Salmonella biofilm formation in chronic carrier pigs: impact on gut colonization & antibiotic tolerance; functional diagnostics; and potential as target for non-antibiotic therapy |
SalmiPIG |
July 1, 2021 |
June 30, 2025 |
Transversal activities in applied genomics |
biofilm, salmonella, genetic marker, pig, pork, whole genome sequencing, bioinformatics, variant analysis |
Belgian Bioelectromagnetics Group |
BBEMG |
July 1, 2021 |
June 30, 2025 |
Risk and health impact assessment |
electromagnetic fields, 50 Hz magnetic fields, genetic effects, literature review, risk perception |
Exposure assessment of perfluoroalkyl substances as follow-up on the concerns raised in the recent draft opinion of EFSA |
FLUOREX |
June 1, 2021 |
May 31, 2023 |
Organic contaminants and additives, Chemical and physical health risks |
Perfluoroalkyl substances, food, human exposure |
Identification, physicochemical characterisation and estimation of release of titanium dioxide particles from face masks applied during the COVID-19 crisis in view of risk analysis |
TiO2Mask |
May 1, 2021 |
September 30, 2023 |
Trace elements and nanomaterials, Risk and health impact assessment |
face masks, titanium dioxide, TiO2, nanoparticles |
JOINT ACTION TO STRENGTHEN PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TO BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL TERROR ATTACKS |
JA TERROR |
May 1, 2021 |
April 30, 2024 |
Medicines and health products, Risk and health impact assessment, Platform chromatography and mass spectrometry, Health information, Epidemiology of infectious diseases, Biosafety and biotechnology , Transversal activities in applied genomics |
preparedness, terrorism, biological incident, chemical incident, cross-sector collaboration, European Union, Joint Action |
Risk evaluation of irrigation of lettuce, carrots and strawberries with water contaminated with microcystine |
CYANTIR |
May 1, 2021 |
April 30, 2023 |
Organic contaminants and additives |
microcystin, food safety, LC-MS, cyanotoxins |
Long COVID and its physical, mental and social implications |
COVIMPACT |
April 29, 2021 |
April 29, 2023 |
Health information, Epidemiology of infectious diseases |
COVID-19, long COVID, physical health, mental health, social health |
3-dimensional chromatographic approaches for screening of regulated plants in plant food supplements |
3D-herbs |
April 2, 2021 |
April 1, 2025 |
Medicines and health products |
Herbal adulteration of plant food supplements, chromatographic fingerprinting, data analysis |
3-dimensional chromatographic approaches for screening of regulated plants in plant food supplements |
3D-herbs + PF-Fraud |
April 2, 2021 |
April 1, 2025 |
Medicines and health products |
Herbal adulteration of plant food supplements, chromatographic fingerprinting, data analysis |
Responding to outbreaks through co-creative inclusive equality strategies and collaboration |
RESISTIRÉ |
April 1, 2021 |
September 30, 2023 |
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COVID-19, gender, social inequalities, Europe |
An innovative analytical platform to investigate the effect and toxicity of micro and nanoplastics (MNPs) combined with environmental contaminants on the risk of allergic disease in pre-clinical and clinical studies |
IMPTOX |
April 1, 2021 |
March 30, 2025 |
Risk and health impact assessment |
microplastic, nanoplastic, human exposure, allergic disease, toxicity |
Use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for the hazard assessment of nanofibres |
Nanocellup |
March 2, 2021 |
March 1, 2023 |
Trace elements and nanomaterials |
Nanocellulose, transmission electron microscopy, alternative methods to evaluate toxicity |
HealthyCloud |
HealthyCloud |
March 1, 2021 |
August 30, 2023 |
Health information, Cancer centre |
health information system, Research, cloud, data linkages, cross-border data sharing, health related sectors, supercomputing, innovation, networks, expertise, cancer |
Sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 viruses detected in the context of ILI, SARI and other COVID-19 laboratory surveillance and surveillance studies |
SEQ-COVID-19-LABSURV |
March 1, 2021 |
December 31, 2023 |
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SARS-CoV-2, genomic surveillance, SARI surveillance, NGS, NRC, respiratory infection, coronavirus |
African Swine Fever pathogenesis and immune responses in Resistant and Susceptible Hosts |
ASF-RASH |
March 1, 2021 |
November 8, 2023 |
Viral reemerging enzootic and bee diseases’ |
african swine fever, immune system |
Global Burden of Animal Diseases |
GBADs |
February 4, 2021 |
December 31, 2022 |
Health information |
aquaculture, burden of disease, economics, foodborne disease, livestock, one health, zoonotic disease |
Intake of free glutamate |
FREEGLUTAMATE |
February 1, 2021 |
January 31, 2023 |
Medicines and health products, Risk and health impact assessment, Organic contaminants and additives |
food additives, free glutamate |
Monitoring of the whole genome sequencing (WGS) data of SARS-CoV-2 genomes to identify variants and their impact on detection methods |
COVIPRIM_VAR2 |
February 1, 2021 |
December 31, 2021 |
Quality of laboratories , Transversal activities in applied genomics |
NGS, computational biology, bioinformatics, mutations, variants, database, disease outbreaks, performance evaluation, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, qPCR, disease transmission |
Impacts of nitrogen deposition in the natural environment on pollen allergy and respiratory infection outcomes in Belgium |
NITROPOL-BE |
January 15, 2021 |
April 15, 2025 |
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pollution, nitrogen, pollen, aeroallergens, pollen allergy, allergen potency |
Development of a digital PCR method for accurate detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants |
DIGICOVID_VAR |
January 1, 2021 |
January 1, 2022 |
Foodborne pathogens, Viral diseases, Transversal activities in applied genomics |
ddPCR, epidemic, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, wastewater, clinical samples, variants, surveillance |
Study on the prevalence of antibodies against the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the Belgian population |
SalivaHIS |
January 1, 2021 |
June 30, 2022 |
Viral diseases, Immune response, Laboratory of medical microbiology (LMM), Health information, Epidemiology of infectious diseases |
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Towards the development of a National Health Data Platform |
AHEAD |
January 1, 2021 |
June 30, 2023 |
Health information, Cancer centre |
health information system, health surveys, administrative data, data linkage, national health database |
Linking of registers for COVID-19 vaccine surveillance |
LINK-VACC |
January 1, 2021 |
January 31, 2024 |
Epidemiology of infectious diseases, Healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistance |
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, corona virus, vaccine, vaccinale effectiviteit, surveillance |
Unravelling the long-term and indirect health impact of the COVID-19 crisis in Belgium |
HELICON |
January 1, 2021 |
June 30, 2025 |
Health information, Epidemiology of infectious diseases |
health inequalities, health economics, delayed healthcare use, socio-demographic resilience, cohort study, excess mortality |
National reference laboratory for pesticides |
NRL lot1 Pesticiden |
January 1, 2021 |
December 31, 2024 |
Organic contaminants and additives |
pesticides, national reference laboratory |
Development of a method to assess the diversity of SARS-CoV-2 circulating strains in Belgium |
COVIDDIVER |
January 1, 2021 |
January 1, 2022 |
Viral diseases, Cancer centre , Transversal activities in applied genomics |
ddPCR, epidemic, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, wastewater, clinical samples |
Address and Reduce Drug Use of Inmates and Ex-inmates through Data Analysis and Intervention Programs |
PRS20 |
January 1, 2021 |
June 30, 2023 |
Health information |
licit and illicit drugs, drug use, monitoring drugs, patterns of use |
National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Materials |
NRL-FCM |
January 1, 2021 |
December 31, 2024 |
Trace elements and nanomaterials, Organic contaminants and additives |
food contact materials, national reference laboratory, method development and validation, support Belgian laboratories |
Development and evaluation of approaches for detection of organisms modified by new genome editing techniques |
GENEDIT - RF20/6342 |
January 1, 2021 |
December 31, 2023 |
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gene-edited organisms, GMO, Detection, food safety, traceability |
National reference laboratory for environmental and process contaminants |
NRL lot3 Contaminanten |
January 1, 2021 |
December 31, 2024 |
Organic contaminants and additives |
contaminants, national reference laboratory |