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+# Copyright
+
+The contents of this repository are GPL-3.0 licensed with the following copyright
+
+(c) 2019, D N Silva, C I Mendes, T F Jesus, B Ribeiro-Gonçalves, M Ramirez, J A Carriço. 
+
+
+FlowCraft development was partly funded by the following entities: 
+
+* FEEI–Fundos Europeus Estruturais e de Investimento from Programa Operacional Regional Lisboa 2020 
+* FCT–Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia 
+* Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
+
+through projects:
+
+* INNUENDO project [GP/EFSA/AFSCO/2015/01/CT2]
+* BacGenTrack project [TUBITAK/0004/2014]
+* ONEIDA project (LISBOA-01-0145-FEDER-016417)
+