SENSBIOSYN

Biosensors and Sensors for the industrial biosynthesis process of widely used commercial antioxidants: nutraceuticals as additives for food and aquaculture promoting public health and safety

Coordinatore	BIOSENSOR S.R.L.    more  Organization address address: VIA DEGLI OLMETTI 44 city: FORMELLO postcode: 60 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Giovanni Cognome: Basile Email: send email Telefono: -9075083 Fax: -9075083
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Sito del progetto	http://www.sensbiosyn.com/
Totale costo	1˙305˙760 €
EC contributo	945˙860 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2008-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-11-01   -   2011-10-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	BIOSENSOR S.R.L.  Organization address address: VIA DEGLI OLMETTI 44 city: FORMELLO postcode: 60 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Giovanni Cognome: Basile Email: send email Telefono: -9075083 Fax: -9075083	IT (FORMELLO)	coordinator	281˙110.00
2	AQUAMARIJN RESEARCH BV  Organization address address: GERARD DOUSTRAAT 10 city: AMSTERDAM postcode: 1072 VP contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Cees Cognome: Van Rijn Email: send email Telefono: 31575519751 Fax: -31575464364	NL (AMSTERDAM)	participant	399˙200.00
3	ALGATECHNOLOGIES (1998) LTD  Organization address address: Kibbutz Ketura city: D.N. EILOT postcode: 88840 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mike Cognome: Harris Email: send email Telefono: -523906564 Fax: +972(8) 635-6562	IL (D.N. EILOT)	participant	235˙350.00
4	BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV  Organization address address: Office of the President - Main Campus city: BEER SHEVA postcode: 84105 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Daphna Cognome: Tripto Email: send email Telefono: 972-8-6472425 Fax: 972-8-6472930	IL (BEER SHEVA)	participant	15˙200.00
5	CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE  Organization address address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 city: ROMA postcode: 185 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Francesca Cognome: Vergari Email: send email Telefono: +39 06 90672480 Fax: +39 06 90672360	IT (ROMA)	participant	8˙600.00
6	INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCERTARE DEZVOLTARE PENTRU STIINTE BIOLOGICE RA  Organization address address: Splaiul Independentei 296 city: BUCURESTI postcode: 60031 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Simona Carmen Cognome: Litescu Email: send email Telefono: 40212200900 Fax: 4021207695	RO (BUCURESTI)	participant	6˙400.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The purpose of this 2-years project is to develop sensors and biosensors for on-line monitoring growth parameters of industrial bioprocesses for the production of algal biomass and antioxidant compounds such as Xanthophylls. As a model for the design and in-field testing, the following industrial process and culture system have been selected: the natural production of Astaxanthin from the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis in a tubular photobioreactor. Key parameters such as biomass, pigment content and accumulation profile during the induction process are now experimentally determined offline everyday at commercial production sites by means of complex manual analyses. This routine monitoring further increases production costs, being critical time consuming and requiring manpower. This is a major challenge faced by microalgae companies today, especially in the production of natural carotenoids in comparison with the relatively cheap synthetic analogues. SENSBIOSYN intends to offer a solution to the lack of existing devices able to provide online rapid automatic and reliable information on active compounds accumulation profile and efficacy during their biosynthesis. The proposed project will bring the following competitive advantages to microalgae companies: Increased production - online monitoring will ease decision about time of harvest and culture performance; Reduction of production cost - the introduction of the proposed biosensors in the process control will allow to save work time and manpower and reduce the production cost by at least 30%, which is a big industrial breakthrough. Two optical sensors, for chlorophyll fluorescence measurement and culture medium density, and two electrochemical biosensors, based on the direct measurement of Phosphatidylcholine peroxidative damage by screen printed electrodes and the PSII activity by nanowire FETs, will be manufactured.'