Innovation a key driver for competitiveness of Europe (including the Chemical Industry)

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Innovation a key driver for competitiveness of
Europe (including the Chemical Industry) Deliverin
g the High Level Group results in the
regions April 16, 2009 Ústí nad Labem
Gernot Klotz Executive Director Research
Innovation gkl_at_cefic.be
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Whats at stake?
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The structural shifts represent a great challenge
for Europe and its industry

• Balance manufacturing and service society
• Economic crisis and the need for change
• Demographic trends ageing population
• Sustainable Development
• Impact from Climate Change
• Energy efficiency and security
• EU Governance/EU Enlargement
• Global Competition/Export region
• Balanced social models

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Sustainability has become a catalyst for
innovation

• We have reached a Tipping Point
• Expectations are increasing
• Demanding not only safe, effective and
  affordable, but also sustainable
• Questioning everything
• Leveraging core competencies
• Delivering innovative solutions through new
  materials, consumer products, active ingredients
  for pharmaceuticals crop protection, production
  technologies etc.
• Integrated approach across value chain and within
  Europe are a must!

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in fact, we are a key part of the solution to
achieving sustainability
The chemical sector in Europe is vitally
important as a provider of chemical solutions and
as a key player in our search for Sustainable
Development.. First report on Research,
Innovation and Human Resources, European Union
High Level Group (2007)
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Innovation is a shy beastSystem optimisation
instead of discussion in silos
Outside factors
Innovation Vision and Strategy
Policies
Innovative Partnerships
Innovation and competitiveness
Public debate
Competition among Member States
Innovative process and tools
Innovation organisation
Financials
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Lots of good will, but where is direction and
cohesion?
Lead Markets
Poles of Excellence (Belgium)
ERA
Regional Innovation Poles (Greece)
Action Plan for Innovation in Enterprises (Italy)
EIT
6th environment action plan
Competitiveness Poles (France)
High-tech strategy (Germany)
environment health action plan
Innovation Action Plan (Denmark)
KTN (UK)
Center for open Innovation (NL)
Centres for Science, Technology Innovation
(Finland)
SET-Plan
Strategy for sustainable urban development
Action Plans on Sustainable Consumption and
Production and on Sustainable Industrial Policy
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• Consequences!

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Focused longer term strategic directions for
industry - HLG recommendations to accelerate
innovation in the EU-
Intensity of policy actions

• Translate research ideas into solutions
• Reduce time to market
• Balance technology with
• societal needs
• Improve consumer
• investor confidence

• FP7 MS Research funding
• Research clusters
• Creating new ideas
• Chemical industry of value

• Shortage of skills
• Innovation is investment
• EU patchwork of policies regulations
• Value chain cooperation (demonstration)

• Time to market
• Investment in new approaches (higher risk)

• Consumer investor confidence

recognised
deficit
Research
Development
Pre - Marketing
High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the
Chemical Industry in EU
Innovation success Competitiveness
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Recommendation Strengthen Innovation Networks
Why
Who
What
Projects started Biomass4Five, cooperation with
Water platform manufacturing 2020
Set up full chain topical networks for strategic
innovations
Industry EU MS StH
Improve process for demonstration lighthouse
projects
Report of SusChem experience learnings
especially important in economic crisis
Industry MS EU
WHO
Continue cooperation with interested partners
like ECRN support recommendations for best
practise
Improve quality of innovation clusters
ECRN Industry Academia MS StH
Industry Academia EU MS NGO
Extended SusChem
Annual update of Implementation action plan
complementary approaches throughout Europe add
innovation element
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Recommendation Increase quantity and
effectiveness of research and development
Why
Who
What
interpretation and metrics as guidance for
innovation
Industry MS Academia EU NGO
Sustainable chemistry
strengthen ETP cooperation pre-competitive
consortia PPP economic recovery plan
Value chain concept to support innovation
Industry EU MS
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Recommendation Developing our human resources
Why
Who
What
Concept to forecast needs
Industry
Forecast of skills need for innovation by industry
Industry MS Academia EU
attract 12- 18 yrs old to innovation, Solutions
the sector
New profiles for profession, attract best brains
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Recommendation Improve information and
communication
Why
Who
What
Impact assessments to include impact on
innovation
Criteria to measure impact on innovation
Industry EU
Improve outreach to SMEs
Improve CEFIC network
Industry MS ECRN
IPR and innovation shorten time to market
Industry Academia EU ECRN
Identify best practice in PPP and promote in
industry, academia and EU
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SusChem strategy update

• Kicked off by Cefic / EuropaBio / EU Commission
  end 2004

Implementation Action Plan
Drive towards Innovation
Strategic Research Agenda
Vision
Update RSA / IAP
March 2005
Dec 2006
Nov 2005
2009
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SusChem Objectives
Strengthen competitiveness of chemical industry
in Europe based on technology leadership
Improve EU economic and regulatory conditions to
foster chemical/biotech innovation
Focus on societal needs, contribute to
sustainable development
Engage the best researchers
Boost sustainable chemistry innovation in Europe
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SusChem beyond Brussels

• Visualizing the importance of chemistry and
  industrial biotechnology in Europe
• Positive impact on individual European
  countries various national (partner) platforms
  already exist
• Czech Republic UK
• France Netherlands in progress
• Germany
• Italy
• Poland
• Romania
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Belgium in progress

Others are encouraged to follow
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SusChem Objectives
Task I Ensure improve input into EU MS
Research agenda
Strengthen competitiveness of chemical industry
in Europe based on technology leadership
Improve EU economic and regulatory conditions to
inspire chemical/biotech innovation
Task II Management of complex SusChem network
Focus on societal needs, contribute to
sustainable development
Engage the best researchers
Task III Add business through innovation element
to SusChem
Boost sustainable chemistry research in Europe
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Prioritized Topics for collaboration

• Demonstration ) of best practices of integrated
  Water Management systems, for water footprint of
  2020
• - by geographic specific situation ( inland,
  sea, etc )
• - industry and municipal integrations
• - possible co-industry integration ( example
  biotech )
• 2. Process efficiency Water use, energy,
  bio-based chemistry
• Water use cooling/heating
• Energy energy demand of water related
  processes
• Bio-based chemistry bio-energy production
• 3. Safe water supply for consumers- New
  Materials and Process technologies

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The Energy Challenge
Solutions
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Materials priorities for 2009-10 Energy
efficiency cluster

• Batteries
• strategic importance for Europe, strong impact on
  energy sector and automotive industry. Strong
  research, weak commercialization in Europe (USA
  A123)
• material developments (electrodes/separators/elect
  rolytes)
• integration into stationary and mobile energy
  storage systems
• Organic electronics photovoltaics
• key topics shared by and SusChem
  (e.g. RFID, backplanes)
• OPV consider nano-interface phenomena and
  organic-inorganic hybrids
• Efficient lighting
• not only OLEDs, but different technologies to
  produce light (e.g. LEDs, lasers)
• New topic alert
• - Self-assembled / smart surfaces
  opportunistic (take strong research to
  innovations)
• Materials for corrosion prevention strategic
  importance.

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5 take home messages to ensure EU
competitiveness welfare through innovation
Chemical Industry identified ways to contribute
to Sustainable Development and consider
partnership with other actors as essential
Innovation is not only new technologies but also
mindset (political, public, industry)
Innovation is an investment which requires longer
term vision and leadership as well as a guiding
framework
Research excellence and infrastructure must be
complemented by innovation support tools to
reach sustainable solutions
The EU Innovation system must significantly
improve in areas of complementarity (between
regions, MS, EU) optimized timelines
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Take home message 5 1

• The Chemical Industry stresses
• The need for us all to implement the
  recommendations of the High Level Group through
  concrete actions in cooperation
• To include in the EU Competitiveness Council
  Conclusions (May 28/29 2009 ) on HLGs text along
  the lines of
• - Commission, Member States and Industry to
  implement the conclusions of the
  HLG
• - Commission to establish an action plan with a
  roadmap and concrete deliverables
• - Commission to monitor the development
• first report by end 2010 in
  close consultation with stakeholders

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Sustainable Innovation ?