Bilateral Science and Technology cooperation between France and Australia : State of Play

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1 Bilateral Science and Technology cooperation between France and Australia : State of Play by Anne ROUAULT, S&T Attache Embassy of France in Australia Brisbane FRAN FORUM Session 4

2 The Australian Research landscape 39 AU Universities, 5 in Top 100 (4 FR HEI in Top 100) Group of Eight : UQ, University of Sydney, UNSW, ANU, Adelaide, Melbourne, Monash, Western Australia Australian Technology Network : RMIT, QUT, UTS, Curtin, U South Australia Excellent Research iniative 2 major RPOs : CSIRO (The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) 6500 staff- Focus on applied research (health, energy, environment, ICT, resources ) ANSTO (The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) : nuclear research (health /environment /industry) 2 Research Councils : NHMRC (The National Health and Medical Research Council) ; ARC (The Australian Research Council).

3 AU international S&T partners Global context EU is a leading research partner for Australia according to number of joint-publications (significantly ahead of USA, China, Canada) Across all areas of science France is Australia s 6th strongest scientific publication partner, co-authoring 1,346 joint scientific publications in 2010 (Thomson Reuters InCitesTM, 2011) Within the EU France is the 3rd research partner of Australia after UK and Germany

4 Bilateral S&T cooperation : framework 1977 : Australia-France Agreement on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation 2012 : Joint Statement of Strategic Partnership to mark 170 years of friendship between Australia and France acknowledges the value of science and innovation cooperation between Australia and France

5 Research 370 active collaborative agreements signed between 1992 and 2012, 70.5% having a research component, alongside exchanges students, staff and / or cross border training programs Intense and well-structured research collaboration with CNRS Long track record of S&T collaboration with INSERM (MoU INSERM NHMRC signed mid -80s) in human health and medical research 10 Key French research partners for Australia : CNRS, UPMC, INSERM, U Paris 11, Grenoble UJF, Paris 7, Paris 5, Montpellier 2, CEA et U Toulouse 10 Key Australian partners : U Sydney, U Melbourne, ANU, UNSW, UQ, Monash, Western Australia, Adelaide, Macquarie, CSIRO Key areas of collaboration : - Biology, Human Health and medical Research - Environmental sciences - Engineering - ICT

6 S&T cooperation with CNRS CNRS Co-publications du CNRS with AU labs (Humanities excluded) : AU publications in 2010 (rank : 10 th ) AU is 15 th scientific partner of CNRS worldwide. Number of joint-publications multiplied by 3 in 10 years. 42 % of AU / CNRS joint-publications are in STUE Publications et (co)publications (2010) TOTAL AU Publications in 2010 : Joint-publications with France : Joint -publications with CNRS : 600

7 AU Joint-publications with FR and CNRS - Breakdown per thematic Thématique Publications Copublications avec la France Physique Sciences de l ingénieur Chimie Sciences de l univers Biologie fondamentale Ecologie biologie appliquées Recherche médicale Mathématiques Multidisciplinaires Copublications avec le CNRS

8 CNRS agreements and joint research projects (PRC) Existing agreements bw CNRS and Australian partners : - CNRS / University of Melbourne (support to mobility) - CNRS / Australian Research Council (ARC) : ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Fluid Systems ; ARC Centre of Excellence for Integrated Coral Reef Studies Joint Research projects CNRS / University of Melbourne : Chemistry : The use of magnetic resonance to understand the association at cell membranes of proteins involved in Alzheimer s disease Biology : G-protein coupled receptor as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in colorectal cancer ; High-resolution genetic mapping of dengue susceptibility loci in the Aedes aegypti genome Ecology et environment : Enregistrement par les spéléothèmes de l activité ENSO en Polynésie française Humanities and social sciences : Procréation et justice distributive Earth science : Dispersion sélective induite par champ électrique de particules fines pour l enrichissement des minerais durable

9 CNRS International Associated Labs (LIA) - Ecology et environment : McoMM Multimodal Communication in Marine Mammals ( Macquarie) - Humanities and Social Sciences : TransOceanik Interactive research, mapping, and creative agency in the Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic - Engineering and systems : ALPhFA Associated Laboratory for Photonics between France & Australia - Mathematics : AnGe LIA in Analysis and Geometry

10 CNRS International projects for scientific cooperation(pics) Biology : Etude du rôle de l apicoplaste dans la synthèse lipidique et la biogénèse des parasites Apicomplexa / Perceptual and cognitive impairments after central or peripheral vision loss - tunnelvision Chemistry :Nanostructures Hybrides TiO2@metal noble for Energy Applications» (HYNANOFE) / Multipolar Redox-active Organometallic Assemblies Exhibiting Large Two-Photon Absorption Cross-Sections : Establishing Structure-Property Relationships to Facilitate the Rational Design of Molecular Materials with Switchable Optoelectronic Properties (OPTOREDOX) ICT : Management system of UAVs for surveillance - SWARMS Engineering and systems : Énergie propre des océans : Vibration induite par l écoulement de structure allongées / Explorer la matière soumise à des conditions extrêmes induites par laser femtoseconde (EMULSION) Physics : Lifshitz theory for two dimensional systems - 2DvdW + GDRI EHEDE in Ecology and Environmental science ( Ecosystem Health and environmental disease ecology)

11 Human Health, medical research INSERM / NHRMC collaboration agreement since 1980s Key area of collaboration : Genetics, cancer, neurosciences, infectious diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetis, bioinformatics

12 On-going initiatives and trends Long track records of research staff and students exchanges bw Fr and Australia (i.e AAS) Reinforced cooperation between INSERM and U Sydney in Medical Research (Neuroscience) Perspectives of Joint Research Units bw Institut Pasteur / WEHI / Monash Potentialities of enhanced strategic S&T cooperation with COMUEs Sorbonne Paris Cite, Saclay, PSL, Toulouse and beyond

13 Possible points for discussion STEM areas where S&T bilateral collaborations could/should lead to new paths for cutting-edge research? How to engage in greater strategic partnerships with French COMUEs? What are the current impediments to S&T bilateral cooperation? How does Australia intend to support the participation of Australian applicants in the context of H2020 projects? What could be the appropriate incentives and mechanism supports to foster S&T bilateral cooperation? Cooperation with ANR? Through ERA nets on health that ANR is coordinating? Suggested evolutions of French Embassy S&T funding instruments (PHC Fasic / Short term mobility scheme) to better support development of research projects on areas of key interest? How to support exchanges of best practices in the area of knowledge transfer and academia/industry clustering bw our two countries?

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