European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry ETPSusChem

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European Technology Platform for Sustainable
Chemistry (ETP-SusChem)

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What is ETP-SusChem?

• The European Technology Platform for Sustainable
  Chemistry, ETP SusChem, is a multi-stakeholder
  platform that bridges academia, industry, SMEs,
  NGOs, the civil society and other relevant
  stakeholders
• ETP SusChem seeks to boost chemistry,
  biotechnology and chemical engineering research,
  development and innovation in Europe
• Jointly initiated in 2004 by Cefic and EuropaBio.
• All details on ETP SusChem at
  http//www.suschem.org

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Why ETP-SusChem?

• The EU Chemical industry is world leader and a
  major contributor to the EU economy in terms of
  revenues, trade balance and employment. It
  supplies chemicals but also new
  products/materials for other industries.
• However, the sector's competitiveness is at risk
  due to relatively high cost of production, low
  market growth, and delocalisation of customer
  industries. Innovation and sustainability are key
  drivers for the chemical industrys future
  competitiveness and for fulfilling Europe's
  vision of a sustainable and competitive
  knowledge-based economy.
• Better use and integration of chemical,
  biotechnology and chemical engineering sciences
  will enable the Chemical Industry to become more
  sustainable, with the generation of new, improved
  and more environmental friendly products and
  processes that supply new and existing products
  more efficiently. This requires RD driven by
  competitive EU chemical and associated industries
  that can capture their value and spread their use.

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ETP-SusChem Mission
Strengthen competitiveness of chemical industry
in Europe based on technology leadership
Improve EU economic and regulatory conditions to
inspire chemical/biotech innovation
Turn research into jobs/business through
innovation
Focus on societal needs, contribute to
sustainable development
Strategies for engaging the best researchers
Boost sustainable chemistry research in Europe
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ETP-SusChem deliverables
Documents available at http//www.suschem.org
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ETP-SusChem Structure
ETP-SusChem Board
Horizontal Issues Russel Mills, Dow
Secretariat
Member StatesMirror Group align research
programmes EU/National
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RD priorities for the Materials Technology
section
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Future role of ETP-SusChem
Stakeholders
Implementation monitoring and review
FP7 and other European programmes
National activities, platforms, funding programs
Linking and networking
Projects
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Promoted by the University of Bologna in March
2006 under the auspices of CRUI, in cooperation
with Federchimica, Assobiotec, Federambiente,
INSTM, CNR, ENEA, C.R.A., SCI, 8 Interuniversity
Consortia, several scientific/environmental
associations, Centers of Excellence, Banks, etc.
http//www.unibo.it/Portale/Ricerca/ServiziDocent
iRicercatori/finanzeuropei/ITSuschemPlatform.htm
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IT-SusChem Structure
Coordinator ad interim L Busetto,
UniBOCoordinator Sci. committee G. Centi, UniME
N.Barbini (Federchimica, Board ETP-SusChem) G.
Pieri (Italian Mirror Group ETP SusChem) P. Tundo
(UniVE) V. Pignatelli (ENEA) S. Viticoli (CNR) F.
Cavani (UniBO)
Board
Horizontal Issues F. Santarelli /P. Bonora(SCI)
Secretariat A. Di Sandro (UniBO)
Scientific committee 57 members 9
Companies Federchimica/Assobiotec Federambiente
20 Universities 4 CNR Institutes ENEA, C.R.A. 3
Interuniversity consortia 6 Scientific
associations
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IT-SusChem deliverables
IT-SusChem Vision Document (available in English
and in Italian at http//www.unibo.it/Portale/Ri
cerca/ServiziDocentiRicercatori/finanzeuropei/IT
SuschemPlatform.htm) It was developed through a
3 months national consultation. It has been
recently submitted to a) main Italian
Ministries and Scientific Authorities b) DG
Research offices, ETP-SusChem related ETPs
Structuring and Planning Research Innovation
for a Sustainable Chemistry in Italy
www.unibo.it/NR/rdonlyres/0F983ABC-A107-48AE-BF52-
9E1D0C8D97DB/82781/ITSusChemVisionENGfinale1.pdf
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