Building a bio-based economy: European cooperation with BRIC
Transcript of 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
OECD St Petersburg 3
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
OECD St Petersburg 4
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
OECD St Petersburg 5
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
OECD St Petersburg 6
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
OECD St Petersburg 7
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
OECD St Petersburg 8
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
OECD St Petersburg 9
2.3.1 Novel sources
2.3.2 Blue
2.3.3 Industrial
2.3.4 Biorefinery
2.3.5 Environmental
2.3.6 Emerging0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2007-1 2007-2A 2008-2B 2009-3 2010-4* 2011*
KBBE Calls
Accu
mu
lati
ve p
roje
ct/
top
ic b
ud
get,
M€
Cumulative financial weight/area
OECD St Petersburg 10
Strategy for international research
Opening the ERA to the world
Fostering strategic cooperation with key third
countries
Global research infrastructures
Mobility of researchers and global networking
More open research programmes
Mutual interest & mutual benefit
5th Freedom: movement of knowledge
OECD St Petersburg 11
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)
OECD St Petersburg 12
Participation by country group in selected proposals for funding
under the 2007 - 2010 KBBE main and related Calls
3%8%
10%
79%
EU Member States
ICPC
FP7 associated Countries
Industrialised Countries
OECD St Petersburg 13
Top 30 of the participation of the Third Countries (AC excluded) in selected
proposals for funding under the FP7 2007 - 2010 Calls
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Uni
ted S
tate
s
Rus
sian
Fed
erat
ion
Chi
na
(P. R
. of)
Sou
th A
fric
aB
razi
lC
anad
aIn
dia
Aus
tral
iaA
rgen
tina
Moro
cco
Tuni
sia
Egy
pt
New
Zea
land
Mex
ico
Ukr
aine
Sen
egal
Ken
yaThai
land
Chi
leM
ali
Vie
t Nam
Ben
inC
olom
bia
Eth
iopia
Leb
anon
Mal
aysi
aPer
u
Syr
ian A
rab R
epublic
Tan
zania
(U
. R. o
f)U
ganda
Nu
mb
er
of
pa
rtn
ers
FP7-ERANET-2007-RTD FP7-KBBE-2007-1 FP7-KBBE-2007-2A FP7-KBBE-2008-2B
FP7-KBBE-2009-3 FP7-2009-BIOREFINERY FP7-KBBE-2010-4 FP7-ERANET-2010-RTD
FP7-OCEAN-2010 FP7-AFRICA-2010 FP7-INFLUENZA-2010
OECD St Petersburg 14
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
OECD St Petersburg 15
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
OECD St Petersburg 16
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
OECD St Petersburg 17
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
OECD St Petersburg 18
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
For
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
OECD St Petersburg 19
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
OECD St Petersburg 20
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/
OECD St Petersburg 21
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