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European Proteomics Infrastructure Consortium providing Access

Project description

Shaping future life sciences research in Europe

Proteins are the vital molecular workhorses present in all living organisms. Proteomics applies technology to identify and quantify all proteins present in a cell, tissue or an organism, with the aim to understand how these proteins function and regulate life processes. This requires a detailed analyses of protein interactions, structures and modifications. As such, it is necessary to integrate proteomics technologies into world-class life sciences research programmes. The EU-funded EPIC-XS project brings together world-leading European proteomics facilities with the shared goal of supporting excellent life sciences research in Europe. Specifically, it will provide access to cutting-edge proteomics facilities and implement novel proteomics and bioinformatics approaches to support and shape life science research from bench to bedside.

Objective

In life sciences research, proteomics technologies promise to be even more revolutionary than genomics for understanding the molecular mechanisms of complex biological systems and their (mal-)functions in health and disease. As a result, there is a strongly growing need for the integration of proteomic technologies into world-class life sciences research programs in medicine, agriculture, food, biotechnology, and materials.

The European Proteomics Infrastructure Consortium providing Access (EPIC-XS) brings together a consortium of world-leading, highly innovative European proteomics facilities with the shared goal of supporting excellent life sciences research in Europe. This will be achieved by providing access to cutting-edge proteomics facilities, and by developing and implementing novel mass spectrometry based proteomics and bioinformatics approaches to shape the future life sciences research in Europe.

The Transnational Access in EPIC-XS consists of around 2400 days of access to state-of-the-art proteomics facilities, corresponding to around 150 user projects, which will be evaluated by an independent review panel to ensure excellence, and to match users with the best facility for their challenging research questions.

The cutting-edge Joint Research Activities in EPIC-XS are built on the extremely strong innovation track record of the consortium members, and will address bottlenecks in, and develop novel approaches for, future-oriented efforts in computational and structural proteomics, analysis of higher-order proteome organization, multi-omics integration, and translational/clinical proteomics and personalized/precision medicine.

EPIC-XS will provide users with unrivalled access to world-leading facilities and expertise, while simultaneously extending Europe’s leading international role in the. EPIC-XS meets the widespread current demands for user access, addresses present bottlenecks in the field and will open up entirely new perspectives in proteomics.

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(opens in new window) H2020-INFRAIA-2018-2020

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Coordinator

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Net EU contribution

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€ 1 745 000,75
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HEIDELBERGLAAN 8
3584 CS Utrecht
Netherlands

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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 1 745 000,75

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