1. Food Research in FP7 Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy and Technology Platforms
Violeta Cikina
Unit E3: Food, Health, Well-being
Directorate E: Biotechnologies, Agriculture, Food
European Commission, DG Research

2. CONTENT Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy Food Research in FP7
Technology Platforms

3. Specific Programmes Budget €(million)FP
Specific Programmes Budget €(million)
Cooperation – Collaborative research
Ideas – Frontier Research
People – Human Potential
Capacities – Research Capacity +
JRC (non-nuclear)
The 7th EU Research Framework Programme is organised in four parts corresponding to four major components of European Research.
Cooperation
Ideas
People
Capacities
Each of them will be the subject of a Specific Programme.
JRC (nuclear)
Euratom
TOTAL

4. Cooperation – Collaborative research
10 Thematic Priorities Budget €(million)
Health
Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology
Information and communication technologies
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
Energy
Environment (including climate change)
Transport (including aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and the humanities 623
Space
Security
+ Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission and radiation protection
Under each theme, beside these activities, the possibility will be ensured to address two types of opportunities and needs in an open and flexible way:
Emerging needs: through specific support for spontaneous research proposals aiming at identifying or further exploring, in a given field and/or at the intersection of several disciplines, new scientific and technological opportunities, in particular linked with a potential for significant breakthroughs;
Unforeseen policy needs: to respond in a flexible way to new policy needs that arise during the course of the Framework Programme, such as unforeseen developments or events requiring a quick reaction like, the new epidemics, emerging concerns in food safety or natural disaster response.
Special attention will be paid to the horizontal integration of priority scientific areas which cut across themes such as marine sciences and technologies.
Pluridisciplinarity will be encouraged by joint cross-thematic approaches to research and technology subjects relevant to more than one theme.
In order to strengthen the diffusion and use of the output of EU research, the dissemination of knowledge and transfer of results, including to policy makers, will be supported in all thematic areas, including through the funding of networking initiatives, seminars and events, assistance by external experts and information and electronic services in particular CORDIS. Actions to support innovation will be taken under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme. Support will also be provided to initiatives aiming at engaging the dialogue on scientific issues and research results with a broad public beyond the research community, and in the field of scientific communication and education. Ethical principles and gender aspects will be taken into account.
Across all these themes, support to
Collaborative research;
Joint Technology Initiatives;
Co-ordination of research programmes;
International Co-operation

5. European Food Research Programmes
Food, agriculture and fisheries,
and biotechnology €1.935 mio
Food quality
and safety EUR 685 mio
178 projects
Key Action 1 EUR 285 mio
153 projects
FAIR
ECU 123 mio
137 projects
AIR
ECU 60 mio
72 projects
No explicit mentioning of food research programme before FP2, although included in agriculture, fisheries, and technologies
FLAIR
ECU 25 mio
33 projects
1989
FP2
1991
FP3
1994
FP4
1998
FP5
2002
FP6
2006
FP7
2013

6. Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE)
The term “bio-economy” includes all industries and economic sectors that produce, manage and otherwise exploit biological resources (such as agriculture, food, forestry, fisheries and other bio-resource industries), and related services, supply or consumer industries.

7. Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology research: Objectives
Build a European Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE)
Respond to social and economic challenges:
High quality food and sustainable food production
Food-related disorders (cardiovascular, obesity …)
Infectious animal diseases and zoonoses
Sustainable agriculture/fishery and climate change
Clean biomaterials from renewable bio-resources
Involve all stakeholders (incl. industry) in research
Support CAP and CFP
Respond quickly to emerging research needs

8. 2. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
2.1.
Sustainable production and management of biological resources
from land, forest, and aquatic environments
2.2.
“Fork to farm”: Food (including seafood), health and well being
Objective
Building a European Knowledge Based Bio-Economy[1] by bringing together science, industry and other stakeholders, to exploit new and emerging research opportunities that address social and economic challenges: the growing demand for safer and healthier food and for sustainable use and production of renewable bio-resources; the increasing risk of epizootic and zoonotic diseases and food related disorders; threats to the sustainability and security of agricultural production resulting from climate change; and the increasing demand for high quality food, taking into account animal welfare and rural contexts.
Activities
Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest, and aquatic environments: Enabling research, including 'omics' technologies, such as genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, systems biology and converging technologies for micro-organisms, plants and animals, including exploitation of their biodiversity; improved crops (including GMO impacts); sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture, including rural development, and forestry; animal welfare, breeding and production; plant health; sustainable and competitive fisheries and aquaculture; infectious diseases in animals, including zoonoses; safe disposal of animal waste.
“Farm to fork”: Food, health and well being: Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed, including behavioural and cognitive sciences; nutrition, diet related diseases and disorders, including obesity; innovative food and feed processing technologies (including packaging); improved quality and safety, both chemical and microbiological, of food, beverage and feed; integrity (and control) of the food chain; environmental impacts on and of food/feed chains; total food chain concept (including seafood); traceability.
Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes: Improved crops, feed-stocks and biomass (including marine resources) for energy, environment, materials and chemicals, including novel farming systems, bio-processes and bio-refinery concepts; bio-catalysis; forestry and forest based products and processes; environmental remediation and cleaner processing.
[1] The term “bio-economy” includes all industries and economic sectors that produce, manage and otherwise exploit biological resources (and related services, supply or consumer industries, such as agriculture, food, fisheries, forestry, etc.
2.3.
Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable
non-food products and processes

9. THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE- BASED BIOECONOMY
QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES TRACEABILITY, CONSUMER SCIENCE
STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY
FUNCTIONALITY (Chirality)
SOCIETAL NEEDS
Life sciences &
biotechnology for
sustainable
non-food products +
processes
“Fork to Farm” Food (including seafood), health and well-being
WHITE BIOTECH
CLEAN BIOPROCESSES
RAW MATERIALS/WASTE
ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGIES, FOOD QUALITY DETERMINANTS, NUTRITION
PROCESSING
The unique concept of the knowledge-based bio-economy:
Pillar 1: Providing the research base and tools for optimised and sustainable management/production of biological resources from plants, animals, microbes and the processing tools for the conversion of these resources to food or non-food raw materials and products.
Pillar 2: Consumer driven food research to ensure health and well-being of European people – largely a continuation of FP6 efforts in the “food quality and safety” programme.
Pillar 3: Research into eco-efficient products and processes from biological resources.
Pillar 1 and Pillar 3, although to some extent already financed in and FP4 and FP5 (FAIR Programme; Cell factory, etc.) have been largely absent from FP6 or efforts were scattered and/or not of a sufficient critical mass. Integrating research, industry, providers of biological resources (farmers, fishery&forestry) and consumers and responding to societal and policy needs
LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY ANIMAL HEALTH - RURAL DEVT.
GREEN/BLUE BIOTECH
OPTIMISED RAW MATERIALS
PRODUCTION
Sustainable production and management of biological resources from
land, forest, and aquatic environments

10. FIRST KBBE CALLS Call 1 published: 22 December Deadline: 2 May 2007
One stage
Call 2 will be published: 8 May 2007
1st stage deadline: 11 September 2007
Two stages
Coordination and Support Actions up to € 1 million
Small collaborative projects up to € 3 million
Large collaborative projects € 3 – 6 million
Networks of Excellence € 3 – 6 million
The proposals not fullfilling these tresholds are considered as ineligible!

11. Activity 1: Sustainable production and
management of biological resources
from land, forest and aquatic environments
Enabling research (‘omics’, converging technologies, bio-informatics, biodiversity) for micro-organism, plants and animals
Competitive, sustainable and multifunctional agriculture, forestry, fishery and aquaculture
Animal health production and welfare ; animal diseases incl. zoonoses
Marine resources, fishery, aquaculture
Development of policy strategies for knowledge based bio-economy, agriculture, fishery as well as rural and coastal areas

12. Activity 3: Life sciences and biotechnology for
sustainable non-food products and processes
Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and biomass for energy, environment, and high added value industrial products; novel farming systems
Bio-catalysis; new bio-refinery concepts and other bioprocesses
Forestry and forest based products and processes
Environmental remediation and cleaner processing

13. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”-
Food (including seafood), health and well being
Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food and feed
Nutrition, diet related diseases and disorders
Innovative food and feed processing
Improved quality and safety of food, beverage and feed
Total food chain concept

14. FP7 Sub-Pillar: Fork to Farm
Health and well-
being of consumers
Consumers
Nutrition
Nutritional value / digestion /
health impacts
Processing
Safety
Organoleptic impact
Environment
Safe, high-quality foods
Preparation
Environment
Storage / transport / retail
Processing
Production systems:
Agriculture / Fisheries / Aquaculture

15. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”-
Food (including seafood), health and well being
Area Consumers
Networking of food consumer science in Europe and development and application of social and behavioural sciences to food research
Developing research tools for food consumer science in the Western Balkan Countries
Food labelling and consumer behaviour
Taste, cognitive perception and mood
Assessment of intervention measures aimed at promoting healthy eating habits
Risk perception and communication in the food chain and the role of the media
Applying behavioural models for the prevention of obesity, with a particular focus on children

16. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”-
Food (including seafood), health and well being
Area Nutrition
Effect of diet on mental performance
Impact of diet on ageing
Optical technologies for monitoring the human nutrition status and the onset of nutrition-related health problems
Malnutrition in developing countries
Impact of exogenous factors in the development of allergy
Diet for patients in hospitals and at home: disease-related malnutrition
Diet and its effect on the development of intestinal microflora and on the immune system through the entire life span
Systems Biology and bioanalytical tools for nutrition research
Optimal cell function and nutrition
Methodologies and tools to support the prevention of obesity in Mediterranean Partner Countries (SICA)
Linking with international databases on food composition and consumption (SICA)
Functional foods, natural products and bioactive compounds from the Black Sea region (SICA)

17. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”-
Food (including seafood), health and well being
Area Food processing
Smart control for improved food and feed technologies
Assessment and improvement of existing food and feed technologies
Harmonising and integrating research on food technology, safety and nutrition through commonly shared food models
Nano-devices for quality assurance, food safety and product properties
New solutions for improving refrigeration technologies along the food chain
Network for facilitating the implementation of high-tech processing at industrial scale
(Bio-)Technologies for the production of food additives, colorants, and flavours
Observing and understanding the micro-structure of foods
Alternatives for SO2 for food preservation

18. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”-
Food (including seafood), health and well being
Area Food Quality and Safety
Exposure to food additives, flavourings, and migrants coming from the packaging – Dietary intake models
Detecting contaminants in the food and feed chain
New methods for the monitoring and control of food-borne viruses
Innovative and safe packaging
Food sampling strategies for risk analysis
Protecting animal and human health from prions in food, feed and the environment
Biocides and induced risks of antibiotic resistance in food pathogens
Effects of combined exposure to chemicals intentionally added to the food chain

19. Activity 2: “Fork to farm”-
Food (including seafood), health and well being
Area Environmental impacts and total food chain
Assessment of short and long term effects of GMOs on human and animal health
Converging technologies and their potential for the food area
Development and application of computational biology as a complementary tool to in vivo and/or in vitro trials
Sustainability of the food chain
Reduce contamination by mycotoxins in the food and feed chain
Assessment of impacts from climate change on food
Food chain management
Assessment of impacts of scenarios affecting food chain management

20. Technology Platforms Industry-Driven, Competitiveness-Focused
European Technology Platforms - Concept
Stakeholders, led by industry, get together to define a Strategic Research Agenda on a number of strategically important issues with high societal relevance where achieving Europe’s future growth, competitiveness and sustainable objectives is dependent upon major research and technological advances in the medium to long term.

21. Technology Platforms Bottom-Up Approach with Industry in Lead
Wide Stakeholder Involvement
Flexibility: No “One Size Fits All”
EU Role: Facilitating and Guiding but not Leading or Owning
Majority of Strategic Research Agendas, where Appropriate, Taken into Account in Thematic Priorities of FP7

22. Technology Platforms: Three Stages
Stage 1: Stakeholders get together and define a common vision
Stage 2: Stakeholders define a Strategic Research Agenda
Stage 3: Stakeholders implement the Strategic Research Agenda

23. Technology Platforms in Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Plants for the Future
Innovative and Sustainable Use of Forest Resources
Global Animal Health
Animal Breeding
Food for Life
Sustainable Chemistry

25. ETP Food for Life Vision
Effective integration
Research on
Nutritional
Food- and consumer sciences
Food chain management
Deliver innovative, novel and improved food products
Cover Consumer needs and expectations.
Positive impact on public health and overall quality
of life
A successful and competitive pan-European agro-
food industry

26. European Technology Platform Food for Life-
Food
Quality &
Manu-
facturing
Food &
Health
Food Safety
Sustainable
Food Production
Consumer
Communication,
Training &
Technology Transfer
Food Chain Management

27. Technology Platform: Food for Life
Stakeholders: Confederation of the EU Food and Drink Industries (CIAA), Food and Drink SME’s, - Retailers, Consumers, Copa-Cogeca- Research organizations
Vision paper “Food for Life” (June 2005)
Strategic research agenda: draft published and submitted to a wide consultation process in April 2006, final SRA in March 2007
Website/contacts: Jan Maat -
& Daniele Rossi -
Commission contact:
Status: June 2006
Despite this broad political consensus…

28. Further Information FP7 on CORDIS: http://cordis.europa.eu/
Research and Innovation on the Europa server:
DG Research:
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