17th JPIAMR transnational call for research projects - AMR Interventions 2024 (IMPACT)

General Information

• Type: Partner looking for project
• Organisation: NeoManna
• Country: Israel (IL)
• Career stage: Other.

Research area

• Scientific area(s) of the call:
  1. Topic 1: Design novel or improved interventions to prevent, mitigate and /or treat fungal infections, which are resistant to treatments and/or are at risk of developing resistance
• Subtopics:

• One Health Setting:

  Human Health

  Animal Health (incl. wildlife, livestock, acquatic organisms, and companion animals)
  Plants (incl. trees and crops)
  Environment (incl. natural and built)

• Keywords:

  Black Solider Fly; AMR; circular economy; anti-bacterial and anti-fungal

• Brief description of your expertise / expertise you are looking for:

  NeoManna focuses on the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens, BSF), one of nature\'s most impressive recyclers. Its larvae grow and thrive on a variety of wastes, including wastes with a high load of pathogens (bacteria, fungi, and parasites) such as chicken and swine manure or human sewage sludge. Remarkably, BSF also decimates their microbial populations. Thus, BSF is a promising source for novel active compounds against a plethora of microbial threats (e.g., pathogenic bacteria and fungi) and a new tool in the effort to combat anti-microbial resistance (AMR). NeoManna’s first product is based on modified BSF oil, displaying activity against Gram-positive bacteria as well as against several pathogenic fungi. NeoManna is now at different stages in its R&D pipeline with several anti-bacterial and anti-fungal products based on BSF compounds, fractions, and peptides, with very promising initial results. NeoManna’s current staff of 11 FTEs, including 4 PhDs, is geared towards R&D. Identifying and developing novel, sustainable, solutions for pathogens, including fungi, aiming to mitigate AMR, is at our core.

• Brief description of your project / the project you would like to join:

  We are keen to collaborate with researchers in the area, providing best-in-class solutions to the acute need. We will also collaborate with other consortium members, addressing all objectives of the call, and reaching significant results

Avi Miron

• Organisation: NeoManna
• Position: Consultant
• E-mail: avimiron@gmail.com
• Phone: +972544580818
• Web: agchimedes.com/neomanna/