Introduction to The BECOTEPS project Workshop on the opportunities for new business concepts with the combined non-food biomass chains 7 th October 2009 Antoine Peeters, EuropaBio - SusChem

BECOTEPS What does it stand for? The Bio-Economy Technology Platforms join forces to address synergies and gaps between their Strategic Research Agendas

Objectives Achieve closer and more coordinated collaboration between KBBE ETPs Develop recommendations - White Paper -How to improve interaction between the KBBE stakeholders -The product chains and sustainability issues -Multidisciplinary research - innovation - policy issues Encourage discussions -Between European and national, public and private, research and innovation initiatives -To foster the implementation of the ETPs’ Strategic Research Agendas -To set priorities on future research and innovation challenges Contribute to the creation of a strong KBBE in Europe

The White Paper Recommendations for coherent European policies in the KBBE area To be discussed with European Commission, European Parliament, Member States, stakeholders,… To be fine-tuned according to recommendations The final BECOTEPS White Paper will be disseminated to KBBE stakeholders (ETPs, national TPs, national and European research funding organisation, relevant networks, European institutions, press, etc.)

Work Package 1: Coordinating collaboration of KBBE ETPs Lead: Objective: How: KBBE forum – brainstorm + KBBE ETP actions Encourage inter-ETP working groups Coordination project - One stop shop KBBE Communication via webpage Management EC reporting, contacts, resources Ensure a closer and more coordinated collaboration between KBBE ETPs Plant for the Future ETP

Work Package 2: Topical Workshops of KBBE Experts Lead: Objective: Bring together KBBE interested stakeholders for a dialogue on a coordinated approach to develop KBBE in Europe Address synergies and gaps between the ETPs Address important issues for society, business, research Develop a White Paper based on workshops recommendations Food for Life ETP

Workshops (I) 1.Opportunities for new business concepts with the combined non-food biomass chains under the KBBE umbrella Objective: to improve collaboration and cooperation between stakeholders in the forest-based and agricultural biomass users & to achieve a better understanding of boundaries and hurdles that hinder combined biomass production and utilisation, including thoughts for lead market activities Date and venue: 7/8 October 2009, Brussels Contact: Forest-based ETP 2.Optimising Trust and Collaboration in the Food and Feed Supply Chain Objective: to improve competitiveness of Europe’s food, feed, agricultural and seed industries by reducing barriers to uptake of new and improved technologies and insights Date and venue: 26/27 October 2009, Brussels Contact: Sustainable Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction ETP

Workshops (II) 3.A Sustainable KBBE – Opportunities for Europe and beyond Objective: to investigate solutions for achieving sustainable (economically and environmentally viable) biomass production by addressing the impact on and by climate change and land use to the establishment of KBBE Date and venue: 24/25 November 2009, Brussels Contact: Sustainable Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction ETP

Work Package 3: Define research challenges and dissemination Lead: Objective: How: Organise meetings with Member States representatives, several DGs of the EC Contribute to the EC KBBE 2010 Conference Raise awareness of the potential and needs of the KBBE among Member States and encourage their coordination Define future research and innovation challenges to further develop the KBBE - Disseminate to national and European funding organisations and ministries Sustainable Chemistry ETP

Resume BECOTEPS’ objective is to contribute to the creation of a strong KBBE in Europe The main result will be the White Paper which will include recommendations calling for coherent European policies in the KBBE area The aim of this workshop is to discuss the non-food biomass chains, to identify what are the challenges faced by this sector, the synergies between the different non-food value chains,… and to come with first recommendations

Thank you for your attention Antoine Peeters, WP3 Leader Silvia Travella, Project Coordinator