iNEXT - Infrastructure for NMR, EM and X-rays for translational research (653706) |
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Description: |
Structural biology provides insight into the molecular architecture of cells up to atomic resolution, revealing the biological mechanisms that are fundamental to life. It is thus key to many innovations in chemistry, biotechnology and medicine such as engineered enzymes, new potent drugs, innovative vaccines and novel biomaterials.
iNEXT (infrastructure for NMR, EM and X-rays for Translational research) will provide high-end structural biology instrumentation and expertise, facilitating expert and non-expert European users to translate their fundamental research into biomedical and biotechnological applications.
iNEXT brings together leading European structural biology facilities under one interdisciplinary organizational umbrella and includes synchrotron sites for X-rays, NMR centers with ultra-high field instruments, and, for the first time, advanced electron microscopy and light imaging facilities. Together with key partners in biological and biomedical institutions, partners focusing on training and dissemination activities, and ESFRI projects (Instruct, Euro-BioImaging, EU-OPENSCREEN and future neutron-provider ESS), iNEXT forms an inclusive European network of world class.
iNEXT joint research projects (fragment screening for drug development, membrane protein structure, and multimodal cellular imaging) and networking, training and transnational access activities will be important for SMEs, established industries and academics alike. In particular, iNEXT will provide novel access modes to attract new and non-expert users, which are often hindered from engaging in structural biology projects through lack of instrumentation and expertise: a Structural Audit procedure, whereby a sample is assessed for its suitability for structural studies; Enhanced Project Support, allowing users to get expert help in an iNEXT facility; and High-End Data Collection, enabling experienced users to take full benefit of the iNEXT state-of-the-art equipment.
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Grant Number: | 653706 |
Cordis Record Number: | 194892 |
Project Start Date: | 2015-09-01 |
Project End Date: | 2019-08-31 |
Project Funder: | EC/H2020/RIA/ |
EC Special Clause: | false |
Datapilot: | false |
Open Access Mandate: | true |
Coordinator: | UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT |
Coordinator EU Contribution: | 999724 |
EU Max Contribution: | 9999534.25 |
Total Cost: | 9999534.25 |
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EOTVOS LORAND TUDOMANYEGYETEM Société Civile Synchrotron SOLEIL EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY EUROPEAN SPALLATION SOURCE ESS AB Masarykova univerzita STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS KANKER INSTITUUT-ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK ZIEKENHUIS AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE DIAMOND LIGHT SOURCE LIMITED CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO RISONANZE MAGNETICHE DI METALLO PROTEINE ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY AARHUS UNIVERSITET FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN EV CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE UNIVERSITAET FRANKFURT AM MAIN OULUN YLIOPISTO INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUIMICA E BIOLOGICA - UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA LUNDS UNIVERSITET PANEPISTIMIO PATRON INSTRUCT ACADEMIC SERVICES LIMITED |
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