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Research and Innovation Projects

Since 2003, XPRO Consulting is actively collaborating with European Research and Innovation institutions in research and innovation projects funded by the European Commission. XPRO's projects started with Framework Programme 6 and continued in the Framework Programme 7 and Horizon 2020. XPRO Consulting is ready to continue its spillover of know-how in Horizon Europe Funding Programme of the European Commission. Examples of EU-funded projects:

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DETECTIVE – Detection of NGT products to promote innovation in the European union
DETECTIVE, a four-year (2024-2027) EU-funded research project, aims to develop, validate, and promote innovative detection methods for plant and animal products of new genomic techniques (NGTs) such as gene editing and cisgenesis. The European and international food production and distribution systems are interlinked and the need to trace plants and animals and their food products is important for labelling, traceability, and consumer choice. Recognising the shortcomings of existing analytical methods for detecting NGTs, DETECTIVE is enhancing its research and development efforts by exploring alternative approaches to identity preservation in the supply chain. It will involve key stakeholders - official and private laboratories, farmers, and agri-food supply chain stakeholders - to jointly identify detection needs for improving knowledge for reliable detection. 
DETECTIVE will complement its technical R&D activities in analytical methods with a comprehensive exploration of non-technical approaches. Applying the responsible research and innovation (RRI) and systems mapping approaches through our own RRI Roadmap, DETECTIVE will actively involve stakeholders to support a plan to improve the detection capabilities of laboratories, enabling them to fulfil their responsibilities for the detection of NGTs. DETECTIVE will establish a community of practice (CoP) to facilitate knowledge sharing among laboratories. A train-the-trainer programme will be provided to ensure effective implementation. XPRO Consulting is the project manager and work-package leader for the Empowerment and Training activities.
The DETECTIVE consortium is led by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences with 19 partners from 8 EU Member States, Switzerland, and China as well as the Joint Research Centre from the European Commission.
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GeneBEcon - capturing the potential of Gene editing for a sustainable BioEconomy
GeneBEcon is an ambitious Horizon Europe-funded project about the innovation potential of Gene Editing for a sustainable bio-economy in Europe. 
New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) represent a powerful toolbox and complement traditional breeding techniques. GeneBEcon focuses on NGTs in potato and microalgae for promoting energy-efficient, low-input, and zero-pollution agricultural production and clean industrial processing by acting on three fronts:
1) develop new gene editing on plants constructing a toolbox for NGTs for potato and microalgae, as case studies to assess regulatory options, analyse the economic impact and assess societal perceptions. 
2) study social, economic, and regulatory dimensions looking at the NGT potential for the European Green Deal, the 2030 Climate Target Plan, and the Circular Economy Action Plan.
3) investigate risks and benefits to ensure that NGT innovations are developed in a responsible, inclusive, and transparent way.
XPRO Consulting is the project manager of GeneBEcon and leads all the Responsible Research and Innovation activities with stakeholders through its proprietary method the RRI Roadmap.
GeneBEcon has a budget of 5.5 million Euros over three years.
Start Date: 1 September 2022
End Date: 31 August 2025
GeneBEcon has a multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder consortium, including leading scientists from 11 European countries:
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NEXUS–NESS: NEXUS Nature Ecosystem Society Solution Fair and Sustainable Resource Allocation Demonstrator of the Multiple WEFE Nexus Economic, Social and Environmental Benefits for Mediterranean Regions
13 partners: Cyprus, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Egypt and Tunisia
Total Budget: 3 Million Euros
Duration: 36 months (June 2021- May 2023) Extension on its way!
XPRO Consulting leads the Work Package 2, "WEFE Nexus Transition through Innovation Ecosystem Approach" and it is responsible for the designing and applying the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Transition through Innovation Ecosystem Approach in all four Nexus Ecosystem Labs (NELs) running in Italy, Spain, Tunisia and Egypt. XPRO will apply its own and proprietary RRI Roadmap methodology. XPRO guides the involvement of all stakeholders in the four NELs and all 13 partners.
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Marine organisms produce a vast diversity of primary and secondary metabolites with antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, nutritional, photoprotective activity or other beneficial properties. The exploitation of marine bioresources and the valorisation of their natural products are encompassed by the burgeoning field of marine biotechnology, which is a high priority for the successful implementation of Blue Growth and Bioeconomy strategies within the EU. Ocean4Biotech is a COST action that started in 2019 and will be ongoing until 2024 with the overall aims:
  • 1) bring together experts in the field of marine biotechnology,
  • 2) provide a platform for sharing experience, knowledge and technologies,
  • 3) design a roadmap for a more efficient and rapid development of marine biotechnology research in Europe and beyond.​
The Action’s workflow is divided in 5 working groups:
 WG1: Ecology platform development; Leader: Irem Deniz Can
 WG2: Tools and infrastructure; Leader: Susana P. Gaudencio
 WG3: Use case scenarios; Leader: Arita Dubnika
 WG4: Legal aspects, IPR and Ethics; Leader: Xenia Theodotou Schneider
 WG5: Implementation and outreach; Leader: Lucie Novoveska

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Horizon 2020 Project: MARINA - ​"Marine Knowledge Sharing Platform for Federating Responsible Research and Innovation Communities"
14 partners from 10 EU members and 1 non-EU country
Total Project Budget: 3 Million Euros
Duration: 3 years (2016-2019)
MARINA Project 
MARINA Platform

XPRO Consulting has been instrumental in defining the project's concept, identifying suitable partners, advisory board members and in defining the project's concept and methodologies.
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XPRO Consulting was responsible for:
  • Work-Package leader of RRI Methodological Learning and Spill-over activities of MARINA
  • Development and dissemination of the RRI Roadmap
  • Defining the Mobilisation and Mutual Learning​ (MML) workshop methodology and inclusion actor criteria
  • Policy makers mobilisation
  • Definition of Dissemination and Communication Strategy
  • MARINA platform taxonomy and ontology
  • MARINA platform user interface​​
MARINA Project Partners
  1. CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE  (Italy) ⇓
  2. ISTITUTO SUPERIORE PER LA PROTEZIONE E LA RICERCA AMBIENTALE  (Italy) ⇓
  3. XPRO CONSULTING LIMITED  (Cyprus) ⇓
  4. FUNDACAO EUROCEAN (Portugal) ⇓
  5. ORGANIZATIA ECOLOGISTA NEGUVERNAMENTALA MARE NOSTRUM (Romania) ⇓
  6. SIHTASUTUS TEADUSKESKUS AHHAA  (Estonia) ⇓
  7. SMARTBAY IRELAND LIMITED  (Ireland ) ⇓
  8. CYPRUS NEUROSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE  (Cyprus) ⇓
  9. AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA  (Italy) ⇓
  10. NAUSICAA CENTRE NNATIONAL DE LA MER (France) ⇓
  11. RESEAU OCEAN MONDIAL AISBL  (Belgium) ⇓
  12. ASSOCIACION CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA EN NANOCIENCIAS  (Spain) ⇓
  13. AALBORG UNIVERSITET  (Denmark) ⇓
  14. ISTANBUL UNIVERSITESI  (Turkey) ⇓
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INTREPID COST Action
Interdisciplinary Symposium 1st-2nd of November 2016 in Tallinn, Estonia

​"Enabling Interdisciplinarity in Urban Studies – Methods and Tools. Experiences from Case Studies"
Tallinn University of Technology, the School of Economics and Business Administration

The objective of the symposium was to identify ways for overcoming significant interdisciplinary barriers in urban research for creating a framework across disciplines and practices for potentially enabling interdisciplinarity in urban studies.

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STEP-WISE:Science, Technology and Policy Interfacing using WISE-RTD
7 partners from 5 countries
Total Budget: Just above 1 Million Euros
Duration: 2 years (2011-2012)

STEP-WISE aimed to improve and promote the WISE-RTD Water Knowledge Portal for increasing the use of FP environmental RTD results in the sector of environmental technologies focusing on water by diverse stakeholders: policy, scientists and industry.
XPRO Consulting was responsible for:
  • Communication and Dissemination Strategy: definition and execution
  • Revamped the WISE-RTD Water Knowledge Portal
  • Improve multidisciplinary understanding among scientists, policy-makers/ implementers and industry consultants
  • Initiated and edited the the Roadmap for “Uptake of EU Water Research in Policy and Industry” 
  • Design and launch a Game-based eLearning Programme​

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SPI-Water - Science-Policy Interfacing in support of the water framework directive implementation
15 partners from 10 EU States and 2 non-EU  
Total Budget: 1,4 Million Euros
Duration: 2 years (2006-2008)

The SPI-WATER project aimed to enforce communication links between the involved stakeholders by developing and implementing a ‘science-policy interface. 
XPRO Consulting was responsible for:
  • Identify connections among EU-funded for supporting the implementation of the Water Framework Directive.
  • ​Define User Requirements for the  information web portal WISE-RTD, which is part of the Water Information System for Europe
  • Populate the WISE-RTD by linking research water-related projects to the WFD policy statements allowing policy-makers and researchers to identify links and gaps.
  • Publish a final policy brief

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SWIFT-WFD - Screening methods for Water data InFormaTion in support of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive
40 partners from 20 EU States
Total Budget: 6,7 Million Euros
Duration: 3 years (2004-2007)

XPRO Consulting was responsible for:
  • As part of the knowledge transfer activities, XPRO Consulting’s main activity was to prepare a Best Practice Guide for Water Body Monitoring
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