It is the EO service, a technology that facilitates sharing data quickly and efficiently to prevent outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases. The European Commission’s Innovation Radar has selected it due to its potential to be applied and generate significant changes in the field of public health. It was developed within the MOBVEC research project, which involves researchers from the CEAB-CSIC.
The European Commission’s Innovation Radar* has selected the EO service, developed within MOBVEC. It has been added to its public repository, created to help investors identify high-potential innovations. This distinction also involves receiving advice from the Radar team to ensure the solution reaches society.
The EO service is a tool that allows for the rapid and visual sharing of information about the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. It generates maps based on data from various rigorous sources, including the Mosquito Alert platform and smart traps (which capture mosquitoes, determine the species, count the individuals, and send real-time information). This service is part of the MOBVEC research project: it is the data-sharing system of mobile laboratories that this project aims to develop. The mobile scientific infrastructures would be installed in strategic locations, such as airports and other high-traffic areas for people (and mosquitoes). They would rely on expert professionals and the necessary technical equipment to gather data from different sources, analyze it, process it, upload it, and share it effectively with the new tool, EO service, which has now been recognized by the European Union.
MOBVEC, the research project within which this innovation has been developed, aims to establish a first line of science-based defense against disease vectors such as dengue, malaria, or Zika. It seeks to provide key, rigorous, and near-real-time information to public health managers so they can effectively respond to potential outbreaks. The initiative’s goal has gained significance due to the increasing incidence of these diseases in recent years and their appearance in areas where they had not been previously recorded.
This European project involves Frederic Bartumeus, co-director of Mosquito Alert and head of the theoretical and computational ecology research group at the Center for Advanced Studies in Blanes (CEAB-CSIC). Other members of the MOBVEC consortium include IRIDEON, SL; the Belgian companies AVIA-GIS NV and NAZKA MAPPS BVBA (NAZKA), the Belgian university Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), the National Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge (INSA) from Portugal, and the Public Health Agency of Barcelona (ASPB).
*The European Commission’s Innovation Radar is a platform that showcases innovations funded by the EU, providing visibility to initiatives with high technological and scientific potential. This platform serves as a reference point for organizations seeking collaborations with other entities or investors, offering the opportunity to generate global interest.
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