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“Bioeconomy 2030” The German National Research Strategy

6th German-Brazilian Dialogue

São Paulo, 8th November 2017

Andrea Noske

Head of Division 617 (Bioeconomy)

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

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Knowledge-based Bioeconomy:Vision and Objectives

Germany pursues the vision of a

natural, cycle-oriented, sustainable

bio-based economy ,

› which carries the promise of global

food supplies that are both, ample

and healthy,

› and of high quality products and

services from renewable resources.

With our research, we want to meet our responsibilities for global nutrition,

the protection of the climate, efficient use of resources, and the environment.

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How Do We Define a „Bioeconomy“?

• Agri-tech• (Mol.) Biology, • Soil, Plant, Animal

Production

ConversionValorisation

Consumer

• Food, • Feed• Fiber, • Fuel

• Process tech• Biotechnology

• Socio-economics• Logistics• Construction• Trade

Sustainability

Systems analyses

VALUE CHAINS & NETS

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Project funding ~1,457 Mio € (FMs total)

Institutional funding ~976 Mio € (FMs total)

Total funding ~2,400 Mio €

National Research Strategy Bioeconomy 2030

Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)

• FM of Food and Agriculture (BMEL)

• FM Economic Affairs and Energy, FM Economic

• Cooperation and Development, FM Environment…

• Research Institutes: HGF, WGL, FhG, MPG

• Industry

• 16 Federal States

Start in November 2010!

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3. Producing Healthy and Safe

Foods

5. Developing Biomass-based Energy Carriers

4. Using Renewable Resources for

Industry

2. Sustainable Agricultural Production

1. SecuringGlobal Nutrition

NFSB 2030 – Lines of Activity

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NFSB 2030 – Cross-cutting Activities

1. Support of industry (mainly SME as the main driver for industrial innovation).

2. Use the potential of international cooperation.

3. Build interdisciplinary competence and knowledge.

4. Intensify the dialogue with the society.

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Policy Strategy for Co-operation in Bioeconomy

BMELFederal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (primary responsibility)

BMBFFederal Ministry of Education and Research

BMWIFederal Ministry for EconomicAffairs and Energy

BMZ Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

BMUFederal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety

BMVIFederal Ministry for Transport and digital Infrastructure

Quelle iStockphoto

Inter- and cross-departmental policy strategy (2013)

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Politik-strategie

Bio-Ökonomie

Forschungsstrategie

Bio-Ökonomie

2030Hightech-Strategie

Nachhaltigkeits-

strategie

Bio-diversitäts-

strategie

Energie-konzept

Aktions-plan

Erneuer-bare

Energien

Biomasse-Aktions-

plan

Mobilitäts-und

Kraftstoff-Strategie

Aktions-plan Stoffl.

Nutzung Nachw.

Rohstoffe

Wald-strategie

Programm Ressourcen

-effizienz

Coherent Policy in Bioeconomy

• Interdepartmental co-ordination of national concepts and strategies in the context of bioeconomy

• Development of lines of activities for further ministries

• Recommendations for international competitive, sustainable bioeconomy exceeding pure research and innovation activities

• Coherent bioeconomy policy for all ministries

Aims

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EuroTransBio Pro

Cofund in Biotechnology CoBioTech

• MACSUR• ERA-Net Plus• Cofund Surplus

BioeconomyInternational

FACCE-JPI

European Phenotyping Initiative (EPPN)ESFRI EMPHASIS

GlobE

Successor of:• ERASysApp• ERASynBio• ERA IB (I-III)

FP7 ERA-Net forMarine Biotechnology

SusCrop

NFSB 2030 – Implementation

European and International Cooperation/Funding

SUSFOOD

National policies, strategies, plans and priorities for research, development and innovation in bioeconomy

National policies, strategies, plans and priorities for research, development and innovation in bioeconomy

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• Implementation of bioeconomy in a global context

• Funding of German partners in international projects (beyond EU)

• International partners have to bring their own funds (except bilateral modules)

• R&D projects to relevant subjects in bioeconomy

• Contribution to one of the 5 fields of action of NFSB

• Composition of consortia entirely flexible:

• Industry,

• University or

• Research organizations

Bioeconomy International Overall Concept

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Bioeconomy International Overall Results & Future

• 4 Calls since 2013 completed

• 305 Proposals submitted

• 73 Projects selected for funding

• 14 with Brazilian partners

Call statistics:

5th Call (Bioeconomy International 2017)

• will open in December 2017

• Joint module with FAPESP (co-financing)

• German contact persons: Dr. Veronika Jablonowski & Dr. Christian Breuer

• Brazilian contact person (FAPESP): Alexandre Roccatto

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Phase I: January 2009 – May 2012

Phase II: Since September 2012 - …

• Advising the federal government.

• Setting up/promotion of societal

dialogue.

• Recommendations for funding in

education, research, and

development.

http://www.biooekonomierat.de

The German Bioeconomy Council

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Evaluation of NFSB 2030 (I)

• Online survey and telephone interviews.

• Publication of results in April 2017.

• 36 initiatives amounting to 1,800 projects.

• 876 + 281 Mio. € funding.

• 60% academic projects and 40% SME projects.

• 2/3 as cooperative projects and 1/3 single projects.

• ~ 25% international projects.

• Unfortunately only available in German

• BMBF has launched an evaluation at the end of the first 7 year life-time.

• Ex-post & ex-ante evaluation by Fraunhofer Institute for Systems & Innovation Research

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Evaluation of NFSB 2030 (II)

Main Results:

• The funded initiatives successfully allowed for the development of a knowledge-based bioeconomy and the respective transfer into practical use.

• Research funding successfully brought together relevant players along different value chains.

• Portfolio of measures covered area if precompetitive research from basic research to applied research and development.

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Global Bioeconomy Summit

1st Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS2015), November 2015, Berlin:700 participants from around 80 countries met to define how bioeconomycontributes to green growth, the sustainable development goals and to climate change.

19th/ 20th April 2018 2nd Global Bioeconomy Summit (GBS2018) in Berlin

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