Building a bio-based economy: European cooperation with BRIC

Building a bio-based economy: European

cooperation with BRIC

John Claxton

Deputy head of unit

Biotechnologies

DG Research

European Commission

The views expressed are those of the writer and should not be regarded as stating an official

position of the European Commission

OECD St Petersburg 2

Policy context: Europe 2020

● The financial crisis

GDP: -4% in 2009, the worst since 1930s

Industrial production: -20%, back to the 1990s

European unemployment expected to be >10%

● Call for growth that is:

Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive


Policy context: Technology push and market demand

● Funding for research and innovation

Framework programmes for research

Competitiveness and innovation programme

Use of other fund sources: Structural funds

● Driving demand

Lead Market Initiative “Green” procurement

Bio-based products

Key Enabling Technologies Biotechnology

Strategic Energy Technologies

● The bio-economy


The concept of the Bio-Economy The European bio-economy…

● Is a sustainable economy that brings together all sectors of the

economy processing and/or using biological resources from land and

sea;

● Aims to deliver coherent, effective and concrete solutions to major

societal challenges, such as the economic crisis, climate change,

finite fossil resources, food security;

● Relies on research in bio-sciences, information technologies, robotics

and materials and aims to transform the knowledge and new

technologies into industrial and social innovation.

Market of ~€2 trillion and ~22 million jobs


Building on European biotechnology research

● 1980s: Biomolecular engineering

Gene transfer & genetic engineering

EU a world leader

● 1990s: GM debate intensifies

Safety issues of GM predominate

Bioremediation using plasmids

EC-US task force on biotechnology research created

● 2000s: Development of the Bio-economy

Environmentally friendly technologies

Life sciences and biotechnology strategy

KBBE in the seventh framework programme

New Communication on the bio-economy


Biotechnology in the Framework Programmes

● The Framework Programmes for Research

“FP1 & 2” 1982-1990 Biomolecular engineering

FP3 1990-94 Life sciences and biotechnology

FP4 1994-98 Biotechnology

Innovation

FP5 1998-2002 Quality of life and management of living resources

− the cell factory

Innovation and SMEs

FP6 2002-2006 …biotechnology for health

Food Quality and Safety

NEST


KBBE - Activity 2.2 “Fork to farm”: Food

(including sea-food),

health and well being

KBBE - Activity 2.1 Sustainable production and

management of

biological resources from

land, forest and aquatic

environments

KBBE - Activity 2.3 Life sciences, biotechnology

and biochemistry for

sustainable non-food

products and processes

KBBE Activities in FP7


Fine and speciality chemicals

Commodity products

Biofuels

Bio-based materials and polymers

Active compounds

Green processes for chemical and chemistry-using

sectors

Industrial

Biotechnology

Biorefinery

Marine and

Fresh water

biotechnology Bioprospecting,

Algae

Novel Sources of

biomass and

bioproducts New energy, Industrial

crops, Bioproducts

Environmental

Biotechnology Sustainable processes-waste

Bioremediation

Environmental management

Emerging trends

in Biotechnology Synthetic biology,

Bioinformatics,

Nanobiotechnology…

Biotechnology in FP7


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2.3.2 Blue

2.3.3 Industrial

2.3.4 Biorefinery

2.3.5 Environmental

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Fostering strategic cooperation with key third

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Global research infrastructures

Mobility of researchers and global networking

More open research programmes

Mutual interest & mutual benefit

5th Freedom: movement of knowledge


International cooperation in Biotechnology

● Participation of “third” countries in topics

General opening: All activties/topics to third countries

Targeted opening: Some topics encourage participation of third countries

Specific International Cooperation Actions: require participation of third countries

● Coordination at programme level

Coordinated calls on topics of shared interest (Russia 2008, India 2009)

ERA-nets coordinating at an international level (Mediterranean agriculture)

Twinning of similar research projects (Argentina, Canada)

Global and partnership initiatives: funding for coordinating programmes (Russia)


Participation by country group in selected proposals for funding

under the 2007 - 2010 KBBE main and related Calls

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EU Member States

ICPC

FP7 associated Countries

Industrialised Countries


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FP7-OCEAN-2010 FP7-AFRICA-2010 FP7-INFLUENZA-2010


EU-Russia Working Group on Agro-Bio-Food Russia Federal Agency for Science and Innovation and EC Research RTD-E, since 2006

RF bioNCP and regional contacts, since FP6

7 RF Technology Platforms mirroring and interacting with KBBE ETPs

Industrial Biotechnology, Biofuels, Food, Plants, Animal Health, Forestry, Aquaculture & Fisheries

(national research agendas and EU-Russia joint research agendas)

Annual EU-Russia Symposia on Biotechnology ( I to V, since 2004)

ERA-NETs links (industrial biotechnology, forestry…)

Russia interactions with the FP


India and China interactions with FP

● India

Systematic governmental dialogues: Department of biotechnology & Department of Science and Technology (Annual meetings)

Joint events: Workshops and conferences

Pilot initiative: Water and biotechnology

● China

Joint events with China National Centre for Biotechnology Development and China Academy of Agricultural Sciences


EU-Russia Working Group on Agro-Bio-Food Russia Federal Agency for Science and Innovation and EC Research RTD-E, since 2006

RF bioNCP and regional contacts, since FP6

7 RF Technology Platforms mirroring and interacting with KBBE ETPs

Industrial Biotechnology, Biofuels, Food, Plants, Animal Health, Forestry, Aquaculture & Fisheries

(national research agendas and EU-Russia joint research agendas)

Annual EU-Russia Symposia on Biotechnology ( I to V, since 2004)

ERA-NETs links (industrial biotechnology, forestry…)

Russia interactions with the FP


European Technology Platforms

● Launched in 2003 during FP6 “…bringing together technological know-how, industry, regulators and

financial institutions to develop a strategic agenda for leading technologies”

● Industry driven, but a wide range of stakeholders ● To define R&D priorities, timeframes and action plans

Development of a “vision” over next 10, 15, 20+ years Development of a “Strategic research agenda” aiming at attaining that

vision ● Integration of research across the community

European research National research Industry funded research

● Focus on engaging with societal challenges


Plants for the Future

www.epsoweb.org

www.forestplatform.org

Industrial biotechnology

www.suschem.org

http://etp.ciaa.be

Farm Animal Breeding

www.fabretp.org

Ddd

European

Technology

Platform

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Global

Animal

Health

Global Animal Health

www.ifah.be/Europe/EUPlatform/platform.htm

www.biofuelstp.eu

www.manufuture.org

Agricultural engineering

KBBE Technology Platforms

www.eatip.eu

Aquaculture

http://www.biofuelstp.eu/index.html


BECOTEPS

The Bio-Economy Technology Platforms

joining forces to address synergies and gaps between their Strategic Research Agendas

● Support action funded by the FP

● To facilitate a better coordination of activities of the KBBE ETPs

● Exchange views and approaches in implementing the SRAs

● Address issues such as education and training

● Final conclusions put into BECOTEPS white paper


ETPs: Organisational aspects

● Organised by industry and independently run

● Independently financed – some support for coordination activities especially for new platforms

● Wide range of stakeholders

Including public bodies, research institutes, financial community, civil society

● Clearly defined governance structures

● European wide consultations and workshops

● “Mirror” groups at national level

● Official recognition dependent on meeting a range of criteria

http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/


ETP Impacts ● Shaping community research:

Shaping of FP7

Contributions to the work programmes

● Shaping community policy

European research area

Lead Market Initiative

Strategic Energy Technology plan

● Mobilising funds

EIB

Structural funds

Joint technology initiatives

innovative medicines; fuel cells and hyrdrogen


Issues and challenges

● Maintaining momentum

Adjusting the SRAs

● Maintaining focus

Not just European funding

● Maintaining a broad stakeholder base

Not limited to major industrial players

● Maintaining strategic nature

Not a “me-too” instrument

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