European research
The European Community funds research in Europe through its Framework Programmes, including work in areas of interest to the Agency.
The Framework Programmes aim to develop research capabilities, to promote innovation and competitiveness, and to provide evidence to inform policies in priority areas for Europe.
The seventh Framework Programme (FP7) will run from January 2007 to December 2013, providing funding of 55 billion euros (around £37 billion) for European research.
Most of the funds in FP7 go to collaborative research under ten priority themes, including one on Food, Agriculture & Fisheries, and Biotechnology, with a budget of 1.9 billion euros (around £1.3 billion). This theme is based on three activity areas:
- Sustainable production and management of biological resources
- Fork to farm: food, health and well-being
- Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable non-food products and processes
The Agency welcomes the new theme as a continuation and development of the work in FP6, which will help to co-ordinate research across Europe on shared concerns. We will continue to work closely with the Commission and with stakeholders in the UK and Europe to ensure that the programme delivers reliable evidence to inform European policies on food safety, diet and health and consumer choice, and that it reflects the principles of openness, quality and effective communication in research.
The Agency can contribute funds for successful projects in FP7 (as we have under the previous Programmes, FP5 and FP6), where they contribute to the Agency's objectives, and subject to our other research needs and available resources. We encourage anyone preparing proposals under FP7 in areas which may be of interest to us to contact us at an early stage to discuss how they might match our policy and research needs.
The Agency is part of a team of UK National Contact Points (NCPs) on the FAB theme of FP7, with Defra, BBSRC and Beta Technology Ltd. You can find details of NCPs in the UK and the other countries participating in FP7on the EU's CORDIS website which also contains detailed information on FP7 and earlier Framework Programmes.
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Find out more
Agencies issue invitation to Euro funding seminar 2009
Individuals with an interest in food research are invited to find out more about funding opportunities and ongoing European research projects at a seminar in Birmingham on Friday 17 July.
Agency publishes presentations from Euro funding Information Day (2008)
More than 130 people attended a seminar in Birmingham in July to find out details of funding opportunities and on-going research projects under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The presentations to the seminar held on Friday 4 July at Aston University are now available on the Agency’s website.
Further information and advice
Use these links to get further information and advice on FP7 including UK NCPs in the Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology area.
Seminar on European research
Individuals with an interest in food research are invited to find out more about funding opportunities and ongoing European research projects at a free seminar to be held at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, London on 16 July.
The path to Framework Programme 7
The Agency contributed to the development of Framework Programme 7 (FP7), working with colleagues in other UK Departments and in Europe.