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Jean-Emmanuel FaureEuropean Commission, DG RTD
Paris, September 2, 2011
FP7 Research Infrastructures Call for proposals
FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1
Overall information
Facilities, resources, and related services used by the scientific community
Major scientific equipment Scientific collections, archives and
structured information ICT-based infrastructures
Extending the frontiers of knowledgeExchanging and transmitting knowledgeTraining the next generation of top researchersSupporting industrial innovation
Importance of a European approach for
research infrastructures
To open access to instruments and services not available in one country, and improve services
To connect national research communities and increase the overall quality of the research
To share construction and operation costs
To develop interoperability of facilities and resources
To exchange best practice
To become an international partner
Support from EU programmes
Framework Programme 7 (total for research infrastructures: ~1.7 B€)
Preparatory Phase (ESFRI projects) Implementation Phase (ESFRI projects) Integrating Activities E-Infrastructures Design studies Support to policy development
Structural Funds One of the categories of expenditure: “R&D
infrastructure and centres of competence in a specific technology” (~10 B€)
1.1 Support to existing research infrastructures
1.1.1 Integrating activities ~ 30.00 M€
1.2 Support to new research infrastructures
~ 22.30 M€
~ 20.00 M€
Total budget:~ 90.30 M€ (+78.5 M€)
1.3 Support to policy development and programme implementation
1.2.2 Construction of new infrastructures (or major upgrades) – Preparatory phase
1.2.3 Construction of new infrastructures (or major upgrades) – Implementation phase
~ 18.00 M€
+ 78.5 M€(budget to be
added from 2013)
FP7-Infrastructures-2012-1 Current call overview
Date of publication 20 July 2011
Deadline 23 November 2011 17:00 (Brussels time)
Evaluation Dec. 2011 – Feb. 2012
Evaluation results March 2012
Launch of negotiation May 2012
Signature GA from autumn 2012
Pre-financing 45 days after GA signature
Starting date to be negotiated
Indicative timetable
Integrating Activities
Integrating ActivitiesObjectives and activities
To bring together and integrate, on a European scale, key research infrastructures (RIs) in a given class, in order to promote their coordinated use and development
Activities (1) Transnational access and/or service activities and (2) Networking activities, (3) Joint research activities
Integrating ActivitiesObjectives and activities
A specific work package on innovation Activities to reinforce partnership with industry Activities to foster use by industrial researchers Involvement of industrial associations in consortia
or in advisory bodies
Maximum EC contribution (48 months) 10 M€ (eligibility criterion)
Total indicative budget: 30 + 78.5 M€
Integrating ActivitiesTransnational Access and/or Service Activities
To support scientific communities in their accessto the participating RIs
To provide access ‘free of charge’ ‘Hands-on’ access or remote access (sample
analysis…) To support access to scientific services freely
available through communication networks e.g. databases available on the web
Only services widely used by the community of European researchers will be supported
Support limited to 20% of the operating costs
Integrating ActivitiesNetworking Activities
To foster a culture of cooperation between the RI and scientific communities and help developing a more efficient and attractive ERA
Joint management of access provision… Definition and development of common standards,
protocols, databases… Spreading of good practices, training to new users… Coordination with national or international
initiatives… Promotion of long-term sustainability, involvement of
funders, business plan…
Integrating Activities Joint Research Activities
To improve (in quality and/or quantity) the services provided by the RIs
Explore new fundamental technologies or approaches underpinning the efficient and joint use of the participating RI
Methodologies, protocols, instrumentation, software…
Integration of infrastructures into virtual facilities… Innovative solutions for data collection,
management, curation and annotation… Impacts on social, environmental and economic
levels…
Integrating Activities A few lessons learnt
Consortium Inclusive consortia are successful Large consortia mean a strong management is
needed Complementarities between Integrating Activities
and ESFRI projects are important
Activities Openess of access is essential Integration of access modalities is important Integrating Activities are an interesting tool for
developing Standards, SOPs, common data resources, etc.
Integrating Activities Targeted approach
27 defined topics, focusing on strategic priorities Topic codes: INFRA-2012-1.1.1,… INFRA-2012-1.1.27 One proposal expected per topic
Topics for the potential follow-up of projects and topics for the opening to new communities
More topics than can be funded to ensure competition (around 15 projects expected to be selected)
Check operational programme for Structural Funds applicable in the regions of applicants and contact related managing authorities for complementary or alternative support
1. Research infrastructures for the study of poverty, working life and living conditions New topic
2. Research infrastructures for the assessment of science, technology and innovation policy New topic
3. Research infrastructures for archaeological datasets and related technologies New topic
Integrating Activities List of topics
Social Sciences and Humanities
4. Mouse archives and centres for phenotyping mouse models Access to mouse lines and data Support to ESFRI «Infrafrontier», with new
European participants
5. Facilities for translational research in medicine Common technical procedures Building on the ESFRI «EATRIS»
6. Biological Resources Centres for micro-organisms Virus archives, bacterial and fungi collections Links with the ESFRI «MIRRI», and building on the
FP7 «EMbaRC» and «EVA» Integrating Activities
Integrating Activities List of topics
Life Sciences
7. Experimental facilities for animal disease infectiology BSL3 for animal and zoonotic infectious diseases Plus key collections of samples Building on the FP7 «NADIR» Integrating Activity
8. Stem cell banks Create a European stem cell resource SOPs and quality control standards
9. Large-scale prospective cohort studies Prospective cohorts comprising or aiming at
hundreds of thousands of subjects Links with ESFRI «BBMRI»
10. Plant Genetic Resources Centres Native seed banks, gene/DNA banks
Integrating Activities List of topics
11. Fixed point open ocean observatories New topic Links with ESFRI projects like «EMSO» and «ICOS»
12. Research Vessels Building on the FP7 «EUROFLEETS» Integrating
Activity
13. Research Aircrafts Building on the FP7 «EUFAR» Integrating Activity Links with ESFRI «COPAL»
Integrating Activities List of topics
Environmental Sciences and Earth Sciences
14. Atmospheric simulation chambers Building on the FP7 «EUROCHAMP» Integrating
Activity
15. Research Infrastructures for Climate Earth System modelling Building on the FP7 «IS-INES» Integrating Activity
16. Natural History Collections Building on the FP7 «SYNTHESYS» Integrating
Activity
Integrating Activities List of topics
17. Research Infrastructures for Solar Energy: Concentrating solar power Building on the FP7 «SFERA» Integrating Activity Links with the ESFRI «EU-Solaris»
18. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facilities for energy research New topic. Links with ESFRI «ECCSEL»
19. Research Infrastructures for Distributed energy resources – smart electricity grids Building on the FP7 «DERri» Integrating Activity
Integrating Activities List of topics
Energy, Materials Sciences and Analytical Facilities
20. Infrastructures for studying turbulence phenomena and applications Building on the FP7 «ESWIRP» Integrating Activity
21. Research infrastructures for integration of processing, analysis and characterisation of nano-scale materials and structures Building on the FP7 «NFFA» Design Study
22. Imaging, Diffraction and Spectroscopy using Electrons Building on the FP6 «ESTEEM» Integrating Activity
23. Synchrotron radiation sources and Free Electron Lasers Building on the FP7 «ELISA» Integrating Activity
Integrating Activities List of topics
24. Accelerator physics New topic. Links with «TIARA» Preparatory Phase
25. Research Infrastructures for optical/IR astronomy Building on FP7 «OPTICON» Integrating Activity Prepare the community to the «E-ELT»
26. Research Infrastructures for High-Resolution Solar Physics New topic. In particular towards a Solar Virtual
Observatory
27. Research Infrastructures for space weather New topic. Links with ESFRI «EISCAT»
Integrating Activities List of topics
Physics and Astronomy
Preparatory Phase
Preparatory PhaseObjectives and activities
To provide catalytic and leveraging support for the preparatory phase leading to the construction of new Research Infrastructures
Bringing the project to a level of maturity Involving all the necessary stakeholders to make the
project move forward, take decision, etc.
Activities: legal, governance, strategic, financial work and, if necessary, technical work
A specific work package on innovation, whenever appropriate
Requested EC contribution (3-4 years) : 3-6 M€ Total indicative budget: 22.3 M€
Preparatory phase List of topics
1. INFRA-2012-2.2.1. EU-SOLARIS - The European SOLAR Research Infrastructure for Concentrating Solar Power
2. INFRA-2012-2.2.2. Windscanner - The European WindScanner Facility
3. INFRA-2012-2.2.3. ECCSEL – The European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure).
4. INFRA-2012-2.2.4. ISBE – The Infrastructure for Systems Biology-Europe
5. INFRA-2012-2.2.5. MIRRI – The Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure
6. INFRA-2012-2.2.6. ANAEE - The Infrastructure for Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems
Strategic approach targeting the new projects on the 2010 edition of the ESFRI roadmap
Implementation Phase(DG INFSO)
Support to policy development and programme implementation
Activities
INFRA-2012-3.1: International cooperation with the USA on common data policies and standards relevant to global research infrastructures in the environment field (total indicative budget: 2 M€)
To reinforce cooperation with the USA in jointly addressing global scientific challenges through interoperable research infrastructures across the Atlantic
+ Topics INFRA-2012-3.2 and INFRA-2012-3.3 (DG INFSO)
Conclusion and perspectives
Europe 2020: A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (COM(2010) 2020)
Seven flagship initiatives « Innovation Union » « A digital agenda for Europe » « Youth on the move » « Resource efficient Europe » « An industrial policy for the
globalisation era » « An agenda for new skills and jobs » « European platform against poverty »
EU perspectives
Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union, COM (2010) 546
Strategic approach to innovation, focused on the Grand Challenges
Three main characteristics A world class science base Coherent Europe wide use of public sector intervention
to stimulate private sector Concerted effort to remove bottlenecks which stop
ideas reaching the market
Will shape next generation of programmes for R&I Endorsed by February European Council (Heads of
State) as key to future growth and jobs
Innovation Union
« … opening of Member State operated research infrastructures to the full European user community… »
« By 2015 (…) have completed or launched the construction of 60% of the priority European research infrastructures currently identified by the ESFRI (…). The Member States are invited to review their Operational Programmes to facilitate the use of cohesion policy money for this purpose.»
« The European Union should step up its cooperation on the roll-out of the global research infrastructures… »
Innovation UnionResearch Infrastructures
«Green paper» of Feb. 9th: COM (2011) 48 For the next EU Budget (to start in 2014)
Combination of the Framework Programme for Research (FP), the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Strengthening Europe's science base and the ERA Tackling societal challenges Strengthening competitiveness
Consultation closed on May 20th, 2011More than 1300 questionnaire responses, more than
750 position papers!
«Horizon 2020»
A Common Strategic Framework for EU R&I funding
Results of the consultation Research Infrastructures
The programme for research infrastructures should be reinforced financially
Integrating Activities are considered as very successful: they should be maintained and reinforced
Sufficient resources should be allocated to allow the implementation of the ESFRI roadmap projects
e-infrastructures are an important component to enable knowledge and innovation
There is a need to enhance the impact of research infrastructures on innovation
Member States should be further encouraged to use structural funds for research infrastructures
1. Optimise the use and development of European RIsSupport the development, implementation and operation of ESFRI projects
and other major infrastructures of European wide relevanceFacilitate the integration of and access to national research infrastructuresSupport the development, deployment and operation of ICT-based e-
Infrastructures
2. Foster the human and innovation potential of RIsStrengthen the technological innovation potential of RIsStrengthen the human potential of RIs
3. Reinforce the consistency of the European Research Infrastructure policy
Main part
Increased emphasis
Essential EC actions
Horizon 2020Research Infrastructures: potential objectives
Timeline
Specific consultation workshops June - July 2011
Commission proposal for post 2013 EU budget 29 June 2011
Commission proposal for Common Strategic Framework
end of 2011
Legislative decisions on the Common Strategic Framework by the Council and European Parliament
during 2012-2013
Common Strategic Framework from 2014
For more information
Contact persons
National Contact Points http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.html
European Commission ([email protected]) General information: Anna-Maria.Johansson or Teodora.Rusu Social sciences and humanities: Maria.Theofilatou Life sciences: Jean-Emmanuel.Faure or Brigitte.Sambain Environmental sciences: Agnes.Robin or Anna-Maria.Johansson Energy/ Materials/Analytical facilities: Brigitte.Weiss or
Hugues.Crutzen Physics and Astronomy: Christian.Kurrer or Elena.Righi-Steele Preparatory Phase: Christos.Profilis or Christos.Vasilakos e-Infrastructures part: Bernhard.Fabianek (topic 2.3.1; PRACE),
Pekka.Karp (topic 3.2; EU-USA), Leonardo.Flores (topic 3.3; CSA)
Essential documents
Work Programme (FP7 ‘Capacities’, Research Infrastructures, 2012) and ‘Call fiche’
Detailed information on objectives, actions and budgets List of topics (targeted approach) Deadline, eligibility conditions, evaluation criteria and
procedures, particular requirements
Guides for applicants Practical information on how to apply (electronic
submission of proposals only) Specific to a call and a funding scheme Instructions for completing ‘part A’ (forms) and drafting
‘part B’ (text) of the proposal
(on Cordis web site, with other useful documents)
For further information
Europe 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020
Innovation Union http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union
Consultation CSFRI (« green paper »)http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri
FP7http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/
EC Research Infrastructures and ESFRIhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures
EC Regional Policyhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy