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Funding basic research in the life sciences: exploring opportunities for European synergies
13 December 2004, Brussels |
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Programme
Participants are highly encouraged to attend for the full day of the conference, particularly the ‘Plenary discussion’ and the concluding.
| 08.30 |
Registration |
| 09.15 |
Setting the scene – Basic research in the life sciences: the challenges for Europe
Chair: Charles Buys (European Research Advisory Board – EURAB and Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research – NWO) |
| 09.20 |
EU policy and funding for basic research
Speaker: Dr Patermann (no presentation) |
| 09.30 |
The importance of basic research in the life sciences
Speaker: Mike Bevan (John Innes Centre, UK) |
| 10.00 |
How can funding of infrastructures contribute to life sciences research in Europe?
Speaker: Fotis Kafatos (European Molecular Biology Laboratory – EMBL) |
| 10.20 |
The view of industry: why basic research in the life sciences is important for Europe
Speaker: Jonathan Knowles (Roche) |
| 10.40 |
Making funding research in the life sciences a priority: the American experience
Speaker: Mary Woolley (Research!America) |
| 11.00 |
Coffee |
| 11.20 |
Supporting basic research in the life sciences in Europe: existing funding mechanisms and needs for the future – the view of funding suppliers.
Chair: Tivadar Tulassay (Semmelweis University, HU) |
| 11.25 |
Role of the EU Framework Programmes: from FP6 to FP7
Speaker: Dr Quintana Trias |
| 11.45 |
Role of other international organisations (e.g. EMBO, ESF, HFSP ...)
Speaker: Frank Gannon (European Molecular Biology Organisation - MBO) |
| 12.05 |
Role of national funding agencies, charities and foundations and their relationships at the European level
Speaker: Bertil Andersson (European Science Foundation – ESF) |
| 12.25 |
Buffet lunch |
| 14.15 |
Trans-national co-operation of research funding for basic life sciences in Europe – specific examples (presented as ‘case studies’)
Chair: Torsten Wiesel (Nobel Laureate, – Human Frontier Science Program – HFSP):
- Steve Brown (MRC, UK), EUMORPHIA (Understanding Human disease through mouse genetics), a pilot Integrated Project in the 5th Framework Programme
- Marie-Helene Pinard (INRA, France), EADGENE (European Animal Disease Genomics Network of Excellence for Animal Health and Food Safety), in Priority 5 of the 6th Framework Programme
- Peter Folstar (NGI Netherlands – Genomics Initiative , NL), Plant Genomics ERA-NET
Johs. Kjosbakken (Research Council of Norway), PROFORSAFE (Processing for Food Safety), a Specific Support Action in Priority 5 of the 6th Framework Programme
- Josef Syka (Czech Academy of Sciences), EUROHORCS (European Union Research Oganisations Heads of Research Councils)
- Eero Vuorio (University of Turku, Finland), COGENE: a forum of funding agencies, an accompanying measure in the 5th Framework Programme
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| 15.45 |
Tea break |
| 16.15 |
Plenary Discussion: Steps towards promoting synergies in funding strategies for basic research in the life sciences in Europe: Discussions by members of an expert panel, followed by a discussion with participation of members of the conference audience:
Chair: John Hodgson (Critical I Ltd and Editor at Large of Nature Biotechnology, UK)
Participants:
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Bertil Andersson (ESF)
- Richard Dyer (The Babraham Institute, UK)
- Maria Mota (Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, PT)
- Christian Patermann (Directorate E, EC-DG Research)
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Peter Raspor (University of Ljubljana and FEMS Secretary General, SI)
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Octavi Quintana Trias (Directorate F, EC-DG Research)
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Marc Zabeau (VIB, Methexis, BE)
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| 18.00 |
Closing remarks by the European Commission |
| 18.15 |
Cocktail reception |
| 19.30 |
End |
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