BBSRC Strategy and More

Dr Jef Hammond Head World Reference Laboratory

for Foot and Mouth DiseaseInstitute for Animal Health,

Pirbright Laboratory, U.K.A BBSRC Institute

Outline

• Introduction to BBSRC• BBSRC Strategic Plan 2010-2015• Animal Sciences funding• Food Security• CIDLID• FMD

MISSION

• Fund first-class BIOSCIENCE (NON-MEDICAL) RESEARCH

• TRAIN bioscientists

• Support KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER

• ENGAGE with public

STAKEHOLDERS

• SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

• INDUSTRY: agriculture, food, chemical, health, pharmaceutical

• PUBLIC: dialogue and consultation

• GOVERNMENT

• INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

EXCELLENCE WITH IMPACT

What is BBSRC’s function?

Strategic Plan 2010 – 2015

The Age of Bioscience

Driven by new tools and technologies

….never before have researchers been able to address such a breadth and depth of biological

questions….

BBSRC Strategic Plan 2010-2015

Strategic Plan 2010 – 2015

Food Security Bioenergy and Industrial

Biotechnology

Basic bioscience underpinning health

Three major research priorities

Knowledge exchange, innovation and skills

Ensuring that our world-class science and skilled people have maximum impact

Boosting the UK economy, connecting to policy and improving quality of life.

• Skills and capabilities

• KE and translation

• Promoting innovation

• Culture change

Exploiting new ways of working

Innovative ways of working in an era of rapid technology change, the next generation internet, and quantitative and computational bioscience

Bioscience IS big data science

• New tools and facilities

• Data rich bioscience- Standards- Sharing- interoperability

• Systems biology

Partnerships

Working with our many stakeholders and other funders, nationally and internationally, to deliver our exciting vision for UK bioscience

• Collaborative funding

• Enhancing impact

• Engaging society

• International links

BBSRC Funding Mechanisms for Animal Sciences

• Research Institutes through capital investments, National Capability awards, Institute Strategic Programme Grants (ISPGs)– Institute for Animal Health– Roslin Institute

• Responsive Mode grants + Strategic grants– HEI sector and BBSRC institutes

• Initiatives – CIDLID: BBSRC partnership with DfID and Scottish Gov. – 16 grants awarded. Total funding £13M

• Fellowships• Studentships• TSB: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Platform

BBSRC-DFID Initiatives

• Sustainable Agricultural Research for International Development (SARID) - 2006

• Combating Infectious Disease of Livestock for International Development (CIDLID) - 2008

CIDLID

• Budget: £13M

• Remit: to improve farm animal health, welfare and productivity by enabling the more effective, sustainable management of livestock diseases.

• 16 projects funded

• 7 at IAH

• BBSRC is leading for RCUK on a new Food Security research programme:– multi-funder (RCs and Gov Depts)– multi-disciplinary – long term

• Established a Programme Development Board – co-design programme and governance

New Food Security Research Programme

Rising to the challenge

Productive economy

• Digital economy• Resilient economy• Global uncertainties

Healthy society

• Lifelong health and wellbeing• Connected communities

Sustainable world• Living with environmental change

• Energy• Food security

RC-UKCross-Council Programmes

14

Major BBSRC Investments

Front Elevation

Pirbright LaboratoryInstitute for Animal Health

Infectious Viral Diseasesof Livestock

Roslin- Livestock Genetics

>£200M across both institutes

Site redevelopment at IAH Pirbright Site redevelopment at IAH Pirbright ––

20132013-- ££100 million plus100 million plus

Reference Laboratories at PirbrightReference Laboratories at Pirbright

Institute for Animal Health

•Global presence

•Enabling capability

•World class reputation

•FAO World Reference Laboratories

•Defra Reference Laboratories

•EU Community Reference Laboratories

•OIE Reference Laboratories

FMDFMD• A present and continuing severe global threat

• Devastating economic, social and environmental impacts

– severe productivity losses

– disruptions in a wide range of agricultural, industrial and social activities

– major threat to food supply

– major expense in control and re-eradication

– high cost of surveillance and emergency preparedness

Institute for Animal Health

World Reference Laboratory for FMD World Reference Laboratory for FMD

WRLFMD:WRLFMD:Main activitiesMain activities

• 24/7 Diagnostic Service

• Global surveillance

• Strain characterisation

• Vaccine matching

• Extensive library of isolates

• Test improvement, validation,

quality assurance, reagent supply

and training

• Advice

• Reports

Institute for Animal Health

WRLFMD

AfricaFMD Research programme in southern Africa(Linking projects funded by BBSRC/DfID, Wellcome Trust, FAO/OIE)

-Epidemiology of FMD in Tanzania-Improved vaccines for Southern Africa

AsiaUK-Defra

-Development of full genome sequencing toolsFAO

-High-resolution molecular epidemiology of FMD in western EurAsia

EPIZONE-Sequencing network for European and Asian laboratories(WRLFMD, LVRI, SAP, VET-DTU)

New research projects:New research projects:

http://www.ars.usda.gov/GFRA/

FMD control through collaborationFMD control through collaboration

• Combined activity• No duplication• Leverage for funding• United approach• Already showing success

Quality Information

for

• Countries

• Regions

• Governments

• Industry

• Animal Health Agencies

• Farmers

Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United NationsFood and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations

Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright Laboratory,Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey, GU24 0NF, United Kingdom.Tel: + 44 (0)1483 232441Fax: + 44 (0)1483 232448www.iah.ac.uk

www.wrlfmd.org

Thank you for your attention

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