Diapositiva 1

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SPANISH TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM FOR ANIMAL HEALTH
SANTIAGO DE ANDRÉS General Director of
Veterindustria
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OUTLINE

• BACKGROUND
• INTRODUCTION
• ACTIONS CARRIED OUT
• ORGANIZATION CHART
• SHORT TERM ACTIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT
• FUTURE MILESTONES

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BACKGROUND

• Lisbon Strategy To make the EU the most
  dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy
  in the world"
• Technology Platforms Interdisciplinary forums
  led by the Industry
• European Technology Platform for Global Animal
  Health (ETPGAH)
• December 2004
• National Technology Platforms
• Mirror groups of ETPGAH
• Identify national priority issues
• Advise financing bodies

• Denmark
• France
• Italy
• Netherlands
• United Kingdom
• Germany
• Austria
• Spain

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INTRODUCTION (1)

• What is the Platform?
• Interdisciplinary forum that integrates all
  relevant stakeholders from academia, research,
  farmers, veterinarians, industry, regulators,
  etc. interested in animal health.
• To improve RD in the field of animal health in
  Spain and consequently, to position the platform
  as a referent in the applied research environment
  of the animal health throughout Spain, Europe and
  the Mediterranean area.
• Veti acts as mirror group of ETPGAH.
• To enable the efficient transfer of research
  developed in Spain and accelerate the development
  and delivery of the most effective tools for
  controlling animal diseases that are of major
  importance, thereby improving human and animal
  health, food safety and quality, animal welfare
  and market access.
• Project initiated and led by Veterindustria
  (Association representing the Spanish Animal
  Health Industry)

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INTRODUCTION (2)

• Objectives
• To enable networking and discussion involving
  all key players and stakeholders interested in
  the field of animal health farmers,
  veterinarians, academia, industry, regulators,
  etc.
• To carry out a gap analysis in terms of research
  themes and products availability and contribute
  to the prioritization of the identified needs.
• To focus actions on the applied research and the
  development of innovative products, increasing
  the competitiveness of the Spanish animal health
  industry and other stakeholders as users of these
  innovative tools.
• To identify critical points and enabling factors
  linked to the successful technology transfer from
  the research to the development phase.
• To coordinate the research and development
  phases with the requirements for the registration
  process, enabling a shorter time access to
  market.

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INTRODUCTION (3)

• Objectives
• To provide a Strategic Research Agenda in the
  field of animal health in Spain.
• To provide guidance to establish the priorities
  on Spanish animal health research, aligned with
  the general interest of Spain.
• To act as a consultant to the competent
  Organizations about any strategic or research
  action plan that may require funding and specific
  support.
• To propose recommendations to competent
  Authorities and Organizations in the field of the
  animal health on the basis of the results or
  evidences provided by the Platform.
• To ensure coordination with the European
  Platform.
• To carry out a communication plan to raise
  awareness in society about the contribution of
  the platform and the animal health as a whole.

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ACTIONS CARRIED OUT (1)

• 2006 Presentation of the ETPGAH to the Spanish
  Animal Health Industry by IFAH-Europe.
• Establishment of initial contacts with Official
  Institutions
• Meeting with the Center for the Development of
  Industrial Technology (CDTI)
• Meeting with the Spanish Science and Technology
  Foundation (FECYT)
• Meeting with the Directorate-General for the
  Technology Policy (Ministry of Science and
  Innovation)
• Initial meeting held in order to mobilise all key
  stakeholders interested in Animal Health April
  2008
• Application for funding for Secretariats
  operations (Ministry of Science and Innovation)
  April 2008. Granted in October 2008 -
  186,627.00

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ACTIONS CARRIED OUT (2)

• Preparatory meeting Research Environment June
  2008
• Preparatory meeting Veterinary and Production
  Environment June 2008
• Official Launch Event for the Platform. Attended
  by all interested parties July 2008
• Setting up the final structure of the Platform
  Stakeholders Forum, Working Groups Council
  September 2008
• Design and development of a specific website
  September 2008
• Recruitment of a person for secretariats
  activities support October 2008
• Coordination meeting with other Platforms in
  Aquaculture October 2008
• Participation in DISCONTOOLS, Working Package 2
  Disease Priorization October 2008
• CDTI Coordination Meeting to promote the
  participation of Spanish AH Companies in 7FP
  October 2008

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ORGANIZATION CHART
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COUNCIL
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MEMBERS
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SHORT TERM ACTIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT

• December 2008 - Launching of the Veti Website
• Web Veti
• December 2008 Constitutive meeting of the
  Council
• Beginning 2009 - Constitutive meeting of Working
  Groups start-up of operations

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FUTURE MILESTONES

• 2009
• Vision document 2011
• Strategic Research Agenda
• Annual Conference
• Participation in Technical Conferences
• Annual status report on the development of the
  Platform
• Publication of articles in scientific/technical
  journals
• Communication (press releases)
• 2010
• Action Plan

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Thanks for your attention!