ii° stakeholders meeting technology platform “food for life” brussels - june 9, 2005

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II° Stakeholders meeting Technology Platform

“Food for Life”Brussels - June 9, 2005

Antonio Di Giulio

Unit: Food Quality

Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food Research

DG Research

European Commission


Elements of Presentation

1. Main Features of Technology Platforms

2. Current Status, Governance, Community Role

3. FP7


Technology Platforms:

Central Concept

Framework to unite stakeholders around:

a common “vision” for the technology concerned

mobilisation of a critical mass of research and innovation effort

definition of a Strategic Research Agenda



Status Report

Currently +/- 20 Emerging Fields

Stage 1 - Stakeholders Get Together: Many Platforms Advanced

Stage 2: Stakeholders Define a Strategic Research Agenda:

Underway for Number of Platforms

Stage 3: Stakeholders implement the Strategic Research Agenda:

For Seventh Framework Programme


Technology Platforms: Key Success Factors

Industry-Led; Competitiveness-Driven

Wide Stakeholder Involvement

Flexibility: No “One Size Fits All”

Cross-Policy European Added Value

Operational Focus from Early Stage

Mobilise a Range of Funding Sources

Focus on Education and Training

Communication / Dissemination


Openness and Transparency Code of Good Practice

Key Elements:

- Rotation of Membership of Advisory Council

- Regular Stakeholder Meetings

- Openness to Participation of New Stakeholders

- Dedicated Platform Website



Commission Involvement

• Encouraging a “Bottom-Up” Industry-Led Approach

• Not Owner but Active Facilitator

• Not Labelling but Guiding

• Co-ordinating/Monitoring Role

BUT:

• Not Bound by Content of Strategic Research Agendas


Technology Platforms: Run-Up to FP7

Support for Operational Entities

- Secretariats: Specific Support Actions

- Mirror Groups: ERA-NET

Projects Brought In/Launched Under Platform

- Instruments of FP6


Technology Platforms: Implementation Under FP7

Majority of Platforms

- Supported Using Instruments of Collaborative Research

Small Minority: Long-Term Public-Private Partnerships Required

- “Joint Technology Initiatives” – Article 171 of Treaty


Towards the Seventh Framework Programme

2007-2013

Building Europe Knowledge


What’s new ?

Main new elements compared to FP6:

Annual budget doubled (EUR 5 billion ►10 billion)

Basic research (~ EUR 1.5 billion per year)

Simplification of procedures

Logistical and administrative tasks transferred to external structures


FP7 budget(EUR billion, 2004 constant prices)

Ideas10,447

People6,279

Capacities6,594

JRC1,617

Euratom4,193

Cooperation39,134

68.264


Specific Programmes

Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative research

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

JRC (nuclear)JRC (nuclear)

Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity

JRC (non-nuclear)JRC (non-nuclear)

EuratomEuratom

+

FP7 2007 - 2013


9 Thematic Priorities

1. Health

2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology

3. Information and communication technologies

4. Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies

5. Energy

6. Environment (including climate change)

7. Transport (including aeronautics)

8. Socio-economic sciences and the humanities

9. Security and space

+ Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission and radiation protection



Collaborative research(Collaborative projects; Networks of Excellence; Coordination/support actions)

Collaborative research(Collaborative projects; Networks of Excellence; Coordination/support actions)

Joint Technology InitiativesJoint Technology Initiatives

Coordination of non-Community research programmes(ERA-NET; ERA-NET+; Article 169)

Coordination of non-Community research programmes(ERA-NET; ERA-NET+; Article 169)

International CooperationInternational Cooperation


Under each theme there will be sufficient flexibility to address both Emerging needs and Unforeseen policy needs

Dissemination of knowledge and transfer of results will be supported in all thematic areas

Support will be implemented across all themes through:


FP7 2007-2013‘Cooperation’ budget

I. Cooperation

Budget (€ million, 2004 constant prices)

1. Health 7 325 2. Biotechnology, food and agriculture 2 163 3. Information society 11 159 4. Nanotechnologies, materials and production 4 256 5. Energy 2 581 6. Environment 2 232 7. Transport 5 232 8. Socio-economic research 698 9. Security and space 3 488 Total 39 134*

* Not including non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre: €1 617 million


2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments

Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments

“Fork to farm”: Food, health and well being“Fork to farm”: Food, health and well being

Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

More on food


Joint Technology Initiatives

Global Monitoring for Environment

and Security

Global Monitoring for Environment

and Security

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy

Future

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy

Future

Towards new Nanoelectronics

Approaches

Towards new Nanoelectronics

Approaches

Embedded systemsEmbedded systems

Aeronautics and Air Transport

Aeronautics and Air Transport

Innovative Medicines for the Citizens

of Europe

Innovative Medicines for the Citizens

of Europe

Other possible themes to be identified later…


Ideas – Frontier ResearchIdeas – Frontier Research

Commission

ERC – European Research Council

* Created by Commission decision * * Under the responsibility of the Commission

Preparation of work programme

Set up of peer review: pool of reviewers, nomination of review panels, evaluation guidelines

Oversight of the evaluation procedure

Annual scientific report

Information and support to applicants

Reception / eligibility of proposals

Organisation and execution of evaluation

Selection decision

Scientific and financial follow-up of contracts

Annual implementation report

Approval of work programme, as defined by the Scientific Council

Instruction to implement work programme

Approval of annual implementation report

Information to programme committee

Scientific Council*

Externalised tasks**


2. Research for the benefit of SMEs 2. Research for the benefit of SMEs

Research for SMEsResearch for SMEs

Research for SME associationsResearch for SME associations

Support services provided by networks to encourage SME participation in FP7 (awareness, identification of needs, assistance)

Support services provided by networks to encourage SME participation in FP7 (awareness, identification of needs, assistance)

+ under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP):

Encourage and facilitate SME participation across FP7Encourage and facilitate SME participation across FP7


SMEs in FP7:Optimal participation

Reduce barriers to participation

– simplification

– fewer funding schemes; more flexibility and freedom

Take account of SME needs in thematic area content

Participation potential varies by programme and theme


Simplification of procedures

Measures proposed:

Rationalising the funding schemes

– simpler set of funding instruments

Avoiding red-tape!

– less bureaucratic and more user-friendly languages

Reducing

– number and size of documents

– number of requests to participants


Funding Schemes…

Based on calls for proposals

– collaborative projects, coordination and support actions

– combined as appropriate

To support actions implemented through Council and European Parliament decisions

– basis of article 171

– through the specific programme decisions,

– mobilise national funding, FP, SF, loans from EIB, etc.

http://www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/


SimplifyingFP7 actions

Flexibility

– tools to achieve FP7 objectives efficiently

Rationalisation

– better balance between risks and controls

– avoiding procedures, rules and requests that have no added value

– reducing delays

Coherence

– clarifying rights and obligations

– consistent and user-friendly communication

– matching objectives and means

– taking into account participants’ own practices and pre-existing rules as far as possible


FP7 Timetable

6 April 2005 Commission’s proposal

September 2005 ? Specific programmes’ proposal

December 2005 ? First reading at EP

January 2006 ? Common position at Council

March 2006 ? Second reading and approval at EP

June 2006 ? Adoption

November 2006 ? First calls for proposals

December 2006 ? Launch Conference


Information EU research: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research

Seventh Framework Programme: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm

Technology PlatformsTechnology Platforms

www.cordis.lu/technology-platforms

Information on research programmes and projects:http://www.cordis.lu

RTD info magazine:http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfo/

Information requests:[email protected]


Food, agriculture and biotechnology

research:Objectives

Build a European Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE)

Respond to social and economic challenges:

– sustainable food production

– food-related disorders

– infectious animal diseases

– agriculture/fishery production and climate change

– high quality food, animal welfare and the rural context

Support CAP and CFP

Involve all stakeholders (incl. industry) in research

Respond quickly to emerging research needs


Food, agriculture and biotechnology

research:Rationale

Biotechnology and food companies / SMEs need to be competitive on the world market (‘European Strategy on Life Sciences and Biotechnology’)

Society demands safer and healthier food

Renewable resources and biomass for non-food applications helps reducing dependence on hydrocarbon-based economy

Society demands sustainable and eco-efficient production methods in agriculture/fishery/forestry

International cooperation ensures optimal exploitation of resources and application of results


WHITE BIOTECHCLEAN BIOPROCESSES

RAW MATERIALS/WASTE

THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIOECONOMY

Sustainable production and management of biological resources from

land, forest, and aquatic environments

“Fork to Farm”Food, health

and well-being

SOCIETAL NEEDS

Life

sciences &

biotechnology for

sustainable non-

food products +

processes

GREEN/BLUE BIOTECHOPTIMISED RAW MATERIALSPRODUCTION

PROCESSINGADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, FOOD QUALITY

DETERMINANTS, NUTRITION

LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY ANIMAL HEALTH - RURAL DEVT.

QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES TRACEABILITY, CONSUMER SCIENCE

STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY FUNCTIONALITY (Chirality)


1) Sustainable production and management of biological

resources from land, forest, and aquatic

environmentActivities:

Enabling research (‘omics’, converging technologies, biodiversity) for micro-organism, plants and animals

Improved crops and production systems incl. organic farming

Sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture, forestry and rural development

Animal welfare, breeding and production

Infectious diseases in animals, including zoonoses

Policy tools for agriculture and rural development


2) “Fork to farm”: Food, health and well being

Activities:

Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed

Nutrition, diet related diseases and disorders

Innovative food and feed processing

Improved quality and safety of food, beverage and feed

Total food chain concept

Traceability


3) Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable

non-food products and processes

Activities:

Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and biomass for energy, environment, and high added value industrial products; novel farming systems

Bio-catalysis; new bio-refinery concepts

Forestry and forest based products and processes

Environmental remediation and cleaner processing

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