E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 1 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Annual Baltic and Nordic NCP – IRC meeting, May 2005 Technology Platforms in FP7, with special emphasis on Sustainable Chemistry Per Backe-Hansen Environment Directorate European Commission – DG RTD

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 2 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Technology Platforms uIndustry-Driven, Competitiveness-Focused uEuropean Technology Platforms – Concept: uStakeholders, led by industry, get together to define a Strategic Research Agenda on a number of strategically important issues with high societal relevance where achieving Europe’s future growth, competitiveness and sustainable objectives is dependent upon major research and technological advances in the medium to long term.

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 3 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Technology Platforms uThree stages of development:  STAGE 1: Stakeholders getting together in order to establish their “vision” for the future development of the field concerned and to set up the technology platform;  STAGE 2: Stakeholders define a Strategic Research Agenda setting out their common views on the necessary medium to long term research, development and demonstration needs for this technology;  STAGE 3: Implementation of the Strategic Research Agenda - for which, in many instances, it is anticipated that significant public and private investments will need to be mobilised.

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 4 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Technology Platforms uBottom-Up Approach with Industry in Lead uWide Stakeholder Involvement uFlexibility: No “One Size Fits All” uEU Role: Facilitating and Guiding but not Leading or Owning uMajority of Strategic Research Agendas, where Appropriate, Taken into Account in Thematic Priorities of FP7 uMinority of Strategic Research Agendas Identified through Dialogue with Industry as Potential “Joint Technology Initiatives”

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 5 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Technology Platforms: Commission role uThe Commission is not the “owner” of technology platforms, nor is it directing how they undertake their activities uThe Commission is, however, encouraging through:  Its active participation as an observer;  Playing a guiding role where necessary;  Providing limited Community financial support for operational entities (for example a Secretariat) to some of the platforms  Continued funding, where appropriate, of collaborative research projects in many of the areas concerned. uWhere appropriate, using their deliverables (SRAs) in the course of developing research policy

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 6 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Joint Technology Initiatives uMay Take the Form of Joint Undertakings – Article 171 of the Treaty  “The Community may set up joint undertakings or any other structure necessary for the efficient execution of Community research, technological development and demonstration programmes”

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 7 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Joint Technology Initiatives Identification criteria include: uAdded value of European-level intervention uDegree and clarity of definition of objective uStrength of commitment from industry uScale of impact on industrial competitiveness and growth uImportance of contribution to broader policy objectives uCapacity to attract additional national support and leverage industry funding uInability of existing instruments to achieve objective

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 8 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Joint Technology Initiatives uFirmly Anchored in Thematic Areas of the Cooperation Programme uIn Fields of Major European Public Interest uSix Fields Envisaged at this Stage  Innovative medicines  Nanoelectronics  Embedded systems  Aeronautics and air traffic management  Hydrogen and fuel cells  Global monitoring for environment and security uOther Fields Possible Subsequently

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 9 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Technology Platforms I 1.The European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform (HFP) 2.ENIAC - European Nanoelectronics Initiative Advisory Council 3.NanoMedicine - Nanotechnologies for Medical Applications 4.The Gas Cooled Reactors Technology Platform 5.Plants for the Future 6.Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform (WSSTP) 7.The European Technology Platform on Photovoltaics 8.Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry 9.Innovative and Sustainable Use of Forest Resources 10.European Technology Platform for Global Animal Health (GAH) 11.ERTRAC European Road Transport Research Advisory Council 12.ERRAC European Rail Research Advisory Council 13.WATERBORNE Technology Platform

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 10 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Technology Platforms II 14.The Mobile and Wireless Communications Technology Platform (eMobility) 15.Innovative Medicines for Europe 16.Embedded Systems (ARTEMIS) 17.ACARE - Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe 18.The European Space Technology Platform (ESTP) 19.The European Steel Technology Platform 20.The European Technology Platform for the Future of: Textiles and Clothing (ETP-FTC) 21.MANUFUTURE - Platform on Future Manufacturing Technologies 22.The European Construction Technology Platform (ECTP) 23.EuMaT - European Technology Platform for Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies 24.The European Technology Platform on Industrial Safety 25.The NEM Initiative - European Initiative on NETWORKED and ELECTRONIC MEDIA

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 11 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Technology Platforms info uCORDIS TP-website: platforms/home.html platforms/home.html uStatus report on the development of the TPs (Feb 2005): ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/technology- platforms/docs/tps_status_report_final_ pdf

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 12 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt FP7 and CIP* uTechnological innovation: a shared objective uComplementary and mutual reinforcing actions uDesigned to operate side by side in support of Lisbon objectives uClose coordination * Competitiveness and Innovation FP ( ), published 6 April 2005, DG ENTR

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 13 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Complementarities between FP7 and CIP Complementarities between FP7 and CIP FP7-RTDCIP Funding of projects Research, technological development and demonstration Take-up of proven technologies: environmental, ICT and Energy-efficiency SMEs participation in Research Simplification Definition of thematic content Specific schemes for SMEs Actions promoting SMEs participation in FP7 Access to finance « Risk Sharing Finance Facility » for large European RTD projects and infrastructures (with EIB) Risk capital (start-up and expansion) SMEs Guarantee facility SMEs loan securitisation Dissemination of knowledge Within projects In thematic areas Networks providing innovation support services RegionsResearch driven clustersInnovation clusters

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 14 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt ETAP uIn January 2004, the Commission adopted the Environmental Technologies Action Plan (DG ENV and DG RTD) uAn ambitious plan to further environmental technologies within the EU and globally. It seeks to exploit their potential to improve both the environment and competitiveness, thus contributing to growth and possibly creating jobs uFirst report on its implementation adopted in January 2005

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 15 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt ETAP implementation - actions uStrengthening research on environmental technologies, supporting demonstration and replication of promising techniques, co-ordinating EC programmes in this field ( ) (Action 1) uEstablishing technology platforms for some complex technologies, so as to co-ordinate research and improve partnerships and funding ( ) (Action 2) uNetworking testing centres able to assess the performances of new technologies; making sure that new or revised technical standards refer to the performances of these techniques (from 2004 on) (Action 3, 5) uDrafting a catalogue of existing directories and databases in the field (2005) (Action 4) uDefining performance targets ( ) (Action 6) uImproving the financing of environmental technologies by introducing enhanced funding and risk sharing mechanisms ( ) (Action 7) uPreparing for the future cohesion policy; developing market-based instruments; reviewing state aid guidelines and environmentally-harmful subsidies ( ) (Action 15, 16, 17, 18) uEtc.

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 16 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt A European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry – facts and reasons uThe chemical industry is Europe’s third largest manufacturing industry, employing 1.7 million people directly and up to 3 million jobs dependent on it. Comprises companies in Europe of which 96% SMEs uEU is world leading in chemicals production, accounting for 28% of world chemicals production. Largest single contributor to the EU’s GDP (amounts 2.4%, which is larger than that of any other manufacturing industry sector) uThe chemicals sector produces some different products, and supplies them to almost all other sectors of the economy uEU chemical industry spends 1.9% of sales on R&D. uIndustry-academia research collaboration increasingly important. However, biggest gap between the US and Europe is resources available for private research uResearch a major source of innovation, but R&D expenditures are lower in Europe than in competing regions. US and Japan are spending respectively 2.5% to 3.0% of their GDP on R&D in this sector. Moreover, they have developed national chemical technology strategies.

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 17 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Importance of Chemistry as Innovation Source 17 Source: Mannheim Innovation Panel, ZEW Instruments Construction Electrical Machinery Machinery Other Vehicles Food/Beverages Electronics Furniture/Sport Goods Automobiles Transport Metal Production Metal Working Wood/Paper R&D Services Rubber/Plastics Processing Pharmaceuticals Glass/Clay/Stone Textiles/Clothing/Leather Petroleum Products Share of Chemistry in total supply-side innovation impulses (percent)

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E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 19 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry uThe SusChem seeks to boost chemistry and chemical engineering research, development and innovation in Europe uThe main objective is to improve industry competitiveness in the context of sustainable development, i.e. including economic, societal and environmental benefits ui.e. both Lisbon and Gothenburg agendas

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 20 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry uTo foster the development of innovative chemistry and technologies that contribute to sustainability and ongoing competitiveness of the European chemical industry, through:  the development of leading-edge advances in environmentally respectful, energy efficient, resource efficient processes and product technologies in three main technology innovation areas (industrial biotechnology, new materials, reaction and process design)  addressing key aspects of health-safety-environment impacts  identifying and addressing major barriers to innovation uLaunched in 2004, webpage: including launch document, vision document, etchttp://

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E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 22 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Launch and vision documents

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 23 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Sub-platform Horizontal Issues: Health, Safety & Environment uResearch topics:  Chemical safety (risk assessment methodologies)  Risk communication (Environment and Health)  Alternatives to animal testing (QSARs* and “Intelligent” testing methods) Quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) represent an attempt to correlate structural or property descriptors of compounds with activities.

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 24 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Sub-platform Industrial Biotechnology uResearch topics:  Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes: Improved crops, feed-stocks and biomass for energy, environment, materials and chemicals, including novel farming systems, bio- processes and bio-refinery concepts; bio-catalysis; forestry and forestry related products and processes; environmental remediation and cleaner processing.

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 25 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Sub-platform Materials Technologies uResearch topics:  Materials Technologies to discover via breakthroughs in nanosciences, new relationships between materials properties, performance and multifunctional applications. to define new industrial materials production paradigms to develop a range of products that can contribute to generate applications in ICT, Quality of life, health care, national and personal security, transport, electronics

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 26 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Sub-platform Reaction and Process Design uResearch topics:  Reaction and Process Design research in chemical synthesis with novel solvents, catalysis, including biobased routes. research in process science and knowledge based engineering under domains such as process integration, intensification, products design, research in life cycle aspects, optimisation and control technologies for safer and more sustainable production systems

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 27 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt SusChem Organisation and Governance

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 28 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt EC support for secretariat uProvided through 2 FP6 SSAs:  ETP-SC, coordinated by CEFIC Covers the whole TP, except White biotech issues  White Biotech TP, coordinated by EuropaBio Covers only White biotech issues  Both SSAs are closely coordinated

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 29 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Member-States Mirror-Group uMirror-Group, consisting of representatives of Member States, allows coordination with national initiatives and projects, ensures a two-way flow of information and acts as an open discussion forum uA MSMG for SusChem is important to  place chemistry R&D and innovation support in context of policy objectives  politically support its recommendations for FP7 R&D  align R&D and Innovation initiatives on EU and national levels, and generate governmental commitments.

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 30 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt SusChem in the context of FP7 uContributes to and bring coherence in EU Public Research relative to:  Technology Platforms (ref EC proposal of June 2004)  Proposed collaborative research themes, like Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Health Nanotechnologies, materials and process technologies Environment (including Climate Change) (Environment and Health)  Also Marie-Curie exchange programmes, R&D infrastructures projects and coordination of national research activities (ERA-NET)

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 31 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt SusChem in a future perspective uIn the framework of the Lisbon agenda (knowledge- based and innovative competitiveness):  To aid industry to move towards the New Factory concept:  Moving from a resource based to a knowledge based economy  Moving from a volume based production to a more flexible and demand-oriented production of specialized chemicals

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 32 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt Chemistry related ERA-NETs uIn the ERA-NET scheme national and regional publicly funded programmes are being coordinated. The themes are proposed by the national funding bodies. The EU contributes to the costs of the coordination while the Member States pay the research. u3 national and regional chemistry programmes so far selected:  ERA-CHEMISTRY (Implementation of joint bottom-up European programmes in chemistry) – Chemistry, pure and applied, coordinated by DE  ACENET ERANET (ERA-NET for applied catalysis in Europe) – Applied catalysis and sustainable chemistry, coordinated by NL  ERA-NET Materials - Materials science and engineering, coordinated by FIN uA proposal on White biotechnology submitted

E u r o p e a n C o m m i s s i o nCommunity Research Global Change and Ecosystems 33 Outcome Evals May2003_TI.ptt SusChem Roadmap 2005 u1st stakeholder event 9 November 2004 (Brussels) uJanuary 2005: SusChem secretariat established (CEFIC) u Spring 2005: Expert Groups to Work on Strategic Research Agendas u1st MSMG inception meeting 20 January 2005 u2nd stakeholder event: 4 march 2005 (Barcelona) – adoption of the vision document u2nd MSMG meeting 22 March 2005; incl. discussion on SRA outline and initial inventory of relevant national level initiatives u3rd MSMG meeting July (?) 2005 to discuss SRA status u4th MSMG meeting October 2005 u3rd stakeholder event on final SRA, November 2005 (UK) uSRA implementation plans in 2006