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HIGHLIGHTS 2016 1 Strategically linked networks 1 In a national context, Fraunhofer IGB and CBP already have Applied research for Europe – strategically networked In 72 projects together with more than 400 partners from profound experience with the development and strategic expansion of system approaches in the area of bioeconomy. They can therefore conceptualize not only value chains for numerous European countries, Fraunhofer IGB researches and individual topics but also value cycles that cut across multiple topics faster than other institutions and can implement them together with long-term partners from the research, policy and business sectors. Actively shaping EU policies In the context of its membership in the Fraunhofer network “International Business Development”, Fraunhofer IGB contributes to the internationalization of European research institutions. The indings of a conceptualization initiated by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) and supported by the Euro- pean Association of Research and Technology Organizations (EARTO) were presented in Brussels at the end of January 2017 as the “Policy Brief on the Internationalization of RTOs”. Here the objective is also to strategically link existing networks and establish long-lasting, resource-eficient infrastructures for European research institutions. develops solutions for the challenges of sustainable develop- ment. The focus is always on processes and products for the social areas of need – health, environment, and energy. Here, IGB is a sought-after partner for research institutions and businesses and makes particularly active contributions to the networks. In 2016, the institute took another step in expanding its exist- ing networks on strategic initiatives at the European level. It is active in projects such as ERIFORE (European Research Infrastructure for Circular Forest Bioeconomy), in which partners evaluate common infrastructures for a wood-based bioeconomy and build these up in a sustainable manner; or Interreg SmartPilots, in which companies across Europe are offered networking pilot facilities for a more eficient use of resources. The research platform for industrial biotechnology and synthetic biology (IBISBA, Industrial Biotechnology In- novation and Synthetic Biology Accelerator) that is currently being established are examples of how Fraunhofer IGB together with Fraunhofer CBP contributes to the development of resource-eficient and innovative European infrastructures. In doing so, it follows the requirements and objectives set down by the European Commission in the Horizon 2020 EU Research and Innovation programme: the integration of research indings from the previous Research Framework Programmes on system approaches and their implementation in the European Innovation Union. 2 6