Third party projects of the BfR
The following pages show current third party projects of the BfR - as partner or as coordinator. The results of the research activities are directly used for the statements and therefore as part of the political consulting of the institute.
The projects are structured to the following key aspects:
- Research on authenticity testing of food and feed
- Research on human, animal and environmental health (One Health)
- Research on exposure estimation and assessment of biological risks
- Research on the safety of national and international supply chains
- Research on the detection of contaminants and for the assessment of chemical risks
- Research on modern methods in toxicology
- Research to harmonise and standardise assessments of exposure
- Research on alternatives to animal experiments
- Research on functional analytics and early risk detection
- Research on feed safety
- Research on nanotechnology: detection, toxicology, risk assessment and risk perception
- Scientific cooperation
Keywords
Authenticity testing of food and feed
2
Human, animal and environmental health (One Health)
5
2017/08/01 - 2020/07/31
Strengthening public health by understanding the epidemiology of rodent-borne diseases (RoBoPub)
2017/09/01 - 2020/08/31
Preventing and combating campylobacter infections: on track towards a One Health approach (PAC-Campy)
2017/09/01 - 2020/08/31
One Health interventions to prevent zoonotic spread of antimicrobial multidrug-resistant bacterial microorganisms (#1Health-PREVENT)
exposure estimation and assessment of biological risks
16
2016/03/01 - 2019/02/28
Characterisation of the zoonotic potential of poultry rotaviruses (Rotaviren)
2016/04/01 - 2019/03/31
Combined live/dead discrimination and real-time PCR approach for the quantitative risk assessment of viable Campylobacter applicable in international control strategies (CAMPY-TRACE)
2017/10/01 - 2020/10/31
Joint Action on Tobacco Control (JATC)
2018/05/01 - 2021/04/30
Antigens and Reassortant Strains for Rotaviruses Circulating in Africa (AfRota)
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31
Stability and inactivation of hepatitis E virus in food and the environment (hepatitis E virus)
2018/09/01 - 2021/10/31
Use of UV/UV-LED radiation for reduction of microorganisms on eggs (UVegg)
2015/06/01 - 2018/05/31
Nutritional intervention for healthy ageing: food patterns, behaviour, and products (NutriAct)
2015/11/01 - 2018/11/30
Development of reduction measures across all stages for antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in fattening poultry (EsRAM)
2016/01/01 - 2018/01/31
New approaches in identifying and characterising microbiological and chemical Hazards (ENGAGE)
safety of national and international value chains
10
2016/03/01 - 2020/02/29
Safe Food and Feed through an Integrated ToolBox for Mycotoxin Management (MyToolBox)
2016/05/01 - 2019/04/30
Food safety and resilience of food supply chains in biohazard situations (Ess-B.A.R.)
2016/07/01 - 2019/08/31
Staphylococcus (S.) aureus in the dairy food chain in Zambia - combating foodborne disease and antimicrobial resistance in humans (SAD-Zambia)
2017/01/01 - 2019/12/31
Accelerating user-driven e-infrastructure innovation in food and agriculture (AgINFRA+)
2017/03/01 - 2019/04/30
Risk assessment tools for the safety of global food and feed supply chains
2013/12/01 - 2018/11/30
Ecology from Farm to Fork Of microbial drug Resistance and Transmission (EFFORT)
2014/01/01 - 2018/12/31
Ensuring the Integrity of the European Food chain (Food Integrity)
detection of contaminants and for the assessment of chemical risks
7
2015/05/01 - 2019/05/31
European Test and Risk Assessment Strategies for Mixtures (EuroMix)
2016/04/01 - 2020/04/30
Risk characterisation of ciguatera food poisoning in Europe to determine the incidence and epidemiological characteristics of ciguatera cases in Europe (EuroCigua)
2018/05/01 - 2019/02/28
Exposure pathways for lead (BLEI)
2018/12/01 - 2021/11/30
PFAA and Precursors Soil Plant Contamination (PROSPeCT)
2016/08/01 - 2018/07/31
Availability of health and environmental data for high tonnage chemicals under REACH (REACH III)
2013/10/01 - 2015/06/30
Occurrence of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids in food (GP/EFSA/CONTAM/2013/03)
2009/01/01 - 2014/06/30
North Sea Ballast Water Opportunity (Ballast Water)
Modern methods in toxicology
8
2016/07/01 - 2019/08/31
Identification of the structure-dependent toxicity of hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA1)
2015/07/01 - 2018/06/30
Molecular characterisation of toxicological properties of the marine biotoxin okadaic acid in in vitro models for the human intestinal barrier and liver (Okadasäure)
2013/11/01 - 2015/10/31
Investigation of mixture effects of pesticides in vitro (Combiomics)
2013/12/01 - 2015/11/30
Modelling of the "toxome" of cultivated human hepatocytes
harmonise and standardise assessments of exposure
6
2016/01/01 - 2021/12/31
Determination of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in feed materials and compound feed by LC-MS/MS
2017/01/01 - 2021/12/31
European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU)
2012/02/01 - 2016/01/31
Total Diet Study Exposure (TDS_Exposure)
Alternatives to animal experiments
9
2017/01/01 - 2019/12/31
Investigation of mixture effects of pesticides in vitro (Combiomics 2)
2017/01/01 - 2019/12/31
Severity assessment from an animal's point of view
2017/02/01 - 2020/01/31
Transfer of the LivSys in vitro system for hepatotoxicity into application (LivSys-Transfer)
2018/04/01 - 2021/03/31
3R-Schooling for Methodological Approaches to Reduce Animal Tests (3R-SMART)
2018/12/01 - 2022/11/30
Interdisciplinary training network for advancing Organ-on-a-chip technology in Europe (EUROoC)
2014/04/01 - 2018/03/31
Innovations in the 3R Research - Genetic Engineering, Tissue Engineering and Bioinformatics (BB3R)
2016/04/01 - 2018/03/31
Cellular mechanisms of critical illness-induced cognitive dysfunction
2008/04/01 - 2013/09/30
Embryonic Stem cell-based Novel Alternative Testing Strategies (ESNATS)
functional analytic and early risk detection
4
2017/04/01 - 2020/04/30
Determination of metrics of emerging risk (DEMETER)
2011/01/01 - 2014/12/31
Model Integrated Risk for Allergy, Bayesian Estimation for Life quality (MIRABEL)
Feed safety
3
2018/01/01 - 2020/01/31
Communication inside Risk Assessment and Risk Management (COMRISK)
2011/03/01 - 2014/08/31
Quality and Safety of Feeds and Foods for Europe (QSAFFE)
nanotechnology: detection, toxicology, risk assessment and risk perception
17
2016/05/01 - 2019/04/30
Fate of aerosolised nanoparticles: The influence of surface active substances on lung deposition and respiratory effects (NANOaers)
2017/01/01 - 2020/12/31
Analytical and Characterisation Excellence in nanomaterial risk assessment: A tiered approach (ACEnano)
2017/07/01 - 2019/06/30
Assessment of potential synergistic or antagonistic toxicity mechanisms during co-exposition of in vitro models towards cerium dioxide nanoparticles and environmental chemicals/pharmaceuticals (NANOHEPATOX)
2015/05/01 - 2018/04/30
Nanostructured materials - Grouping for occupational health and consumer and environmental protection and risk mitigation (nanoGRAVUR)
2013/11/01 - 2017/10/31
Development of methods and standards supporting the implementation of the Commission recommendation for a definition of a nanomaterial (NanoDefine)
2014/03/01 - 2017/02/28
Determining factors of the toxicity in intestine and liver for two similar sized nanoparticles used in food and packaging: In vitro and in vivo investigation on uptake and mechanisms involved (SolNanoTox)
2014/11/01 - 2017/10/31
Design criteria for sustainable nanomaterials (DENANA)
2013/03/01 - 2016/08/31
A common European approach to the regulatory testing of nanomaterials (NANoREG)
2010/03/01 - 2013/02/28
Safety evaluation of manufactured nanomaterials by characterisation of their potential genotoxic hazard (Nanogenotox)
2010/08/01 - 2013/10/31
Nanostructured Materials - health, exposure and material properties (NanoGEM)
2011/02/01 - 2015/01/31
A pan-European infrastructure for quality in nanomaterials safety testing (QualityNano)
2012/05/01 - 2014/10/31
Monitoring public opinion on Nanotechnology in Europe (Nanopinion)
Scientific cooperation
6
2017/09/01 - 2019/08/31
EFSA European Food Risk Assessment Fellowship (EU-FORA)
2018/01/01 - 2019/07/31
Organisation of an international scientific conference on uncertainty (UncWorkshop)
2014/01/01 - 2018/12/31
Germany's national focal point on technical and scientific matters (EFSA focal point)
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31
Strengthening of scientific excellence of the Polish "National Veterinary Research Institute in animal health and food chain safety"
2017/03/01 - 2018/04/30
Grant on supporting EFSA in preparing guidance on endocrine disruptors
2008/05/01 - 2013/12/31
