Joint Programming Initiative: Healthy diet for a healthy life

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1 Joint Programming Initiative: Healthy diet for a healthy life Wim H.M. Saris Coordinator Maastricht University The Netherlands ECOG 16 Nov 2010

2 Topics Food and Health: a Grand EU Challenge Food and Health: Joint Programming Vision Implementation process

3 Grand Challenges in Food & Health Healthy Society Science & Technology Competitive Industry

4 Food Allergy Food Safety Nutrigenomics Life Style Bioingredients Coeliac Disease Food Structure Anti-oxidants Health Diabetes Salt Reduction Obesity Processing Functional Foods Gastro intestinal health Healthy Ageing Personalised Food Sensory & Structure Cardiovascular health Consumor behaviour Fermentation Cancer

5 Overweight prevalence-rates adolescents 2 < 10 % % % % % 2 data of FP6 HOPE project collected %

6 Key Challenges Academic/Industrial Strategic Research agenda 3 1. Ensuring that the healthy choice is the easy choice for consumers, 2. Delivering a healthier diet, 3. Developing quality food products, 4. Assuring safe foods that consumers can trust, 5. Achieving sustainable food production, 6. Managing the food chain. 3 ETP Food for Life Strategic Research Agenda

7 Global Innovation Competition and RD&I efforts (G ) 300 Single nation policies and regulations Member States! Rising fast! 0 Europe US Japan China Business Public of which FP7 (growing) Other JP: a necessity to strengthen EU innovative effort October 18 th,20 10 Sources: - S&T key figures EU budget 2010 B. Bigot Joint Programming Conference

8 Food and Health R&D Programmes in the EU

9 Food industry in Europe Turnover: 913 Billion (48% SMEs) Employment: 4,3 Million (63% SMEs) Nr. of enterprises: European top 15 industry (99% SMEs) R&D Intensity: 0,24% Largest manufactoring industry in Europe (13,4%) Leading employer in Europe (13,5%) Fragmented industry Insufficient R&D expenditure

10 10 >> Focus on innovation

11 Need for Joint Programming in Food, Nutrition and Health Addressing common challenges, developing common solutions by working together Avoiding duplication and leaving no gaps Combining and promoting scientific excellence (joint calls, peer review) Using public resources and research funds more efficiently and effectively Pooling of data, increased impact of research outcomes Better exploitation of data from clinical trials and cohorts Developing new technologies, approaches and methods Achieving breakthroughs and having critical mass Obtaining better data to base decisions on and achieve vision

12 Engagement Member of Management Board Suggestions for CSA Contact Determinants of food choice and physical activity Contact Diet related chronic diseases Contact Diet and food production Coordination of JPI

13 Governance GPC Stakeholder Advisory Board (SHAB) SCAR, CREST, KBBE-Net GPC, DG-SANCO/-RTD/- Enterprise EFSA, CIAA, ETP, BEUC, Expert Group on Food & Health Management Board (MB) National representatives Independent Chair Secretariat Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) 15 Individual experts Chair: to be selected from members Task Force Task Force Task Force 13

14 Vision paper: Three areas for JPI research focus Lifestyle Determinants of food intake behaviour and physical activity * Diet Diet and food production * Diet-related chronic diseases

15 JPI Building A A healthy diet for a healthy life Healthier diets and reduced incidence of dietrelated diseases Policy-making; effective communication and knowledge and technology transfer Full operation of ERA: strong cooperation and collaboration in research Determinant s of diet and physical activity Diet and food production Diet-related chronic diseases Safe and sustainable foods Identification of joint activities, improving research infrastructure, harmonising research standards, curricula, providing access to infrastructure, databases, cohort studies, National food and nutrition programmes; EU and regional funding 15

16 Achieving the vision Identify research challenges and topics for each area Identify LHF: low-hanging fruit; projects with potential for cooperation and success in near future Establish infrastructure: long-term longitudinal studies, randomlycontrolled dietary intervention studies and research standards Address horizontal issues: Develop effective communication strategies Ensure technology transfer Networking: liaise with other (European) initiatives Make JPI operational

17 Implementation proces FP8 Joint funding Strategic funding Current Status Research harmonisation Strategic Research Agenda Common vision & Governance Define Grand Societal Challenge

18 Contacts Coordinator:Wim H.M. Saris Secretariat: Management: NL Agency Casper Zulim de Swarte SAB: ZonMw Jeanet Bruils