Preparatory Study
Challenge Acceptation
The Challenge team has a start-up meeting to further detail the activity plan, division of tasks, an estimated budget and to start executing the challenge. Other aspects to be discussed are if and how ‘friends of the roadmap’ could be involved in the challenge, promotion and reflections on potential synergies with other challenges.
A1: Mission area: Cancer
Contact to relevant actors will be established, points of contact identified and possibilities for joint activities explored in order to support the transfer between company practice and research.
A2: PARC
The European Partnership on the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) aims at the innovative further development of tools for the assessment of chemical risks and criteria for the safe design of chemical products . Together with the actors of PARC (national hubs), commonalities (M1) and transfer possibilities of the results through RoC will be identified and implemented in practice (M3). [requires a positive decision by the EU Commission and MS for founding of PARC in 2021].
A3: Technology platform SUSCHEM
SusChem’s mission is to initiate and inspire European chemical and biochemical innovation to respond effectively to global challenges by providing sustainable solutions. Their Strategic Innovation and Research Agenda focusses on advanced materials and processes as well as enabling digital technologies . Beyond this, they define horizontal topics, which provide opportunities for cooperation with the RoC and make relevant contributions to M1-M4 targets likely. [cost neutral, relies on partners effort].
A4: Programme for cluster – Digital, industry and space
A major focus of cluster 4 “Digital, Industry and Space” in the strategic plan for Horizon Europe are the European Green Deal and EU contributions to the UN GDG 12 “Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns”. The objectives “safe and sustainable materials” and “circular industry” offer the best opportunities for transfer from and to the RoC (M3, M4). Collaboration with EU-Commission (DG RTD) and MS institutions and persons involved in the (shadow) programme committee will be established. [cost neutral, relies on partners effort].
Challenge Completed
The Challenge team has a concluding meeting where future steps are discussed and the end or the way forward is decided.
