funding opportunities for food research and innovation

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Thessaloniki, 6th March 2010 1

Funding opportunities for Food research and innovation

Nikos GIANNOULIDIS

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Type of Beneficiaries

Research entities Universities

Business & research

organisations

Chambers ofCommerce

PublicAuthorities

FoodCompanies

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Type of involvementRESEARCHRESEARCH: to engage in research

activities in order to generate new knowledgegenerate new knowledgeand enhance research capacity

INNOVATION/ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERINNOVATION/ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER:to develop new or improved products and servicesdevelop new or improved products and services

or up-date production processes/ organisation/ marketing strategy

ENTERPRISEENTERPRISE: enterprise development that exploits research and innovation results

to set up an innovative companyset up an innovative company, expand business activities and create new business and technology partnerships

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Funding Opportunities for Food sector RTD/ innovation

77thth Research Research Framework Programme Framework Programme

(FP7) (FP7)

Structural Funds (SF)Structural Funds (SF)

Competitiveness Competitiveness and Innovation and Innovation

Framework ProgrammeFramework Programme(CIP) (CIP)

European Territorial European Territorial CoCo--operation operation ProgrammesProgrammes

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7th Research Framework Programme (FP7)- Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology

Food, Agriculture Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Fisheries,

and Biotechnologyand Biotechnology€ 1.9 billion

Activity 2.1- Sustainable production and management

of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environment

Activity 2.2- Fork to farm: Food (including seafood),

health and well being

Activity 2.3- Life sciences, Biotechnology and biochemistry

for sustainablenon-food products and processes

Call Deadline: 14 Jan Call Deadline: 14 Jan ‘‘1010

End-users of new technologies (such as breeding companies, SMEs or agricultural cooperatives involved in the production,

packaging or control of food or feed, etc);technology providers (mainly engineering companies)

or technology-based biotechnology companies(in the areas of agricultural or industrial biotechnology)

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Other FP7 opportunities for Food related RTD

•• HealthHealth-- “Optimising the delivery of healthcare to European citizens”: cross- thematic approach with KBBE

•• EnergyEnergy-- Enhancing exchange of information, synergies and cross- fertilisation between projects in the field of Biorefineries: cross- thematic approach with biotechnologies-agriculture-food, energy, environment and industrial technologies

•• EnvironmentEnvironment-- Integration of aquaculture and fisheries in the coastal zone; Importance of foraging fish in the ecosystem; Biomass from micro- and macro-algae for industrial applications

•• Information and Communication technologiesInformation and Communication technologies-- Application-specific microsystems and smart miniaturised systems on food and beverage quality and safety

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Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)CIP aims to encourage the CIP aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprisescompetitiveness of European enterprises

•• ““Access to finance for SMEs through EU financial instrumentsAccess to finance for SMEs through EU financial instruments””– Targets companies in different phases of their lifecycle: seed, start up,

expansion and business transfer; and will support investments in technological development, innovation, technology transfer, and the cross border expansion of business activities

•• ““EcoEco--innovationinnovation””: : Innovative products, processes and servicesInnovative products, processes and services

•• ““Intelligent Energy EuropeIntelligent Energy Europe””: instruments for energy management, including auditing and benchmarking tools, especially for SMEs of the food and drink industry, dairy farming, etc.

•• ““Enterprise Europe NetworkEnterprise Europe Network””: : provision of information and networking

€3,6 billion (2007-2013)

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Structural Funds (SF)- Country specific

58%

10%

15%

17%

R&D and innovation

entrepreneurship

innovative information andcommunication technologies human capital

€86 billion EU investment for innovation and research (2007-2013)

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Territorial Cooperation Programmes•• CCrossross--border coborder co--operation programmesoperation programmes:: encouraging

entrepreneurship, linking universities to business – Greece with Italy, Bulgaria and Cyprus– Bulgaria with Greece and Romania– Italy with Greece, Austria, France, Switzerland, Malta, Slovenia

•• Interregional coInterregional co--operation programmeoperation programme (INTERREG IVC):(INTERREG IVC): Innovation and the Knowledge Economy. Develop good practice and facilitate the exchange and transfer of experience by successful regions

– all EU-27 Member States•• TTransnational coransnational co--operation programmesoperation programmes:: Innovation, especially

networks of universities, research institutions, SMEs– Operational Programme 'Mediterranean Programme'- MED– Operational Programme 'South East Europe (SEE)'

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Mediterranean Mediterranean ProgrammeProgramme

SouthSouth-- East Europe East Europe ProgrammeProgramme

Northern Northern PeripheryPeriphery

Baltic SeaBaltic Sea North SeaNorth Sea

Atlantic CoastAtlantic Coast Alpine SpaceAlpine Space Central EuropeCentral Europe South West EuropeSouth West Europe

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A Programme for a European Area in Transition on the Way to Integration

• To develop transnational partnerships on matters of strategic importance, in order to improve the territorial, economic and social integration process and to contribute to cohesion, stability and competitiveness of the region

• The Programme seeks to realize high quality, result oriented projects of strategic character, relevant for the programme area.

• The South East Europe Programme helps to promote better integration between the Member States, candidate and potential candidate countries and neighbouring countries. Regional cooperation in South East Europe is essential, regardless of the different stage of integration of the various countries.


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Priorities of SEE• Priority Axis 1 : Facilitation of innovation and

entrepreneurship• Priority Axis 2: Protection and improvement of the

environment• Priority Axis 3: Improvement of the accessibility• Priority Axis 4: Development of transnational synergies

for sustainable growth areas


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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

PRIORITY AXIS 1: FACILITATION OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

• The objective of this Priority Axis is fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, the knowledge economy and to enhance integration and economic relations in the cooperation area.

Areas of Intervention (AoI):• AoI 1.1: Develop technology and innovation networks in specific

fields• AoI 1.2: Develop the enabling environment for innovative

entrepreneurship• AoI 1.3: Enhance the framework conditions and pave the way for

innovation


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www.southeastwww.southeast--europe.neteurope.net

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EoI submitted to the 2nd Call of SEE (Dec ’09)

• Partners from RAF Regions and the Food Cluster Initiative

•• AoI 1.3: Enhance the framework conditions and pave AoI 1.3: Enhance the framework conditions and pave the way for innovationthe way for innovation

• With participation from Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine and Moldova

• Results expected in about 1 month- in successful, full proposal to follow

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Useful Links• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/kbbe/home_en.html • http://ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.htm • http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperation/index_en.htm • http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-

platforms/individual_en.html • http://www.rafregions.eu/

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Thank you !

Mr. Nikos GIANNOULIDISMr. Nikos GIANNOULIDIS Tel. +30 2310 804108Tel. +30 2310 804108

[email protected]@euroconsultants.com.gr

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