News
- Applications Being Accepted for Mobility Programme
- 08/09/2009
- Applications for the third round of the BIOTRACER Mobility
Programme are now being accepted until 30 September 2009.
There are changes in the 3rd Round, including opportunities
for shorter visits and opportunities to visit organisations
outside the BIOTRACER Consortium. Read more >>
- Dublin Poster Winners Announced
- 16/07/2008
- Three posters were chosen as the best during the BIOTRACER
2nd General Meeting held in Dublin, Ireland, 2-4 July 2008.
The Poster Session was judged by BIOTRACER's International
Advisory Board members: Mansel Griffiths, Aamir Fazil and
John Sofos. Read more >>
- New look on Biotracer.org
- 25/06/2008
- We have a new look! Welcome to BIOTRACER's new website. Read more >>
- Synergy is Key!
- 24/06/2008
- Two EU Integrated Projects with common themes will make
presentations to participants during BIOTRACER's 2nd General
Meeting being held in Dublin, Ireland, 2-4 July 2008. Dr.
Geraldine Duffy will present the Prosafebeef IP and Dr.
Raffaello Prugger will present the Traceback IP. Read more >>
- BIOTRACER Invited to EC Meeting of Traceability Projects
- 10/09/2008
- BIOTRACER was invited to take part in a meeting of
'traceability' projects by our Scientific Officer Hallgeir
Herikstad. Seven traceability projects are being brought
together to discuss opportunities for common dissemination
events. The meeting will take place 24 September 2008 in
Brussels, Belgium. Read more >>
- Newsletter #16 Available
- 10/09/2008
- BIOTRACER Newsletter #16 has been published. The newsletter
contains information about applying for the Mobility
Programme and important dates for upcoming meetings. Read more >>
- Call for Proposals--BIOTRACER Satellite Tasks
- 01/10/2008
- The Steering Committee is pleased to announce the Call for
Proposals for BIOTRACER Satellite Tasks with funding support
of €500,000 in total. The deadline for 1st Round proposals
is *17 October 2008*. The Satellite Tasks will be integrated
. . . Read more >>
- Welcome Marie Louise!
- 10/11/2008
- Marie Louise Wittrup Boeck joined us November 1st as our
Project Secretary. Marie Louise will be working with
planning, implementing and organising training workshops,
mobility programmes and other related activities under the
direction of Solveig Bouquin. In addition to her training
responsibilities, Marie Louise will also participate in
other administrative tasks. Read more >>
- Newsletter #17 Available
- 14/11/2008
- BIOTRACER Newsletter #17 has been published. The newsletter
contains information about a meeting of EU Traceability
Projects, Steering Committee Meeting highlights, and how to
acknowledge BIOTRACER in your publications. Read more >>
- Newsletter #18 Available
- 20/03/2009
- BIOTRACER Newsletter #18 has been published. The newsletter
contains information about the BIOTRACER Dissemination
Conference and 3rd General Meeting, the Meat chain, Dairy
chain, and who took part in the Feed meeting in Ghent. Read more >>
- PhD Module Open for Registration
- 28/04/2009
- The PhD module 'Biotraceability in food and feed chains' is
now open for registration. The module is offered during
BIOTRACER's Dissemination Conference and General Meeting,
June 23--26, 2009. Read more >>
- Registration Is OPEN!
- 29/04/2009
- Registration for the BIOTRACER Dissemination Conference and
Third General Meeting is now open! The event will take place
23-26 June 2009, in Berlin Germany. Read more >>
- Traceability Projects Hold Press Briefing
- 28/05/2009
- The consortium of Traceability projects held a press
briefing during the EC's Research Connection conference in
Prague, Czech Republic, on 8 May 2009. Read more >>
- BIOTRACER Gets Top Marks
- 08/06/2009
- BIOTRACER, a major project funded by the European Commission
with €11 million, received the highest evaluation possible
from the two external reviewers during the March review
meeting held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Read more >>
- SVA Promotes BIOTRACER Event
- 06/07/2009
- The National Veterinary Institute (SVA) in Uppsala, Sweden,
posted a story about its participation at the BIOTRACER
Dissemination Conference and 3rd General Meeting held in
Berlin, Germany. Read more >>
- INCO Workshop Held
- 31/07/2009
- A feed workshop for BIOTRACER INCO partners was held just
before the Dissemination Conference and 3rd General Meeting
in Berlin. Read more >>
- Publication and Poster Prizes Awarded in Berlin
- 15/07/2009
- During the BIOTRACER Dissemination Conference and 3rd
General Meeting, prizes for the best publication and top
three posters were awarded. Mansel Griffiths and John Sofos
of the International Advisory Board served as judges. Read more >>
- Listeria Conference in Ireland
- 28/09/2009
- As part of the BIOTRACER dissemination process, a national
conference on L. monocytogenes was organised at Moorepark
Food Research Centre, Fermoy, Ireland. Approximately 100
attendees from regulatory, research and industrial areas
gathered on 21-22 September 2009. Read more >>
- Save the Date!
- 06/10/2009
- The BIOTRACER General Meeting and EC Review Meeting will be
held 22-24 March 2010, in Copenhagen, Denmark! Read more >>
- Newsletter #19 Available
- 01/11/2009
- BIOTRACER Newsletter #19 has been published. The newsletter
contains information about dissemination opportunities,
Mobility Programme grants, and who was nominated as
Entrepreneur of the Year. Read more >>
- PhDs Earn Credit
- 09/12/2009
- PhD students who participated in the BIOTRACER PhD module
earned 4 ECTS points. The points were awarded recently upon
the students' completion of the written assignment. Read more >>
- Come to Copenhagen
- 10/02/2010
- BIOTRACER's EC Review Meeting and 4th General Meeting will
be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 22-23 March 2010. Register
now! You must reserve your hotel by 21 February to receive
the special room rate. Read more >>
- THe HIT-(wo)men of BIOTRACER
- 02/03/2010
- On 11-12 February 2010, researchers working on modelling the
different pathogens-matrix combinations in BIOTRACER
gathered together in a Horizontal Integration Task meeting
in Amsterdam to discuss modelling methodology for
biotracing. Read more >>
- General Meeting Flyer Available
- 02/03/2010
- BIOTRACER's 4th General Meeting flyer is now available. Read more >>
- Prizes Awarded in Copenhagen
- 29/03/2010
- During the 4th General Meeting of BIOTRACER, held in
Copenhagen, Denmark, three poster prizes and three
publication prizes were awarded. The International Advisory
Board members served as judges: Mansel Griffiths, John Sofos
and Aamir Fazil. Read more >>
- Salmonella_Predictions Available Now!
- 30/03/2010
- Salmonella_Predictions Excel add-in to predict Salmonella
concentration throughout the pork chain. Read more >>
- BIOTRACER 1 - Salmonella 0
- 07/04/2010
- In the February 2010 issue of research*eu magazine,
BIOTRACER is featured in an 'In Brief' article regarding the
process of quantifying Salmonella in pork. Read more >>
- BIOTRACER's 'Excellent' Review
- 26/04/2010
- BIOTRACER, a major project funded by the European Commission
with €11 million, received the highest evaluation possible
from the two external reviewers during the March review
meeting held in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read more >>
- Newsletter #20 Available
- 13/07/2010
- BIOTRACER Newsletter #20 has been published. The newsletter
contains information about the project extension, the IJFM
Journal Supplement, the EC Traceability Showcase Event, and
Mobility Programme 4th Round. Read more >>