Food, agriculture and biotechnology in the 7th RTD Framework Programme

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Food, agriculture and biotechnologyin the 7th
RTD Framework Programme

Bergen, 1 September 2005
Dr. Klaus-Günther Barthel Directorate for
Biotechnology, Agriculture and Food
Research European Commission, DG Research
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FP7 2007 - 2013
Specific Programmes
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Cooperation Collaborative research

• 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
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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
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Objectives
2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
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
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Rationale
2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
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
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THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIOECONOMY
QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES TRACEABILITY,
CONSUMER SCIENCE
STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY FUNCTIONALITY
(Chirality)
SOCIETAL NEEDS
WHITE BIOTECH CLEAN BIOPROCESSES RAW
MATERIALS/WASTE
PROCESSING
ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, FOOD QUALITY
DETERMINANTS, NUTRITION
GREEN/BLUE BIOTECH OPTIMISED RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCTION
LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY ANIMAL HEALTH -
RURAL DEVT.
Sustainable production and management of
biological resources from land, forest, and
aquatic environments
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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
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2) Fork to farm Food, health and well being
Activities

• 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
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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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2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology research
What's new?

• Pillar 2 Food, health and well-being ensures
  continuity of FP6 Food quality and safety
  research
• New Pillar 1 Sustainable production and
  management of biological resources and pillar 3
  Life sciences and biotech for sustainable
  non-food products and processes
• Some topics under pillar 13 partly financed in
  FP4 and FP5 (BIOTECH, FAIR, QoL, etc.), but FP6
  efforts scattered and not of sufficient critical
  mass (some activities under materials, energy and
  environment) providing no synergies
• Technology platforms in the area of plant
  biotechnology, animal breeding, global animal
  health, forestry, food and industrial
  biotechnology

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2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology research
Borderline with other FP7 themes

• Enabling/systems biology research on plants,
  animals and microbes complementary to systems
  biology for human health applications in theme 1.
• Complementary research relating to the
  management/conservation of natural resources
  addressed under the Environment including
  Climate Change theme.
• Demonstration of bioprocesses for biomass
  conversion to energy/materials under this
  priority up-scaling and complete process design
  under materials and energy themes

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Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology research
NEST policy support international cooperation
New activities within the themes

• Integration of new and emerging science and
  technologies
• Support to policy development (CAP, CPF, public
  health, food safety, animal health, )
• International co-operation
• to be defined on the level of the specific
  programme or workprogramme

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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
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Coordination of non-Community research programmes
Coordination of national and regional programmes
actions will use the tools

• ERA-NET
• ERA-NET PLUS
• Article 169
• May cover subjects beyond the nine themes

Coordination with European programmes

• Addresses principally intergovernmental
  structures such as
• EUREKA, COST, etc

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The instruments (1)
1. To support actions which are implemented on
the basis of calls for proposals

• Collaborative projects
• Networks of Excellence
• Coordination/support actions
• ERA-Nets, ERA-Nets
• Individual projects
• Fellowships
• Research projects for third parties (i.a. SMEs)

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The instruments (2)
2. To support actions implemented directly on
the basis of decisions by the COUNCIL and the
EUROPEAN PARLAMENT

• Art. 169
• Joint Technology Initiatives
• Development of new infrastructures of European
  interest

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Ideas Frontier Research
ERC European Research Council
Commission
Scientific Council

• 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

• Approval of work programme, as defined by the
  Scientific Council
• Instruction to implement work programme
• Approval of annual implementation report
• Information to programme committee

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
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People Human Potential
Initial training of researchers Marie Curie
Networks
Life-long training and career development Individu
al Fellowships Co-financing of
regional/national/international programmes
Industry-academia pathways and partnerships Indust
ry-Academia Scheme
International dimension Outgoing International
Fellowships Incoming International
Fellowships International Cooperation Scheme
Reintegration grants
Specific actions Excellence awards
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Capacities Research Capacity
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FP7 budget(EUR billion, 2004 constant prices)
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FP7 2007-2013Cooperation budget
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FP7 Timetable
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Information

• EU research http//europa.eu.int/comm/research
• Seventh Framework Programme http//europa.eu.int/
  comm/research/future/index_en.cfm
• Information on research programmes and projects
• http//www.cordis.lu
• RTD info magazine
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfo/
• Information requests
• research_at_cec.eu.int