1 DISCONTOOLS Activities Update Morgane Delavergne – DISCONTOOLS Project Manager 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

2 Primary Objective –Enable research to be optimised by public and private funders in a more effective manner –Enable new and improved tools to be developed and delivered –Control of the major diseases of animals, including zoonoses 2 nd December 2008ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

3 Complementary work strands 1. Provide a validated database and peer review methodology in order to prioritise infectious animal diseases 2. Gap analysis to identify areas where: –information and knowledge of the disease is deficient –Current tools are lacking, inadequate or could be improved ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

4 Complementary work strands 3.Identify current and new technological tools that may be used to improve the ability to control infectious animal diseases –Review of existing arrangements by stakeholders –Development of methodologies to identify and evaluate new technology ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

5 Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP1: Establish and maintain effective management and coordination of the project involving all stakeholders WP2: Prioritise diseases -Assemble up to date information from experts (drawn from stakeholders and individuals) -Place it on a public website -Invite input -Update via approval of experts Living and evolving database ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

6 Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP2: Prioritise diseases -1st meeting held in Brussels on the 20th October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices -Important range of stakeholders: pharmaceutical industry, diagnostic industry, international organisations, universities, agriculture and food… -Outcome: 1.Good and open discussions on prioritisation methods and criteria to score the diseases. 2.Definition of a set of actions to implement before next meeting on the 10th of March 2009: - Mainly an agreed list of criteria on which to base prioritisation and a disease database for prioritisation and gap analysis information ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

7 Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP3: Gap analysis of the priority diseases -develop a methodology for gap analysis -Invite stakeholder representatives to decide on the critical gaps -Aim research at filling the gaps ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

8 Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP3: Gap analysis of the priority diseases -1st meeting held in Brussels on the 24th October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices -Good representation of stakeholders -Outcome: 1.Good and open discussions on Gap Analysis methods and criteria 2.Definition of a set of actions to implement before next meeting on the 31st of March 2009: -Inventory of Gap Analysis methods, propose a list of experts on each disease, provide comments on the criteria chosen by WP2. ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

9 Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP4: Identify and evaluate new technologies -Horizon scan for new technologies -Human health, biotechnology, crop protection, nanotechnology, chemistry, biocides, etc. -Ensure deployment in the animal health sector as early as possible ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

10 Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP4: Identify and evaluate new technologies -1st meeting held in Brussels on the 31st October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices -Good representation of stakeholders and technology industries -Outcome: 1.Discussions on current and future technologies in Animal health and other sectors. 2.Definition of a set of actions to identify useful new technologies, to be implemented before next meeting on the 24th of March ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

11 Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP5:Ensure the effective communication and dissemination of information from the project - DISCONTOOLS secretariat ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

12 Main features of the project Stakeholders –Involvement of a wide range. –Active participation in the governance of the project –Contribution from research through to delivery ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

13 Main features of the project Assists -DG Research and the ERA-Net in prioritising research -DG Sanco in the context of the Community Animal Health Policy – CAHP -EFSA and ECDC in attempting to prioritise zoonoses and to look at emerging zoonoses ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

14 Coordination with the ETPGAH -DISCONTOOLS is a tool first described in the ETPGAH Action Plan -The project has a short life-time -ETPGAH is fixed and a long-term initiative -Mirror groups communication on their national activities with an influence on National Research ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels2 nd December 2008

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