PathogenCombat

PathogenCombat is an EU-funded pan-European alliance to fight foodborne pathogens. Its aim is to provide new essential information and methods to the food industry and public authorities on how to reduce the prevalence of new and re-emerging foodborne pathogens.

Project facts

*Funded under the EU 6th Framework Programme
*Activity Area: Food Quality and Safety
*Project start April 1st 2005
*Project end April 1st 2010
*44 Partners in 15 European countries + Australia
*Total budget 14.3 mill €
*Takes part in the COMMNET Network

Areas of Activity

RTD (Research, Technology, and Development)

RTD I:
*Bioimaging Platform, Optical Tweezers, and Convergent Evolution
*Functional Genomic Platform
*Functional Cell Model

RTD II:
*Independent Techniques
*Development of Arrays
*Resuscitation and Enrichment Methods
*Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Expression

RTD III:
*Matrix Interactions
*Host-Pathogen Interactions
*Protective and Probiotic Cultures
*Hygienic Processing Systems
*Novel Processing Techniques

RTD IV:
*Application in the Food Chain
*Modelling Microbial Population Behaviour Throughout the Food Chain
*Food Safety Management Systems

NTC (Networking, Training, and Consumer Awareness)

NTC I:
*Network for Food Industry, SMEs, Associations, Authorities, and Research Institutions

NTC II:
*Training and Dissemination Activities, Organization of Workshops in Different European Countries

NTC III:
*Consumer Awareness

External links

*http://www.pathogencombat.com