H2020 FETOpen LINkS
Long-Range Electrodynamic Interactions Between Proteins, September 2021–August 2025
Project coordinator: Prof. Jérémie Torres
Biomolecular reactions, particularly those involving proteins, are responsible for the transmission of information within cells. The goal of the EU-funded LINkS project is to uncover long-range electrodynamic interactions (LEDIs) between biomolecules as a mechanism that drives molecular dynamics in cells. To this end, researchers will develop an unprecedented biosensor technology capable of measuring LEDIs within the complex biological systems. In the long term, LINkS technology will help elucidate how electromagnetic fields affect living organisms and support drug discovery and biomarker identification efforts in research and medicine.
The LINkS consortium brings together interdisciplinary expertise in theoretical biophysics, cell biology, nanotechnology, and microfluidic engineering. Four academic partners and two SMEs from five European countries will work closely together, transcending the traditional boundaries of their disciplines, to develop a groundbreaking lab-on-a-chip THz biosensor capable of investigating LEDIs within the real-world complexity of biological systems.
Project partners
Partner 1: Institute of Electronics and Systems, UMR5214 CNRS & Montpellier University, France
Partner 2: Charles Coulomb Laboratory, UMR5221 CNRS & Montpellier University, France
Partner 3: Marseille Luminy Immunology Center, UMR CNRS, INSERM, Aix-Marseille University, France
Partner 4: Centre de Physique Théorique, UMR CNRS, Toulon University, Aix-Marseille University, France
Partner 5: Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
Partner 6: Department of Chemistry & Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Partner 7: Micronit Micro Technologies B.V., Enschede, The Netherlands
Partner 8: Terakalis, Montpellier, France