ANtibioticS and mobile resistance elements in WastEwater Reuse applications: risks and innovative solutions

H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530 – ANSWER

Training Event - C:

Microcontaminants in the aquatic water cycle - wastewater reuse -

the Cypriot/Israeli experience

Rehovot, Israel, March 5-10, 2017

Project Coordinator: Dr. D. Fatta-Kassinos, Nireas-International Water Research Center,

University of Cyprus

Total funding: 3,708,689.76 €

ORGANISERS:

Nireas-International Water Research Center,

University of Cyprus

The Agriculture Research Organization of Israel

- The Volcani Centre

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Training Event - C: Microcontaminants in the aquatic water cycle - wastewater reuse - the Cypriot/Israeli experience

Rehovot, Israel, March 5-10, 2017

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530

ORGANISERS: H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530

Time Sunday 5 March 2017 Monday 6 March 2017 Tuesday 7 March 2017 Wednesday 8 March 2017 Thursday 9 March 2017 Friday 10 March 2017

Daily Topic

(Location)

SC5

(At HUJI faculty of agriculture)

Riesefeld (auditorium)

Introduction to patent law/ Introduction

to entrepreneurship and commercial

exploitation of research results

SC5

(At ARO)

Soil Science Auditorium

SC5/Training in live-media competence

(At HUJI faculty of agriculture)

Class 9B

SC5

(Tour/ARO)

Soil Science Auditorium

Introduction to the preparation of

research proposals and project

management/SC5

(At HUJI faculty of

agriculture)

Class 9B

Introduction to

entrepreneurship and

commercial exploitation of

research results

(At HUJI faculty of

agriculture)

Riesefeld (auditorium)

09:00-09:45 Water resources in Israel

(Dr. Daniel Kurtzman, ARO)

Introduction to IP

(Dr. Eddie Cytryn, ARO)

Development of a zero discharge

aquaculture wastewater treatment system

– from bench scale to application

Lecture and tour of pilot-plant

(Prof. Jaap van Rijn, HUJI)

Novel technologies in wastewater

treatment: from ideas to plant scale

implementation- Lecture and guided

tour at the Shafdan WWTP

(Yossi Yaacobi, Mekorot Water

Technologies)

Picnic lunch on the Beach

or Winery WWTP Tour

TBD

From research policy in wastewater

reuse

(David Weinberg, Ministry of

Health)

Entrepreneurship and Start-

ups (Menelaos Menelaou,

C4E, University of Cyprus)

Project

meeting

10:00-10:45

Uptake of pollutants of emerging concern in TWW-irrigated crops (Prof. Benny Chefetz, HUJI)

Patents in tech transfer

(Mr. David Lahav, ARO tech transfer

unit)

Various research opportunities

available in Horizon 2020, initiatives

executed by several member states

or joint programmes (Matan Rahav

Head of Sector Marie S. Curie

Actions, SMEs & Access to Risk

Finance ISERD – Israel

Innovation Authority)

11:00-11:15 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break

11:15-12:00 Development and application of clay

composites for water treatment (Prof. Yael Mishael, HUJI) From idea to start-up to patent in

wastewater technology development (Ronen Shechter and Efrat Azulay

Nevo, Emefcy)

Competences to disseminate science to

broad audiences as an emerging and

highly important skill for scientists today,

Documentation of scientific results in short

movies and science competitions, like

FameLab, etc., the use of body language

(Dr. Myrtani Pieri, University of Nicosia,

Cyprus)

Overview of the wastewater reuse

practices and current challenges

(Ms. Popi Karaolia, Nireas-IWRC,

UCY, Cyprus)

Presentation and Workshop

“Interview Skills Workshop:

Before and After the

Handshake’” (Elli Matsouka,

CYHRMA) 12:15-13:00 Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals

(Prof. Yizhak Hadar, HUJI)

Novel antimicrobial agents for food

applications (Dr. Zvi Hayoka, HUJI)

++

13:00-14:00 LUNCH at HUJI LUNCH at ARO LUNCH at HUJI LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH

14:00-14:45

Genomic approaches for surveillance of antibiotic-resistant bacterial

pathogens (Dr. Jacob Moran-Gilad, Ben

Gurion University)

Tour of the Israel Plant Gene Bank -

(Einav Meizlish)

Interactive Session/Workshop with ESRs

(Coordinated by Dr. Myrtani Pieri, ,

University of Nicosia, Cyprus,

& Dr. Nikos Konstantinou, Cyprus

University of Technology)

The soil and rhizosphere microbiome (Dr. Dror Minz, ARO) MSCA individual fellowships and

COST proposals writing (Dr. Despo

Fatta-Kassinos, Nireas-IWRC,

UCY)

ESRs meeting

(Iakovos Iakovidis, UCY &

Gabriela Karina Paulus,

KWR)

SB meeting

(via Skype)

15:00-15:45

Connecting the dots between livestock, their environmental

burdens, dietary preferences and food security in the US

(Alon Shepon, Weizmann Institute)

Agriculture in arid and semiarid areas

(Uri Yermiyahu, ARO)

Impact of treated wastewater irrigation on microbial community composition in

soil and rhizosphere (Dr. Dror Minz, ARO)

Presentation of ESRs projects

(by participating ESRs) 16:00-16:45

Dynamics of microbial predators in

WWTPs

(Prof. Edouard Jurkevitch. HUJI)

Impact of water quality on irrigated

crops

(Yishai Netzer, Eastern R&D Center)

Impact of treated wastewater irrigation

on antibiotic resistance in soil

(Dr. Eddie Cytryn, ARO)

Roundtable discussion

“What

level of treatment is really needed?”

(Dr. Despo Fatta-Kassinos,

Nireas-IWRC, UCY)

17:15-17:45

Impact of treated wastewater on crop

protection (Avraham Gamiliel, ARO)

Presentation and Workshop

“Interview Skills Workshop: Before

and After the Handshake’” (Elli

Matsouka, CYHRMA)

END OF DAY 1 END OF DAY 2 END OF DAY 3 END OF DAY 4 END OF DAY 5

Roundtable discussion & Training Event Closing Dinner for ESRs

Buffet dinner for ESRs and

Managing Committee with

Music and Beer ++

Riesefeld (auditorium)

Complementary/Soft Skills Training: Entrepreneurship and commercial exploitation of research results (1 day), Training course in live-media competence (1 day),

Introduction to patent law (0.5 day), Preparation of research proposals and management project (1 day)

Specialized Scientific Course 5: Microcontaminants in the aquatic water cycle - wastewater reuse - the Cypriot/Israeli experience (2.5 days)

Lectures from Cypriot Scientists Lectures from Israeli Scientists

Visits Beneficiary Project meeting

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 675530

ORGANISERS:

H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015/675530 - ANSWER

4th Project Meeting and 3rd Supervisory Board Meeting

Agenda

Friday 10 March 2017

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture,

Rehovot, Israel

Time Description

9:00 Welcome

Dr. D. Fatta-Kassinos (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Project Coordinator)

9:05 Approval of minutes and matters arising from the last meeting

Dr. D. Fatta-Kassinos (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Project Coordinator)

09:15

Scientific Progress (1st year of the project) - The status concerning the ESRs projects/secondments

Dr. D. Fatta-Kassinos (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Project Coordinator) / Dr. I. Michael-Kordatou (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Scientific Manager) / All beneficiaries

10:15

Dissemination/Communication progress (1st year of the project)

T. Toumazi (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Financial & Administration Manager) / Dr. L. Ioannou-Ttofa (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Dissemination & Outreach Manager)

10:30

Management of the project

New secondments plan

Deliverables timeframe

Periodic Technical and Financial Reports

Mr. T. Toumazi (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Financial & Administration Manager)

11:00 Mid-term review meeting

Mr. T. Toumazi (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Financial & Administration Manager)

12:00 Financial management of the project

Mr. T. Toumazi (Nireas-IWRC, UCY, Financial & Administration Manager)

12:30

Forthcoming training events

TE-D, Portugal - July 2017 (Dr. C. Manaia, UCP and Dr. S. Silva, Adventech) TE-E and 1st ANSWER Workshop, Italy - September 2017 (Dr.L. Rizzo, UNISA)

TE-F, Slovakia - December 2017 (Dr. J. Slobodnik, EI)

13:00 Lunch

14:00 SB Meeting (All beneficiaries + Partners via Skype)

Discussion on ESRs’ Progress and Secondments

14:45 Presentation of ESRs’ projects

(10 min presentation by each of the 12 participating ESRs)

17:00 Roundtable discussion & Training Event Closing

AoB

17:30 End of the meeting