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From

FP6 “Food Quality and Safety” to

FP7 “Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology”

Info Day, 20 September, 2005University of Plovdiv

Prof. Ivan N. MinkovNCP TP5 Food Quality and Safety, FP6BULGARIAminkov@pu.acad.bg

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Strengthening the foundations of ERA

Structuring the ERAResearch &Innovation

Training &Mobility

ResearchInfrastructures

Science & Society

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Anticipating S/T Needs

Scientific support to policies

New and emerging S/T needs

SME activities

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Food Quality and Safety

Production Processing

Health and well-being

of Consumer

Safe, high-quality foods

Food intake

Environmental factors

Fork-to-Farm

685 M€ over the four years (EU15)

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Results from

Thematic Priority 5

CALL 3

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Thematic Priority 5 CALL 3 General features

• Call Publication: July 24th 2004• Deadlines:

– October 7th 2004 (for IP and NoE outline proposals)

Stage-1 evaluation based on a reduced set of criteria (only consensus in Brussels)

– February 8th 2005 (for IP and NoE full proposals)

Stage-2 evaluation based on full set of criteria (remote & consensus)

– February 8th 2005 (for STREP and CA)

single-stage evaluation (remote & consensus)

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TP 5 CALL 38 areas (26 topics)

• Total Food Chain (3 topics)

• Epidemiology of food-related diseases and allergies (3 topics)

• Impact of food on health (4 topics)

• “Traceability” processes along the production chain (2 topics)

• Methods of Analysis, detection and control (3 topics)

• Safer and environmentally friendly production methods and technologies and healthier foodstuffs (6 topics)

• Impact of animal feed on human health (4 topics)

• Environmental health risks (2 topics)

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Food-3-A (NI) Results – Stage 2

Type of instrument

Full proposals received

Proposals evaluated

Proposals passing the evaluation

IP 27 27 11

NoE 3 3 1

Total 30 30 12

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Top 12 NI proposalsOverview of participants

Member States (25)

AC ACC Third countries

Non specified

Total

315 30 4 25 2 376

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Top 12 NI proposalsParticipants from AC and ACC

BG 1

TR 3

CH 11

IL 8

IS 1

NO 10

• Martisa Vegetable Crop Research Institute

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Food-3-B (TI) Results

Type of instrument

Proposals received

Proposals evaluated

Proposals passing the evaluation

STREP 83 80 33

CA 4 4 1

Total 87 84 34

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Top 20 TI proposalsOverview of participants

Member States (25)

AC ACC Third countries

Non specified

Total

235 15 3 23 0 276

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Top 20 TI proposalsParticipants from AC and ACC

BG 2

RO 1

CH 3

IL 2

IS 1

NO 9

• INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY & PARASITOLOGY

• UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV

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CAP-ACC project CAP reform and building a knowledge-based

agriculture in rural areas of ACC

Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA)

Duration: 6 months

Coordinator: AgroBioInstitute (BG)

Participants: BG (3), RO (1), TK (1), NL (1)

Rationale: The appropriate use and management of rural

areas poses new questions to science and policy in new MS

and ACC

Objective: To assess scientific priorities and a new approach

in management of knowledge by all stakeholders

Means: a Conference – 3/5 October 2005 – Sofia

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Participation of the University of Plovdiv in TP5 - FP6 Projects

Ongoing Projects SSA FoodLink Participant SSA Animal Science Participant SSA TrainNet Future Participant SSA AgriPolicy Participant

Financed, under negotiations SSA Euro Agro Mapping Participant SSA BAFN (Support to policies) Participant STREP TransContainer Participant

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Participation of the University of Plovdiv in TP5 - FP6 Projects

Submitted for the 3rd Call TP5 – 7th September 2005 SSA ACC Agri Food Platform Coordinator SSA SpidEra Net Participant SSA Toolfood Participant SSA SMECER Participant

To be submitted for the 4th Call TP5 – February, 2006 ? ? ?

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CAC Animal Science

Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA)

Duration: 2 years

Coordinator: Euroquality, France

Participants: 16 Partners: - National Contact Points (NCP)- Research centre

- Organisations experienced in the setting up of EU research projectFrance, Italy, Israel, Bulgaria, Chechia, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Rumania, Slovakia, Turkey

Rationale: Help organisation from animal science sector from

acceding/applicant countries to participate to FP6

Objective: Identify “who does what” in each countryIdentify “who does what” in each country

Identify SMEs of Animal Science sector in each Identify SMEs of Animal Science sector in each

countrycountry• Means: Use of questionnaireUse of questionnaire

– InterviewInterview– Elaboration of “Fact sheet” = computerised file of the questionnaire Elaboration of “Fact sheet” = computerised file of the questionnaire – National report (mapping document)National report (mapping document)

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TrainNet FutureTraining network of National Contact Points and

support organizations with special emphasis on CC

Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA)

Duration: 3 years

Coordinator: Hungary

Participants: 26 Partners from 25 countries:

Rationale: To help the NCP structure of the 6th Framework

program and to ensure an increased number of successful

participants for FP6

Objective: To raise the quantity and quality of research projects

from participants as partners or coordinators

Means: Training and capacity building of NCPs; staff exchanges; 9 trans-national and 12 national training sessions for

researchers

Proactive match making by the organisation of 3 brokerage events Setting up a “Call Information Network”

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FoodLink

Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA)

Duration: 2 years

Coordinator: Poznan Science and Technology Park, Poland

Participants: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania,Poland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria

(University of Plovdiv), Romania, Turkey

Rationale: The aim of the FOODLINK project is to promote among the researchers and

industry operating in the ACC food sector the participation in the EU 6th Framework

Program research and development projects.

Objective: FOODLINK project envisages a set of actions: information days in ACC

countries, collection of cooperation profiles (project ideas, expertise offers) and finally

a brokerage event at International Trade Fair for the Food Industry in Poznan, in

September 2004. Means: National databases; Leaflet preparation and translations; Common

questionnaire preparation; Brokerage event

Linking Associated Candidate Countries and EU Member States food sectors with a view to higher level of participation in the FP 6 projects

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CEEC AgriPolicy

Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA)

Duration: 2 years

Coordinator: Euroquality, France

Participants: 18 Participants – France, UK, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia,Croatia,

Bosnia&Herzegovina, Serbia&Montenegro, Тurkey, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland,

Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria (University of Plovdiv), Romania

Rationale: Given the importance of agriculture and rural economy in the European

Union and in the national economies of the New Member States (NMS), the Candidate

Countries (CC) and the Western Balkan Countries (WB), support actions aiming at

establishing a sustainable relationship between policy makers and the research

community should be implemented in this area

• Objective: To support the formulation of Community agricultural policies by developing an open and interactive network of research organization in agricultural economics. To favor the development of the European Research Area.

• Means: Mapping of competencies - Identification of organisations; Network and expert groups creation; Questionnaire;Development of the web portal; Expert Groups; Mail shot and press releases

Agro economic policy analyses of the new member states, the candidate states and the countries of the Western Balkans

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BAFN (Balkan Agro Food Network)

Setting up of agricultural & food research network in theWestern Balkan

Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA) Duration: 24 months Coordinator: Euroquality, France Participants: France, Bulgaria (University of Plovdiv), Albania, FRYM (Macedonia), Croatia, Bosnia

& Hercogovina Serbia & Montenegro Rationale: The Western Balkan Countries have an important agricultural potential. Their research

capacities, which were of high quality have to be stabilised and reinforced. In the frame of the

“association and stabilisation agreements” concluded between the EU and the five WB countries, and

of the opening of the European Research Area, cooperation in research & technological development

is encouraged

Objective: The objective of the project is support the opening of the European Research Area to the

Western Balkan in the area of agricultural and food research. . It is targeted at research organisations

(Universities, Research Centres). All discipline involved in agricultural and food science will be

covered.

Means: Network building; Participation to community research program; Enhance

awareness and training; Support policy developments Activities: Network Creation, Database elaboration, Web portal development, Settlement

of expert panel

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EU AGRI MAPPING Mapping and foresight of agricultural and food research capacity in the New Member States and in the Candidate

Countries Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA) Duration: 2 years Coordinator: Euroquality, France Participants: Organizations from the 10 NMS and the 4 CCs take part in the project. Bulgaria (University of

Plovdiv).

Rationale: Task 6 of the call aims at mapping the European agricultural research capacities. As an

exhaustive mapping of the research capacities in the EU-25 would require a considerable effort, this

proposal is voluntary focusing on the New Member States and Candidate Countries. This allows to

improve the efficiency of the exercise and the quality of the results. Given the structural changes

since the early 90's, little is known about the current situation of the research establishments from

the Central and Eastern European Countries. This mapping exercise is thus very relevant. • Objective: The objectives of the project are to provide reports that:• 1) Identify the main players in agricultural research; • 2) Describe how is organized agricultural and food research in the NMS & CC; • 3) Formulate recommendations on the developments that would be desirable in agricultural research. • To reach these objectives, the approach retained is a survey of the research establishments. The

major technical objective of the project EU-AGRI MAPPING is to. Means: Eexhaustively screen research centers for all sub sectors of the agricultural and

food research in all CC and NMS. An online, dynamic, free access and multilingual

database will be elaborated and used as a tool to conduct the surveys

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ACC Agri Food Platform

Integrating the Associated Candidate Countries in the European Research Area through the establishment of a transnational technology platform on Agriculture,

Food and Biotechnology

Instrument: Specific Support Action (SSA) - Submitted Project !! Duration: 2 years Coordinator: University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Participants: University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria); Euro Project (Bulgaria); Ministry of Science,

Education and Sports (Croatia); Institute of Food Bio Resources (Romania); Troyka

(Turkey); INRA (France); Senter Novem (The Netherlands)

Rationale: There are currently seven European Technology Platforms (ETPs) relevant to agriculture,

food and biotechnology. Associated Candidate Countries (ACC) are not represented in these

platforms. Given the strategic importance of ETP in future community research programmes, there is

an urgent need to stimulate the integration of the ACC in these platforms

Objective: Linking with Candidate Countries through the integration of stakeholders from

the ACC in European technology Platforms and stimulate, encourage and facilitate the

participation of organisations from the Associated Candidate Countries (ACC) in European

research programmes in the area of food, agriculture and biotechnology

Means: Establishment of the transnational platform; Participation in ETP; Implementation

of SRA; Promotion of competencies

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Other Projects, Submitted 7th Sept. 2005, in Which University of Plovdiv is a

Partner

ERA FOOD - Specific Support Action (SSA) Facilitating integration of new Member States and Associated Candidate Countries in

European Research Area by FOOD approaches The aim of the proposed SSA is to facilitate integration of new MS and ACC in ERA by

FOOD approaches;

SMECER - Specific Support Action (SSA) Targeted measures to increase Small and Medium Enterprises participation

in quality and safety food cereal research

SpidERA FOOD - Specific Support Action (SSA) ‘Spidering’ European Research Area in the Food Quality and Safety sector

TOOLFOOD - Specific Support Action (SSA) Towards Effective Food Quality & Safety within European and International

Markets: Development and Adaptation of Quality Tools

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Workprogramme

Thematic Priority 5

CALL 4

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Budget: Thematic Priority 5

Call Budget

(Million Euro)

NI Topics(topics successful)

TI Topics(topics successful)

1 – 2002/3 207

(167 + 40)

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3 – 2004/5 216 16

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• Publication (foreseen): 5 July 2005 (all)

• Deadlines:

5 October 05 IP & NoE stage-1 (outline proposals)

STREP & CA

8 February 06 IP & NoE stage-2 (full proposals)

SSA

• Info on www.cordis.lu/food/workprogramme.htm

Calendar – Call 4

• 3 call texts will be published:– Food-4-A: IP & NoE– Food-4-B: STREP & CA– Food-4-C: SSA

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Total Food Chain

Primary production

Food industry

High-quality and -safety foodswith health benefits

Inputs

Retail sector

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Safety asp

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Improving the quality of pork and pork products for the consumer (IP) INCO

Improving the safety of beef and beef products for the consumer in production and processing (IP) INCO/SMEs

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Epidemiologyof Food-Related Diseases

and Allergies

Development ofdatabases

Identification of key risk factors

FoodmetabolismFood

intakeImmunesystem

Geneticbackground

Environ-ment

Nutrient status and requirements of specific population groups (NoE)

Influence of dietary history on coeliac disease (STREP)

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Impact of Food on Health

Development of newhealth-promoting foods

Scientific basis forimproving health

through diet

Improvedunderstanding

of foodmetabolism

Harnessing theopportunities ofproteomics andbiotechnology

Milk and dairy products with optimised bioactivity (IP) SMEs

Food components reducing the risk of dental diseases (STREP) SMEs

Optimising food processing for nutritional and environmental quality (STREP) INCO/SMEs

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Traceability Processes

Increased consumer confidencein the food supply

Stronger scientific andtechnological basis

Complete traceabilityfrom raw materialto purchased food

Origin and development of unintended micro-organisms in the food and feed chains (IP) INCO

Emerging technologies for food/feed traceability including monitoring the manufacturing and handling practices in the total chain (IP) INCO

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Methods of Analysis, Detection and Control

Controlling the foodand feed supply

Accurate datafor risk analysis

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Quality and safety control strategies for food (NoE) INCO

Developing improved TSE inactivation methods (STREP) SMEs

BSE infectivity of milk, milk products and meat derived from goats (STREP)

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Safer and Environmentally Friendly Production Methods

and Healthier Foodstuffs

Safe and healthier food and feed

Improved trans-formation processes

Lower inputfarming systems

Innovativetechnologies

Reducing the use of plant protection products (NOE)

Management of waste from farms and fisheries (CA) INCO

Linking national research communities working on E coli O157 research (CA)

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Safer and Environmentally Friendly Production Methods

and Healthier Foodstuffs

Safe and healthier food and feed

Improved trans-formation processes

Lower inputfarming systems

Innovativetechnologies

High throughput analysis of plant composition and metabolism (STREP) INCO/SMEsReduced fertiliser inputs through improved management of soil microbes (STREP) INCO/SMEsDisease risk for consumers from alternative and enriched cage laying hen systems (STREP)

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Impact of Animal Feed on Human Health

Reduction in the use ofundesirable raw materials

Alternative newanimal feed sources

Improved understandingof the role of animal feed

in food safety

Feed safety control (STREP) SMEs

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Environmental Health Risks

Identification of detrimentalenvironmental factors

Understanding themechanisms involved

Determination of how to prevent or minimise these effects and risks

Investigating the cause of allergy (IP) SMEs

Investigation of potential health impacts of long-term exposure to disinfection by-products in drinking water (STREP) SMEs

Pathogens in drinking water sources (STREP) SMEs

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Specific Support Actions

• Call 4: Single closing date February 2006– Budget €8 million

• Call 3: SSA call CLOSED– FP6-2004-FOOD-3-C closed 07 September

2005– Budget €5 million

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Specific Support Actions: CALL 3

• Achieving ERA objectives• Promoting SME participation• Stimulating international cooperation• Initiatives supporting policy development• Linking with new Member States and Associated

Candidate Countries• Dissemination / Exploitation of research• Contributing to the “EU Strategy for Life Sciences

and Biotechnology”

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FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 7

General Outline

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What’s new ?

Main new elements compared to FP6:• Management:

– ERC (Basic Research)– Logistical and administrative tasks transferred to external

structures

• Simplification of procedures• Annual budget doubled

– Total: EUR 5 billion ►10 billion per year– Basic research (~ EUR 1.5 billion per year)

• Joint Technology Initiatives, Research Infrastructures

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9 themes

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

Cooperation – Collaborative researchCooperation – Collaborative research

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Joint Technology Initiatives

Global Monitoring for Environment

and Security

Global Monitoring for Environment

and Security

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy

Future

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells for a Sustainable Energy

Future

Towards new Nanoelectronics

Approaches

Towards new Nanoelectronics

Approaches

Embedded systemsEmbedded systems

Aeronautics and Air Transport

Aeronautics and Air Transport

Innovative Medicines for the Citizens

of Europe

Innovative Medicines for the Citizens

of Europe

Other possible themes to be identified later…

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Technology Platforms:

Central Concept

Unite relevant stakeholders around:

A common “VISION” for the technology concerned.

Industry, public authorities, research community, regulators, civil society and consumers

Mobilisation of a CRITICAL MASS of private and public research and innovation effort.

Definition of a STRATEGIC RESEARCH AGENDA including education, training, communication and dissemination.

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Technology PlatformGlobal Animal Health

Promote the development and distribution of effective tools to control

animal diseases of major importance to Europe and the rest of the world.

Improve animal health and welfare, food safety, human health, market

access and contributing to achieving the Millennium Development Goals

• Stakeholders: IFAH (animal health industry); Copa-Cogeca (farmers); EuropaBio; FVE (Veterinarians); research organisations; universities; OIE; FAO; WHO; ILRI; consumers; EFSA, CVOs; EMEA; HMA; IABs

• Vision paper “ETP Global Animal Health” (interim version December 2004, final May 2005)

• Strategic research agenda: in preparation

• Website: http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/agriculture/index_en.html• Commission contact: isabel.minguez-tudela@cec.eu.int

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Other Technology Platforms in Agriculture-related Areas

Animal Breeding

Plant Genomics

Sustainable Chemistry incl. White Biotechnology

Forest Resources

Water Sanitation

Bioenergy

Food Technologies

….

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Researchers presenting proposals on subjects of their choice

Evaluated on the sole criterion of excellence

Researchers presenting proposals on subjects of their choice

Evaluated on the sole criterion of excellence

Implementation through a European Research Council

Under the guidance of a Scientific Governing Council

Implementation through a European Research Council

Under the guidance of a Scientific Governing Council

IdeasIdeas

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Initial training of researchersMarie Curie Networks

Initial training of researchersMarie Curie Networks

Life-long training and career developmentIndividual Fellowships

Co-financing of regional/national/international programmes

Life-long training and career developmentIndividual Fellowships

Co-financing of regional/national/international programmes

Industry-academia pathways and partnershipsIndustry-Academia Scheme

Industry-academia pathways and partnershipsIndustry-Academia Scheme

International dimensionOutgoing International Fellowships; Incoming International Fellowships

International Cooperation Scheme; Reintegration grants

International dimensionOutgoing International Fellowships; Incoming International Fellowships

International Cooperation Scheme; Reintegration grants

Specific actionsExcellence awards

Specific actionsExcellence awards

People – Human PotentialPeople – Human Potential

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6 parts

1. Research Infrastructures

2. Research for the benefit of SMEs

3. Regions of Knowledge

4. Research Potential

5. Science in Society

6. Activities of International Cooperation

Capacities – Research CapacityCapacities – Research Capacity

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FP7 budget(EUR billion, 2004 constant prices)

Ideas10,447

People6,279

Capacities6,594

JRC1,617

Euratom4,193

Cooperation39,134

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FP7 2007-2013‘Cooperation’ budget

I. Cooperation

Budget (€ million, 2004 constant prices)

1. Health 7 325 2. Biotechnology, food and agriculture 2 163 3. Information society 11 159 4. Nanotechnologies, materials and production 4 256 5. Energy 2 581 6. Environment 2 232 7. Transport 5 232 8. Socio-economic research 698 9. Security and space 3 488 Total 39 134*

* Not including non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre: €1 617 million

More on the budget

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Theme 2:

“Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology”

featuring

the “Knowledge-based Bio-Economy”

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Food, agriculture and biotechnology research:

Rationale

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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Food, agriculture and biotechnology research:

Objectives

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, CAHP and CFP Involve all stakeholders (incl. industry) in research Respond quickly to emerging research needs

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WHITE BIOTECHCLEAN BIOPROCESSES

RAW MATERIALS/WASTE

THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIOECONOMY

Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments

“Fork to Farm”Food, health

and well-being

SOCIETAL NEEDS

Lifesciences &

biotechnology forsustainable non-food products +

processes

GREEN/BLUE BIOTECHOPTIMISED RAW MATERIALSPRODUCTION

PROCESSINGADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, FOOD QUALITY

DETERMINANTS, NUTRITION

LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY ANIMAL HEALTH - RURAL DEVT.

QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES TRACEABILITY, CONSUMER SCIENCE

STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY FUNCTIONALITY (Chirality)

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FP7 Timetable

6 April 2005 Commission’s proposal

September 2005 ? Specific programmes’ proposal

December 2005 ? First reading at EP

January 2006 ? Common position at Council

March 2006 ? Second reading and approval at EP

June 2006 ? Adoption

November 2006 ? First calls for proposals

December 2006 ? Launch Conference

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More information:

• CORDIS Web Site: www.cordis.lu/food/

• Step by step instructions for participating in FP6: www.cordis.lu/fp6/stepbystep/home.html

• CORDIS partner search: http://fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/partners.cfm

• Seventh Framework Programme:http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm