New opportunities for scientific cooperation between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean

1. New opportunities for scientific cooperation between Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environment”“Fork to farm”: Food (including sea-food), health and well being Life sciences, biotechnologies and biochemistry for sustainable non-food products and processes Dietlind Jering Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Aquaculture Research & Innovation DG European Commission

2. FP7 Cooperation programmes Theme 2 € 1935 Food, Agriculture and Fisheries and Biotechnology

3. 2012 WP - COOPERATION - FAFBPriorities and overview • Driving forces: • Tackling the growing need for food and biomass • Coping with climate change, population dynamics, change in demand and resource depletion, ensuring a resilient food chain • Making the most of our seas and ocean resources • The WP addresses 4 Challenges : • Sustainable primary production; • mitigating and adapting to climate change • Low carbon and resource efficient industry • Food security and safety for Europe and beyond • Socially inclusive and healthy Europe

4. 2012 WP - COOPERATION - FAFB International cooperation • International Cooperation: • All topics open to international participants • Twinning of projects continues • 2 SICAs on “Conversion of bio-waste in developing countries” and on “Novel protein sources” (one contributing to MDGs) • 3rd country participation encouraged in 5 topics (one contributing to MDGs)

5. Good examples given e.g. by Argentina which is opening up to other countries in the region Serves the promoting of international cooperation With third countries that have signed bilateral S&T agreements with the European Union, allows collaboration between projects under Theme 2 of FP7 and projects from related research programmes in these third countries on the basis of mutual benefit and reciprocity. Activities that could be expected are for instance: short term exchanges / visits of researchers and students; setting up of common working groups; joint scientific papers; organisation of workshops; common procedures and protocols; common literature reviews; data, information, knowledge and material sharing. Costs of these activities are expected to be approximately 1% of the total European Union contribution to these projects. Twinning of projects

6. 2012 WP - COOPERATION - FAFBIntroducing innovation • Emphasis on “from discovery to demonstration”. Several topics require or encourage: • Proof-of-concept and demonstration activities • Knowledge transfer and dissemination actions • Standardisation activities • Several topics specifically focus on the exploitation of research results of former FP projects

7. 2012 WP - COOPERATION - FAFBActions to ensure SME participation • Continued focus on strengthening SME participation: • SMEs as key players to foster innovation • Almost 20% of budget earmarked for SME participants • A majority of topics have ring-fenced budget for SMEs • EU contribution for SMEs varies from 10% up to 75 % of topics’ budget

8. 2012 WP - COOPERATION - FAFBCALL PUBLICATION • Publication of the Work Programme on DG R&I participants’ portal on 20 July: • http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home • Info Day coupled with brokerage event on 15 July in Brussels • http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/kbbe/home_en.html • Publication of the list of SO in charge of topics to provide assistance to potential applicants on the bio-based economy portal of DG R&I

9. 2012 WP - COOPERATION - FAFBPriorities and overview • Funds projects in three activities: KBBE - Activity 2.2 “Fork to farm”: Food (including sea-food), health and well being KBBE - Activity 2.3 Life sciences, biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable non-food products and processes KBBE - Activity 2.1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments

10. FP7 KBBE - Activity 2.1Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments • Enabling research • Increased sustainability of all production systems (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture); plant health and crop protection • Optimised animal health, production and welfare across agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture • Socio-economic research and support to policies

11. International Cooperation All topics are open to international cooperation No ‘SICA’ topic but a number of topics particularly focused on international dimension, e.g.: African Swine FeverKBBE-2012.1.3-02; Neglected zoonoses in Africa KBBE.2012.1.4-03; Volatility of agricultural commodity markets KBBE.2012.1.4-05; International comparisons of product supply chains KBBE.2012.1.4-09 WP2012 – Main features of Activity 2.1

12. WP2012 – Main features of Activity 2.1 Innovation, Technology Transfer, Dissemination A number of topics are focused on innovative technologies, and/or include field testing, demonstration activities, pilot operations, validation, or technology transfer, notably: KBBE.2012.1.1-02 on Precision livestock farming (incl. extensive field tests) KBBE.2012.1.1-03 on Precision technologies to improve irrigation management (incl. testing of innovative technologies) KBBE.2012.1.2.01 on logistics for lignocellulosic biomass (incl. demonstration at industrial pilot scale) KBBE.2012.1.2-03 on plant growth-promoting effectors (incl. plan for field demonstration trials) KBBE.2012.1.2-04 on vineyard agronomic management (incl. secure technology transfer and best agronomic practices) KBBE.2012.1.2-09 on the role of marine benthic ecosystems in fisheries management (incl. developing and testing innovative technologies and management tools; demonstration and trials) KBBE.2012.1.3-02 on African Swine Fever (incl. technology transfer activities) KBBE.2012.1.4-04 on management practices and alternative treatments for animal health in organic farming systems (incl. test new farming techniques) Several topics dedicated to dissemination: KBBE.2012.1.2.11 on bridging the gap between science and producers to support the European marine mollusc production sector KBBE.2012.1.4-02 on boosting translation of FP projects’ results into innovative applications KBBE.2012.1.4-03 on media material targeting decision makers/end users for NZ

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18. FP7 KBBE - Activity 2.2 “Fork to farm”: Food (including sea-food), health and well being • Consumers • Nutrition • Food processing • Food quality and safety • Environmental impacts and total food chain

19. WP2012 KBBE Activity 2.2 FOOD: Consumers

20. WP2012 KBBE Activity 2.2 FOOD: Nutrition

21. WP2012 KBBE Activity 2.2 FOOD: Food Processing

22. WP2012 KBBE Activity 2.2 FOOD: Food Quality and Safety

23. WP2012 KBBE Activity 2.2 FOOD: Environmental Impacts and Total Food Chain

24. FP7 KBBE - Activity 2.3Life sciences, biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable non-food products and processes • Novel sources of biomass and bioproducts • Marine and fresh-water biotechnology • Industrial biotechnology • Biorefinery • Environmental biotechnology • Emerging trends in biotechnology

25. 2.3.1. Novel sources of biomass and bioproducts Activity 2.3 - Biotechnologies Overview • Some on-going activities 2007-2010 • Energy crops: Sweet sorghum. Jatropha. Poplar. Improving plant cell walls, Perennial Grasses • Industrial products: Value added oils. Rubber and latex crops. Plant polymers. Flax and hemp • High-value products: Vaccines. Plant terpenoids. Carotenoids • Biomass availability for industrial applications ( India Partnership Initiative biomass/biowaste) FP7-KBBE-2012-6 KBBE.2012.3.1-01:Improved water stress tolerance of crop plants KBBE.2012.3.1-02:Multipurpose crops for industrial bioproducts and biomass; KBBE.2012.3.1-03:EU – China Partnering Initiative on fibre crops – Mandatory China

26. Some on-going activities 2007-2010 Algae: Microalgae. Genetic improvement of algae for added value products. Bioprospecting: Marine metagenomics. Bioactive compounds. Sponges. Marine fungi. Marine microbial communities (OCEAN-2011) Biosensors: Aquatic biosensors: Toxins, pathogens and pollutants FP7-KBBE-2012-6 KBBE.2012.3.2-01: Innovative marine biodiscovery pipelines for novel industrial products KBBE.2012.3.2-02: Improved cultivation efficiency of marine microorganisms 2.3.2. Marine and fresh-water biotechnology Activity 2.3 - Biotechnologies Overview

27. 2.3.3. Industrial biotechnology Activity 2.3 - Biotechnologies Overview • Some on-going activities 2007-2010 • Enzymes: Lipid enz. Oxidative enz. Cellulases. In-silico design. Amyloenz. Glycosides • Pathway engineering: Lantibiotic Production. Industrial chemical synthesis • Bioreactors: Biocatalytic cascade • Biotechnology for novel compounds (FP – up to 2) • Biocatalysis for chiral compounds (IP) FP7-KBBE-2012-6 • KBBE.2012.3.3-01: Overcoming hurdles for innovation in industrial biotechnology in Europe • KBBE.2012.3.3-02: Support to standardisation for bio-based products • KBBE.2012.3.3-03: Mastering integration and intensification of bioprocesses

28. Some on-going activities 2007-2010 Plant cell wall deconstruction: Pre-treatment. Hydrolysis Biofuels: Bioethanol from lignocellulose Bioresidues into bioproducts: Animal waste, Bark and forest residues Cross-cutting: Sustainability certification schemes Joint Call (KBBE, Energy, Environment, NMP): Multidisciplinary and whole chain. Biowastes into bioproducts (FP - up to 3) FP7-KBBE-2012-6 KBBE.2012.3.4-01: Conversion of bio-waste in developing countries – SICA (African ACP, Mediterranean Partner Countries) KBBE.2012.3.4-02: Biotechnology for novel biopolymers 2.3.4. Biorefinery Activity 2.3 - Biotechnologies Overview

29. Activity 2.3 - Biotechnologies Overview 2.3.5. Environmental biotechnology • Some on-going activities 2007-2010 • Bioremediation: Bioremed. of underground, wastewater and soil. Mediterranean Sea PHA. Pesticides, pharmaceuticals. Trace elements. Africa water supply • Bioexploration: Metagenomics for degradation of compounds. Novel hydrolases. • GM crops in the EU – environ. economic impacts (IP) • FP7-KBBE-2012-6 • KBBE.2012.3.5-01: Innovative biotechnologies for tackling oil spill disasters (The Ocean of Tomorrow) • KBBE.2012.3.5-02: Biotechnological solutions for the degradation of synthetic polymeric materials (The Ocean of Tomorrow) • KBBE.2012.3.5-03: Biotechnological waste water treatments and reuse in agronomical systems • KBBE.2012.3.5-04: Verification of GMO risk assessment elements and review and communication of evidence collected on the biosafety of GMO

30. Director Maive Rute maive.rute@ec.europa.eu • Horizontal aspects and Coordination UnitDr Antonio Di Giulio, Head of Unit • antonio.di-giulio@ec.europa.eu • BiotechnologiesDr Alfredo Aguilar, Head of Unitalfredo.aguilar-romanillos@ec.europa.eu • Food, Health & Well-beingDr Pierre Mathy, Head of Unit • pierre.mathy@ec.europa.eu • Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, AquacultureDr Timothy Hall, Head of Unit timothy.hall@ec.europa.eu • Administration and FinancesDr Georgios Vlahopoulos, Head of Unit georgios.vlahopoulos@ec.europa.eu Contacts Not legally binding 23