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CONTRIBUTION TO CONTRIBUTION TO FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND COMMONWEALTH OF IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND COMMONWEALTH OF

INDEPENDENT STATES INDEPENDENT STATES THROUGH THE THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY CENTERTECHNOLOGY CENTER

Marie-Françoise SARONISTC Senior Project Manager

EU-RUSSIA Symposium on S&T Co-operation in Biotechnology & Partnering event

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History of International History of International Science and Technology Science and Technology

CentreCentre

-Founded in 1992 by the governments of the EU, Japan, the USA and Russia; Canada jointed recently- Operations began in 1994 in Moscow ISTC then Ukraine STCU- Activities concern 8 countries of the Commonwealth Independent States plus Ukraine

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ISTC/STCU Core objectivesISTC/STCU Core objectives

• Redirect former MDW scientists

• Promote sustainability • Reinforce the transition to the market

economy

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Governmental (funding parties) :Japan, Korea, Norway, Canada, EU, USA

Partners :Inter or governmental, non-governmental

institutes, private companies

ISTC funding systemsISTC funding systems

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ISTC ServicesISTC Services

Support and Sustainability ActivitiesCommercialization Support program

Competence Building Workshops : EU, Japan, USA

Travel GrantsTechnologies DatabasePatenting support, etc.Foreign collaborators

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ISTC 10 years of ISTC 10 years of accomplishmentaccomplishment

• PROLIFIC > 58,000 scientists engaged >10,000 from RF and CIS100 institutes > USD 660 Mill. > 2000 projects

• UNIQUE 37 nations engaged in cooperative technology development, and growing efforts of working toward nonproliferation and greater world security.

• RESPECTED Intergovernmental organization with status of diplomatic mission

• CLEAN Legal, audited, effective, & transparent mechanism

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Benefits for ISTC Benefits for ISTC participantsparticipants

Participants• On-site maintainance• Travel and training facilities• Equipment, consommables and salaries :

all tax-free

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Benefits for foreign private Benefits for foreign private or public collaboratorsor public collaborators

- Exchange of ideas and expertise with high-level scientists and engineers;

- Early access to the results- Potential partnership in any future

commercialisation of results;- On-site monitoring performed by

secretariat

- Joint participation in experiments at unique installations and facilities

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Benefits for partnersBenefits for partners

• Facilitated contacts through ISTC and STCU with high-level scientists and engineers

• Assistance in Intellectual Property Rights issues;• Commercial confidentiality;• Tax-free expenses;• Financial audits;• On-site monitoring.

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ISTC Science policyISTC Science policy

• No call for proposals• Most funded topics in BIO

– Diagnosis– Vaccine– Surveillance and molecular epidemiology– Agriculture related BIO proposals– Environment-related BIO proposals

• New Programmatic Approach

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1994 - 2005 ISTC total 1994 - 2005 ISTC total projectsprojects

438220222065295

100

4643

7

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

submitted

ongoing/terminated

not funded

total

Number of projects

0

1020

30

40

5060

70

80

90

100

Percentage

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ISTC Funds InputISTC Funds Input

0,0020 000 000,0040 000 000,0060 000 000,0080 000 000,00

100 000 000,00120 000 000,00140 000 000,00160 000 000,00180 000 000,00

Other

Other Basic Sciences

Fusion

Non-Nuclear Energy

Manufacturing Technology

Information and CommunicationsSpace, Aircraft and Surface Tr...

Instrumentation

ChemistryMaterials

Fission Reactors

PhysicsEnvironment

Biotechnology and Life Sciences

Allocated funds USD21.6 p.cent

%21.6%

12.1 p.cent

0.6 %

Technical Area 2004

Biotechnology and Life Sciences 38.5%

Environment 12.1%

Physics 10.7%

Fission Reactors 8.4%

Materials 5.6%

Chemistry 9.8%

Instrumentation 3.3%

Space, Aircraft and Surface Transportation

2.7%

Information and Communications

3.4%

Manufacturing Technology 1.5%

Non-Nuclear Energy 3.1%

Fusion 0.3%

Other Basic Sciences 0.0%

Other 0.7%

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Ten Years input in Bio by Ten Years input in Bio by PartiesParties

(10 000 000,00)

10 000 000,00

30 000 000,00

50 000 000,00

70 000 000,00

90 000 000,00

110 000 000,00

NorwayKorea

SwedenOther

Canada

JP EUUSA

Partner

USD

0,00

10,00

20,00

30,00

40,00

50,00

60,00

Percentage

12%

23%

60%

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ISTC Technical Fields inside ISTC Technical Fields inside Biotechnology and Life Biotechnology and Life

SciencesSciences- Biochemistry- Cytology, genetics and molecular biology- Ecology- Immunology- Microbiology- Nutrition- Other (AGR)- Pathology- Physiology- Public health- Radiobiology

MOLECULAR BIOLOGYIMMUNOLOGYVIROLOGYCYTOLOGYBIODEFENCEPROTEOMICSNANOBIOTECHNOLOGIESPHARMACOLOGY VACCINESINFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PUBLIC HEALTHPRE-CLINICAL AND CLINICAL TRIALS

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ISTC Food Biotechnology and ISTC Food Biotechnology and Safety (1)Safety (1)

• AGR from 2001: 19 proposals, 7 funded, 1 terminated, 4 partners-funded (57%)

• BIO food-related : 97 proposals 41 funded (26 on-going) 11 submitted, 14 partners-funded (34%)

• 7 CIS countries 95 institutes :

CIS countries numbers of projectsTajikistan 3Belarus 5Armenia 8Georgia 9Kurgistan 9Kazakstan 23Russian Federation 47

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ISTC Food Biotechnology and ISTC Food Biotechnology and Safety (2)Safety (2)

Number of projects Technical Field1 Environmental Health and Safety1 Other1 Pharmacology1 Photo and Radiation Chemistry1 Structural Mechanics2 Nutrition2 Public Health2 Radiobiology2 Software3 Biochemistry3 Ecology3 Remediation and Decontamination4 Cytology, Genetics and Molecular Biology6 Monitoring and Instrumentation7 Microbiology7 OTH-AGR

Microbiological, radioactive and chemical hazards (detection and remediation)Surveillance of foodborne and crops diseasesProtection of cropsPlant biodiversityImproving of risk assessmentsNew biotechnologiesIndustry improvementVeterinary diets

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ISTC Food Biotechnology and ISTC Food Biotechnology and Safety (3)Safety (3)

Some success storiesSome success storiesLaser Technology for Winter Laser Technology for Winter Wheat Protection from the Wheat Protection from the Complex of DiseasesComplex of Diseases Preparations for veterinary Preparations for veterinary

and poultry (and poultry (probiotics, probiotics, antimicrobials, biocines)antimicrobials, biocines)

Biopesticide of Plant Biopesticide of Plant Origin Origin BiostatBiostat

OGM : resistance, OGM : resistance, proteins, medicines…proteins, medicines…

- Flavors : more than 2000 flavors Flavors : more than 2000 flavors developeddeveloped- - Emulsifiers:Emulsifiers: features of the heat-features of the heat-induced gelationinduced gelation of the caseinate of the caseinate emulsions and emulsions and its thermoreversibilityits thermoreversibility

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More informationsMore informationsINTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

Nonproliferation through Science Cooperation

http : //www.istc.ru

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