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FP7: Overview and Update

Cardiff University

Andrew Smith

30 January 2008

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First calls in FP7

FP7 Overall Picture

• Good response to first call (in some areas more than others)• ERC StG - 9,167 proposals (~250 to be

awarded)• FAFB – 14/78 topics with no proposals being

funded, including 2 topics with no proposals submitted.

• SSH – Success rates across activity areas varied from 9 to 26%

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FP7 Overall Picture

• Some areas see more problems with EPSS and eligibility issues than others• ICT: 4/1840 ineligible (<0.3%)• SSH: 44/ 531 ineligible (>8%)• FAFB: 17/414 ineligible (4%) (11 requested too

much EC contribution; 6 with too few participants)

• There were still a few proposals being submitted late, incomplete at the deadline or simply ineligible (350 ineligible ERC proposals)

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FP7 Myths

• All the budget is spent on big projects

• CA and SA have lower success rates

• You need to have a partner from each MS and AS

• The projects are dominated by industry

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FP7: What’s coming up in 2008?

FP7 Specific Programmes

Co-operationCo-operation – Collaborative Research – Collaborative Research

European Research Council European Research Council

Marie Curie Actions Marie Curie Actions

CapacitiesCapacities – Research Capacity – Research Capacity

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Joint Research Centre (JRC)Joint Research Centre (JRC) EURATOMEURATOM

EU-27Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria , Cyprus, Czech Republic,Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Associated Countries (FP7)Croatia, Iceland*, Israel*, Liechtenstein*, FYR Macedonia*Norway*, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Albania

Bosnia Herzegovina and Montenegro (in theprocess of associating to FP7) *except Euratom

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Maximum reimbursement rates*

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Universities, SMEs, etc.

RTD 50% 50% 75%

Demonstration 35% 50% 50%

Other** 100% 100% 100%

ERC 100% direct costs plus 20% flat rate for indirect costs

* Except Marie Curie** Co-ordination and Support Actions, Training, ManagementF

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Health November 2008?

Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology 19 February 2008

Information Communication Technologies (ICT) 8 April 2008

Nanotechnology, Multi-Functional Materials and Production 6 March 2008

Energy 5 February 2008

Environment 19 February 2008

Transport May 2008

Social Sciences and the Humanities End 2008?

Space Early 2009?

Security Autumn 2008

Euratom 15 April 2008

Health - Activity AreasF

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1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Biotechnology, generic tools

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for human health

Translating research

for human health

Optimising the delivery

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Child health

Health of the ageing population

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology - Activity Areas

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3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

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8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Sustainable production

& management

of biological resources

Fork to farm:food, health and

well being

Life sciences, biotechnology and

biochemistry for sustainable

non-food products and processes

...Build a Knowledge Based Bio-Economy…

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1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

ICT- Challenges

Pervasive and Trusted network & Service Infrastructures

Cognitive Systems, Interaction, Robotics

Components, Systems, Engineering

Digital Libraries and Content

Towards sustainable and personalisedhealthcare

ICT for Independent Living and Inclusion

ICT for Mobility, Environmental Sustainability & Energy

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies – Activity Areas

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P 1. Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies1. Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies

2. Materials2. Materials

3. New Production 3. New Production

4. Integration of technologies for industrial production 4. Integration of technologies for industrial production

1. Health

2. FAB

3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Energy - Activity Areas(Expect Annual Calls & WPs)

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3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security9. Knowledge for energy policy making

6. Clean coal technologies

5. CO2 capture and storage for zero emission

power generation

7. Smart energy networks

4. Renewables for heating and cooling

3. Renewable fuel production

1. Hydrogen and fuel cells

2. Renewable electricitygeneration

8. Energy savings and energy efficiency

10. Horizontal actions

Plus calls for tender!

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1. Health

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3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Climate Change, Pollution and Risks• Pressures on Environment and Climate (€42m)

• Environment and Health (€20m)• Natural Hazards (€14m)

Sustainable Management of Resources• Conservation and sustainable management of natural

and man-made resources and biodiversity (€30m)• Management of marine environments (€20.5m)

Environmental Technologies• Environmental technologies for…the natural and man-made

resources (€39m, incl. €5m for joint call with NMP)• Protection, conservation and enhancement of cultural

heritage, including human habitat (€9m)• Technology assessment, verification and testing (€7m)

Earth Observation (EO) and Assessment Tools for Sustainable Development

• EO systems and methods for the environment and sustainable development (€21m)

• Forecasting methods & assessment tools for sustainable development over different scales of observation (€12m)

Plus horizontal activities

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1. Health

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3. ICT

4. NMP

5. Energy

6. Environment

7. Transport

8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Aeronauticsand air

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Surface transport

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Horizontal themes

Socio-Economic Sciences and the Humanities - Activity Areas

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1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society

2. Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspective

3. Major trends in society and their implications

4. Europe in the world

5. The citizen in the European Union

6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators

7. Foresight activities

8. Strategic activities

10. Security

9. Space

8. SSH

7. Transport

6. Environment

5. Energy

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Space - ActivitiesF

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5. Energy

6. Environment

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8. SSH

9. Space

10. Security

Space-based applications at the service of European Society

Space-based applications at the service of European Society

Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration

- Research to support space transportation and key technologies

Strengthening of Space foundations- Research to support space science & exploration

- Research to support space transportation and key technologies

Horizontal actionsHorizontal actions

Security - Mission orientated R&DF

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4Restoring security

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5 Security systems integration, interconnectivity & interoperability

6 Security and Society

7 Security research co-ordinating and structuring

See also ESRAB report

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Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

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CLEAN SKY

Innovative Medicines

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European Research Council

• New to FP7• Promote excellence through EU wide competition• Support PI and (if necessary) team-members (flexible & portable)• Investigator driven• Frontier Research

• = creating new knowledge and developing new understanding

• Independent scientific governance• Dedicated implementation structure• Starting Independent Research Grant – First Call• Advanced Investigator Grant – Second Call

European Research Council (ERC)A Quick Recap – Starting Grants

Call First call launched Dec 06, annual calls to 2013

1st Stage Deadline: 25 April 2007 (17:00 CET)

Call budget Around €300 million ~ 300 grants

Eligibility Between 2 and 9 years post PhD (some allowance for maternity and other reasons), any nationality but PI must be based in EU or Associated State (once awarded ERC grant), any legal entity (incl industry)

Project Size €100,000 to €400,000 per year up to 5 years

Evaluation Panels

Projects submitted to 20 panels split across Social Sciences and Humanities, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences and Engineering

Evaluation Process

Two stage, strict page limits for each stage, reserve of 20% to promote interdisciplinarity

Evaluation Criteria

Potential of the Principal Investigator, Quality of the research project and the research environment

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Lessons learned

• Often applicants did not fully understand ERC concepts (frontier research, ‘individual team’)

• Applicants often not ambitious enough

• Often applicants did not explain why the research is important or what the impacts would be

• Many applications resembled job description written by a supervisor rather than showing the PI’s ideas

• Many people already fairly experienced (i.e. having UK fellowships)

• Applicants should aim their proposal at generalist reviewers (panel members) in Stage 1

• Although the top ranked proposals were outstanding, many average ones were also submittedF

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A Quick Recap – Advanced GrantsF

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Eligibility• leading advanced investigators across EU and Associated Countries• targeting researchers already established as independent research leaders in their own right

Research Areas• ‘bottom up’ approach - any research area (except Fission & Fusion)

Implementation

ERC Budget• Funding of €7.51 billion (2007-13) • ~ 2/3 Annual ERC Budget for AdG• ~1/3 Annual ERC Budget for StG• Spending profile increases 2007-13

ERC-2008-AdG • Call budget ~€517 million• Hope to fund ~300 Proposals?

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Funding Levels & Duration of Grant

NormallyUp to €2.5 million over 5 years EC contribution (or pro-rata for shorter projects)

Can be higher, but only if:

• Co-Investigator Project (which MUST be inter- or multi-disciplinary) or

• The PI is coming from outside the EU/AC (‘third country’) to establish a research team at a host institution in an EU MS/AC or

• Proposal requires the purchase of major research equipment

In these cases: up to €3.5 million over 5 years EC contribution (or pro-rata)

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Principal Investigator (and Co-I if applicable)• Quality of research output/track record• Intellectual capacity and creativity

Research Project• Ground breaking nature of the research• Potential impact• Methodology• High gain/high risk balance

Research environment (only at step 2)• Contribution of the research environment• Participation of other legal entities

Each evaluation criterion (Heading 1 and 2) will be marked on a scale of 1 to 4:4 = Outstanding, 3 = Excellent, 2=Very Good, 1=Non-fundable

• A quality threshold of ≥2 will be applied to these criteria.• Proposals ranked on basis of marks received and an overall appreciation of their strengths and weaknesses

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Proposal Structure• Proposals must contain

• CV and 10 year track record and scientific leadership profile• Full proposal and extended synopsis

Proposal Evaluation• 1-stage submission but 2-step evaluation

• Ist Step: Evaluation of CV (with specific emphasis on track record/leadership profile) & “extended synopsis”• 2nd Step: Evaluation of full proposal

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• Senior author publications in major peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary scientific journals and/or leading peer-reviewed journals of their respective research fieldsAnd if applicable• Monographs and any translations of monographs (if applicable)• Granted patents• Invited presentations into peer-reviewed, internationally established conferences and/or international advanced schools• Expeditions that the applicant has lead• International conferences in the field of the applicant that have been organised by PI (member of the steering and/or organising committee)• International Prizes/Awards/Academy Memberships

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Possible indicators of “leadership profile”• Content and impact of the major scientific or scholarly contributions of the applicant to his/her own research field and/or neighbouring research fields and, if applicable, the wider societal impact• The international recognition and diffusion that these major contributions have received from others (publications or appropriate equivalents /additional funding/ students /international prizes and awards /institution building /other)• Ability to productively change research fields and/or establish new interdisciplinary approaches

Further Information

ERC – UK Helpdesk Links• UK ERC NCP Website

www.ukro.ac.uk/erc • UK ERC NCP Helpdesk

[email protected] or 0032 2289 6121• UK ERC NCP Newsletter

http://www.ukro.ac.uk/erc/events_ukro/events_alerts.htm

ERC – EU links• EU ERC Website

http://erc.europa.eu• EU ERC Newsletter

http://erc.europa.eu/index.cfm?fuseaction=reg.edit#01 • ERC Europa Helpdesk

http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?lg=en&pg=enquiries

UKRO Information Services http://ims.ukro.ac.uk

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Objectives and Policy Context:

• Make Europe more attractive to researchers

• Strengthen human potential by:

• Encouraging people to become researchers• Encouraging researchers to carry out their research in Europe

• Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility

Marie Curie Actions


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Initial Training Networks

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

NEW - International Research Staff Exchange Scheme

Intra- European Fellowships

International Incoming Fellowships

International Outgoing Fellowships

European Reintegration Grants

International Reintegration Grants

Also funded: Researcher’s Night, CO-FUND

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• At least 3 EU Member or Associated States (of which 2 must be MS or Candidate Countries)

• Single or twin sites if international context is strong

• Joint Training Programme including complementary skills

• Fellowships for 3 months to 3 years

• Industrial participation

• Coherent quality standards & mutual recognition of training/ diplomas

• Optional: - recruiting a ‘visiting scientist’ - hold short training events (incl. researchers outside

network)

Initial Training Lifelong Training Industry-Academia International Specific Actions

Initial Training Networks

Individual f/ship Industry academia pathways and partnerships

Outgoing int. Research careers

European re-int. Incoming int. Public awareness

Co-financing Int. re-int. Excellence awds

Structure• EU Member or Associated State National, or Third Country

national if in EU for at least 4 of the last 5 yrs

• 12 – 24 months

• support researchers in attaining and/or strengthening a leading independent position

• Also for those resuming a career in research

• REMEMBER it’s about• Skills diversification

• Attaining or strengthening professional independence

Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (IEF)F

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European Re-integration Grant (ERG)F

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• (Re)-integration into research career (following trans-national mobility)

• Must have already had Marie Curie fellowship(funded under FP6/7)

• The European Re-integration Grant:• supports a research project of 2- 3 years• research costs but not researchers’ salary• researcher applies with host institution







Industry–Academia Pathways and Partnerships

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• A minimum of two participants (from 2 different Member or Associated States, of which 1 must be a Member State or an Associated Candidate Country)

• Fellowships of 2 months – 2 years • Staff exchange

(early stage / experienced researchers, and technical staff)• Recruited staff must be experienced researchers• Can organise common workshops/conferences• Inter-sectoral mobility possible

(within framework of whole project, in same country up to a maximum of 30% of total researcher months)







International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

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(of which 12 – 24 months in third country followed by a mandatory reintegration phase in European host

institutions)

• Individual applies with host• Contract between EU host institution & Commission

(for duration of fellowship)







International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

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• Third Country nationals only• Incoming phase

(and possible reintegration phase for nationals from developing countries and emerging economies)

• 12 - 24 months [6 – 12 months for possible reintegration/return phase - typically half duration of incoming phase)

• Individual applies with host• Contract

- between EU host institution & Commission-incoming phase- between third country host & Commission- reintegration/return







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• Integration into research career in Europe (after period of trans-national mobility outside EU >3yrs

• Contribute to development of lasting co-operation (with scientists from country which they have returned)

• The International Re-integration Grants• Support a research project of 2- 4 years• Contributes to the research costs but not researchers’ salary• Researcher applies with host institution• Host commits to researcher for at least 3 years







What is IRSES?

• Two-way staff secondments between institutions in EU/AC and eligible third countries

• At least two participants from two different MS/AC and one partner from an eligible third country

• Secondment between 0 – 12 months• Project duration of 24 – 48 months• Commission contribution: EUR

1800/researcher/month for EU/AC secondments

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Who can participate in IRSES?

• Eligible staff include researchers, technical and management staff

• Eligible countries: EU Member States and Associated Countries

• Countries in the European Neighbourhood Policy: Armenia, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Egypt, Georgia, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Moldova, Morocco, Palestinian-administered areas, Syrian Arab Rep., Tunisia, Ukraine

• Countries that have an S&T agreement with the EU: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Egypt, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States

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Capacities – Research Capacity (€4 217 million)

1. Research infrastructures €1 715m

2. Research for the benefits of SMEs €1 336m

3. Regions of Knowledge € 126m

4. Research Potential € 340m

5. Science in Society € 330m

7. Coherent dev. of research policies € 70m

6. International co-operation € 180m

Co-ordination of national programmes (incl. ERA-NET +)

Research Infrastructures

• Support to ‘new’ and ‘existing’ infrastructures

• Research infrastructures:• Major equipment or set of instruments• Knowledge-based resources such as archives• Enabling information and communication technology

based infrastructures• Any other entity of a unique nature used for research

• Clear European Added Value only including clear contribution to development EU research capacities

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Research for benefit of SMEs

• Objective is providing financial support to SMEs or SME associations to outsource RTD, with the view of acquiring IPR, preferably ownership, to the project results

• Strengthens innovation capacity of SMEs• Supports SMEs or SME associations in need of

outsourcing research to RTD performers (including universities and research centres)

• Support given through 3 calls:• Research for SMEs (only recently closed)• Research for SME associations• Coordination and support activities

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Regions of Knowledge

• Building on success of FP6 pilot scheme• Support the definition and implementation of

optimal policies and strategies for the development of R & D driven clusters

• Increased and more focused use of Structural Funds

• Open to all regions• Promote and strengthen co-operation between clusters• Contribute to strengthening existing clusters and

creating new ones

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Research Potential

• The objective is to unlock and develop existing research potential in the convergence and outermost regions of the European Union

• There are 3 main activities:• 4.1: Unlocking and developing the research

potential in the EU’s convergence and outermost regions;

• 4.2: Providing evaluation facilities for research organisations in the EU’s convergence and outermost regions;

• 4.3: International cooperation.

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• Support creation of social and cultural environment that allows successful and exploitable research to be carried out

• 1st Action Line: A more dynamic governance of the science and society relationship

• 2nd Action Line: Strengthening potential broadening horizons

• 3rd Action Line: Science and Society Communicate

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Evaluator’s comments

Evaluator comments: S&T Quality

“Lacks relevance to programme objectives”“Scope of the proposed research is rather narrow”“Proposal lacks focus”

“The work described is not particularly novel”“Proposal is too broad”“Given the extent of previous work and patenting in this area, doubts were raised as to whether a novel product could be developed”

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Evaluator comments: Implementation

“Role of the Co-ordinator is unclear”

“Interaction between work packages is not clearly demonstrated”

“the standard and experience of partners is variable”

“the management structure is not sufficiently worked out to guarantee the success of this project”“unclear how partners will exchange information”

“the role of partner X is unclear”

“the costs are not linked to activities and not well balanced”

“no formal planning of assessment of milestones”

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“Exploitation and dissemination plans are not specific to the project”

“the exploitation plan could be better developed”

“the European added value of the consortium is limited”

“there is no indication of publication plans”“Does not explicitly describe the importance of solving the problem in a European context”

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FP7: Overview and Update

Cardiff University

Andrew Smith

30 January 2008

http:// fp7: overview and update cardiff university andrew smith 30 january 2008

Documents

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fp7 cooperation

fp7 myths

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ineligible erc proposals

overall picture slide

provisional deadlines

management fp7 finance