The primary aim of funding the 'Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology' research theme under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) is to build a European Knowledge Based Bio-Economy (KBBE).

The 'Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology' theme is built around three major activities:

• sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments;
• fork to farm: Food (including seafood), health and well-being;
• life sciences, biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable non-food products and processes.

Researchers and research organisations in the field of 'Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology' located outside Austria can find support by FFG in finding Austrian project partners. EU-Initiatives, databases and competence catalogues list profiles of Austrian researchers, research institutions and research-intensive SMEs.

In the field of 'Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology' the following EU-Initiatives/databases/competence catalogues are available for finding suitable Austrian research partners:

• The EU-Initiative BIO-Net offers a database for researchers and SMEs in the field of 'Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology', searching for research project partners for research collaboration within FP7.
• The Competence Catalogue FOOD COMPANY DIRECTORY is the online showcase of 'Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology' research in Austria. This online platform is designed to help you find partners according to research field and needed competence:

All services offered to Austrian researchers and research organisations can be found in more detail in the German language version of this website! To switch to the German version just click on 'Deutsch' at the upper-left corner of the page.