Bioconomy – plant science and

agriculture

Future funding under Horizon

2020

7th EPSO Conference

Porto Heli, 1 - 4 September 2013

European Commission

DG Research &

Innovation

Juli MYLONA

Scientific Officer, E4

KBBE - Activity 2.2

“Fork to farm”: Food

(including sea-food),

health and well being

KBBE - Activity 2.1

Sustainable production and

management of

biological resources from

land, forest and aquatic

environments

KBBE - Activity 2.3

Life sciences, biotechnology

and biochemistry for

sustainable non-food

products and processes

Framework Programme 7 (2007-2013)

Theme 2: Food, Agriculture, Fisheries, Biotechnology – the

“KBBE”

The Bioeconomy Strategy

Subtitle

Commission Communication COM(2012) 60

«Innovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe»

Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan

Accompanying Staff Working Document

• Section A:Background to the Bioeconomy Strategy and Detailed Action Plan

• Section B:Estimating the impact of EU level research funding and better policy interaction in Bioeconomy

Two documents

The Bioeconomy: An EU priority

EU 2020 Strategy:

Smart growth

Sustainable Growth

Inclusive Growth Building a sustainable

Bioeconomy for Europe Innovation Union:

Turning innovative

ideas into products

and processes for

growth and job

creation.

…and to process renewable raw materials into value added products in

the food, bio-based and energy industries.

© Biopact

The Bioeconomy Using research and innovation to produce renewable raw materials sustainably in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture…

The Bioeconomy… • Promotes sustainable production of renewable resources from land and sea and their conversion into food, bio-based products, biofuels and bioenergy.

• Encompasses the sectors of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, aquaculture, food and pulp and paper, as well as parts of the chemical, biotechnological and energy industries.

• Provides and protects public goods, such as clean air and water, fertile and functioning soils, landscapes, sustainable marine ecosystems and biodiversity, and addresses social needs.

• Applies a wide array of sciences (e.g. life sciences, agronomy, ecology, forestry-, fisheries- and social sciences) and enabling and industrial technologies (e.g. biotechnology, nanotechnology and ICT) with local and tacit knowledge.

• Contributes to addressing major societal challenges (e.g. food security, climate change, limited natural resources), economic growth and job creation.

The Bioeconomy as part of the EU economy

Sector Annual turnover

(billion €)

Employment

(thousands)

Food 965 4,400

Agriculture 381 12,000

Paper/Pulp 375 1,800

Forestry/Wood ind. 269 3,000

Fisheries and

Aquaculture 32 500

Bio-based industries

• Bio-chemicals and

plastics 50 (est.) 150 (est.)

▪ Enzymes 0.8 (est.) 5 (est.)

• Biofuels 6 150

Total 2,078 22,005 © The Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) in Europe: Achievements and Challenges, Full Report (2010); EC, Facts and figures

on the CFP, Basic Statistics Data, ISSN 1830-9119, 2010 Edition

Developing a coherent Bioeconomy

Coherent policy

Investment in knowledge, innovation and skills

Participative governance and informed dialogue with society

New infrastructures and instruments

Research and

Innovation

The EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation 2014-2020

The future of EU Research: Horizon 2020

EU’s next Financial Framework to support Research and Innovation

• Commission proposal in MFF: €80 Billion for 2014-2020 (+ contribution from Structural Funds)

• 4.5 bn earmarked for food security and bio-based economy

• Next steps:

Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on the basis of the Commission proposal

Mid 2012: Final calls under 7th Framework Programme for Research to bridge gap towards Horizon 2020

End of 2013: Adoption of legislative acts by Parliament and Council on Horizon 2020

1/1/2014: Horizon 2020 starts; launch of first calls

Horizon 2020: What’s new

• A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives: the 7th research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), single set of rules to participation

• More innovation, from research to retail, all forms of innovation

• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transport, bringing different actors together to find solutions

• Simplification: new simplified rules of participation with a reduced number of funding schemes, a single web portal

Horizon 2020: Three priorities

• Excellent science (€24,6 billion)

• Industrial leadership (€17,9 billion)

• Societal challenges (€31,7 billion)

Ongoing budget negotiations, numbers will be updated upon final agreement from the Council and the European Parliament

1: Excellent science

Why:

• World class science is the foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and wellbeing

• Europe needs to develop, attract and retain research talent

• Researchers need access to the best infrastructures

European Research Council

Frontier research by the best individual teams

Future and Emerging Technologies

Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation

Marie Curie actions

Opportunities for training and career development

Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure)

Ensuring access to world-class facilities

2: Industrial leadership

Why: • Europe needs more innovative SMEs to create growth and jobs • Strategic investments in key technologies (e.g. advanced

manufacturing, micro-electronics) underpin innovation across existing and emerging sectors

• Europe needs to attract more private investment in research and innovation

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

(ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space)

Access to risk finance

Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation

Innovation in SMEs

Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs

3: Societal challenges

Why: • Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy objectives (climate,

environment, energy, transport etc) cannot be achieved without innovation

• Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities

• Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime resources & the

bioeconomy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

Inclusive, innovative and secure societies

Horizon 2020 Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime resources & the bioeconomy

Broad lines • Sustainable agriculture and forestry • Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while

ensuring sustainability and resilience

• Providing ecosystem services and public goods

• Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation

• Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet

• Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources • Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries

Broad lines • Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint by

smart and sustainable use • Low-cost, low-carbon electricity supply • Alternative fuels and mobile energy sources • A single, smart European electricity grid • New knowledge and technologies • Robust decision making and public engagement • Market uptake of energy innovation

Horizon 2020 Secure, clean and efficient energy

Horizon 2020 Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

Broad lines

• Fighting and adapting to climate change

• Sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems

• Ensuring the sustainable supply of non-energy and non-agricultural raw materials

• Enabling the transition towards a green economy through eco-innovation

• Developing comprehensive and sustained global environmental observation and information systems

Horizon 2020 and partnering Public private partnerships

e.g. Joint Technology Initiatives

JTI on Bio-based Industries (BBI JTI)

Public public partnerships

e.g. ERA-Nets for topping up individual calls, Art. 185, supporting Joint Programming Intiatives when in line with Horizon 2020

European Innovation Partnership

coordination, not funding e.g.

EIP «Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability»

JTI on Bio-based Industries (BBI JTI)

European Technology Platforms Biofuels

Suschem

Plants for the Future

Forest-based Sector

FoodforLife

European sector organisations COPA COGECA

CEPI

EuropaBio

ERRMA

CEFIC

European Seed Association

European Bioplastics

FoodDrinkEurope

Industry Group (as of June 2013)

Supported by:

10 July 2013: EU and industry join forces to invest more than €22 billion in research and innovation

» Commission adoption on 10 July (incl BBI JTI);

» Council adoption before end of 2013, after Horizon 2020;

» Discussion in Council starting in September 2013;

» Joint Undertaking (JU) interim period 2014 – 2015;

» First call for proposals in 2014;

» JU autonomy expected June 2015.

Research and

Innovation

ERA-NETs Situation FP7 vs. Horizon 2020

FP7 ERA-NET: CSA, coordination and management 100%

FP7 ERA-NET Plus: CSA, 33% contribution to the total call budget, no funding for management and coordination

Horizon 2020:

“Programme co-fund action”, call with top-up funding compulsory, any other activities of networking and coordination complementary

one funding rate per action/project e.g. 33% as in FP7 ERA-NET

European Innovation Partnerships EIP «Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability»

Objective: Join-up resources to speed-up breakthrough innovations Tackling Europe’s major societal challenges, whilst creating new market potential for EU businesses Approach:

• Challenge-driven => address target within a specific societal challenge

• Acting across whole research & innovation chain

=> bring together supply and demand, across sectors and borders => foster communication among stakeholders and workable links

between science and practice (from research to market)

• Streamlining, simplifying and coordinating existing instruments and initiatives

The EIP is not a funding instrument, nor a programme instrument; it cannot take decisions in

areas for which Member States and/or the EU are competent Existing initiatives are keeping their own identity and lifecycle and can use the EIP as a platform

for adjusting their own priorities and for contributing to its overall target

USEFUL WEB LINKS

Participant Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home

Cordis: http://cordis.europa.eu/home_en.html

HORIZON 2020: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm

BIOECONOMY: http://ec.europa.eu/research/bioeconomy/