratom research. FP7 closed to new calls in 2013 but its projects continued for years after under their original grant agreements.

EU contribution: €6.6M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 4 years from 2009-04-01 to 2013-03-31.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013) programme, under the CP-CSA-Infra funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €6.6M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Seventh Framework Programme (2007–2013).
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by University of Zurich (CH).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2009-04-01 to 2013-03-31 — approximately 4 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 227764.