Italian performances in Horizon2020 SC2 and BBI JU and national initiatives in the frame of BioeconomyFabio FavaItalian Representative, i) Horizon2020 SC2 Programming Committee; ii) “States Representatives Group” of Public Private Partnership Biobased industry (BBI JU); iii) BLUEMED Initiative WP EuroMed GSOs&School of Engineering, AlmaMater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Italy(E-mail: fabio.fava@unibo.it)

The BioeconomyIn Europe: about 2,300 Bln €/y and 18.0 Mln of jobsIn Italy: about 260 Bln €/y and 1.7 Mln of jobs(Bio)CosmeticsChemical TextilePulp/Paper EnergyFuelsFood ingredientsPharmaFertilizers, Feed

Horizon 2020: three prioritiesExcellent scienceIndustrial leadership Societal challenges€ 24.4 bln€ 29.7 bln€ 17.0 blnHorizon2020, the EU Commission research and innovation funding programme (~79 Billion, 2014-2020)

Societal challenges1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing (7.472 Bln)2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy (3.851 Bln)3. Secure, clean and efficient energy (5.931 Bln)4. Smart, green and integrated transport (6.339 Bln)5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials (3.081 Bln)6. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (1.310 Bln)7. Secure societies (1.695 Bln)Bioeconomy: one of the Societal Challenges

Societal Challenge 2: IT participation in 2014-2017 WPsSC2WP 2014-2015SFS-Sustainable FoodSecurity BG-Blue Growth SFS – Sustainable FoodSecurity –BG - Blue GrowthBE – Bio-based innovation for sustainable goods and servicesRUR – Rural RenaissanceSC2WP 2016-2017ISIB- Innovative, Sustainable and Inclusive BioeconomyBudget:~ 450 M € Budget: ~ 750 M € 2014 2015 2016 2017Success rate* (%) 18 17 32 18Ranking 4th 3th 3th (2nd) 1st* N. applicants vs retained

SFS – Sustainable Food Security –BG - Blue GrowthRUR – RuralRenaissanceSC2WP 2018-2020 € ≈710 Mil€ ≈210 Mil€ ≈300 MilCircular Bioeconomyinvestment platform € ≈100 MilSocietal Challenge 2: the new WP 2018-2020https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-work-programme

01020304050607080900200400600800100012001400 2014-2015 2016-2017 2018-2020 Nb TopicsBudget Evolution of SC2 calls budget and topic countsBudget TopicsSC2 WP2018-2020: more budget and less topics, more projects funded

294415 4 1Number of actions by type of actionIARIACSAERANETEJP 52256094 3440Budget by type of action (M€) IARIACSAERANETEJPINNOVATION ACTIONSRESEARCH & INNOVATION ACTIONSCO-ORDINATION & SUPPORT ACTIONS INNOVATION ACTIONSRESEARCH & INNOVATION ACTIONSSC2 WP2018-2020: close to market actionsvs investment in new knowledge

SC2: IT participation in 2018 WPSingle stage, coordinators and PartnersGLOBALSuccess Rate 33,97 %(Mainlisted / Submitted) ITALYSuccess Rate 26,29 %(Mainlisted / Submitted)Total Main List Reserve List Below Av. Budget Below Threshold Success RateBG 22 12 / / 7 54,54%SFS 116 34 12 14 55 20,48%RUR 94 15 12 17 49 15,95%

SC2: IT participation in 2018 WPTwo stages, coordinators passed to II one 13 12 9 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 137 18 32 14 21 11 8 8 12 7 17 4 3 1 2 6 6 7IT FR ES NL EL NO FI IE UK DK DE AT CZ PL HU BE SE CH2nd Stage Presentate

SFS – Sustainable Food Security –BG - Blue GrowthRUR – RuralRenaissanceSC2WP 2018-2020 € ≈710 Mil€ ≈210 Mil€ ≈300 MilCircular Bioeconomyinvestment platform € ≈100 MilSocietal Challenge 2: the new WP 2018-2020https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/what-work-programme

• Food cloud• Monitoring R&I investments• GenRes & pre-breeding• Plant-varietytesting• Agri-Aqua labs• ERANETs• Climate-smart farming• EJP soils• Integrated water management• Citizen-drivenfood system approaches in cities• Valorising urbanbiowaste• Biodiversity in action• Microbiome• Integrated healthapproaches• IPM• Healthy beekeeping• Animal welfare• Anti-microbials and animal production• African Swine fever• Personnalisednutrition• Plant breeding• Healthy sust. food• Alternative proteinsSustainable Food Security topics (2018-2019)From functionalecosystems to healthy food Environment/ Climate-smart Food production and consumption Building capacities • Microbiome coordination and IBF• EU-Africa

� Support FNSSA implementation� Food systems� Sustainableintensification• EU-China� Food safetycontrols� Soilsmanagement� Fertilisers frombiogas digestateTargeted international cooperation13 topics – 281 M€ 5 topics – 59 M€ 6 topics – 76M€ 7 topics – 67 M€

• Digital innovation hubs for agriculture• Preparing advisorsfor the digital age• Digital solutions and e-tools to modernise the CAP• Closing nutrient cycles:� Properties and impacts of biofertilisers� Bio-based fertilisersfrom manure� Bio-based fertilisersfrom other by products• Regional and local bio-based economies• Circular bio-basedbusiness models for rural communities• Sustainable woodvalue chains� Building with wood� Resilient forestsystems• Modern policies from long-term visions & societal engagement:

� Science-policy-society hub� Generation renewal� Mountain value chainsand climate change• Socio-economic impacts of digitisation• Contracts for effective agro-environmentdelivery inc:Land tenureResult-based policiesCollective delivery• Analytical tools and models� New models for policy� Modelling trade

Rural Renaissance topics (2018-2019)Dynamics & policies Food & non-food Value chains Taking advantage of the digital revolution4 topics – 60 M€ 4 topics – 57 M€ 3 topics – 37 M€ • Thematicnetworks compilingknowledge readyfor practice• Fuelling the potential of advisorsfor innovationInnovation and human capital2 topics – 27 M€+ UNDER LEIT-ICT call• Agricultural cross-cutting integration platforms1 ICT topics – 15 M€RUR+ICT: 4 topics – 52 M€

• Multi-use of the marine space, offshore and near-shore: pilot demonstrators• Sustainable European aquaculture 4.0: nutrition and breeding • Sustainable harvesting of marine biological resources • Coordination of marine and maritime research and innovation in the Black Sea Blue Growth topics (2018-2019)Climate-Ocean Food and nutrition De-risking Investments • Sustainable solutions for bio-based plastics on land and sea Land-Sea Connection International cooperation• All Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance Flagship • The Future of Seas and Oceans• Towards a Baltic and North Sea research and innovation programme 9 topics, 166.5 M€• Blue Bioeconomy PPP (ERANET)

Horizon EuropeOpen Science Global ChallengesIndustrial Competitiveness Open InnovationERC (€16,6 Bln)MSCA (€6,8 Bln)Research Infrastructure(€2,4 Bln) EIC (€10 Bln)(Ecosystems: 0,5)EIT (€3 Bln)Strengthening ERA (tot. € 2,1 Bln)Sharing Excellence (€1,7 Bln) Reforming/Enhancing R&I systems (€0,4 Bln)Tot: €25,8 Bln Tot: € 52,7 Bln Tot: €13,5 BlnHealth (€7,7 Bln)Inclusive and Secure Society (€2,8 Bln)Digital and Industry (€15 Bln)Climate, Energy and Mobility (€15 Bln)Food and Natural Resources (€10 Bln)Incl. non nuclear activities JRC (€2,2 Bln)

Supported byA Public-Private Partnership on Bio-Based IndustriesRealising the European Bio-economy Potentialhttp://www.bbi-europe.eu/

€3.7 billion Private partner73% of investmentPublic partner27% of investmentA structured approach via 5 Value Chains (VC)...VC 1: From lignocellulosic feedstock to advanced biofuels, bio-based chemicals & biomaterialsVC 2: Next generation forest-based value chainsVC 3: Next generation agro-based value chainsVC 4: New value chains from (organic) wasteVC 5: Integrated energy, pulp and chemicals biorefineriesPlus a marine bioresource exploitation value chain...The BBI JU: structure and priorities

16.5 12.5 18.9IT Budget (M €), proposals retained7 25 33IT in proposals retainedIT participation in BBI JU calls 2014-160.56 23.4 17.9 6.1JTI-BBI-CSA JTI-BBI-IA-DEMO JTI-BBI-IA-FLAG JTI-BBI-RIAIT Budget (M€), proposals retainedITALY (submission)2014 - 5th2015 - 2nd2016 - 1st ITALY(retained)2014 - 5th2015 - 4th2016 – 2nd2014 2015 20162014 2015 2016

RetainedParticipants: 28 29 28 28 18 11 10 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1RetainedCoordinations: 2 (2nd)16 Topics for a total budget available of around 81 milion € (BBI JU contribution)IT participation in BBI JU calls 20172 12 1 13ItalyBBI-CSA BBI-IA-DEMO BBI-IA-FLAG BBI-RIAPRC72%HES14% REC7% OTH7%

The Italian Bioeconomystrategy and actions for its implementation

Bioeconomy in Italy (Bio)CosmeticsChemical TextilePulp/Paper EnergyFuelsFood ingredientsPharmaFertilizers, FeedAbout 260 Bln €/y and 1,7 Mln of jobs…3rd MS in EU for such numbers and 2nd as presence in H2020 SC2 & BBI JU fundedprojects. But IT can do more by: i) reducing fragmentation of public/private actors, ii)increasing coordination among national policies, funding programmes andinfrastructures, iii) facing the technological/economical challenges and exploitingopportunities of some of the sectors of Bioeconomy.

The Italian BioeconomystrategyAVAILABLE AT:www.agenziacoesione.gov.it/it/S3/Consultazioni_pubbliche/Bioeconomy.htmlPromoted by Italian Presidency ofCouncil of Ministers and endorsed by:• Ministry Education, University,Research;• Ministry Agriculture, Food,Forestry;• Ministry Economical Development;• Ministry Environment, Land, Sea;• Ministry for territorial cohesion;• Committee Productive Activities,Regions Conference;• Agency for Territorial Cohesion;• IT Technology Clusters GreenChemistry, AgriFood andBlueGrowth.1 Bioeconomy – Basics1.1 In the global and EU context1.2 At Italian level1.3 Bioeconomy at regional levels2 Raw materials sources and the opportunities of biowaste3 Bioeconomy in everyday life4 The social dimension of the bioeconomy5 Legislative framework, funding measures and market pull measures 6 Challenges and action plan for the Italian bioeconomy7 Implementation and monitoring8 Actors involved and road map