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AQUAculture infrastructure for EXCELlence in European fish research towards 2020 (AQUAEXCEL2020)

Description

AQUAEXCEL2020 was a five-year project funded by EU Horizon 2020, aimed at further supporting the sustainable growth of the European aquaculture sector through the integration of a large group of leading European aquaculture research facilities in order to advance aquaculture research and innovation in Europe.

Tangible results: A major feature of the project was its Transnational Access (TNA) programme, which allowed external EU research teams, industry, and SMEs to access the partners’ facilities via submission of research proposals. The project also offered training courses to educate researchers and industry stakeholders to use their new knowledge, skills, and tools. A virtual laboratory was also developed based on numerical modelling for researchers to simulate experiments with fish and receive data on expected growth and water prior to their practical application, therefore optimising the use of experimental resources and improving experimental design and test power.

Application/relevance: Through its TNA programme, the project offered free access to 39 unique research infrastructures of the participating institutes, which covered the entire range of production systems, environments, scales, fish species and fields of expertise.

Details

Original Author(s)
Lead Partner: Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environment
Project Partner(s): HAVFORSKNINGSINSTITUTTET
Project Partner(s): The University of Stirling
Project Partner(s): Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Project Partner(s): Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Project Partner(s): Nemzeti Agrarkutatasi Es Innovacios Kozpont
Project Partner(s): Institut Français de Recherche Pour l'Exploitation de la Mer
Project Partner(s): Nofima AS
Project Partner(s): Jihoceska Univerzita v Ceskych Budejovicich
Project Partner(s): Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet Ntnu
Project Partner(s): Sintef Ocean AS
Project Partner(s): Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Project Partner(s): Wageningen University
Project Partner(s): Universiteit Gent
Project Partner(s): Stichting Wageningen Research
Project Partner(s): AQUA TT UETP COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Project Partner(s): INRAE Transfert SAS
Project Partner(s): Université de Lorraine
Project Partner(s): Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Project Partner(s): Centro de Ciencias do Mar do Algarve
Project Partner(s): Platerforme Technologique et de l'Innovation de l'Aquaculture Européenne ASBL
Financing Programme(s): H2020-EU.1.4. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Research Infrastructures
Financing Programme(s): H2020-EU.1.4.1.2. - Integrating and opening existing national and regional research infrastructures of European interest
Topic(s)
Knowledge and Innovation
Geographical Coverage
European
Date
October, 2015 - December 2020
Source