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Project

AQUAEXCEL2020

Title AQUAculture infrastructures for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020
Grant Agreement Number 652831
Funding Programmes H2020
Budget Total: €9,708,867.00, EC Contribution: €9,708,867.00
Dates 01/10/2015 - 30/09/2020
Project URL http://www.aquaexcel.eu/index.php/aquaexcel2020
Scientific Domain Biological and Medical Sciences
Type Of Project RIA
Abstract AQUAEXCEL2020 aims to integrate top class European aquaculture research facilities of very diverse nature, covering all relevant scientific fields for research and innovation in aquaculture, from genetics to technology through pathology, physiology and nutrition. It will put in place a user-friendly one-stop access to high-quality services and resources from 39 installations covering both established and new aquaculture species, all types of experimental systems as well as sequencing facilities. Giving a prominent place to EU aquaculture industry research needs through a strong involvement of the European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform, it will enable excellent research and sustainable innovation to both public and private sector. It will benefit from the support of the ESFRI infrastructures EMBRC (Marine Biology) and ELIXIR (Life Sciences data) and bring aquaculture research specificities to their agendas. AQUAEXCEL2020 will be a key vehicle in the improvement of aquaculture research practices to the benefit of industry through finalized research and innovation, and of excellent science through the development of highly innovative methods and approaches such as Virtual Laboratories, standardized experimental fish lines and nano-sensors. It will also benefit to society through the development of methods for sustainable aquaculture, such as the use of cleaner fish to control parasites or Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture, and also through a better management of animal experiments for research according to the 3 R's, Reduction (via e.g. capitalization of data and provision of stable experimental fish lines), Refinement (via a better control of experimental procedures) and Replacement (via e.g. Virtual Laboratories). As a whole, AQUAEXCEL2020 will provide a world-class platform for all types of fish culture research, from biology to technology, in all types of rearing systems, with all major EU fish species, including the most promising new species.
Coordinator
(Organisation name and Country, EC contribution to budget) 		INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, France, (€875,446.20)
Partners
(Organisation name and Country, EC contribution to budget) 		Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, (€309,192.50)
UNIVERSITEIT GENT, Belgium, (€147,198.75)
NORGES TEKNISK-NATURVITENSKAPELIGE UNIVERSITET, Norway, (€439,887.20)
CENTRO DE CIENCIAS DO MAR DO ALGARVE, Portugal, (€157,475.60)
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK, Netherlands, (€372,746.25)
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DE RECHERCHE POUR L'EXPLOITATION DE LA MER, France, (€459,581.51)
HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET, Norway, (€563,857.65)
INSTITUTO ESPANOL DE OCEANOGRAFIA, Spain, (€280,108.55)
INRA TRANSFERT S.A., France, (€381,450.00)
AquaTT UETP Ltd, Ireland, (€228,925.00)
UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain, (€569,428.25)
JIHOCESKA UNIVERZITA V CESKYCH BUDEJOVICICH, Czech Republic, (€538,473.75)
NOFIMA MARIN AS, Norway, (€618,993.75)
UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, United Kingdom, (€731,738.63)
HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH, Greece, (€569,281.04)
CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, Spain, (€591,798.37)
WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY, Netherlands, (€670,800.25)
NEMZETI AGRARKUTATASI ES INNOVACIOSKOZPONT, Hungary, (€287,562.50)
European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform, Belgium, (€185,050.00)
UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE, France, (€129,747.50)
SINTEF FISKERI OG HAVBRUK AS, Norway, (€600,123.75)