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Plants for the Future

Plants for the Future. Torben Bo Toft Christensen Project and Development, Landbrugsraadet. Annual Meeting Plant Biotech Denmark January 30, 2008 Copenhagen. Who What How. Background. European Commission invites The European Platform is established

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Plants for the Future

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  1. Plants for the Future Torben Bo Toft Christensen Project and Development, Landbrugsraadet. Annual Meeting Plant Biotech Denmark January 30, 2008 Copenhagen

  2. Who What How

  3. Background • European Commission invites • The European Platform is established • The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and innovation invites • New opportunities but also harder competion in FP 7

  4. Upsite Network Knowledge Market Global perspective Downsite Lack of ressources (human, time, money) Bureaucratic Long term oriented Company evaluation of FP 6

  5. Plants for the Future 2025 a European vision for plant genomics and biotechnology

  6. The vision • A competitive, independent and sustainable bio-based European economy that will address the specific needs and choices of European consumers not only in terms of agriculture and food, but through applications in a wide range of fields, including plant based pharmaceuticals, chemicals and energy.

  7. The European platform will • Involve stakeholders: researchers, policy-makers, environmental and consumer groups, industry and farmers. • co-operate • common action plans

  8. to secure, sustain and develop • food supply • feed • other renewable, bio-based products • bioactive components • Influence calls in FP7

  9. Example 3. call – deadline 26/2 08 • Development of new tools and processes based upon genomic resources to support R & D in crop plants for breeding • To strengthen EU´s position in the plant breeding sector

  10. Example 3. call – deadline 26/2 08 • Plant natural products – alternative sources for the synthesis of bioactive or industrial added value products • To make the technology industrially exploitable

  11. Fremtidens Planter a Danish mirror platform Increase the Danish participation in European R & D projects

  12. Who is our customers ? • Researchers • Companies

  13. What are our products? • Opportunities • Profiling competences • Matchmaking • Support • Influence

  14. Road map 26/2 08 3. Call deadline Spring 08 Topics for 4. call Evaluation Summer 08 Contract nego. Draft for 4. call Ideas for 5. call Project kick off Autumn 08 Publication of 4. call Topics for 5. call 4. Call deadline Draft for 5. call Spring 09 Summer 09 Autumn 09

  15. How will we deliver? • 3 call – last minute support • Contact points • Dialogue • Catalyze proposals for topics • Company Profiles • Matchmaking meetings • Supply international contacts

  16. Contacts • Projekt og Udviklingskonsulenterne i Landbrugsraadet. Mie Berggreen Høj og Torben Bo Toft Christensen • Dansk Landbrugsrådgivning, Planteproduktion. Jon Birger Pedersen. • Øresund Food Network. Maria Olufsdotter • Udviklingscenter Årslev. John Henriksen og Thomas Echwald. • Forskning og Innovation, LIFE, Københavns Universitet. Jan Andersen og Martin Pihl Jensen. • Plant Biotech Denmark. Kåre Nielsen (Aalborg Universitet) og Anna Haldrup (LIFE Københavns Universitet).

  17. Torben Bo Toft Christensen Projektchef Landbrugsraadet Axelborg, Axeltorv 3 1609 København V Tlf. 33 39 42 59 Mobil: 27 24 56 59 tbc@landbrug.dk

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