BECOTEPS

The Bio-Economy Technology Platforms join forces to address synergies and gaps between their Strategic Research Agendas

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The nine European Technology Platforms (ETPs) that focus on the Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE) join forces in this support action 'BECOTEPS'.

The main objectives and the respective activities will be:

1) Achieve closer and more coordinated collaboration between the KBBE ETPs.

2) Develop recommendations for better interaction between KBBE ETP stakeholders along the product chains and the sustainability issue regarding multidisciplinary research, application and policy issues.

BECOTEPS will help to link science and application by addressing synergies and gaps i) between the SRAs of the ETPs and ii) with respect to the research preparedness of the scientific community by topical workshops on cross-cutting KBBE issues. The first workshop will address trust and collaboration in the food and feed chain, the second the integration of the non-food chains, and the third cross-cutting sustainability issues. The workshop recommendations on research and policy will be summarised in a White Paper.

3) Encourage discussions among public research initiatives - European and national – and between the public and the private research initiatives to foster implementation of the Strategic Research Agendas based on the recommendations developed between the ETPs. In addition, BECOTEPS will promote the KBBE concept with the European Commission, European Parliament and national ministries in the member states including the relevant ERA-NETs. A small number of dissemination events will be held to discuss the KBBE, recommendations from the workshops on implementing cross-cutting issues from the ETPs’ Strategic Research Agendas (including Lead Markets, SMEs, education and training), and future collaboration.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Biotechnology represents an important part of industry in Europe and touches on many fields, from medicine to agriculture. Ensuring its success has become a prerequisite for a healthy economy.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

It is widely understood that a healthy economy is important to our general welfare. And a healthy bio-economy (or the economy of biotechnology) is directly linked to the health, chemical, energy and agriculture industries, which represent a very important part of the overall economy in most European countries.

Becoteps, a joint EU project between nine 'European technology platforms' (ETPs), is contributing to a strong bio-economy in Europe in many different ways. First of all, it is building closer collaboration between the bio-economy ETPs involved in Becoteps and others wishing to join. Secondly, it is outlining recommendations for better interaction between the bio-economy ETP stakeholders linked to product, research, innovation and policy issues. Thirdly, it is fostering discussions between European and national research and innovation initiatives on the public and private level to encourage implementation of the ETPs' research agendas.

Ultimately, Becoteps will help link science and application by addressing synergies and gaps between the research agendas of the ETPs. It will help prepare the scientific community for research in this area through workshops on cross-cutting bio-economy issues. The first workshop was planned to cover trust and collaboration in the food and feed chain, the second integration of non-food chains, and the third cross-cutting sustainability issues. The workshop recommendations on research and policy are planned to be published in a report.

In addition, Becoteps is promoting the concept of a knowledge-based bio-economy (KBBE) within the European Commission, European Parliament and national ministries in EU Member States. This includes involvement in the relevant constituents of Europe's research and coordination programme, the ERA-NET. Dissemination events are planned to discuss the KBBE, as well as future collaboration and recommendations from the workshops on implementing cross-cutting bio-economy issues.

In short, Becoteps helps to reinforce the bio-economy as part of the whole European economy and create a solid pillar for advancement and technological development in many areas.