TARGETFISH - Targeted disease prophylaxis in European fish farming / Edukad projektid

instrument [ CP-TP ] search term [ RESEARCH ]

Targeted disease prophylaxis in European fish farming

acronym:	TARGETFISH
start:	2012-10-01
end:	2017-09-30

programme:	FP7 - Euroopa Liidu 7. raamprogramm
sub-programme:	KBBE - Toit, põllumajandus ja biotehnoloogia
instrument:	CP-TP - Koostööprojektid spetsiaalsetele gruppidele
call identifier:	FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage
project number:	311993
duration in months:	60
partner count:	30

abstract:	European aquaculture production provides direct employment to 65.000 people with a turnover of 3 billion €. However, the lack of authorised veterinary medicinal products and the consequent disease outbreaks in farmed fish species costs the sector 20% of the production value. The most appropriate method for disease control, both on economical and ethical grounds, is disease prevention by vaccination. TargetFish will advance the development of existing (but not sufficient) and new prototype vaccines against socio-economically important viral or bacterial pathogens of Atlantic salmon, rainbow trout, common carp, sea bass, sea bream and turbot. The project will develop targeted vaccination strategies for currently sub-optimal and for novel vaccines. Improved vaccines will be brought closer to industrial application by addressing practical issues such as efficacy, safety and delivery route. TargetFish will also establish a knowledge- and technology-base for rational development of next generation fish vaccines. To achieve these challenging tasks, we brought together 29 partners from 11 EU member states, 2 associated countries and 1 International Cooperation Partner Country (ICPC). In this large multidisciplinary consortium an approximate equal number of RTD and SME partners will cooperate closely while keeping an intensive communication with the large vaccine and nutrition industries via an Industry Forum. Specifically, TargetFish will 1) generate knowledge by studying antigens and adjuvants for mucosal routes of administration while analyzing the underpinning protective immune mechanisms; 2) validate this knowledge with response assays for monitoring vaccine efficacy and study safety aspects, including those associated with DNA vaccines; 3) approach implementation of prototype vaccines by optimizing vaccination strategies thus 4) shortening the route to exploitation. Thereby, this project will greatly enhance targeted disease prophylaxis in European fish farming.

partner no and role		partner name	country	contact person	web page
1	coordinator	WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITEIT	NL	Wiegertjes Geert	http://www.wageningenuniversiteit.nl/UK/
2	partner	DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET	DK	Lorenzen Niels	http://www.dtu.dk
3	partner	THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN	UK	Kerry Kidd	http://www.abdn.ac.uk
4	partner	THE SCOTTISH MINISTERS ACTING THROUGH MARINE SCOTLAND	UK	Margaret Mckendrick	http://www.scotland.gov.uk/marinescotland
5	partner	FRIEDRICH LOEFFLER INSTITUT - BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER TIERGESUNDHEIT	DE	Karsten Bunge	http://www.fli.bund.de
6	partner	INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION Y TECNOLOGIA AGRARIA Y ALIMENTARIA	ES	Carolina Tafalla	http://www.inia.es
7	partner	UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA	ES	Francisca Rabadán Sotos	http://www.uab.es
8	partner	UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA	IT	Marco Barbini	http://www.unitus.it/
9	partner	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE	FR	Pierre Boudinot	http://www.inra.fr
10	partner	NORGES VETERINAERHOGSKOLE	NO	Oystein Evensen	http://www.veths.no
11	partner	THE UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING	UK	Eric Gibb	http://www.stir.ac.uk
12	partner	ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE	IT	Calogero Terregino	http://www.izsvenezie.it
13	partner	KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET	DK	Ivan Kristoffersen	http://www.ku.dk
14	partner	VYZKUMNY USTAV VETERINARNIHO LEKARSTVI	CZ	Markéta Kabourková	http://www.vri.cz
15	partner	THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM.	IL	Jane Turner	http://www.huji.ac.il
16	partner	UNIVERSIDAD DE MURCIA	ES	Maria Sanchez-Merenciano Juarez	http://www.um.es/
17	partner	TETHYS AQUACULTURE LIMITED	UK	Patrick Smith	http://www.tethysaqua.com
18	partner	PATOGEN ANALYSE AS	NO	Vidar Aspehaug	http://www.patogen.no
19	partner	FISHLAB HESTELABORATORIET	DK	Kirsten Engell-Sørensen	http://www.fishlab.dk
20	partner	NAXO OÜ	EE	Juri Sober	http://www.naxo.ee
21	partner	RIDGEWAY BIOLOGICALS LIMITED	UK	Tim Wallis	http://www.ridgewaybiologicals.co.uk
22	partner	ROSSI INTERNATIONAL AS	DK	Torben Rød	http://www.rossi.as
23	partner	INGENIATRICS TECNOLOGIAS S.L. INGEN	ES	Maria Flores	http://www.ingeniatrics.com
24	partner	BigDNA Ltd	UK	Karen Jervis	http://www.bigdna.com
25	partner	W 42 INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY GMBH	DE	Ansgar Stratmann
26	partner	PANAGIOTIS CHRISTOFILOGIANNIS - IOANA TAVLA	EL	Panagiotis Christofilogiannis	http://www.aquark.gr
27	partner	CENTRO VETERINARIO Y AGRICOLA LIMITADA	CL	Jaime Tobar	http://www.centrovet.com
28	partner	DANSK AKVAKULTUR FORENING	DK	Niels Henrik Henriksen Henriksen	http://www.danskakvakultur.dk
29	partner	BIOMAR A/S	DK	Ole Christensen	http://www.biomar.dk
30	partner	BIOORGANIC RESEARCH AND SERVICES SA	ES	Rosa Osuna	http://www.bionaturis.com