Building Research Relationships with International Industry Partners

Dr Imelda LambkinNational Director for Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 as a route to partnership for IRELAND’s researchers and companies…

• 1,939 successful Applicants in FP7; €625M of funding from 2007 to 2014– For comparison: FP6 was €198.7M (2003-2006)

• Using population adjusted participation figures: Ireland ahead of the UK, comparable to Austria/Norway and just behind Finland/Denmark

• Some highlights:– 94 Individual Participants secured funding of >€1M– SMEs make up 75% of Ireland’s industry participation– Intel is included in the European Commission’s Top 50 Private Company participants– The Dublin Region is included in the European Commission’s Top 50 regions

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IRELAND’s FP7 Collaborative Links…

Example 1, Accessing international industry…

• Green eMotion: Development and demonstration of a unique and user-friendly framework for green electromobility in Europe

• Total cost: EUR 42 308 929,58; EU contribution: EUR 24 226 954,89• Coordinated in: Germany

– Irish university, energy provider, city council and energy agency with major players from industry, the energy sector, municipalities, universities and research institutions

– Daimler, Nissan, Renault– Siemens, IBM, SAP, Tecnalia

Example 2, Irish researchers/centres driving collaboration…

• NAMDIATREAM: nanotech toolkits for multi-modal disease diagnostics and treatment monitoring

• Total cost: EUR 16 519 663,2; EU contribution: EUR 11 999 205• Coordinated in: Ireland

– Led by Irish university with 2nd university; 2 companies– Becton Dickinson, Nikon– INSERM, Max Planck

Example 3, Irish companies leading international collaboration…

• Innovation Action: local small-scale energy storage optimised with advanced ICT

• Total cost: EUR 15 480 763; EU contribution: EUR 11 987 432 est.• Coordinated in: Ireland

– Led by Irish industry; 3 energy providers; 1 ICT multinational corporation; 1 university– Irish industry’s sister site in Germany– With relevant European academic, research and company participants

Example 4, research funding organisations building pipeline…

• FP7 and Horizon 2020 cofunds: – ECSEL: partnership between the private and the public sectors for

electronic components and systems– AAL2: Ambient Assisted Living, ICT for ageing well – Eureka and Eurostars – Relevant ERA-NET and ERA-NET cofunds

Example 5, mobile researchers…

• SYS-MEL: developing prognostic and predictive tests for melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer

• Total cost: EUR 1 814 000; EU contribution: EUR 1 814 000• Coordinated in: Ireland

– Led by university with 2nd college and SME– With relevant European academic institutes and SMEs– Exchange of know-how and experience between private sector and academia

We already know each other…

• FP7: 30 collaborative links between Ireland and Brazil• Agri-Food, Energy, Health, ICT, Nanotech, Transport & Infrastructure• EXAMPLE: DIBANET - The production of sustainable Diesel-Miscible-

Biofuels from the residues and wastes of Europe and Latin America• Total cost: EUR 4 818 198; EU contribution: EUR 3 734 576• Coordinated in: Ireland• Brazil:

– CTC - CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIA CANAVIEIRA– UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO– EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA– UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS– PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA

Current Brazil-specific Horizon 2020 opportunities…

***Plus Marie Sklodowska-Curie, European Research CouncilAND all other Calls…

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