Description Total budget of the call: EUR 341.35 million
In line with the Strategy 'Innovating for Sustainable Growth: a Bioeconomy for Europe', which the European Commission adopted on 13 February 2012, the overall priority of WP2013 FAFB is bio-resource efficiency: it supports indeed the shift towards a society which sustainably relies on biological resources (including waste) not only to produce safe food and feed, but also bio-based materials and bio-energy. In this regard, WP2013 will not only support research activities in food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnologies, but also the development of bioeconomy markets and EU competitiveness, through activities focused on innovation and demand-side measures.
Eligibility:
The call is open to participation from the Western Balkan countries which are associated to FP7 on the same conditions as EU Member States.
The EU Member States are:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
The Associated Countries are:
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Macedonia, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey
Additional information
WP2013 will address societal needs, and therefore paves the way to the proposed Horizon 2020 through a challenge-driven approach.While the overall priority of WP2013 FAFB is bio-resource efficiency, it also contribute to addressing other major priorities, which have been defined so as to ensure the highest European added value, in areas where EU funding is needed to achieve critical mass for research and innovation:
- Oceans
- Water
- Secure clean and efficient energy
- Brain research
- Anti-microbial resistance
Budget:
Total budget of the call: 341.35 million Euros
Deadline: 5 February 2013
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