The purpose of the aforementioned Project was to protect the health of European citizens with regard to the microbiological safety of drinking water, relying on the knowledge and experience of 39 partners (universities, research institutes, industry and small and medium Enterprises) of different nationalities, in the search and development of sustainable technologies based on new molecular techniques for the systematic detection of pathogens, thus making the control of water systems more effective with regard to their microbiological safety.