CORDIS · 685474 · H2020

METAFLUIDICS Advanced toolbox for rapid and cost-effective functional metagenomic screening - microbiology meets microfluidics.

Coordinator: UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID (ES)

Metagenomes comprise enormous reservoirs coding for proteins with useful activities. Unfortunately, harvesting this reservoir is difficult, because useful candidates are rare and hidden in an overwhelming majority of irrelevant genes. Screening campaigns of metagenomic libraries thus require massive capital-expenditure for robotic systems and much manpower, making them expensive, slow and available to very few users. To enable valorisation of the potential of the metagenome, this project assembles an interdisciplinary and intersectoral consortium that will integrate a range of technologies in…

EU contribution
€8.8M
Total cost
€8.8M
Period
2016-06-01 → 2020-11-30
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
RIA
Call
H2020-BIOTEC-2014-2015
Status
CLOSED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €8.8M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 4.5 years from 2016-06-01 to 2020-11-30.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the RIA funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €8.8M toward a total project budget of €8.8M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-BIOTEC-2014-2015.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID (ES).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2016-06-01 to 2020-11-30 — approximately 4.5 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 685474.