Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food Research 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 Main Features of Technology Platforms Current Status, Governance, Community Role 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

Technology Platforms: 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

Technology Platforms: 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 Towards the Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013

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) 68.264

+ FP7 2007 - 2013 Specific Programmes Cooperation – Collaborative research Ideas – Frontier Research People – Human Potential Capacities – Research Capacity + JRC (non-nuclear) JRC (nuclear) Euratom

Cooperation – Collaborative research 9 Thematic Priorities Health Food, agriculture and biotechnology Information and communication technologies Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies Energy Environment (including climate change) Transport (including aeronautics) Socio-economic sciences and the humanities Security and space + Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission and radiation protection

Cooperation – Collaborative research 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: Collaborative research (Collaborative projects; Networks of Excellence; Coordination/support actions) Joint Technology Initiatives Coordination of non-Community research programmes (ERA-NET; ERA-NET+; Article 169) International Cooperation

FP7 2007-2013 ‘Cooperation’ budget

2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments “Fork to farm”: Food, health and well being Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes More on food

Joint Technology Initiatives Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy Future Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Aeronautics and Air Transport Innovative Medicines for the Citizens of Europe Towards new Nanoelectronics Approaches Embedded systems Other possible themes to be identified later…

Ideas – Frontier Research ERC – European Research Council Commission Scientific Council* Approval of work programme, as defined by the Scientific Council Instruction to implement work programme Approval of annual implementation report Information to programme committee 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 Externalised tasks** 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 * Created by Commission decision * * Under the responsibility of the Commission

2. Research for the benefit of SMEs Research for SMEs Research for SME associations Encourage and facilitate SME participation across FP7 + under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP): (Note: this replaces the previous version of the slide. This replacement is necessary to align the slide to the CIP text (Annex III) as adopted by the College.) Support services provided by networks to encourage SME participation in FP7 (awareness, identification of needs, assistance)

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 Reduce barriers to participation Simplification: particularly important for SMEs A smaller number of funding schemes with more flexibility and freedom Take better into account SME needs in defining the content of thematic areas Potential for participation variable according to programmes and thematic areas

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 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 Reducing number of request to participants and light submission procedure Reducing a priori controls (i.e. controls before the project is approved) Increasing autonomy of consortia Streamlining the selection process Exploring new modes of funding and simplifying the cost-based funding system

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. On the basis of calls for proposals: Collaborative projects, coordination and support actions, combined as I3 as appropriate To support actions implemented through Council and European Parliament decisions on the basis of article 171 of the Treaty or through the specific programme decisions, to mobilise funding from different origin: national funding, FP, SF, loans from EIB, and others http://www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/

Simplifying FP7 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

Information EU research: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research Seventh Framework Programme: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm Technology 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: research@cec.eu.int

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

PROCESSING PRODUCTION THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIOECONOMY QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES TRACEABILITY, CONSUMER SCIENCE STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY FUNCTIONALITY (Chirality) SOCIETAL NEEDS “Fork to Farm” Food, health and well-being Life sciences & biotechnology for sustainable non- food products + processes WHITE BIOTECH CLEAN BIOPROCESSES RAW MATERIALS/WASTE ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, FOOD QUALITY DETERMINANTS, NUTRITION PROCESSING GREEN/BLUE BIOTECH OPTIMISED RAW MATERIALS LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY ANIMAL HEALTH - RURAL DEVT. PRODUCTION Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments

1) Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environment Activities: 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

Return to main presentation 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 Return to main presentation