The main guideline for this 2022 edition of the Conference will be dedicated to cross-border collaborations to face CBRNE threats and risks-related challenges.

The CBRNE R&I Conference is specifically devoted to scientific updates, responders’ feedbacks and expression of needs. It also includes workshops and demonstrations of innovative materials, technologies and procedures, according to the following themes: DETECTION – IDENTIFICATION, PROTECTION – DECONTAMINATION, MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES, RISKS & CRISIS MANAGEMENT.

Agenda of the participation of Fire-IN

Current participants

• Representatives of DG HOME, DG ECHO, DG INTPA, REA, JRC, FPI
• Current CBRN projects: eNOTICE, INCLUDING, NO-FEAR, FIRE-IN, PROACTIVE, HoloZcan, MELODY, ECCOFEX, RESIST, VERTIgO, JA TERROR, Bullseye, EU-RADION, PANDEM-2

Proposed agenda for the session

• 00 – 10.00: Current state-of-play on CBRN-E EU research and policies
  • CBRN under CERIS and Horizon Europe, Philippe Quevauviller (DG HOME)
  • CBRN in the Union Civil Protection Mechanism, Antonella Cavallo and Phillip Frank Vilar Welter (DG ECHO)
  • The EU CBRN Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence, Anne-Sophie Lequarre (FPI)
  • EU projects – Responders implication: Two ways to get involved, Denis Giordan (SDIS73)
• 00 – 11:00: EU CBRN projects Panel 1 – 40 min for projects, 20 min discussion

Panel 1: Preparedness. Panelists – eNOTICE, PROACTIVE, Bullseye, FIRE-IN, INCLUDING, JA TERROR, NO FEAR, RESIST, PANDEM-2

Topic for Panel 1 discussion:  Stakeholder engagement in CBRNe preparedness (including general public), gaps in preparedness, multidisciplinary, multi-agency and civil-military cooperation, joint CBRN exercises. Better use of European research outcome, dissemination of results of EU projects

Rapporteur – Olga Vybornova

• 11:00 – 11.15 Coffee break

• 15 – 12.15: EU CBRN projects Panel 2 – 40 min for projects, 20 min discussion

Panel 2:  Response. Panelists – ECCOFEX, Bullseye, MELODY, HoloZcan, NO FEAR, eNOTICE, FIRE-IN, VERTIgO, EU-RADION

Topic for Panel 2 discussion: Innovative CBRN technological solutions for CBRN agents detection, PPE, decontamination, testing and validation. Acceptable risk or zero risk – what is the goal of standardization?

Rapporteur – Chaim Rafalowski

• 12:15 – 12.40: Results and Key messages from the panels – rapporteurs

12:40 – 13.00: Feeding the contents of the Horizon Europe work programme 2023 – 2024

Here you can find the presentation of Fire-IN made by Michel Bour during this session.