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EXUS as Partner

A novel and green mobile One Health laboratory for (re-)emerging infectious disease outbreaks

Climate change and rising temperatures have facilitated the emergence of arboviruses that arrive in Europe through mosquitoes and ticks (arthropod vectors). Successfully monitoring zoonotic outbreaks requires a One Health approach to examine samples from humans, animals, and the environment close to the vectors' habitat. This makes mobile laboratories necessary for ensuring a quick response to epidemic outbreaks in remote areas. The EU-funded MOBILISE project develops an innovative mobile One Health laboratory solution. The laboratory receives human, animal and environmental samples and host a whole genome sequencing platform for pathogen discovery and epidemiological analysis. Pilots will be conducted in Europe (Austria, Greece, and Romania) and Africa.

Numbers

10/2022 - 09/2025

Project duration

3,999,891.25 €

Overall Budget

CL3-2021-DRS-01-05

Topic

Impact

MOBILISE develops a novel quality assured, container-based, mobile One Health laboratory solution, to provide the first BSL4 capacity to many European countries. It receives human/animal/environmental samples for molecular diagnostics, serology, microbiology, and host a One Health whole genome sequencing platform for pathogen discovery and epidemiological analysis. The development of a novel rapid diagnostic test is scheduled, customized to European BSL-3/4 pathogens, and machine readable from within the BSL-4 glovebox. A novel AI-based “Emergency Operating Centre and decision support system” software assists end-users in coordinating MOBILISE laboratory fleets across Europe and manage outbreaks in real-time. The laboratory is field-tested by National agencies and first-responders in Austria, Romania, Greece, and Africa to TRL-7. Through smart engineering a major novelty is the green laboratory design on an electric/hybrid truck platform, its energy-efficient workflows and equipment, and the use of solar and wind-energy – compliant with the European Green Deal.

BERNHARD-NOCHT-INSTITUT FUER TROPENMEDIZIN (Germany)

AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH (Austria)

EXUS (GREECE)

Partners

FRIEDRICH LOEFFLER INSTITUT - BUNDESFORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUER TIERGESUNDHEIT (Germany)

AGES - OSTERREICHISCHE AGENTUR FUR GESUNDHEIT UND ERNAHRUNGSSICHERHEIT GMBH (Austria)

FILIALA DE CRUCE ROSIE SECTOR 5 (Romania)

BEIA CONSULT INTERNATIONAL SRL (Romania)

MDSC SYSTEMS OÜ (Estonia)

ETHNIKOS ORGANISMOS DIMOSIAS YGEIAS (Greece)

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