Current Status and Next Steps

DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

STAR-IDAZ IRC Programme-Owner Commitment A minimum level of investment in research on the agreed priorities over a five year period Agreed delivery targets Agree to coordinate/align funding to deliver these targets Agree to share research results DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

Objectives and Deliverables The overall objective of STAR-IDAZ IRC is to coordinate research at international level to contribute to new and improved animal health strategies for at least 30 priority diseases/infections/issues. The deliverables include : candidate vaccines, and/or diagnostics, and/or therapeutics and other animal health products, and/or procedures and/or key scientific information/tools to support risk analysis and disease control DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

Working Groups Immunology/vaccinology (tools and technologies) Diagnostics (tools and technologies) Innovative anti-infective approaches, including alternatives to anti-microbial agents Influenza Bovine Tuberculosis Foot and Mouth Disease Brucellosis African Swine Fever Emerging issues Vector-borne diseases Coronaviruses One Health (including food-borne pathogens and AMR) Mastitis Animal genomics/genetics for animal health DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

Working Groups Foresight Epidemiology Helminth patasites and anthelmintic resistance Rabies Respiratory Diseases of Pigs Porcine Respiratory Disease Complex PRRSV Socio-economics? Science-policy-industry interface? Knowledge transfer? Innovation? DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

STAR-IDAZ IRC Governance Structure IRC Executive Committee Secretariat Scientific Committee One health Emerging Issues Coronaviruses Vector-borne Diseases Diagnostics ASF Innovative anti-infective approaches Influenza FMDBrucellosis Bovine TB Immunology/ vaccinology Working Groups DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16 STAR-IDAZ

DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

STAR-IDAZ IRC Governance Structure IRC Executive Committee Secretariat Scientific Committee One health Emerging Issues Coronaviruses Vector-borne Diseases Diagnostics ASF Innovative anti-infective approaches Influenza FMDBrucellosis Bovine TB Immunology/ vaccinology Working Groups DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16 STAR-IDAZ

Composition of the Executive Committee Individual STAR-IDAZ IRC Programme Owners/Funding Bodies Groups of STAR-IDAZ IRC Programme Owners/Funding bodies OIE Chairperson of the STAR-IDAZ IRC Scientific Committee (Stakeholders and representatives of advisory bodies) DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

Mandate of the Executive Committee Agrees and adopts STAR-IDAZ IRC Governance, Policies and Guidelines, including decisions on the creation or closure of Working Groups Coordinates research funding strategies to address identified research priorities such as those identified by the Scientific Committee Advocacy – promotes support for STAR-IDAZ IRC objectives from the livestock and animal health industries and services and the wider donor community. Monitors progress and provides updates to funding bodies. Reviews nominations and accepts new members to the Scientific Committee Agrees on a Communication Strategy that ensures timely and correct dissemination regarding STAR-IDAZ IRC objectives and progress made Provides a forum for the resolution of any conflicts, should they arise. DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

IRC Partners (to date) DTU/Denmark INRA/France ANSES/ France MoH/Italy Ministry of Economic Affairs /The Nethrlands INIA/Spain Defra/UK BBSRC/UK Kimron Veterinary Institute/Israel ILRI Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

IRC Partners (to date) – continued NIAH/Japan USDA-ARS/US INTA/Argentina MINCYT/Argentina CFIA/Canada Zoetis HealthforAnimals EMVD Total Commitment - DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

Secretariat Organizing meetings of the STAR-IDAZ IRC Executive Committee, Scientific Committee and working groups Maintaining the STAR-IDAZ website and databases and keeping all members updated Assuring secretarial work for STAR-IDAZ IRC Assisting the Scientific Committee and Working Groups in organising research gap analysis meetings and running periodic foresight exercises Conducting, upon request, the preparation of any document necessary to the STAR-IDAZ IRC committees and working groups, such as assisting bibliographic searches or literature reviews Collecting and diffusing pertinent information and results to the researchers funded by STAR-IDAZ IRC members Disseminating results of STAR-IDAZ IRC projects with different means of communication: website, newsletters, communication materials, conferences DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

Secretariat The IRC Secretariat reports to the Executive Committee for its work plan and its activity report. DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

Further EC support for STAR- IDAZ activities SFS – 12. [2016]: Support for international research on animal health The action will provide organisational support to the implementation of the global infectious diseases of animals and zoonoses consortium (STAR-IDAZ) goals, in close collaboration with the European Commission, research funding agencies from Member States and from other third countries involved through the formation of a scientific secretariat EUR 3 million Type of action: CSA DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

SIRCAH Proposals submitted to the European Commission “Secretariat for the International Research Consortium on Animal Health (SIRCAH) ” Partners DEFRA BBSRC OIE CABI IFAH-EUROPE DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

SIRCAH WP1. Advocacy and international engagement WP2. Operational support WP3. Research prioritisation and programme alignment WP4. Communication and dissemination WP5. Project management and reporting DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16

Buenos Aires meeting With regard to the Working Groups it was agreed that details be collected from IRC partners as to their level of funding for each of the priority topics. Details of projects contributing to the IRC topics of Brucellosis, bTB, PRRSV and Vaccinology are to be collected. Working Groups on Brucellosis, bTB, PRRSV and Vaccinology to be populated and taken forward. Details of national funding processes, including timelines to be collected. CWG, Rome, April ‘16

Thank You For Your Attention DISCONTOOLS, Rome, April ‘16