| Project of the Month - April 2011

BIO CIRCLE/ BIO CIRCLE 2

BIO CIRCLE aims at increasing the participation of researchers from outside Europe in research projects under the Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology theme of the 7th Framework Programme. Among others the consortium includes partners from Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.

Project data at a glance

 Theme Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology
 Call FP7-KBBE-2008-2B
 Type CSA – Coordination Action
 Duration BIO CIRCLE: 2008 - 2011 (BIO CIRCLE 2: 2011-2013)
 Partners  24 partners (see below)
 Coordinator APRE – Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea

Objectives

BIO CIRCLE aims at increasing the participation of researchers from outside Europe in research projects under the Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology theme (FAFB) of the 7th Framework Programme (FP7).

Activities of the Project

  • organisation of training for researchers from outside Europe interested in FAFB research projects
  • assistance to researchers from outside Europe to improve their visibility in Europe through an (online) catalogue of researcher profiles that is made available European project coordinators
  • organisation of two Brokerage Events in Europe, to help researchers from outside Europe to network with European researchers
  • organisation of roundtables to collect research topics that are of common interest (and often of global concern)

Partners

  • Italy - Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea (Coordinator)
  • France - Association de Coordination Technique pour l'Industrie Agroalimentaire
  • Germany - Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 
  • Greece - Food Industrial Research And Technological Development Company S.A. 
  • Hungary - Tudomanyos es Technologiai Alapitvany 
  • Argentina - Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation Production
  • Australia - The Australian National University 
  • Brazil - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria 
  • Canada - Department  of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 
  • Chile - Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica 
  • China - China National Center for Biotechnology Development
  • Egypt - National Research Centre 
  • Ghana - Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa 
  • India - Jawaharlal Nehru University 
  • Kazakhstan - Independent Expert Consulting Board to Promote Scientific Research Activity in Kazakhstan (Contact: kamila.magzieva-at-gmail.com)
  • Mexico - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 
  • Morocco - Ministère de l'éducation nationale, enseignement supérieur, formation des cadres et recherche scientifique
  • New Zealand - Carole Glynn European Consultant 
  • Russia - A.N. Bakh Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences (Contacts: vpopov-at-inbio.ru, eryomin-at-inbi.ras.ru)
  • South Africa - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research   
  • Tunisia - Centre de Biotechnologie Borj Cedria (CBBC) 
  • Thailand - Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency 
  • Ukraine - National Agricultural University of Ukraine (Contact: Alla.Kravchenko-at-nauu.kiev.ua)

Contacts

APRE - Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea

Mr. Ben Kubbinga:  kubbinga-at-apre.it
Ms. Chiara Pocaterra:  pocaterra-at-apre.it
Ms. Diassina Di Maggio:  dimaggio-at-apre.it