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HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

ONTOGENY OF LIPID DIGESTION AND EFFECTS OF FEEDING PRE-DIGESTED LIPIDS TO ATLANTIC COD (GADUS MORHUA) LARVAE

Lipids provide cod larvae with energy and essential fatty acids, the latter being structural components of biological membranes and precursors for the eicosanoids; signalling molecules which participate in regulation of a range of biological processes. Un til now, research on dietary lipids for m...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Rapid DNA-based prediction of mycotoxin levels in food and feed

The major mycotoxin producers in foods in Norway and Europe are members of the genera Aspergillus, Fusarium and Penicillium. Two major classes of mycotoxins produced by Fusarium spp. are trichothecenes and fumonisins. The biosynthetic pathways involve gen es organised in (Tri- and Fum-) gene clus...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Building scenarios as a tool for dialogue, business development and management in protected coastal areas(Samfin. FHF-prosj.nr. 193846/I10)

There is a rich knowledge both nationally and internationally on e.g. restructuring of primary industries, business development, conservation, and conflicts in coastal zone management. However, still development and conservation objectives are not met in many areas due to profound conflicts and...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

BIGCO2 Phase II. CO2 Management Technologies for Future Power Generation.

The proposal represents the second phase of a knowledge building project (KMB), "BIGCO2. CO2 Management Technologies for Future Power Generation". It is a continuation of the first phase (2005-2006). The project is organized in eight specific tasks: Ta sk A: High temperature oxygen and hydroge...

Awarded: NOK 80.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

GLOBHELS-Global helse

LAYVAC: Lay health worker programmes for vaccine uptake in low and middle income countries: Developing a global knowledge-base

Background: Lay health workers (LHWs), who carry out healthcare functions but have no professional healthcare qualifications, are used widely and have the potential to improve vaccination uptake in low and middle income countries (LMICs). However, data on their effects, cost-effectiveness and su...

Awarded: NOK 10.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Natural and farmed habitat as a basis for production of red deer in Norway

The project will provide a basis to predict the potential for production of red deer based on detailed knowledge of the natural and farmed habitat as well as detailed studies of red deer habitat use in multiple areas. The yield of red deer reached 27600 i n 2005. Red deer thus constitute the 2nd ...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

GLOBHELS-Global helse

New rotavirus vaccines: targeting childhood morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries in Central Asia

The current project is aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality caused by rotavirus (RV) disease among young children in low- and middle-income countries in Central Asia. RV is the most common cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in young children and a major cause of childhood death in develo...

Awarded: NOK 8.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Glacial Ocean Mixing: Investigating the role of diapycnal ocean mixing for glacial climate stability and sensitivity

Diapycnal mixing is a source of potential energy in the ocean and is therefore believed to limit the rate of overturning on centennial and longer timescales. For the present-day ocean, winds and dissipation of tidal energy drive the diapycnal mixing with approximately similar contributions. Both ...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Integration of biomonitoring with risk assessment by construction of biomarker bridges for water column organisms exposed to produced water

In the on-going PROOF project "Validation of methods and data for environmental risk assessment offshore" a theoretical framework for integration of biomonitoring into environmental risk assessment procedures was developed. Experimental data were obtained and used to demonstrate that the establi...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Rogaland

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Commercial mid-water trawling for cod, haddock and saithe: Shifting effort to reduce impact on bottom fauna of bottom trawling(FHFinn182490)

Concerns have been raised about the impact of bottom trawling on the benthic community. In Norway, considerable damage to deep-water coral reefs by trawlers have led to the closure of areas and initiated mapping of larger bottom areas of the Barents Sea. In this project we will explore the implic...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Interactions between eutrophication, oil and contaminants in marine ecosystems

Although there is much knowledge about environmental processes associated with environmental pressures such as eutrophication, oil and contaminants, there is limited understanding of how such pressures interact in their effects in marine ecosystems. This project aims to clarify interactions betwe...

Awarded: NOK 8.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Development and clinical testing of juice rich in phytochemicals and antioxidants

We will develop juice rich in natural antioxidants and phytochemicals and test bioactivity in clinical trials. Specifically, together with TINE R&D we aim at develop two juices based on grapes, pomegranates and/or blueberries. By screening potential ingre dients available on the marked we will op...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

5 - Antibiotics from the sea - isolation and characterization of novel compounds from cold-water benthic organisms(fortsetter som 184688)

The modern society relies on a continuous development of new drugs, either to replace older and less efficient drugs, or even more important, to address clinical needs that are unmet today. The emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in common hu man pathogenic bacteria has fuelled the n...

Awarded: NOK 0.75 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Automatic weed assessment for precision spraying in cereals

The load of herbicides on Norwegian cereals fields is unnecessarily high. The spraying represents an unnecessary cost for farmers, in Norway estimated to about 20 millions NOK yearly, and lots of herbicides superfluously spread to the environment. The mos t important reason for this excessive her...

Awarded: NOK 8.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Preclinical diagnosis of prion disease

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a threat to food safety and to human and animal health. Diagnosis of these diseases and early detection of the infective agent is vital for future spread and prevention of disease. The identification of candidate molecules as biomarkers of pre...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Seasonal Predictability over the Arctic Region - exploring the role of boundary conditions

Thus far, seasonal prediction efforts have not made an optimal use of the information that is inherent in the inital states and memories of the cryosphere and the ocean. The impact of stratospheric events also needs to be considered in this context. The o bjective of the proposed project is to ex...

Awarded: NOK 7.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Preparing for a rainy day: Configuring climate science for future society

The project will investigate how climate change issues are being understood and appropriated in different strategically important sectors of society, both on local, regional and national level and with a broad geographical diversification. The project wil l focus on climate change management in t...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Harvesting zooplankton by bubble flotation

The current proposal outlines a new approach and technology to harvest copepods in the ocean. The project aims to test and build the prototype of a platform for practical use, which is designed to harvest copepods in the size groups where the economically important groups in Norwegian waters are...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Norway-USA, Catch Sampling and Estimation

This project is mainly related to fishery dependent sampling and catch and bycatch (or discard) estimation. Use of observers for sampling at sea varies among regions. The US Alaska Fisheries Science Centre (AFSC) has an extensive observer program collecti ng catch, discard, and biological data fo...

Awarded: NOK 0.38 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells Operating with Organic Fuels

The non-renewable energy resources (fossil fuels) are by far the most exploited forms of energy today. In fact, the whole superstructure of the modern industrial society is built upon oil and gas, which eventually will be exhausted with grave consequences of global warming and environmental poll...

Awarded: NOK 3.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Adding product value to sustainable fisheries

The purpose of this project is to develop knowledge that can contribute to adding value to marine resources, to improve shortcomings in existing management regimes and to further develop theories on harvesting strategies that impact on adding value to mar ine resources. To face challenges in add...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

POLRES-Polarforskning POLRES

A comparison of data from atmospheric research stations at Summit, Greenland, and Zeppelin, Svalbard

Researchers from the U.S. and Norway have recently started an informal collaboration to share re-sources used to interpret atmospheric chemistry data and exploit data together from the Summit, Greenland and Zeppelin, Svalbard stations (Sjostedt et al., 20 06; Stohl et al., 2006). SUMSVAL shall st...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

FellowSHIP - Fuel Cells for Low Emission Ships

FellowShip is a joint industry R&D project to develop and demonstrate hybrid fuel cell power packs suitable for landbased, marine and offshore use. The power packs build on fuel cell technology in hybrid configurations with conventional engines, in combin ation with new electrical-, power electro...

Awarded: NOK 31.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Safe and cost effective ship-to-ship operations in Arctic waters

The project aims at developing a set of common Russian - Norwegian guidelines for STS operations. This will enable Norwegian interests to have a commanding role in such a development, and to become competitive and attractive partners for later projects in the Arctic area. The project will also p...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

USE OF SNP-CHIPS AND SELECTIVE DNA POOLING FOR IDENTIFYING DISEASE RESISTANCE MARKERS IN ATLANTIC SALMON

The main objective of this project is to find molecular markers that can be implemented in a marker assisted selection program (MAS) to increase genetic resistance to infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) in the Norwegian Atlantic salmon breeding program. MAS h as a great potential to increase the rate...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Infrastrukturmidler 2007 - Høgskolen i Ålesund

Denne søknaden omhandlar lokale infrastrukturtiltak ved Høgskolen i Ålesund 2007. Denne søknaden er ein av fem som inngår i det regionale samarbeidet FORNY Møre. Det regionale FORNY samarbeidet i Møre og Romsdal har som mål å auke verdiskapinga i region en gjennom kommersialisering av forskings...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Møre og Romsdal

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Infrastrukturmidler 2007 - Høgskolen i Vestfold

Høgskolen i Vestfold har deltatt i FORNY-programmet siden høsten 2000. Høgskolen har siden 2000 utviklet og styrket sine ferdigheter for nyskapning og kommersialisering. Flere relasjoner er knyttet til næringslivet, økt fokus gjennom nye kurs for studente r (entreprenørskap) og flere ansatte har ...

Awarded: NOK 0.31 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Vestfold

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Development of a cancer therapy using lytic peptidomimetics

Lytix Biopharma AS (Lytix) works with small synthetic peptides / peptidomimetica derived from primary amino acid sequences from Lactoferrin and that selectively kills cells by disrupting cell membranes. This application for grant concerns the use of the se peptides within cancer treatment where...

Awarded: NOK 13.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Oslo

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Kommersialiseringsmidler 2007 - NorInnova

Prosjektbeskrivelsen for bruk av kommersialiseringsmidler for FORNY Nord-Norge, er et felles dokument mellom kommersialiseringsaktørene TTO Nord AS (TTO) og NorInnova AS (NI). I et avtalt samarbeid mellom TTO og NI skal partene, sammen med FoU-aktørene in nen FORNY Nord-Norge, bidra til å frembri...

Awarded: NOK 1.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FORNY-3-Kommersialisering av FoUresultater

Infrastrukturmidler 2007 - NVH

Ledelsen og instituttlederne ved NVH har forankret en overordnet og målrettet strategi for kommersialisering. Ledergruppen er ansvarlige for gjennomføring av strategien, og er også prosjektansvarlige for deltakelsen i FORNY-programmet. NVH har opprettet Kontoret for næringsutvikling, som ivareta...

Awarded: NOK 0.37 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Oslo

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