1. RAF Regions
Funding opportunities for Food
research and innovation
Nikos GIANNOULIDIS
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2. RAF Regions
Type of Beneficiaries
Food Research entities Universities
Companies
Business & Chambers of Public
research Commerce Authorities
organisations
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Type of involvement
RESEARCH: to engage in research
activities in order to generate new knowledge
and enhance research capacity
INNOVATION/ TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER:
TRANSFER
to develop new or improved products and services
or up-date production processes/
organisation/ marketing strategy
ENTERPRISE: enterprise
development that exploits research and innovation results
to set up an innovative company, expand business activities
company
and create new business and technology partnerships
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Funding Opportunities
for Food sector RTD/ innovation
Competitiveness
7th
Research
and Innovation
Framework Programme
Framework Programme
(FP7)
(CIP)
European Territorial
Structural Funds (SF) Co-operation
Programmes
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7th Research Framework Programme (FP7)- Food,
Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Activity 2.1- Sustainable
production and management
Call Deadline: 14 Jan ‘10 of biological resources from land,
forest and aquatic environment
Food, Agriculture
Activity 2.2- Fork to farm:
and Fisheries, € 1.9 billion Food (including seafood),
health and well being
and Biotechnology
End-users of new technologies (such as breeding companies,
SMEs or agricultural cooperatives involved in the production, Activity 2.3- Life sciences,
packaging or control of food or feed, etc); Biotechnology and biochemistry
technology providers (mainly engineering companies) for sustainable
or technology-based biotechnology companies non-food products and processes
(in the areas of agricultural or industrial biotechnology)
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Other FP7 opportunities for Food related RTD
• Health- “Optimising the delivery of healthcare to European
citizens”: cross- thematic approach with KBBE
• Energy- Enhancing exchange of information, synergies and cross-
fertilisation between projects in the field of Biorefineries: cross-
thematic approach with biotechnologies-agriculture-food, energy,
environment and industrial technologies
• Environment- Integration of aquaculture and fisheries in the
coastal zone; Importance of foraging fish in the ecosystem; Biomass
from micro- and macro-algae for industrial applications
• Information and Communication technologies-
Application-specific microsystems and smart miniaturised systems on
food and beverage quality and safety
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Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP)
CIP aims to encourage the competitiveness of European enterprises
• “Access to finance for SMEs through EU financial instruments”
– Targets companies in different phases of their lifecycle: seed, start up,
expansion and business transfer; and will support investments in
technological development, innovation, technology transfer, and the cross
border expansion of business activities
• “Eco-innovation”: Innovative products, processes and services
• “Intelligent Energy Europe”: instruments for energy management,
including auditing and benchmarking tools, especially for SMEs of the food
and drink industry, dairy farming, etc.
• “Enterprise Europe Network”: provision of information and networking
€3,6 billion (2007-2013)
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Structural Funds (SF)- Country specific
17%
R&D and innovation
entrepreneurship
15%
innovative information and
58% communication technologies
human capital
10%
€86 billion EU investment for innovation and research (2007-2013)
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Territorial Cooperation Programmes
• Cross-border co-operation programmes: encouraging
entrepreneurship, linking universities to business
– Greece with Italy, Bulgaria and Cyprus
– Bulgaria with Greece and Romania
– Italy with Greece, Austria, France, Switzerland, Malta, Slovenia
• Interregional co-operation programme (INTERREG IVC):
Innovation and the Knowledge Economy. Develop good practice and
facilitate the exchange and transfer of experience by successful regions
– all EU-27 Member States
• Transnational co-operation programmes: Innovation, especially
networks of universities, research institutions, SMEs
– Operational Programme 'Mediterranean Programme'- MED
– Operational Programme 'South East Europe (SEE)'
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10. RAF Regions
South- East Europe Mediterranean Northern Baltic Sea North Sea
Programme Programme Periphery
Atlantic Coast Alpine Space Central Europe South West Europe
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A Programme for a European Area in Transition on the
Way to Integration
• To develop transnational partnerships on matters of strategic
importance, in order to improve the territorial, economic and social
integration process and to contribute to cohesion, stability and
competitiveness of the region
• The Programme seeks to realize high quality, result oriented
projects of strategic character, relevant for the programme area.
• The South East Europe Programme helps to promote better integration
between the Member States, candidate and potential candidate
countries and neighbouring countries. Regional cooperation in
South East Europe is essential, regardless of the different stage of
integration of the various countries.
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Priorities of SEE
• Priority Axis 1 : Facilitation of innovation and
entrepreneurship
• Priority Axis 2: Protection and improvement of the
environment
• Priority Axis 3: Improvement of the accessibility
• Priority Axis 4: Development of transnational synergies
for sustainable growth areas
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship
PRIORITY AXIS 1: FACILITATION OF INNOVATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• The objective of this Priority Axis is fostering innovation,
entrepreneurship, the knowledge economy and to enhance integration
and economic relations in the cooperation area.
Areas of Intervention (AoI):
• AoI 1.1: Develop technology and innovation networks in specific
fields
• AoI 1.2: Develop the enabling environment for innovative
entrepreneurship
• AoI 1.3: Enhance the framework conditions and pave the way for
innovation
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www.southeast-europe.net
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EoI submitted to the 2nd Call of SEE (Dec ’09)
• Partners from RAF Regions and the Food Cluster
Initiative
• AoI 1.3: Enhance the framework conditions and pave
the way for innovation
• With participation from Greece, Italy, Bulgaria,
Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Ukraine
and Moldova
• Results expected in about 1 month- in successful, full
proposal to follow
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Useful Links
• http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/kbbe/home_en.html
• http://ec.europa.eu/cip/index_en.htm
• http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperation/index_en.htm
• http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-
platforms/individual_en.html
• http://www.rafregions.eu/
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Thank you !
Mr. Nikos GIANNOULIDIS
Tel. +30 2310 804108
N.Giannoulidis@euroconsultants.com.gr
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