As Google mapped and photographed the streets and terrain of our planet, the main objective of the project is to map and spectrally fingerprint the small organic molecules of various organisms and introduce to the market a fundamentally new cloud driven compound identification platform. Our pioneering solution will allow continuous identity assignment of unknown molecules in biologically relevant samples by developing a technologically mature architecture and infrastructure for storage, processing, search, exchange, analysis, data mining and visualization of millions of spectral, structural, chromatographic and biochemical data of small molecules. Our project will become the world most comprehensive database platform of spectral fingerprints of endogenous metabolites, natural products and environmental contaminants that will allow identification of substances present in biological samples that could not be identified using conventional technology that is a crucial bottleneck in many biotechnological and pharmaceutical applications. Since the biomedical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry in general are constantly detecting numerous unknown compounds and searching for new biomarkers and disease specific targets, our technology platform is direct response to their needs with the prospect of new business opportunities and future growth. The feasibility study will be important for acquiring additional financing of the project, to review technological solution (most effective and sustainable, without infringing patents, copyrights, and trademarks of third parties), to precise marketing strategy for corporate, small group & individual users, to identify, clarify and protect own inventions, new approaches and new technical solutions. Finally, the Phase 1 outputs will give perfect review on project management plan.

The EXCornsEED project aims to exploit the convergence between science, chemistry, biology, engineering and biotechnology tools for the creation of new knowledge and innovative applications, with the main goal to develop and validate an integrated process of innovative and highly sustainable extraction/purification/concentration technologies to be applied to bio-refineries side streams (i.e. corn oil, thin stillage from bio-ethanol and rapeseed meal from biodiesel production) for the recovery of proteins and several other bio-active compounds (i.e. polyphenols, amino acids, fibers, lipid compounds, alkaloids and tannins, etc.) and characterization/preparation of these as ingredients for food, specialty chemicals, and cosmetics markets. A three-step approach will upscale the EXCornsEED process from lab level (few grams, TRL3) up to industrial pilot in ENV premises (1t/d capacity, TRL5). The project stems from a sound industrial vision set by ENV and other industrial partners to transform traditional bioethanol production in future biorefinery concept, fully in line with EU strategies for a bio-based economy. The concurrent presence of biotech producer ENV (project initiator) technology experts SAP, CEL and ICE, and product companies SIAL, NUT, BZN and DRL will guarantee the commitment towards a real market-driven project. A synergistic approach will be used with the collaboration of other partners CREA, CTA, INNEN, HC and TEC, in order to define a self-sustainable system and have an outcome that is in accordance with the principles of the circular economy.