MARBIGEN
Title: Supporting research potential for MARine BIodiversity and GENomics in the Eastern Mediterranean
Funding Source: EU FP7
Budget IMBBC: 2,926,159€
Start / End Date: 2011 - 2014
Web site URL: http://www.marbigen.org/
Project Progress: 100%
Principal Investigator:
Project Members:
Research Directions:
Bioanalysis and biotechnology
Marine biodiversity
Ecology and ecosystem management
Description:
MARBIGEN played a pivotal and decisive role to the development of IMBBC, especially in the directions of bioinformatics and biotechnology. It aimed to fully exploit and further develop the research potential of the Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics (IMBG) [now IMBBC] of HCMR in the area of biodiversity, through upgrading existing and acquiring new equipment, hiring incoming scientific personnel to develop biodiversity research topics, taking advantage of the knowledge and experience existing in excellent research entities of the EU through exchanges of researchers, and the organization of workshops and seminars.