What is a big project?

SEAFOODplus project has:

• 70 participating institutes/industries

• 20 projects

• Total budget 44 mio. euro

• Grant applied for: 26 mio. euro

• Proposal submitted 15 April 2003

• Granted July 2003: 14,4 mio. euro

SEAFOODplus project - concept

Management SecretariatJim Codd, ReCos

Jette Donovan Jensen, DIFRES

CouncilCoordinator chairs the council

RTD teamGertjan Schaafsma, TNO

Karen Brunsø, MAPPDavid Lees, CEFASJoop Luten, RIVO

Børge Damsgaard, NIFAErling Larsen, DIFRES

ITD teamMaria Leonor Nunes, IPIMAR

Mercedes Careche, CSICLucay Han-Ching, IFREMERJörg Oehlenschläger, FRCFSjöfn Sigurgisladottir, IFL

Begoña Perez Villareal, AZTI

General assembly 

All partner institutionsand

industry participants

ORGANISATION SEAFOODPLUS  

Coordinator

Torger Børresen, DIFRES

RTD-pillar 5

Seafood fromaquaculturesource

RTD-pillar 4

Seafood from source to product

RTD-pillar 3

Seafood safety,risk-benefitanalysis

RTD-pillar 2

Seafood andconsumerwell-being

RTD-pillar 1

Seafood andhuman nutrition

RTD-pillar 5team

RTD-pillar 4team

RTD-pillar 3team

RTD-pillar 2team

RTD-pillar 1team

Coordinator

NIFA, NO

Coordinator

RIVO, NL

Coordinator

CEFAS, UK

Coordinator

MAPP, DK

Coordinator

TNO, NL

SEAFOODplus RTD team

Traceability & authenticity Coordinator: DIFRES, DK

ITD-pillar 5

CommunicationtoIndustry,Consumer andPublicadministration;Socio-economic,ethical andgenderaspects.

ITD-pillar 4

Advancedtrainingactivity;HumanResourceandMobility;Marie Curiefellowships;Networks.

ITD-pillar 3

SME;Demonstration.

ITD-pillar 2 ITD-pillar 1

Dissemination.

ITD-pillar 1team

ITD-pillar 2team

ITD-pillar 3team

ITD-pillar 4team

ITD-pillar 5team

Technology transfer; Creation of new business activities.

IPP, Coordinator: Mercedes Careche, CSIC, ES

CoordinatorLucay Han-Ching

IFREMER, FR

CoordinatorMaria Leonor Nunes

IPIMAR, PT

Coordinator

AZTI, ES

CoordinatorSjöfn Sigurgisladottir

IFL, IS

Coordinator

FRCF, DE

SEAFOODplus ITD team

CoordinatorBegona Perez-

VillarealAZTI, ES

CoordinatorJörg

OehlenschlägerFRCF, DE

Projects in RTD pillar 1 “Seafood and human nutrition”

1. Gastro-inetestinal health with special emphasis on reduction of risk of colon cancer and inflammatory disease (Fishgastro)

2. Health of young European families and fish consumption (Young)

3. Metabolism of n-3 fatty acids and heart disease (Metaheart)

Projects in RTD pillar 2“Seafood and consumer behaviour and well being”

1. Seafood consumption: Explaining attitudes, preferences and eating habits across consumer segments in Europe (Consurvey)

2. Improved seafood sensory quality for consumers (Seafoodsense)

3. Seafood information and communication: Assessment of consumer’s needs for seafood information and development of effective seafood communication (Sea-infocom)

4. Consumer evaluation and willingness to buy convenience and tailor-made seafood products (Conevaluate)

Projects in RTD pillar 3“Seafood safety”

1. Development of standard reference methods for hepatitis A virus and Norovirus in bivalve molluscan shellfish (Refhepa)

2. Reduction of risk in shellfish harvesting areas (Redrisk)3. Seafood: Enhanced assessment of bacterial associated

contamination (Seabac)4. Biogenic amines in seafood – assessment and

management consumer exposure (Biocom)

Projects in RTD pillar 4“Seafood from source to consumer product”

1. High-added value functional seafood products for human health from seafood byproducts by innovative mild processing (ProPepHealth)

2. Hurdle technology, including minimal processing, to ensure quality and safety of convenience seafood (Hurdletech)

3. Preventing seafood lipid oxidation and texture softening to maintain healthy components and quality of seafood (Lipidtext)

4. Consumer driven development of innovative tailor-made seafood products to improve health of consumers (Conprod)

Projects in RTD pillar 5“Seafood from aquaculture”

1. Physiology and genetics of seafood quality traits (Bioqual)

2. Ethical quality traits in farmed fish: The role of husbandry practices and aquaculture production systems (Ethiqual)

Projects in RTD pillar 6Projects Traceability (horizontal)

• Apply new methodology introducing principles of Good Traceability Practice (Methods)

• Implementation (Implem)• Validation (Valid)

ITD pillar 3Demonstration and SMEs

‘From technology development to technology transfer’

Main objectives

1. To assure proper and wide (many countries, many SMEs) exploitation of the technology to be transferred

2. To prepare the platform for the technology transfer of the technology developed

ITD pillar 3Demonstration and SMEs

Tasks:

- Creation of a network of facilitators:

Specific EU-SSA and ETI projects contacted for further integration of SMEs and/or regional-national authorities:

* SMEsforFood: an SSA formed by 19 National Contact Points and Innovation Relay Centers in 16 countries, inside and outside EU.

ITD pillar 3Demonstration and SMEs

Tasks

Common SMEs Profile Form have been created for collecting data, including the following data:

- Name, address,… - Organization type and size: nº employees,…- Description of activity- Previous experience in EU projects- Expertise offered- Expectations

ITD pillar 3Demonstration and SMEs

Tasks

• Creation of the demonstration plan (6-15 months):

-Demonstration policy.

-Definition of the tasks, rights & responsibilities for the network structure of facilitators.

-Detail planning of the activities.

-Identification of the expected technology to be transferred.

ITD pillar 3Demonstration and SMEs

Tasks

•Joint call for proposals and selection of projects and SMEs (15-18 months):

- Check out of the status of the technology to be transferred

- Selection of demonstration projects to start in the next 18 month period

- Define the profiles of the SMEs candidates needed

- Identify specific skills and future objectives

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Contact ITD pillar 3: SME demonstration:

AZTI Foundation (Spain)

Ms. Begoña Pérez-Villarreal - Ms. Amaia Barrena

E-mail: abarrena@suk.azti.es