Food Research in FP7 Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy and Technology Platforms

1. Food Research in FP7Knowledge-Based Bio-Economyand Technology Platforms Violeta Cikina Unit E3: Food, Health, Well-being Directorate E: Biotechnologies, Agriculture, Food European Commission, DG Research Violeta.Cikina@ec.europa.eu

2. CONTENT • Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy • Food Research in FP7 • Technology Platforms

3. FP7 2007 - 2013 Specific Programmes Budget €(million) Cooperation – Collaborative research 32.413 TOTAL 50. 521 Ideas – Frontier Research 7.510 People – Human Potential 4.750 Capacities – Research Capacity 4.097 + JRC (non-nuclear) 1.751 JRC (nuclear) 517 Euratom 2.234

4. Cooperation – Collaborative research • 10 Thematic Priorities Budget €(million) • Health 6.100 • Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology 1.935 • Information and communication technologies 9.050 • Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies 3.475 • Energy 2.350 • Environment (including climate change) 1.890 • Transport (including aeronautics) 4.160 • Socio-economic sciences and the humanities 623 • Space 1.430 • Security 1.400 + Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission and radiation protection

5. EuropeanFood Research Programmes Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology €1.935 mio Food quality and safety EUR 685 mio 178 projects Key Action 1 EUR 285 mio 153 projects FAIR ECU 123 mio 137 projects AIR ECU 60 mio 72 projects FLAIR ECU 25 mio 33 projects 1994 2006 1989 1991 2002 2013 1998 FP7 FP2 FP3 FP4 FP5 FP6

6. Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy(KBBE) The term “bio-economy” includes all industries and economic sectors that produce, manage and otherwise exploit biological resources (such as agriculture, food, forestry, fisheries and other bio-resource industries), and related services, supply or consumer industries.

7. Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology research:Objectives • Build a European Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) • Respond to social and economic challenges: • High quality food and sustainable food production • Food-related disorders (cardiovascular, obesity …) • Infectious animal diseases and zoonoses • Sustainable agriculture/fishery and climate change • Clean biomaterials from renewable bio-resources • Involve all stakeholders (incl. industry) in research • Support CAP and CFP • Respond quickly to emerging research needs

8. 2. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology 2.1. Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments 2.2. “Fork to farm”: Food (including seafood), health and well being 2.3. Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes

9. THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE- BASED BIOECONOMY QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES TRACEABILITY, CONSUMER SCIENCE STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY FUNCTIONALITY (Chirality) SOCIETAL NEEDS Life sciences & biotechnology for sustainable non-food products + processes “Fork to Farm”Food (including seafood), health and well-being WHITEBIOTECH CLEAN BIOPROCESSES RAW MATERIALS/WASTE ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, FOOD QUALITY DETERMINANTS, NUTRITION PROCESSING GREEN/BLUE BIOTECH OPTIMISED RAW MATERIALS LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY ANIMAL HEALTH - RURAL DEVT. PRODUCTION Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments

10. FIRST KBBE CALLS Call 1 published: 22 December Deadline: 2 May 2007 One stage Call 2 will be published: 8 May 2007 1st stage deadline: 11 September 2007 Two stages • Coordination and Support Actions up to € 1 million • Small collaborative projects up to € 3 million • Large collaborative projects € 3 – 6 million • Networks of Excellence € 3 – 6 million The proposals not fullfilling these tresholds are considered as ineligible!

11. Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments Activity 1: • Enabling research (‘omics’, converging technologies, bio-informatics, biodiversity) for micro-organism, plants and animals • Competitive, sustainable and multifunctional agriculture, forestry, fishery and aquaculture • Animal health production and welfare ; animal diseases incl. zoonoses • Marine resources, fishery, aquaculture • Development of policy strategies for knowledge based bio-economy, agriculture, fishery as well as rural and coastal areas

12. Activity 3: Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes • Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and biomass for energy, environment, and high added value industrial products; novel farming systems • Bio-catalysis; new bio-refinery concepts and other bioprocesses • Forestry and forest based products and processes • Environmental remediation and cleaner processing

13. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”- Food (including seafood), health and well being • Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed • Nutrition, diet related diseasesand disorders • Innovative food and feed processing • Improved quality and safety of food, beverage and feed • Total food chain concept

14. Environment FP7 Sub-Pillar: Fork to Farm Health and well- being of consumers Consumers Nutrition Nutritional value / digestion / health impacts Processing Safety Organoleptic impact Environment Safe, high-quality foods Preparation Storage / transport / retail Processing Production systems: Agriculture / Fisheries / Aquaculture

15. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”- Food (including seafood), health and well being Area 2.2.1 Consumers • Networking of food consumer science in Europe and development and application of social and behavioural sciences to food research • Developing research tools for food consumer science in the Western Balkan Countries • Food labelling and consumer behaviour • Taste, cognitive perception and mood • Assessment of intervention measures aimed at promoting healthy eating habits • Risk perception and communication in the food chain and the role of the media • Applying behavioural models for the prevention of obesity, with a particular focus on children

16. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”- Food (including seafood), health and well being Area 2.2.2 Nutrition • Effect of diet on mental performance • Impact of diet on ageing • Optical technologies for monitoring the human nutrition status and the onset of nutrition-related health problems • Malnutrition in developing countries • Impact of exogenous factors in the development of allergy • Diet for patients in hospitals and at home: disease-related malnutrition • Diet and its effect on the development of intestinal microflora and on the immune system through the entire life span • Systems Biology and bioanalytical tools for nutrition research • Optimal cell function and nutrition • Methodologies and tools to support the prevention of obesity in Mediterranean Partner Countries (SICA) • Linking with international databases on food composition and consumption (SICA) • Functional foods, natural products and bioactive compounds from the Black Sea region (SICA)

17. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”- Food (including seafood), health and well being Area 2.2.3 Food processing • Smart control for improved food and feed technologies • Assessment and improvement of existing food and feed technologies • Harmonising and integrating research on food technology, safety and nutrition through commonly shared food models • Nano-devices for quality assurance, food safety and product properties • New solutions for improving refrigeration technologies along the food chain • Network for facilitating the implementation of high-tech processing at industrial scale • (Bio-)Technologies for the production of food additives, colorants, and flavours • Observing and understanding the micro-structure of foods • Alternatives for SO2 for food preservation

18. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”- Food (including seafood), health and well being Area 2.2.4 Food Quality and Safety • Exposure to food additives, flavourings, and migrants coming from the packaging – Dietary intake models • Detecting contaminants in the food and feed chain • New methods for the monitoring and control of food-borne viruses • Innovative and safe packaging • Food sampling strategies for risk analysis • Protecting animal and human health from prions in food, feed and the environment • Biocides and induced risks of antibiotic resistance in food pathogens • Effects of combined exposure to chemicals intentionally added to the food chain

19. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”- Food (including seafood), health and well being Area 2.2.5 Environmental impacts and total food chain • Assessment of short and long term effects of GMOs on human and animal health • Converging technologies and their potential for the food area • Development and application of computational biology as a complementary tool to in vivo and/or in vitro trials • Sustainability of the food chain • Reduce contamination by mycotoxins in the food and feed chain • Assessment of impacts from climate change on food • Food chain management • Assessment of impacts of scenarios affecting food chain management

20. Technology Platforms Industry-Driven, Competitiveness-Focused European Technology Platforms - Concept Stakeholders, led by industry, get together to define a Strategic Research Agenda on a number of strategically important issues with high societal relevance where achieving Europe’s future growth, competitiveness and sustainable objectives is dependent upon major research and technological advances in the medium to long term.

21. Technology Platforms Bottom-Up Approach with Industry in Lead Wide Stakeholder Involvement Flexibility: No “One Size Fits All” EU Role: Facilitating and Guiding but not Leading or Owning Majority of Strategic Research Agendas, where Appropriate, Taken into Account in Thematic Priorities of FP7

22. Technology Platforms:Three Stages Stage 1:Stakeholders get together and define a common vision Stage 2: Stakeholders define a Strategic Research Agenda Stage 3: Stakeholders implement the Strategic Research Agenda

23. Technology Platforms in Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology • Plants for the Future • www.epsoweb.org/Catalog/TP/index.htm • Innovative and Sustainable Use of Forest Resources • www.forestplatform.org • Global Animal Health • www.europa.eu.int/comm/research/agriculture/index_en.html • Animal Breeding • www.fabretp.org • Food for Life • http://etp.ciaa.be/asp/home.asp • Sustainable Chemistry • www.cefic.org/

24. http://etp.ciaa.be

25. Communication, Training & Technology Transfer Food Quality & Food & Manu- Health facturing Food Safety - Food & Sustainable Consumer Food Production Food Chain Management European Technology Platform Food for Life

26. Technology Platform:Food for Life • Stakeholders: Confederation of the EU Food and Drink Industries (CIAA), Food and Drink SME’s, - Retailers, Consumers, Copa-Cogeca- Research organizations • Vision paper “Food for Life” (June 2005) • Strategic research agenda:draft published and submitted to a wide consultation process in April 2006, final SRA in March 2007 • Website/contacts:http://etp.ciaa.beJan Maat - jan.maat@unilever.com & Daniele Rossi - direzione@federalimentare.it • Commission contact:jurgen.lucas@ec.europa.eu Status: June 2006

27. Further Information FP7 on CORDIS: Research and Innovation on the Europa server: DG Research: Biosociety Website: RTD-food@ec.europa.eu RTD-CALL-FP7-KBBE@ec.europa.eu http://cordis.europa.eu/ http://europa.eu/pol/rd/index_en.htm http://ec.europa.eu/research/index_en.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/research/biosociety/index_en.htm