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“FOOD EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY

PLATFORMS & THE BIO - ECONOMY”

The knowledge base: Advances in Life Sciences and Biotechnologies in convergence with other technologies such as nanotechnologies, chemistry, information technologies,…

The bio-economy: Includes all industries and economic sectors that produce, manage or otherwise make use of biological resources including bio-waste.

KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIO-ECONOMY (KBBE)

Source: EC

The European bio-economy has an approximate market size of over

2.057 billion €, employing more than 22 milion people.

Settore Annual turnover (billion €)

Employment (millions)

Data source

Food 965 4.4 CIAA

Agriculture 381 12,0 COPA-COGECA

Fishery 10 0.5 FAO

Paper / Pulp 375 1,8 CEPI

Forestry / Wood Industrfy

269 3,0 CEI-BOIS

Biobased products

Chemicals and Plastics 50 (estimation)* 0,15 (estimation)* USDA, Arthur D Little, Festel, McKinsey, CEFIC

Enzymes 0,8 (estimation)* 0,005 (estimation)*

Amfep, Novozymes, Danisco/Genencor, DSM

Biofuels 6 0,15 EBB, eBio

Total 2.057 22

BIO-ECONOMY

Source: EC 2009*Estimation for Europe for 2009; **Estimation based on a production of 2.2 million tonnes bioethanol and 7.7 million tonnes of biodiesel at average

market price in Europe

Source: The Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) in Europe: Achievements and Challenges, Full Report, presented at the KBBE Conference on 14

September 2010 – www.kbbe2010.be/en/kbbe2010/about-kbbe/kbbe-report

WHAT ARE THE DRIVING FORCES BEHIND THE KNOWLEDGE –

BASED BIO –ECONOMY BEYOND COMPETITIVENESS?

Source: EC

Global challenges like:

Growing and aging populations;

Increased demand for high quality food and sustainable food production;

Increased incidence of food - related disorders (cardiovascular, obesity…);

Increased demand for feed;

Increase in infectious animal diseases and zoonoses;

Danger of plant diseases, new pathogens and pesticides;

Limited resources of raw materials and energy;

Threat of global warming and other global changes (biodiversity loss, etc…)

Source: EC

WHITE BIOTECH

CLEAN BIOPROCESSES

RAW MATERIALS/WASTE

THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIOECONOMY

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

(LAND, FOREST, MARINE)

SAFE HEALTHY

& DIVERSE

FOOD SUPPLY

“Fork to Farm”

CONSUMER CHOICE

BIOBASED

MATERIALS

FOR HEALTH

INDUSTRY

& ENERGY

GREEN / BLUE BIOTECH

OPTIMISED RAW MATERIALSPRODUCTION

PROCESSINGTRACEABILITY SYSTEMS

ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES

LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY

ANIMAL HEALTH - RURAL DEVT.

NUTRITION (nutrigenomics) - PATHOGENS

CONTAMINANTS - ALLERGENS

STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY

FUNCTIONALITY (Chirality)

SOURCE: EC

neuroscienc

e materia

l

science

environmenta

l science

nutritiona

l science

KNOWLEDGE

Food

Science

biology

biochemistr

y

chemistry

microbiology

pharmacolog

y

toxicology

endocrinolog

y

medicine

consumer

science

PRODUCTION PROCESSING CONSUMPTIONPACKAGING DISTRIBUTION

biophysics

SOURCE: EC

WHY

EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS?

EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS (ETPs) were set up as industry-led stakeholder forums with the aim of :

defining medium to long-term research and technological objectives;

developing roadmaps to achieve them;

contributing to increasing synergies between different research actors, ultimately enhancing European competitiveness.

SOURCE: EC

STAKEHOLDERS TYPICALLY INVOLVED:

INDUSTRY - large, medium and small, embracing the whole production and supply chain, including component, equipment and sub-system suppliers and user industries. In addition to the research actors, those involved in technology transfer and the commercial deployment of technologies (for example, service providers and operators would also normally participate).

PUBLIC AUTHORITIES - in their role of policy makers and funding agencies, as well as promoters and consumers of technologies. Although, given their strategic dimension, policy measures and related initiatives may be launched at the European level, national, regional and local levels should also be associated, especially when they are important initiators of policy. Some platforms have created so-called Member States “Mirror Groups”, with the objective of providing co-ordination and an effective two-way interface between the platform developments and complementary activities at a national level.

RESEARCH INSTITUTES AND THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY (especially encouraging the academic/industrial interface).

FINANCIAL COMMUNITY (private banks (including the EIB), the European Investment Fund (EIF), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), venture capital, business incubators etc.).

CIVIL SOCIETY, INCLUDING USERS AND CONSUMERS - ensuring that research agendas benefit from a mutual dialogue between the research community and society as a whole and that they involve the future customer base. In some instances, participation from trade unions could also be considered.

SOURCE: EC

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ETP

VISION STRATEGIC RESEARCHAGENDA

IMPLEMENTATIONACTION

PLAN

ETPs update regularly the Strategic Research Agenda;

ETPs do not make research and do not finance research activities, but they monitor SRA implementation.

SOURCE: EC

EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS AS

PROJECTS INCUBATORS:

KBBE EUROPEAN

TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS:

Fonte: CE

1. European Technology Platform „Plants for the Future‟

2. European Technology Platform „Food for Life‟

3. European Technology Platform for 'Sustainable Chemistry„

4. European Technology Platform for „Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction‟

5. European Forest Based Sector Technology Platform

6. Agricultural Engineering and Technologies Platform

7. European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform

8. European Technology Platform for Global Animal Health SOURCE: EC

BEcoTePs WHITE PAPER

This White Paper is the result of discussions between the European Technology Platforms that cover different segments of the European Knowledge-Based-Bioeconomy.

The primary focus of this document is to elaborate on common themes and joint priorities across the widely diverse sectors relevant for the European Bioeconomy.

Weblink: www.becoteps.org

BEcoTePs : THE 6 BIG CHALLENGES

1. Challenge 1: Sustainable management of natural resources.

2. Challenge 2: Sustainable production.

1. Challenge 3: Improving public health.

2. Challenge 4: Mitigating climate change.

3. Challenge 5: Integrating and balancing social developments.

4. Challenge 6: Global sustainable development.

MAKING THE VISION REALITY…

Recommendation 1: Knowledge-Based.

Recommendation 2: Support Innovation.

Recommendation 3: Framework conditions for boosting entrepreneurship.

Recommendation 4: International Standards.

Recommendation 5: Assess Risks and Benefits.

Recommendation 6: Education and Training.

Recommendation 7: Integrated governance for the Bioeconomy web.

Recommendation 8: Communication with Society.

NATIONAL KBBE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS:

1. Italian Food for Life2. IT-Plants for the Future3. Biofuels Italia4. Forest-Based Sector

Technology Platform Italia

5. IT-SusChem6. ITAPABRE7. Italian Global Animal

Heatlh8. ManuFuture - Italia9. Piattaforma Tecnologica

Italiana in Agricoltura Biologica

WHY A NATIONAL COORDINATION?

Following BEcoTePs experiences and the recent developments in EU research activities (JPIs, ERA-NETs, VIII FP, ecc…) a coordination of KBBE National Technology Platforms was promoted also in Italy. Mr. Luigi Rossi is the person in charge.

This activity will be addressed at:

Defining common themes and joint priorities across the widely diverse sectors relevant for the Bioeconomy at national level.

Developing the dialogue with national Institutions that was started in 2009.

EXPO

THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY:

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR KBBE NTPSs!

The theme: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.

The Expo Milano 2015 will be a universal event which will provide visibility for tradition, creativity and innovation in the field of nutrition, inspired by themes which have already been developed in earlier editions of the Expo and adapting them in the light of new global scenarios at the heart of which there is the right for the entire planet to have access to healthy, safe and sufficient food.

THANKS FOR THE KIND

ATTENTION!