G7RT-2002-05105 VIBMST - Virtual institute on bioµencapsulation sciences and technology

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Type of Project
Contract No	G7RT-2002-05105
Total Cost
EC Contribution
Start Date	01-01-2003
Duration	36 months

Abstract Microencapsulation aims to include active components in microspheres. The number of microencapsulation technologies is very extensive, making it difficult to select the proper process for a specific product. Fifteen partners coming from 9 countries will start the European V.I. but the partnership will be extended to 30 to 40 members plus a large number of associated researchers. The V.I. will act as a communication platform, central information system, expert moderator and unique portal for the microencapsulation field. The V.I. will provide information survey, training, consulting and collaborative project management. All this actions will help entrepreneurs to select the right process and to find the most appropriate partners, and then to succeed, in the optimum conditions, a microencapsulation business.

While microencapsulation represents a very large market, less than 10 % of its potential is really developed industrially. This low rate is largely due the difficulties of entrepreneurs to find the right information (economical, technical, industrial) to build their business. The Virtual Institute will offers a portal to a very large community of RDT performers, suppliers and researchers. Industrial, but also researchers, will have access to very large sources of information through scientific, technological and economical database and an unique consulting systems based on a large synergetic partnership. It would then become possible to develop quickly and safely a business based on microencapsulation processor microcapsuled product.

Participants

• Department of Chemical Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GREECE)
• Verein Zur Foerderung des Technologietransfers an der Hochschule Bremerhaven E.V. (GERMANY)
• Genialab Bio Technologie - Produkte und Dienstleistungen GMBH (GERMANY)
• GLATT GMBH (GERMANY)
• Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, University of Vienna (AUSTRIA)
• Across Barrier GMBH (GERMANY)
• Department of Coating Systems and Active Ingredients, ATO B.V. (NETHERLANDS)
• Micro-Encapsulation R et D, Meiners Commodity Consultants SA (SWITZERLAND)
• Recherche et Developpement, Europeenne d'application des Cristaux Liquides (FRANCE)
• Microencapsulation Unit, University of Trieste (ITALY)
• Centre Interfacultaire des Biomateriaux, Institut de Chimie (BELGIUM)
• Research and Development Department, Coletica SA (FRANCE)
• Institut Meurice - Haute Ecole Lucia de Brouckere (BELGIUM)
• Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Strathclyde (UK)

Contacts

Coordinator

• Jean-Marc VALLAURI / Ecole Nationale D'ingenieurs des Techniques des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires / FRANCE