EMIDA ERANET

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EMIDA ERA-NET

• The benefits of coordinating animal health
  research through a European Research Area Network
  (ERA-NET)

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ERA-NET scheme

• The ERA-NET scheme was introduced under FP6 to
  support the networking of research funding
  organisations (programme owners and managers e.g.
  government ministries and research councils) to
  develop and strengthen the coordination of
  national research programmes.

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Schemes for networking researchers in the ERA

• Collaborative research projects
• Networks of Excellence
• COST Actions

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Research Funding in Europe

• Regional and national funding bodies
• Charities and private non-profit foundations
• Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries
• European Commission (7)
• (All these funding bodies have their own
  agendas/priorities that are set independently of
  each other)

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Expected features of ERA-NETs

• Systematic exchange of information and good
  practices on existing programmes
• Definition and preparation of common strategic
  activities
• Implementation of joint activities between
  national or regional programmes
• Funding of joint trans-national activities

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SCAR Collaborative Working Group on Animal Health
Welfare Research

• Improving collaboration on research activities.
• Creating critical mass and focus to deliver the
  animal health and welfare research needs .

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Proposed Activities of Collaborative Working Group

• Map the landscape of national, EU and
  international RTD programmes in pilot work
  area(s).
• 2. Map programme objectives against relevant
  policy drivers.
• 3. Identify gaps.

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Proposed Activities of Collaborative Working
Group (continued)

• 4. Assess research capacities and identify
  shortfalls.
• 5. Establish common agreement on priorities.
• 6. Develop mechanisms for cooperation on
  procurement.

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Desired outcomes of Animal Health Welfare
Working Group

• Advise SCAR on a co-operative research agenda of
  EU/International animal health research
  priorities.
• Report on current EU RTD capacity and
  infrastructure.
• Improved cooperation on research procurement.

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EMIDA ERA-NET

• Coordination of European research in the area of
  animal health, including emerging threats,
  infectious diseases and surveillance

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Animal Health ERA-NET

• This ERA-NET will help to coordinate national
  research activities and identify common research
  programmes and will, thus, fight fragmentation
  and exploit synergies between such programmes.

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Scope of EMIDA

• The scope of the project will include emerging
  and major infectious diseases of production
  animals, including fish and bees and including
  those conditions which pose a threat to human
  health but excluding food safety issues relating
  to livestock products and diseases of wildlife,
  except where they act as a reservoir of infection
  for humans and animals.

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EMIDA

• 26 partners in 19 countries and four associated
  partners
• Combined research budget in the region of 270
  million Euros

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EMIDA Partners

• Ministries of Agriculture 13 (16)
• Ministries of Health/Public Health 5
• Ministries of Agr. and Health Agencies 1
• Ministries of Education/Research
• Councils 4
• Ministry of Agr and Research Council
• Agencies 2
• Others 1 (2)

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EMIDA

• Better sharing of information of current
  activities
• Better coordination of the national research
  programmes
• Developing common research agendas
• Joint/common research calls
• Building research capacity relating to animal
  health

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Workpackage Leaders and Deputy Leaders
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WP1 - Project coordination, management,
communication dissemination

• To manage and coordinate the Animal Health
  ERA-NET and to manage the relationship between
  the ERA-NET and the CWG and other European
  actions.
• To share/disseminate project outputs for the
  wider benefit of non-participating Animal Health
  research funders and other stakeholders, both
  within and outwith the EU

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WP2 - Mapping and analysis of existing research
and current research needs and research programme
development.

• To systematically gather information on existing
  national and EU funded animal health research
  programmes, including projects and budgets
  existing funding systems and research management
  processes/practices research providers,
  expertise and facilities perceived existing
  needs and priorities at a regional
  (sub-national), national or zonal level. Also
  mapping any pre-existing regional/national/interna
  tional linkages between research programmes and
  cross cutting issues relating to human health,
  sustainable agriculture and socioeconomic
  sciences.

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WP2 (continued)

• To monitor emerging needs requiring urgent
  action.
• To evaluate and analyse the gathered information
  to identify overlaps, gaps, duplication,
  strengths/weaknesses, opportunities and common
  research priorities and to establish best
  practice for identifying, commissioning and
  managing jointly funded research programmes.
• To identify common research requirements,
  including emerging needs and to develop necessary
  research calls.

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WP3 - Developing, evaluating and implementing
instruments for pilot projects

• To develop, test and evaluate the instruments and
  procedures needed for transnational funding
  activities
• To establish common, proven instruments and
  procedures for transnational common calls which
  will be used by the CWG beyond the end of the
  ERA-Net.

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WP4 - Developing a strategic trans-national
animal health research agenda.

• To set up a framework for a Foresight
  Programming unit to develop and maintain a
  strategic research agenda.
• To undertake a multidisciplinary ten year
  forward-look exercise.
• To identify Europes regional and trans-national
  medium to long-term needs both in terms of
  research topics on animal diseases and research
  capacity (like infrastructure and expertise) in
  the animal health area.

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WP4 (continued)

• To develop a common strategic research agenda
  based on shared priorities to be taken forward by
  a sustainable coordination network (SCAR CWG) in
  the longer term by means of jointly funded
  programmes

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Project management

• Project Consortium a representative of each
  partner organisation.
• Network Management Group the leaders and
  deputy-leaders of the Work Packages.
• Coordinator and Project Office/Secretariat.
• Strategy Board and Advisory Group

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Partners organisation responsibilities

• Provision of information on national programmes
• Delivery of their specific contributions to each
  workpackage
• Provision of progress updates to the WP leader
  for reports
• Reviewing project outputs, as requested

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Partners organisation responsibilities (continued)

• Contribution of national funds by some partners
  for pilot projects, as appropriate and depending
  on budgets
• Intention to commit to CWG beyond the end of the
  ERA-NET.

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Common research calls

• In response to policy requirements
• In response to gap analysis
• Basic/strategic science Strategic/applied
  science
• Industry sector approach
• Joint funding with industry

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Models for project funding Common Pot
Each country provides funds into a real pot in
a single bank account the best projects
resulting from a call are funded regardless of
the nationality of the researchers involved.
There is a trans-national flow of funds.
Advantage Less administrativeeffort for
applicants
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Models for project funding Virtual Common Pot
Each country pays only for the involvement of its
own researchers in projects resulting from a
common call. No trans-national flow of funds.
Advantage juste retour

• Disadvantages
• Administrative effort

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Models for project fundingNon-competitive
consortia

• A topic is divided between research groups
  research suppliers are selected by each partner
  according to their expertise. Each country pays
  its own researchers results are pooled together
  by mutual agreement. Such projects are
  non-competitive. No trans-national flow of funds.

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EMIDA and the aims of the ETPGAH

• The Action plan serves to provide an input for
  future national research programmes where it will
  provide better opportunities to align and
  coordinate national programmes.
• Mobilise a critical mass of European, national
  and regional resources comprising both public and
  private financing.
• Enable research to be optimised by public and
  private funders in a more effective manner

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A Coordinated approach to research and funding
Animal Health Policy, implementation SCIENCE and
delivery
Trans National M/S funded Research
EU-funded Research EC Framework programme
Privately funded Research, Industry, Charities
National M/S -funded Research
European Commission, DG Research
ERA-NET supported CWG
Industry Charities
External Animal Health Bodies EFSA, FAO OIE
EC Animal Health Policy Bodies DG SANCO, CVOs
Individual member states
ETPGAH
IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH NEEDS
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Benefits

• Access to wider knowledge pool
• Better use of resources
• Generates critical mass
• WE CANT ALL DO EVERYTHING
• Improved focus
• Increased research capacity across Europe
• Improved standards
• Enhances Europes competitiveness

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Australian Cooperative Research Centres

• CRC for Beef Genetic Technologies
• CRC for Innovative Dairy Products
• CRC for Sheep Industry Innovation
• CRC for the Australian Poultry Industries
• CRC for an Internationally Competitive Pork
  Industry
• Australian Biosecurity CRC for Emerging
  Infectious Diseases

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Looking to the Future

• ERA-NET
• (Limited use of common funding pot without juste
  retour by existing ERA-NETs).
• Shifting further resources from national budgets
  towards an ERC-like structure.
• Have the different funding bodies acting together
  while keeping their individual identities and
  priorities.
• A livestock industry sector approach

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