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DISCONTOOLS Activities Update

2 nd December 2008. Morgane Delavergne – DISCONTOOLS Project Manager. ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels. DISCONTOOLS Activities Update. Primary Objective. Enable research to be optimised by public and private funders in a more effective manner

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DISCONTOOLS Activities Update

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  1. 2nd December 2008 Morgane Delavergne – DISCONTOOLS Project Manager ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels DISCONTOOLS Activities Update

  2. Primary Objective • Enable research to be optimised by public and private funders in a more effective manner • Enable new and improved tools to be developed and delivered • Control of the major diseases of animals, including zoonoses 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  3. Complementary work strands • Provide a validated database and peer review methodology in order to prioritise infectious animal diseases • Gap analysis to identify areas where: • information and knowledge of the disease is deficient • Current tools are lacking, inadequate or could be improved 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  4. Complementary work strands 3.Identify current and new technological tools that may be used to improve the ability to control infectious animal diseases • Review of existing arrangements by stakeholders • Development of methodologies to identify and evaluate new technology 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  5. Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) • WP1:Establish and maintain effective management and coordination of the project involving all stakeholders • WP2:Prioritise diseases • Assemble up to date information from experts (drawn from stakeholders and individuals) • Place it on a public website • Invite input • Update via approval of experts Living and evolving database 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  6. Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP2:Prioritise diseases • 1st meeting held in Brussels on the 20th October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices • Important range of stakeholders: pharmaceutical industry, diagnostic industry, international organisations, universities, agriculture and food… • Outcome: • Good and open discussions on prioritisation methods and criteria to score the diseases. • Definition of a set of actions to implement before next meeting on the 10th of March 2009: - Mainly anagreed list of criteria on which to base prioritisation and a disease database for prioritisation and gap analysis information 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  7. Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP3: Gap analysis of the priority diseases • develop a methodology for gap analysis • Invite stakeholder representatives to decide on the critical gaps • Aim research at filling the gaps 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  8. Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP3: Gap analysis of the priority diseases • 1st meeting held in Brussels on the 24th October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices • Good representation of stakeholders • Outcome: • Good and open discussions on Gap Analysis methods and criteria • Definition of a set of actions to implement before next meeting on the 31st of March 2009: • Inventory of Gap Analysis methods, propose a list of experts on each disease, provide comments on the criteria chosen by WP2. 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  9. Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP4: Identify and evaluate new technologies • Horizon scan for new technologies • Human health, biotechnology, crop protection, nanotechnology, chemistry, biocides, etc. • Ensure deployment in the animal health sector as early as possible 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  10. Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP4: Identify and evaluate new technologies • 1st meeting held in Brussels on the 31st October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices • Good representation of stakeholders and technology industries • Outcome: • Discussions on current and future technologies in Animal health and other sectors. • Definition of a set of actions to identify useful new technologies, to be implemented before next meeting on the 24th of March 2009. 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  11. Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP5:Ensure the effective communication and dissemination of information from the project - DISCONTOOLS secretariat 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  12. Main features of the project • Stakeholders • Involvement of a wide range. • Active participation in the governance of the project • Contribution from research through to delivery 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  13. Main features of the project • Assists • DG Research and the ERA-Net in prioritising research • DG Sanco in the context of the Community Animal Health Policy – CAHP • EFSA and ECDC in attempting to prioritise zoonoses and to look at emerging zoonoses 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  14. Coordination with the ETPGAH • DISCONTOOLS is a tool first described in the ETPGAH Action Plan • The project has a short life-time • ETPGAH is fixed and a long-term initiative • Mirror groups communication on their national activities with an influence on National Research 2nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

  15. THANK YOU !

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