LOOS, France, October 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The DigestScience Foundation is launching a European call for tenders to support cutting-edge research into digestive tract diseases: Manipulation of intestinal flora in health and disease : areas of interest include genetically selected/modified organisms, virus, phages, parasites, novel prebiotics...That will help patients with intestinal diseases.

The funding amounts to 500,000 Euros

over 2 years (2011-2012).

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General terms:

Candidates will be selected in two stages:

1. The first stage is the submission of a letter of interest by 2pm on 15 November 2010. The best candidates as selected by the Foundation's scientific committee will then be invited to submit a full application.

Decisions following the assessment of letters of interest: 25 November 2010.

2. The second stage is the submission of a full application by 15 January 2011.

Applications will be reviewed by the Foundation's scientific committee with the assistance of international experts (chosen on the basis of their experience and the nature of the application).

The final decision will be announced during the ECCO congress (24-26 February 2011).

Contact Bernadette Lemaire, Director DigestScience Foundation Parc Eurasanté, 152 rue du Dr Yersin, 59120 Loos, France Tel. +33(0)3-20-96-81-26 contact@digestscience.com http://www.digestscience.com

SOURCE: Fondation DigestScience

CONTACT: Contact: Bernadette Lemaire, Director, DigestScience Foundation,Parc Eurasanté, 152 rue du Dr Yersin, 59120 Loos, France, Tel.+33(0)3-20-96-81-26, contact@digestscience.com