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

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

Delivering the High Level Group results in the regions

April 16, 2009 Ústí nad Labem

Gernot KlotzExecutive Director Research & [email protected]

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What’s 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 beast”System optimisation instead of discussion in silos

Innovative process and tools

Innovative Partnerships

Outside factors

Innovation Vision and Strategy

Innovation and competitiveness

Innovation organisation

Policies

Regulations

Public debate

Competition among Member States

Financials

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Lots of good will, but where is direction and cohesion?

EIT

Lead Markets

SET-Plan

ERA

Action Plans on Sustainable Consumption and Production and on

Sustainable Industrial Policy

Competitiveness Poles (France)

Poles of Excellence (Belgium)

Centres for Science,

Technology & Innovation (Finland)

High-tech strategy

(Germany)Innovation Action Plan

(Denmark)

Center for open Innovation (N

L)

Regional Innovation Poles

(Greece)

Action Plan for

Innovation in

Enterprises (Italy)

Strategy for sustainable

urban development

6th environment action plan

environment & health action

plan

KTN (UK)

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Consequences!

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Research Development Pre - Marketing

Innovation success =Competitiveness

• Time to market

• Investment in new approaches (higher risk)

• FP7 + MS Research funding

• Research clusters

• Creating new ideas

•Chemical industry of value

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•Shortage of skills

• Innovation is investment

• EU patchwork of policies & regulations

• Value chain cooperation (demonstration)

Intensity of policy actions

Focused longer term strategic directions for industry - HLG* recommendations to accelerate innovation in the EU-

Translate research ideas into solutions

Reduce time to market

Balance technology with societal needs

Improve consumer & investor confidence

*High Level Group on the Competitiveness

of the Chemical Industry in EU

• Consumer & investor confidence recognised

deficit

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Recommendation: Strengthen Innovation Networks

Industry + Academia + EU+ MS + NGO

Improve process for demonstration

“lighthouse projects”

Set up full chain topical networks for strategic

innovationsIndustry + EU + MS + StH

Projects started: Biomass4Five, cooperation with Water platform;

manufacturing 2020

WHO Continue cooperation with interested partners like ECRN: support recommendations for best practise

Improve quality of innovation clusters

Extended SusChem

Industry + MS + EU

ECRN + Industry + Academia + MS + StH

Report of SusChem experience; learnings especially

important in economic crisis

Annual update of Implementation action plan; complementary

approaches throughout Europe; add innovation element

WhyWhy WhoWho WhatWhat

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Recommendation: Increase quantity and effectiveness of research and development

Value chain concept to support innovation

Sustainable chemistry Industry + MS + Academia + EU + NGO

interpretation and metrics as guidance for innovation

Industry + EU + MS

strengthen ETP cooperation; pre-competitive consortia;

PPP & economic recovery plan

WhyWhy WhoWho WhatWhat

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Industry + MS + Academia+ EU

Forecast of skills need for innovation by industryConcept to forecast needs

New profiles for profession, attract best brains

Industry

attract 12- 18 yrs old to innovation, Solutions & the sector

Recommendation: Developing our human resources

WhyWhy WhoWho WhatWhat

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Recommendation: Improve information and communication

Criteria to measure impact on innovation

Improve outreach to SMEs

Industry + EU

IPR and innovation – shorten time to market

Industry + MS + ECRN

Industry + Academia + EU + ECRN

Improve CEFIC network

WhyWhy WhoWho WhatWhat

Impact assessments to include impact on

innovation

Identify best practice in PPP and promote in industry,

academia and EU

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

SusChem : strategy update

March 2005 Nov 2005 Dec 2006

VisionStrategic Research

Agenda

ImplementationAction Plan

2009

Drive towards Innovation

Update RSA / IAP

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SusChem Objectives

Boost sustainable chemistry innovation in Europe

Focus on societal needs, contribute

to sustainable development

Strengthen competitiveness of chemical industry in Europe based on technology

leadership

Improve EU economic and regulatory

conditions to foster chemical/biotech

innovation

Engage the best researchers

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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 progressOthers are encouraged to follow

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SusChem Objectives

Boost sustainable chemistry research in Europe

Focus on societal needs, contribute

to sustainable development

Strengthen competitiveness of chemical industry in Europe based on technology

leadership

Improve EU economic and regulatory

conditions to inspire chemical/biotech

innovation

Engage the best researchers

Task III

Add business through innovation

element to SusChem

Task II

Management of complex SusChem

network

Task I

Ensure & improve input into EU + MS

Research agenda

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Prioritized Topics for collaboration

1. 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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Solutions

Enabling technologies

• Nanotechnology

• Process technology

• System integration

• Catalysis

• Economics (shortage of

fossil raw materials)

• Ecology (climate change)

• Politics (import dependence)

Challenges

The Energy Challenge

Energy sources

Energy storage

Energy conversion

Energy conservation

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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/electrolytes) – 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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CEFIC Research & Innovation publications

www.cefic.org

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Take home message 5 + 11

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 HLG’s 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 ?