ETP National Platforms
Rome, 14-04-2007
 The Food & Nutrition Delta:
• Origin of the species
 Kees de Gooijer, CEO Food & Nutrition delta
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Driver #1: the Economy
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42 billion € revenues in Agrofood sector,
Which is 25% of the total industry, or
10% of Gross National Product.
600.000 fulltime jobs,
excluding: Metalindustry: 3 billion €;
Packaging industry.
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Driver #2: Health
 Many chronic diseases are food-related
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Coronary
Cancer
COPD (w.o. astma/allergy)
Limbs
Obesity
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€ 2.3 billion
€ 0.4 billion
€ 0.6 billion
€ 1.0 billion
€ 0.5 billion
VWS okt-2003
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Obesity..
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The Programme
F&N Delta
Aim: NL is a leading F&N innovation region
in Europe: the Dutch food industry has a
strong, sustainable competitive edge worldwide
Business growth for F&N is at least 1.225
M€, power of the Dutch Industrial /
Technological Infrastructure and capacity for
Innovations has been enforced
Yep, this is where
the SME’s come in!
Phase 1: the pre-competitive Phase 2: Join forces for joint
research agenda (TIFN)
development & implementation
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The building of phase 1: A) Start
with consumer needs
Nutrition
& Health
Food &
Structure
Food &
Safety
Consumer
Behaviour/
Communic
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Body shape Resistance
Great
taste
Quality of
Sense of
life for the
well-being
Elderly
Great
texture
Kids
Health
Avoidance
of chronic
diseases
Great
convenience
Feel totally
secure
about
food
Best behaviour
Social
for own
interaction
well-being
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The building of p1: B) Link with
business opportunities
Main needs
Quality
of life for
the
Elderly
Indication market size
World market
Above 1 billion and
growing
Underlying needs
Maintain mental performance
Avoid fractures
Avoid sensory loss
Maintain muscle function
Avoid sleep disturbances
Functional
targets
Prevent
cognitive decline
Improve mood
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WCFS
Progr. Dir.
Scientific
targets
Optimised fatty
acid
composition
Increase serotonergic activity
Personalised diet
composition
Regulate
inflammation
Anti-oxidative
networking
Research
programme
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Health: so what?
AH
Own
brand
GKK
2005
100
100
2006
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123
 Healthy Choice Clover
 I Choose Aware
Sells better than unlabeled
 Less fat cheese
from 2005 to
2006 plus 30%
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Phase 1 partners
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Unilever
DSM
Campina
Frieslandfoods
CSM
Vion group
Wageningen UR (2)
University of Maastricht
TNO
(Nizo)
• Closed
partnership
• Programmes
• Threshold
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Who’s in charge?
 Joint creation of novel
business cases, directly
supported by the knowledge
& technology chain
With the ETP
Food for Life in
Europe
Met Interregio,
Eureka, en andere
programma’s
Food
SME
Food
SME
With
regional
“Noaberschap”
alignment &
embedding
Machinebuilder
Diagnostical
company
Met EVD
activiteiten
New ideas,
new combinations
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Development
Programme
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Polytechnics
TNO
NIZO
Pre-competitive
research
(WCFS+)
Multinational
A&F
Communication,
Training &
TechnologyTransfer
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The Programme: 2 lines of work
 1. Market driven innovation
• A. Effective knowledge transfer in FND
• B. Stimulate application of know-how in nice projects
• C. Technostarters
• D. Utilisation of Facilities
• E. Match other (inter)national initiatives
 2. Invest in competence-development
• F. Inventory of knowledge workers
• G. Strengthen mobility and flexibility of knowledge
workers
• H. Develop masterclass business generation &
renewal
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The Programme: 6 themes
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1. Food & Health
2. Sensory & structure
3. Bioingredients & functionality
4. Consumer behavior
5. Safety & preservation
6. Adjacent technology for Food & Nutrition
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In main theme government: Sustainability
ETP: the same, plus:
7. Sustainable production
8. Chain security
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Each theme has a Innovation
Broker
Groene
Genetica
U Twente
TU Delft
HAS Den
Bosch
TI Pharma
WCFS
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Aquamarijn
Resato
Friesland
Foods
WUR
TNO
Idee toets
Haalbaar?
Innovatie
Voucher
Hbh studie
Innov.project
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The Programme
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Started at september 13.
Budget of 63,5 million € (phase 2), 60 million € (Phase 1)
With extra’s & all co-financing, 300 M€.
Phase 1: 2006-2009 (from 1-1-7 called TIFN)
Phase 2: 2006-2010 (now called FND)
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Labour market Food & Nutrition in
international context: shortage of
people is european…
Food science for all
21/08/2006 - Food scientists are becoming a rare species in Britain, and things won't change
unless schools and food firms start telling young people there is more to food than a
supermarket depot.
Nowhere is this problem more apparent than in the food industry.
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 Thank you for your attention!
 Read more on www.foodnutritiondelta.nl
 (in Dutch, I’m afraid…)
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