1. CERN-JRC COOPERATION
3rd EUSC – 12 July 2016
B. Denis

2. 2) CERN-JRC collaborations
1) DG JRC
2) CERN-JRC collaborations
3) What’s next?
Areas of collaboration
Knowledge Transfer and IP management
Technology and Innovation Monitoring
Big data
Medical radioisotope production
Neutron data for nuclear energy applications
Energy HR

3. DG JRC, the Commission's in-house science service
Provides EU policies with independent, evidence-based scientific and technical support throughout the whole policy cycle
Cooperates with the Member States, industry, universities and research organisations in the EU and worldwide
Is independent of industrial and national interests*
* DG JRC is part of the Commission, so cannot claim to be independent of it
 Complementary role of the High Level Group of Scientific Advisors

4. Joint Research Centres Established in 1957
The only Commission Directorate General carrying out direct research
7 institutes in 5 countries
Budget: €330 million
- Non- nuclear work – H2020
- Nuclear work – EURATOM Research & Training Program
Staff
Over 3000

5. COMMISSIONER
Tibor Navracsics
Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
Director-General
Valdimir Sucha
JRC’s
Board of Governors

6. Energy (in support to DG ENER)
Examples of actions
Energy (in support to DG ENER)
Example 1: Energy systems modelling in support of the implementation of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan)
Example 2: Support to the implementation of the Carbon Capture and Storage Directive and analysis of CO2 re-use

7. Regional development (in support to DG REGIO)
Examples of actions
Regional development (in support to DG REGIO)
Example: Smart Specialisation Strategy:
Methodology
WEB platform
Regional operational plans evaluation

8. Food safety (in support to DG SANCO)
Examples of actions
Food safety (in support to DG SANCO)
Example 1: Operation of 6 EU Reference Laboratories on genetically modified food and feed, food contact, materials, feed additives, and food contaminants
Example 2: Contribution to the development of EU standards in food safety and quality

9. Nuclear (EURATOM Programme)
Examples of actions
Nuclear (EURATOM Programme)
Nuclear safety :
Example 1: Collection and assessment of nuclear power plants operational experience worldwide and dissemination to MS’s regulatory authorities
Nuclear security :
Example 2: Development of innovative containment and surveillance techniques

10. Areas of collaboration
Knowledge Transfer and IP management
Technology and Innovation Monitoring
Big data
Medical radioisotope production
Neutron data for nuclear energy applications
Energy HR

11. Areas of collaboration Knowledge Transfer and IP management
26 Public Research Organizations
Accounting for ≈ researchers and support staff
Annual plenary meetings:
Sharing strategic approaches to technology and knowledge transfer
News from the Commission
Development of tools and methods of common interest (?)
Networking
Good practice workshops:
Sharing operational approaches (e.g. patent portfolio management, SW dissemination)

12. Areas of collaboration
Technology and Innovation Monitoring
Advanced graphic techniques to explore multi-
dimensional data networks
First prototype on patent and publication data
Collaborative project now in parallel development (!)

13. Areas of collaboration
Big data
Regular contacts:
Cross-invitation and participation in initiatives and events (e.g. Helix Nebula workshop,
JRC public lectures)
C. Asera (from JRC) chairs the Task Force of PICSE H2020 project (cloud procurement)
JRC interest for CERN storage solutions (EOS)

14. Areas of collaboration
Medical radioisotope production
JRC Institute for Transuranium Elements to join MEDICIS collaboration
Real mutual interest:
- for JRC : 225Ac production using ISOLDE
- for CERN: JRC network and experience with alpha therapy
JRC-ITU is providing for training in MIDICIS-PROMED MCSA training network
Need to find a solution for the MoU

15. Areas of collaboration
Neutron data for nuclear energy applications
JRC Institute for Reference Material and Measurements and n_TOF collaboration
Cooperation on nuclear data measurement:
Joint experiments
Support to international nuclear data projects
Knowledge transfer and training for the next generation
Agreement signed in 2012

16. Areas of collaboration
Energy
Exploration of possible collaborations in the domain of renewable energy and energy efficiency
Visit to ISPRA to share experience and practice in the domain of large research sites and data centres energy efficiency
JRC representative attended the CERN/ERF/ESS Workshop "Energy for Sustainable Science at Research Infrastructures”
CERN is interested in the “EU Code of Conduct for Energy Efficiency in Data Centres”, JRC is willing to help

17. Areas of collaborationHR
CERN took part in the first meeting of the HR Circle

18. Areas of collaboration
Other visits from the JRC
Visit from JRC to learn from CERN practices:
“Open access” to research infrastructure
Publication management
Outreach and education

19. Summary Areas of collaboration Activities Specific contract Active?
KT and IP management
Knowledge exchange
Dedicated MoU to be renewed ✔✔
Technology & Innovation Monitoring
Common project
Collaborative Research Arrangement ✗
Big data No
Medical radioisotope production
Collaboration
On-going negotiation
✔✔✔
Neutron data for nuclear energy app.
Collaborative Research
Arrangement
Energy ✔ HR

20. New - July 1st
Axis of the new strategy:
Adding value
85 % of projects co-designed
in partnership with policy DGs
15 % of projects aim at providing knowledge
5 % exploratory research
Balancing activities and breaking silos
Knowledge and competences management
Refining excellence
Stronger anticipation culture
State of the art (open) infrastructure
Strategic communication

21. 10 priority nexus:
Economy, finance & markets
Energy and transport
Education, skills and employment
Food, nutrition and health
Environment, resource scarcity, climate change & sustainability
People, governance in multicultural and networked society
Civil security
Migration and territorial development
Data & digital transformation
Innovation systems and processes

23. With whom
“Partnership with the best organisations is crucial to the successful fulfilment of DG JRC’s mission”
A specificity of DG JRC is that it can legally participate in EU Research Framework Programmes (currently H2020).
DG JRC will only participate in those actions where there is a clear justification (for example, the need to develop or maintain strategic partnerships or build or share core competences) and where there is a link to DG JRC’s priorities.”

24. Conclusion:
We should review the possible areas of collaboration in view of the new strategy and priorities.
Example:
The “Innovation systems and processes” priority nexus includes:
Open innovation, innovation ecosystem and citizen innovation
Open science
Research integrity
Production, management and transfer of knowledge
Technology and society

25. Thank you for your attention