Projet DigitAlgaesation (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2020)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Microalgae and other photosynthetic microorganisms represent a highly promising source for food, feed, chemicals, and fuels. Europe has been leading world research and industrial deployment of microalgae based technologies. However, despite the enormous potential and the impressive R&D effort, industrial use of microalgae is still at its first developmental stage. A major step forward can derive by the development and implementation of digital technologies, capable of automatizing and optimising culture conditions at industrial scale. Europe has a tradition of leading researches in the field of automatic control for biotechnological processes. As envisaged by DigitAlgaesation, the widespread definition and adoption of effective tools for better design and operation urgently requires skilled multidisciplinary scientists and engineers, who can develop and implement the next generation of sustainable production process with enhanced productivity, reduced environmental impact and costs, despite climate fluctuations that may strongly affect microalgae productivity. All this demands a European commitment to concerted, inter- and transdisciplinary research and innovation. DigitAlgaesation will train 15 early-stage researchers (ESRs) in all aspects of microalgae technological innovation to pave the way towards a knowledge-based breakthrough in monitoring methods and instrumentation, biological modelling and simulation, and automatic control. By training in scientific, technical and soft skills, they will become highly sought-after scientists and engineers for the rapidly emerging microalgae-based industry and broader bioprocessing industries of Europe.

Mots clés : microalgae, photosynthesis, digitalization, design of experiments, monitoring, optimization

Participants :
- University of Almería (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 250904.88 €
- TU Dresden (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 505576.8 €
- University of Padua (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 522999.36 €
- Proviron holding nv (Belgique) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 256320.0 €
- Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 549604.08 €
- Wageningen University & Research (Pays-Bas) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 265619.88 €
- Process Systems Enterprise (United Kingdom) (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 303172.56 €
- Tmci padovan spa (Italie) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 261499.68 €
- Mint engineering gmbh (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- CentraleSupélec (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 274802.04 €
- Leibniz University Hannover (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 252788.4 €
- Technical University of Denmark (Danemark) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 297522.0 €
- Imperial College London (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 303172.56 €