Project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Regional Development Fund PROGRESS REPORT SEPTEMBER 2009 Brussels, 22 nd September 2009

SUMMARY 1.Organization 2.Vet+i membership (September 2009) 3.Working groups progress 4.Secretariat´s actions 5.Website statistics 6.Future milestones Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

1. ORGANIZATION CHART Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

2. Vet+i MEMBERSHIP (SEPT 2009) STAKEHOLDERS FORUM & WORKING GROUPS Number of participants Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09 STAKEHOLDERS FORUM 312 WORKING GROUP 1 Prioritization of diseases and gap analysis 223 WORKING GROUP 2 Research 125 WORKING GROUP 3 Technology Transfer 118 WORKING GROUP 4 Enabling factors and Regulatory issues 81

2. Vet+i MEMBERSHIP (SEPT 2009) STAKEHOLDERS FORUM Number of organizations participating (by category) Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

2. Vet+i MEMBERSHIP (SEPT 2009) ADVISORY GROUP Spanish Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry. Spanish Technology Platform Food for Life. Spanish Technology Platform for Fishery and Aquaculture. Spanish Network of University Knowledge Transfer Offices. Ministry of Science & Innovation – General Subdirectorate for public-private partnership. Spanish Technology Platform for Innovative Medicines Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Objective: gap analysis & disease prioritization  Organized in 8 Subgroups by animal species:  Aquaculture  Bovine  Small Ruminants  Swine  Poultry  Equids  Minor Species (rabbits, wild animals, honey bees, etc.)  Companion and exotic animals  WG1 Coordinator: Representative of the Ministry of Environment, Rural and Maritime Affairs  Expertise on animal health and equal interest in all animal species.  Subgroups Coordinators: Each Subgroup is coordinated by a representative of the producers´ organizations in order to take into account their needs. Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09 Working Group 1

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Working Group 1 tasks:  Submit a list of the major epizootic, zoonotic and animal production diseases affecting the different animal species.  Develop the prioritization model*:  Determine the prioritization criteria  Establish the scoring system for criteria.  Score each identified disease against the prioritization model. * Adapted from the DISCONTOOLS model. Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Working Group 2 Objective: Identify, strengthen & promote the research areas that are necessary for the development of effective tools for controlling the animal diseases of priority for Spain. Coordinator: Research Community Representative (INIA) Tasks : To identify the existing research themes related to animal health that fall into the scope of Vet+i. To put into contact and promote the coordination between research centers/Universities and the industry. Actions to promote research in the industry. To define new research themes in those areas where gaps have been identified by WG1. Review the research incentives in public centers (CV) Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Working Group 3 Objective: To maximize & foster an efficient & rapid transfer of technology by identifying critical points and enabling factors. Coordinator: Animal Health Industry representative. Tasks : To identify the patents in the field of animal health that currently exist in Spain. To compile all the exploitable research results in AH in Spain. To create a database containing areas of interest to industry. To identify enabling factors and barriers to the efficient transfer of technology (Intellectual Property Rights, private-public partnership, etc.) – look for solutions Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Working Group 4 Objective: To propose recommendations in order to facilitate and accelerate the access to market of developed tools, optimizing the registration phase by the Regulatory Authorities. Coordinator: Spanish Medicines Agency representative. Tasks : To explore and define research themes in the areas of quality, safety and efficacy) in order to optimize the registration process in terms of cost and time. To identify the regulatory requirements that need be taken into account during the R&D of medicines. Analysis of the current regulatory situation of lack of medicines for MUMS. Registration process – Identify barriers & look for solutions. Post-marketing: Recommendation in terms of responsible use of veterinary medicines & pharmacovigilance Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

3. WORKING GROUPS PROGRESS Vision Document 2015 Medium to long term vision Approved To be published shortly Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09 Content: -Background: ETPGAH. -Specific animal health aspects in Spain. -Importance on the availability of animal health tools. -Developing Vet+i. -Developing a Vision for 2015: from innovation to delivery. -Future milestones.

4. SECRETARIAT´S ACTIONS  Promotion the participation of Spanish partners in the 7FM & EMIDA calls for proposal:  Coordination meeting with  Participation in Conferences: Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09 Meetings with INIA (Spanish representative at EMIDA) Inform participants about transnational call for proposals. Regular contact with CDTI (Spanish representative at the 7FP management committees) Forward to our participants all information received from CDTI regarding 7FM Encourage participants to make proposals for WP2010 and make suggestions to define WP2011.

5. WEB SITE STATISTICS Total of visits from Dec. ´08 to Sept ´09 Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

5. WEB SITE STATISTICS Number of Visits by Continent & Country: Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

6. FUTURE MILESTONES  Strategic Research Agenda  Action Plan  Develop an IT tool containing all the information concerning AH (industry´s area of interest, exploitable research results, existing research themes, etc.)  Communication activities:  Participation in external events (producers´organizations, Universities, vet associations … ) Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

6. FUTURE MILESTONES ANNUAL CONFERENCE -3 November, Madrid (NH Eurobilding Hotel)- Agenda:  Welcoming: Santiago de Andrés, Vet+i President  Opening: Consuelo Sánchez, Ministry of Health & Social Affairs  2 main presentations: “The innovation as a pillar of the new European Animal Health Strategy” (Francisco Reviriego, DG SANCO) “Overview of technology Platforms, present & future and its coordination with the national research plans” (Mª Luisa Castaño, Ministry of Science & Innovation)  Roundtable (4 short presentations, one for each WG)  Closing words: Santiago Menéndez de Luarca, Ministry of Environment, Rural & Maritime Affairs Mirror Groups Meeting22/09/09

Project funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Regional Development Fund