2 nd December 2008 Morgane Delavergne DISCONTOOLS

2 nd December 2008 Morgane Delavergne – DISCONTOOLS Project Manager ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels DISCONTOOLS Activities Update 1

Primary Objective – Enable research to be optimised by public and private funders in a more effective manner – Enable new and improved tools to be developed and delivered – Control of the major diseases of animals, including zoonoses 2 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Complementary work strands 1. Provide a validated database and peer review methodology in order to prioritise infectious animal diseases 2. Gap analysis to identify areas where: – information and knowledge of the disease is deficient – Current tools are lacking, inadequate or could be improved 3 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Complementary work strands 3. Identify current and new technological tools that may be used to improve the ability to control infectious animal diseases – Review of existing arrangements by stakeholders – Development of methodologies to identify and evaluate new technology 4 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) • WP 1: Establish and maintain effective management and coordination of the project involving all stakeholders • WP 2: Prioritise diseases - Assemble up to date information from experts (drawn from stakeholders and individuals) - Place it on a public website - Invite input - Update via approval of experts Living and evolving database 5 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP 2: Prioritise diseases 1. 2. - 1 st meeting held in Brussels on the 20 th October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices Important range of stakeholders: pharmaceutical industry, diagnostic industry, international organisations, universities, agriculture and food… Outcome: Good and open discussions on prioritisation methods and criteria to score the diseases. Definition of a set of actions to implement before next meeting on the 10 th of March 2009: Mainly an agreed list of criteria on which to base prioritisation and a disease database for prioritisation and gap analysis information 6 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP 3: Gap analysis of the priority diseases - develop a methodology for gap analysis Invite stakeholder representatives to decide on the critical gaps Aim research at filling the gaps 7 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP 3: Gap analysis of the priority diseases 1. 2. - 1 st meeting held in Brussels on the 24 th October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices Good representation of stakeholders Outcome: Good and open discussions on Gap Analysis methods and criteria Definition of a set of actions to implement before next meeting on the 31 st of March 2009: Inventory of Gap Analysis methods, propose a list of experts on each disease, provide comments on the criteria chosen by WP 2. 8 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP 4: Identify and evaluate new technologies - Horizon scan for new technologies - Human health, biotechnology, crop protection, nanotechnology, chemistry, biocides, etc. - Ensure deployment in the animal health sector as early as possible 9 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP 4: Identify and evaluate new technologies 1. 2. 1 st meeting held in Brussels on the 31 st October 2008 in DG RESEARCH Offices Good representation of stakeholders and technology industries Outcome: Discussions on current and future technologies in Animal health and other sectors. Definition of a set of actions to identify useful new technologies, to be implemented before next meeting on the 24 th of March 2009. 10 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Interaction of 5 working packages (WP) WP 5: Ensure the effective communication and dissemination of information from the project - DISCONTOOLS secretariat 11 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Main features of the project • Stakeholders – Involvement of a wide range. – Active participation in the governance of the project – Contribution from research through to delivery 12 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Main features of the project • Assists - DG Research and the ERA-Net in prioritising research DG Sanco in the context of the Community Animal Health Policy – CAHP EFSA and ECDC in attempting to prioritise zoonoses and to look at emerging zoonoses 13 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

Coordination with the ETPGAH - DISCONTOOLS is a tool first described in the ETPGAH Action Plan - The project has a short life-time - ETPGAH is fixed and a long-term initiative - Mirror groups communication on their national activities with an influence on National Research 14 2 nd December 2008 ETPGAH Mirror Groups meeting – Hotel Châtelain, Brussels

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