NWO & the Biobased Economy
Tanja Kulkens
May 28, 2013
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
NWO and Top sectors
NWO-thematic policy  Top sectors
Both PPP and fundamental research
Collaboration with top teams
Financial resources:
2012/13: M€ 225, 2015: M€ 275
9 top sectors, incl. cross-cutting themes:
BBE  top sector Chemistry
2012/13: M€ 27 PPS, M€ 10 non-PPS (actually more)
Top sector Chemistry
Ambitions
2050: NL worlds’ no.1 in green chemistry
2050: NL in top-3 production of smart materials
High quality, groundbreaking research to open up new areas of
science & innovation and to nourish existing areas
Society & Market-driven – PPP
TKI
TKI
TKI
TKI
Smart Polymeric Materials (SPM)
Process Technology (ISPT)
BioBased Economy (BBE)
New Chemical Innovations (NCI)
International Agenda
Human Capital Agenda
Investment NWO, TNO, industry,
‘TKI-toeslag’ government
Top sector Chemistry
Exploring new fields
Clustering of existing, large PPP’s in three TKI’s
(SPM, BBE & ISPT)
Innovation contract: Natural link between fundamental scientific
research <-> existing and future PPP’s
Small, to-the-point programmes: Tailor-made solutions
High-quality scientific research on topics relevant to industry
TKI New Chemical Innovations focuses on new
developments in existing PPP’s and on new fields in chemistry
Scientific questions
curiosity driven science
Sector plan
TKI
development & valorisation
TKI’s in Top sector Chemistry
TKI
SPM
TKI NCI
Foundation TKI NCI (sep 2012)
Goals:
Reinforcement of society-driven research & innovation
Stimulating PPP’s focused on new scientific challenges
Board:
Bert Weckhuysen (UU, Topteam)
Marcel Wubbolts (DSM)
Bert-Jan Lommerts (Latexfalt, Topteam)
Programme Committee
(chair Han de Winde)
Peer review based quality check
Advisory Board to safeguard coherence with all TKI’s
Topics: various, open character
e.g. materials, process technology, biobased economy, material scarcity,
safety, catalysis, analytical science, molecular life sciences, etc…………….
NWO Fund NCI
Continuous access, from 1 November, 2012
www.nwo.nl/fonds-nci
Total budget:
– M€ 16 NWO
– ~ M€ 10 industry
~ M€ 26 for new programs,
projects and program management
Portfolio of projects and programmes that:
have potential to develop into larger partnerships
have potential to generate scientific breakthroughs
have high strategic relevance
Industrial partners contribute in cash
NWO Fund NCI
Three modes of action
CHIPP:
CHemical Industrial Partnership Programmes
(+ FOM IPP, STW Partnership)
TA:
Technology Area’s
KIEM:
Knowledge Innovation Mapping (SME)
NWO Fund NCI
CHIPP
1 company + ≥ 2 knowledge institutes
NWO-budget 2012/13: ~M€ 7
National or international collaboration
With or without Open Call
Each industrial partner euro is matched by one NWO euro
Cash project costs:
50% company - 50% NWO
NWO Fund NCI
CHIPP
1 company + ≥ 2 knowledge institutes
SME
International
Non-SME
Company
NWO*
Total
Min
80
80
160
Max
250
250
500
Min
250
250
500
Max
500
500
1.000
Min
750
750
1.500
* = via CW. FOM IPP or STW Partnerships are slightly different
NWO Fund NCI
Technology Area’s
≥ 2 companies + ≥ 2 knowledge institutes
NWO-budget 2012/13: ~M€ 8
Analogous to TASC-programma ACTS
Focused on consortium formation, e.g. COAST
With or without Open Call
Each industrial consortium euro is matched by two NWO euro’s
Cash project costs:
33% company - 67% NWO
NWO Fund NCI
TA
≥ 2 companies + ≥ 2 knowledge institutes
TA
Company
NWO
Total
Min
250
500
750
Max
500
1.000
1.500
(other variants in mind? Please contact TKI NCI office)
NWO Fund NCI
KIEM
1 SME/start-up + 1 university or
1 SME/start-up + 1 university and 1 HBO
NWO-budget 2012/13: ~M€ 1
Focused on specific problem, improvement of product, process
or service, knowledge transport
Each SME partner euro is matched by four NWO euro’s
Cash project costs:
20% company - 80% NWO
NWO Fund NCI
KIEM
1 SME/start-up + 1 university or
1 SME/start-up + 1 university + 1 HBO
KIEM
fixed
SME
NWO
Total
3,75
15,0
18,75
BBE @ NWO
Program “Less is more”
Topic: Sustainable and safe production in agriculture and horticulture
NWO divisions: Earth and Life Sciences, Chemical Sciences, FOM
Budget: M€ 2
Themes
Yield from agricultural and horticultural products
Resilience of the production system
Optimal utilisation of raw materials for food and non-food products
Sustainable protein production
Status
48 proposals -> decisions on granting expected July 2013
BBE @ NWO
Program “TA Biomass”
Topic: Eco-efficient Use of Biomass for Bulk and Fine Chemicals
NWO division: Chemical Sciences
Budget: M€ 3
Collaboration: PPP (€: 67% government / 33% industry)
Enabling conditions for SME’s (can contribute largely in kind)
Themes
Making biomass based biocatalytic, chemocatalytic and thermochemical
processes compatible
Produce existing chemical intermediates in an eco-efficient way from
biomass
Develop process for the conversion of recalcitrant biomass fractions
Status
5 projects granted
BBE @ NWO
Program in cooperation with Brazil
Aim: Collaboration in biobased economy NL-Brazil
NWO divisions: Chemical Sciences, Earth and Life Sciences
Budget: M€ 2
Themes
Crop improvement: more and better agricultural, horticultural and
aquaculture products
Sustainable agriculture: resilience of the production system;
Biorefinery
Chemocatalytical, biocatalytical and thermochemical conversion of
biomass to fuels and chemicals.
Status
19 proposals -> decisions on granting expected November 2013
BBE @ NWO
Partnership program with Paques
Topic: A Novel Platform Technology for the Conversion of Waste
Biomass to Renewable Bioproducts
NWO divisions: STW, Chemical Sciences
Budget: M€ 3
Collaboration: PPP (€: 50% government / 50% Paques)
Focus
Develop an in-depth understanding of the fermentation of organic
material to VFA (volatile fatty acids) under non-sterile conditions
Develop efficient methods to recover VFA from fermentation broths
Develop novel processes for the efficient conversion of VFA to renewable
biobased products
Status
5 projects granted
BBE @ NWO
Pipeline
For 2012/2013 up till now NWO invested ~M€ 10 in BBE under
the top sector policy.
Investments in BBE will further increase, since:
Numbers on curiosity driven research (talent schemes and
response-mode research) will appear by the end of 2013.
The Fund New Chemical Innovations is still open.
Next ‘deadline’ for submitting projects: 24 September 2013
Why join TKI NCI?  company perspective
Involved in tomorrow’s science
Getting to know tomorrow’s scientists
Sharing investments in knowledge creation
Generating TKI-toeslag in relevant area’s
Why join TKI NCI?  institute perspective
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Connecting your own research with today‘s (and tomorrow’s)
industrial and societal interests
Getting to know today’s and tomorrow’s entrepreneurs
Alternative funds for your research ideas
Valorisation potential
Contact
BBE
Mark Schmets, m.schmets@nwo.nl
T 070 3440 537, M 06 14182971
Fund NCI: www.nwo.nl/fonds-nci
Mark Kas: m.kas@nwo.nl
T 070 3440 811, M 06 20593207
Maarten de Zwart, m.dezwart@nwo.nl
T 070 3440 697