CIRCE Partners Chiroptera Inspired Robotic CEphaloid: a novel tool for experiments in synthetic biology Contract number: IST-2001-35144 Project Acronym: CIRCE Key action: IST-2001-6.2.3 Total cost: 2,142,000 € Commision funding: 2,142,000 € Start date: May 1, 2002 End date: April 30, 2005 Coordinating partner: Universiteit Antwerpen Herbert Peremans Prinsstraat 13, B2000 Antwerp, Belgium Email: herbert.peremans@ua.ac.be Tel.: +32 (0)3 220 4670 Fax: +32 (0)3 220 4901 Partners: Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg: Department of Sensor Technology Scientific person in charge: Reinhard Lerch Katholieke Universiteit Leuven: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Production Engineering, Machine Design & Automation Scientific persons in charge: Herman Bruyninckx and Dominiek Reynaerts Bath University: Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering Scientific persons in charge: Chris Clarke University of Edinburgh: Institute of Perception, Action and Behaviour, Division of Informatics Scientific person in charge: John Hallam and  Barbara Webb University of Southern Denmark: The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute for Production Technology Scientific person in charge: John Hallam and Rolf Mueller Universität Tübingen: Lehrstuhl Tierphysiologie Scientific person in charge: Rolf Mueller