Consortium

Composition of the consortium

TechGen4Health integrates experts in the research field of endoparasite infections and the evaluation of grazing systems in cattle from 7 European countries. Each of the objectives described above is led by a working group with relevant scientific experience, supported by a respective associated partner organisation from the “practical world”. Afterwards, in WP8, all these methods and technologies are brought together.

Therefore, the consortium consists of the project coordinator Prof. S. König (UGI), who is supported by Dr I. Giambra (UGI), and the project partners Prof. N. Gengler (ULiège), Prof. S. Thamsborg, (UCPH), Prof. B. Aernouts (KUL), Dr. T. Zanon (UBO), Prof. M. Klopčič (UL), Dr. I. van Dixhoorn (WLR), and Dr. A. Šiukščius (LSMU).

Table 1: Composition of the consortium TechGen4Health

Partner	Head	Research institute
P1	Prof. Dr. Sven König	Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany (JLU)
P2	Prof. Dr. Nicolas Gengler	Université de Liège, GxABT-TERRA, Belgium (ULiège)
P3	Prof. Dr. Stig M. Thamsborg	University of Copenhagen, Denmark (UCPH)
P4	Prof. Dr. Ben Aernouts	KU Leuven Biosystems, Belgium (KUL)
P5	Dr. Thomas Zanon	Free University of Bolzano, Italy (UBO)
P6	Prof. Dr. Marija Klopčič	University of Ljubljana, Slovenia (UL)
P7	Dr. Ingrid van Dixhoorn	Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands (WLR)
P8	Dr. Artūras Šiukščius	Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania (LSMU)

In addition to the eight project partners, the following eight associated partners are involved in TechGen4Health: CRA-W, Elevéo, EUROFINS, FBF, Kreavet, PIENO TYRIMAI, SEGES Innovation and the Slovenian Holstein Association.

Table 2: Associated partners involved in TechGen4Health

Partner	Institution	Country	Main field
P9	Förderverein Bioökonomieforschung	Germany	Data transfer from German dairy farms, validation, and economic evaluation
P10	Elevéo	Belgium	Milk performance testing, genetic evaluations
P11	Walloon Agricultural Research Centre	Belgium	Infrared spectrometry of milk and faeces
P12	Kreavet	Belgium	Veterinary parasitology, epidemiology and socio-economics of animal health
P13	SEGES Innovation	Denmark	Farm selection and farm data provision
P14	Eurofins Milk Testing, Denmark	Denmark	Milk control data and provision of bulk tank milk samples
P15	Slovenian Holstein Association	Slovenia	Genomic analyses and validation and economic evaluation
P16	JSC Pieno tyrimai	Lithuania	Testing of milk composition and quality during milk recording

All partners and their respective analyses are closely networked, as e.g., the WP4 lab method is used across all partners to assess the endoparasitic load of faeces. These cross-national faecal sample analyses provide a comprehensive data basis that all partner countries can use to validate their new methods and technologies. Furthermore, these new methods and technologies will be extended to the partner countries once they have been established. All partners will exchange data with each other.