CellNanoTox project consortium
The Tel-Aviv University is dedicated to research and education. It is the largest University in Israel. Involved in this project is the research conducted by the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology of the Faculty of Medicine as well as by the Department of Industrial Engineering of the faculty of Engineering. F-38054 Grenoble The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) is dedicated to fundamental and clinical research in medicine and biology. It supports 360 laboratories mainly implanted in hospitals and on university campuses. INSERM - U820 F-69372 Lyon The National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM) is dedicated to fundamental and clinical research in medicine and biology. It supports 360 laboratories mainly implanted in hospitals and on university campuses. Involved in this project is the Unit 820 (ex U 499) that concentrates its efforts in developing cellular metabonomics applied to metabolic diseases and pharmaco-toxicology. JRC-IHCP The Joint Research Centre (JRC) supports EU policy makers in the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of policies to tackle such transnational and global problems. The Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (JRC-IHCP) participates in the present project through its two units: the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) and the Biomedical Material and Systems unit (BMS). WWU - Institute of Mineralogy The Westfaelische Wilhems-Universitaet is the 5th largest university of Germany. The project will be carried out by the Institute of Mineralogy and the Biomineralization Research unit of the department of Cranio-Maxillofacial surgery. JGU - Unikliniken Mainz D - 55101 Mainz The Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) of Mainz is one of the largest German universities. Involved in this project is the Institute of Pathology at the JGU, which has biomaterial research as one of the focal points of its research activity. BASF Aktiengesellschaft BASF is a leading participant in the nanomatierials industry with both commercialized products and developmental operations. Involved in this project is the Experimental Toxicology and Ecology group, which is able to perform the whole set of toxicological and ecological studies required for chemicals and agrochemicals for regulatory purposes, a broad range of mechanistic investigations on various endpoints for clarifying modes of action of toxicants and to investigate in-vitro and alternative methods. Gruppo Colorobbia is one of the leading producers of Frits, Glazes, Pigment colours for glass, colours for tableware, enamels, glaze colours and clay bodies for art ceramic for the ceramic industry. The Centro Ricerche Colorobbia (Cericol) is an advanced chemical laboratory active in nanoparticle synthesis and characterisation and recently opened a research line devoted to the functionalisation of inorganic surfaces with complex organic molecules. tp21 GmbH tp21 GmbH is a managing company, specialised in the management of complex innovation or interdisciplinary R&D projects. tp21 supports companies in the take-up of new technologies also by activities and training related to IPR matters, innovation finance and socio-economic (health, ethics, gender, foresight) matters.
INSERM - U548
Patrice MARCHE
I-21020 Ispra
Ute GOLLA-SCHINDLER
D-48149 Muenster
Susanne BÖHN
Petra ZALUD
D-66111 Saarbruecken