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TheJointResearchUnitMIRRI-IT
Surveyof158questionsaboutbiologicalmaterial,QMS,Biosafety,biosecurity,CodeofConduct,services,etc.
During thepreparatoryphaseofMIRRI,2 Institutionsjoint theproject as full partners and3 Institutionsascollaborationparties.
FullPartners:UniversityofTorino(MUT)UniversityHospitalSanMartinoGenoa
CollaborativeParties:UniversityofPerugia(DBVPG)Universityofmodena6reggioEmilia(UNIMORE)ItalianNationalResearchCouncil(ITEM_BA).
Surveyof158questionsaboutthebiologicalmaterialpreserved,QMS,biosafety,biosecurity,
CodeofConduct,Services,database,staff,businessplan,etc.
During the preparatory phase of MIRRI and after, MUT carried out asurveyatnationallevel:v tolistallthemicrobialculturecollectionslocatedinItaly;v tocharacterizethemCCs;v todoaSWOTanalysisoftheItaliansituation;v tocreateamailing listandaworkinggroupwith theaim tocreate the
nationalnetworkofmicrobialculturecollections;
Microorganisms+ Number+
Archea' 44'
Bacteria' 63.395'
Cianobacteria' 98'
Filamentous'fungi' 27.336'
Lichens' 9'
Yeasts' 23.070'
Microalgae' 2250'
Plasmids' 60'
Animal/Human'Virus'' 5250'
Plant/Fungal'Virus'' 1.420'
Phages' 65'
TOT' 122.997''
Italianholdingsaccordingtothesurvey
48collectionshavebeenlistedandanalyzed
TheInstitutionsthathostthelargestcollectionsofmicroorganismsinItaly(90%)
v Thepreservedbiodiversityisnotalwaysmanagedproperl,yaccordingtotheinternationalstandardsrequired;
v itisnotvisibletopotentialusersasmostofthecollectionsdonothavecatalogsavailableonline;
v numerousCollectionshavecriticalissuesregardingthedocumentationrelatedtotheacquisitionanddistributionofbiologicalmaterialincompliancewiththeregulationsrelatingABSofgeneticresources,tothebiosecurityofbiologicalmaterial(BiosafetyandBiosecurity)andtotheCodeofConductofthestaffwhocomesintocontactwiththematerialitself.
v Lackofpermanentstaffandofspecificskills(bioinformatics,certifications,etc)
HighlightedseveralWeaknesses
CoordinationtoimprovethemanagementofthecollectionssharingtheBestPractices,trainingthepersonnelworkinginthecollectionsandtoimprovethe
disseminationofinformationthroughthecreationofcatalogson-lineandsharedwebsites.
Inlightofthestrategicimportanceofthecollectionsineducation,intheepidemiologyofanimaland
plantdiseasesandinbiotechnologies,thediscrepancy
betweentheabundanceofservicesofferedandthemanagementof
resourcesshouldnotbeunderestimated.
Thecollectionsofmicroorganismsthereforehaveafundamentalsocio-economicimportanceItaly,althoughnotalwaysrecognizedintermsof
monetaryturnover.
mBRCs
JRUTheraisingofstandardsinthemanagementofcollectionsofmicroorganisms,representsanimportantopportunityforscientificandeconomicgrowth.
DomainsofInterest/FieldsofApplications
mBRCandCCsplayanimportantroleinsupportingItaliancompaniesthat,inmanycases,takeadvantageoftheservicesorskillsinmBRC.
Plusalotofunpaidservices!!!!
Totalannualturnoveraround1millioneuros...…impossibieformanycollectionstoreportindependentlyfromtheirinstitutions.
Theturnoverofthecollectionswillincreaseconsiderablyifwethelowawarenessoftheindustrialsectorwithrespecttothecurrentandpotentialservicesprovidedbythecollections.
Itwillthereforebeimportanttoimplementcommunicationstrategies(www.mirri-it.it/)
JRU
BirthoftheMIRRI-ITJRU
The Joint Research Unit MIRRI-IT has beenfounded in 2017 for the implementation of theItaliannodeof theEuropeanMicrobialResourceResearchInfrastructure(MIRRI-ERIC).Current partners of the MIRRI-IT JRU: theUniversitiesofTurin,Perugia,ModenaandReggioEmilia,theUniversityHospitalSanMartinoGenoaandtheItalianNationalResearchCouncil.
MaingoaloftheMIRRI-ITJRU:-todevelopatightnetworkofItaliancollectionsofmicrobialresources.- to overcome fragmentation in availability of resources and services; to enhance the qualitymanagement system of the collections; to focus on needs and challenges of the stakeholdersinterestedinthebiotechnologicaltransferoftheseresources.
13newEntitiesjointtheJRUMIRRI-IT
AssociatedPartnersAgenziaregionaleperlaricercainagricoltura-AGRISSardegna.·DipartimentodiBiologiadell’UniversitàdiNapoli“FedericoII”·DipartimentodiScienzeAgrarie,AlimentarieForestali,UniversitàdiPalermo·DipartimentodiScienzeEcologicheeBiologiche(DEB)dell’UniversitàdegliStudidellaTuscia·IstitutoNazionalediOceanografiaediGeofisicaSperimentalediTrieste·IstitutoNazionaleMalattieInfettiveLazzaroSpallanzani·IstitutoZooprofilatticoSperimentaledellaLombardiaedell'EmiliaRomagna-IZSLEM.·IstitutoZooprofilatticoSperimentaledelleVenezie·ScuolaSAFEdell’UniversitàdellaBasilicata(ScuoladiScienzeAgrarie,Forestali,AlimentarieAmbientali)·UniversitàdiGenova·UniversitàdiMilanoBicocca·UniversitàdiRomalaSapienza·UniversitàdiSassari
Universities,ZooprophylacticInstitutes,Hospitals,RegionalAgenciesforAgriculturalandFoodResearch,etc
ü CoordinationGroupü GeneralAssembly
ü ScientificCommittee
JRUMIRRI-ITorganization
TheGeneralAssemblyisthehighestgoverningbodyofJRUandmeetsatleastonceayear.
ü EachPartyhastherighttocastonevote(resolutionwitha2/3majority).ü ThememberscannotbepartoftheCoordinationGroup.
GeneralAssembly
v ProposetothePartiestoapproveagreementsandMemorandumsofUnderstandingwithotherJRUs,organizationsorpublicandprivateentitiesthathaveapositiveandsignificantimpactontheaimsandactivitiesoftheJRUdefinedinthepreviousarticles;
v Approverequestsfornewmembership;
v AdoptregulationsandguidelinesandmakethenecessarydecisionstoensuretheeffectivenessoftheJRUinpursuingitsgoals;
v ApprovetheuseoftheJRUtoparticipateincallsforthepresentationofprojectproposals;
v PeriodicallyapproveaJRUActivityPlan,andonthisbasistheannualprogramofJRUactivities;
The Scientific Committee is the body of the JRU to which the scientific supportfunctionsaredelegated,aswellas theprocessingof theAnnualActivityPlanandtheimplementationoftheactivities(decideswitha2/3majority).
ü EachPartyhastherighttocastonevote(resolutionwitha2/3majority).
ü ThememberscannotbepartoftheCoordinationGroup.
ScientificCommittee
v workontheJRUregulationtogetherwiththecoordinatorinordertofavortheparticipationintheJRUofothersubjects;
v RequesttheGeneralAssemblytoapprovewithotherJRUs,organizationsorpublicandprivateentitiesthathaveapositiveandsignificantscientificimpactontheaimsandactivitiesoftheJRUdefinedinthepreviousarticles(Associatedpartners);
v RequesttheGeneralAssemblytoapprovetheuseoftheJRUtoparticipateincallsforthepresentationofspecificprojectproposals;
v RequesttheGeneralAssemblytoapprovetheAnnualActivityPlan;
ü Coordinatorü JRUnitManager
ü LiasonOfficer
CoordinationGroup
v MaintainingrelationsatEuropeanandnationallevelwithprojectpartners,otherJRUministries,etc.
v BringforwardtheproposalsratifiedbytheGeneralAssembly;
v DisseminatetheJRUactivitiesandtheresultsobtained;
u PromotionoftheItalianadhesiontoMIRRI-ERIC;u Valorisationoftheresourcesandcompetencesoftheinstitutionsbelongingto
MIRRI-IT;u CoordinationofnationalactivitieswithinMIRRI-ERIC;interfacewithMIUR(and
otherMinistries)forItalianmembershipinMIRRI-ERIC;u PromotionoftheroleoftheCollectionsintheItalianlandscape(scientific
research,technologytransfer)alsofavoringnewadhesionstoMIRRI-IT;u Promotionofjointprojectsatnationalandinternationallevel;u CreationofanationalnetworkofmBRCstoincreasethesupplyofservices
relatedtomicrobiologicalresources;u CreationofaMIRRI-ITportaltofacilitateaccesstoconservedgeneticresources
andtoprovideinformationintermsofskills(includinglegalbasis-intellectualproperty);
u Coordinationofservicesoffered;u Promotionofthetransferofknow-howtopotentialusersthroughthe
establishmentofgroupsofexpertconsultantsandtrainingprograms;u Supportforminorcollectionsthroughtheimplementationofgoodpracticesto
allowthetransitiontomBRC.
JRUMIRRI-ITobjectives
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Ø Support funds rising at national and local level (MIUR, MIPAAF – AnagrafebiodiversitàatRegionallevel)
Ø Coordinate and support the operation of theMicrobial Culture Collections inItalyaccordingtotheestablishedinternationalqualitystandards;
Ø Harmonize theproceduresof theCollections inorder to complywithnationaland international rules (i.e. Nagoya Protocol, Intellectual Property Rights,privacy,biosafety,etc.);
Ø ProposeactionstorelevantStateauthoritiesinordertostrenththefunctioningandsustainabilityoftheCollections;
Ø Promote interdisciplinary cooperationand represent Italy in relevant national(SBI;SIMTREA;etc)andinternationalNetworksandOrganizations;
Ø Provideauniqueentrypoint to qualitymicrobiological services andmicrobialBiologicalResourceCentres(mBRC)holdings.
Ø Ensure access to data contained in partner databases, implementing theirinteroperability.
MIRRI-ITJRUmainactivities
ITALIANMIRRINETWORKaddedvalue
1. GuaranteesecurityofmicrobialbiodiversityaccordingtoBestpracticesforfutureuseandprotectionofpublicfundinginvestment;
2. Guaranteelegalcertaintyongeneticresourcesusebecominganimportanttooltocomplywithnationalandinternationallegislations(CBD,NP,etc);
3. Guaranteedatainteroperabilitytofacilitateglobaldatamining;4. Guaranteebroaderaccesstomaterialfortheexploitationofmicrobial
diversityandrelateddatatoboostknowledgetransferandinnovationdrivingasuccessfulbioeconomy;
5. Guaranteeaccesstotechnology,servicesandexpertisetomeetstakeholderneeds;
6. GuaranteethedevelopmentofclustersofexpertiseandinnovativeservicestosolvesocietalchallengesinteractingwithotherESFRIRIsatNationallevel;
7. Guaranteeincreaselevelofeducationandtrainingcreatinginterdisciplinaryprogramsforstudents,researcher,staffofBRCandSMEsandcitizens.
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JRUMIRRI-ITcontacts:Coordinator:Prof.ssaGiovannaCristinaVarese(e-mail:[email protected])JRULiaisonOfficer:Dott.ssaIolandaPerugini(email:[email protected])JRUManager:Dott.GiuseppeCaputo(email:[email protected])PresidentoftheGeneralAssembly:Prof.PietroBuzzini(email:[email protected])PresidentoftheScientiicCommittee:Ing.PaoloRomano(email:[email protected])
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