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Research for the benefit of SMEs

Coordinators’ Day 2013

Corinna AMTING

REA S1 – SME Actions

Brussels, 13 June 2013


1. Main principles of the SME programme

2. REA SME actions

3. Role of Coordinators

4. Dissemination

5. SME support in H2020

Main principles

REA funds European research projects to strengthen the innovation capacity of SMEs and help them acquire technological know-how for the development of new products and markets. ec.europa.eu/research/rea



2. REA SME actions


4. Dissemination


•Research for SMEs (R4SME)

•Research for SME associations

•Demonstration

SME Programme Actions

REA SME Actions

Research for SME programme characteristics

• EU funding for the benefit of SMEs

• Bottom-up scheme

• Transaction

SME get funds

SMEs subcontract research providers

Research results (IPR) owned by SMEs

REA SME Actions

DEMONSTRATION Activity

To prove the viability of a new solution that offers a potential economic advantage but which could not be directly commercialised

To increase the impact of their project or to explore new ways of using the acquired knowledge

For successful R4SME/AG

projects!

Collaborative

project

• Demonstration activities

• Management

• Other activities

• Limited Sub-contracting

REA SME Actions

WHAT WE DO

Evaluation

Negotiation

Call

Grant agreement

• Prepare yearly call for proposals

• Evaluation of proposals

• Management of Grant agreements

• Project reviews and payments

• Audits

REA SME Actions

PORTFOLIO Ongoing projects

• 787 contracts signed

• 7.056 participants of which 62% SMEs

• 957 M € of which 88% for SMEs

(Corda, 1 June 2013)

New projects 2013

• 215 projects under negotiation

• 265 M € budget

€ 1 336 million during FP7

~ 1.2 billion managed by

REA

REA SME Actions

PROJECT MANAGEMENT ISSUES

• Role of coordinator

• Amendments

• Reporting and review

• Financial issues

• Legal issues

• IT tools

REA SME Actions

TODAY’S GOAL

• Optimise our work

• Reduce burden

• Improve communication

• Share experiences

• Harmonise approach

• Address problems

• Refresh knowledge

• Answer questions

REA SME Actions



2. REA SME actions


4. Dissemination


Role of coordinators

• Coordinator specific role

• Grant Agreement (GA) signed between REA and coordinator on behalf of consortium

• Others participants accede GA by signing the Form A

• The GA binds ALL beneficiaries (SMEs, RTDs and Other)


• Monitor compliance and project implementation

• Ensure quality and consistency

• Inform PO directly about any changes / problems

• Administer EU contribution in accordance with Grant agreement

• Liaise with REA POs*

* PO - Project Officer

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU

• Timely & correctly submit:

• deliverables

• cost claims

• amendment requests

• Timely inform PO on:

• changes in consortium

• bankrupt partners

• non-performing partners

• severe problems

• dissemination activities

The Project Officer

is your contact

point !


- If we know –

We try to help you from the

administrative side

WHAT WE DO NOT WANT

• Contacts from non / shadow coordinators

• Late information about e.g. drop-out of partners

• Requests for significant extension of duration




2. REA SME actions


4. Dissemination


WHAT CAN IT DO

• For the project

• Increase visibility

• Stimulate interaction with stakeholders

• Improve internal communication

• Market the idea!

•

•For citizens

• Bridge the gap with science and research

Dissemination

5 PRINCIPLES

• Believe in your project

• Be ambitious

• Define your message

• Identify target audience

• Find supporters for your dreams

Make a difference,

originality pays

Dissemination



2. REA SME actions


4. Dissemination


Research and Innovation

SME support in Horizon 2020

overview

Horizon 2020

Industrial Leadership

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEITs)

Access to risk finance

Innovation in SMEs

Excellent Science

European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Sklodovska-Curie Actions Research infrastructure

Societal Challenges

Health, demographic change and well-being

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-economy

Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated

transport Climate action, resource efficiency

and raw materials Inclusive, innovative and secure

societies

SME support in H2020

SME support – what continues

• SME participation in collaborative R&D or innovation projects

• Eurostars II

• Enhancing the innovation capacity of SMEs (Europe INNOVA former CIP-EIP)

• Exchange and mobility of researchers involving SMEs (Marie Sklodovska-Curie actions)

• Access to finance, but wider scope!

what stops

• Research for the benefit of SMEs scheme

Horizon 2020 SME support in H2020

SME support – what is new

• "Minimum of 20%" budgetary target for the specific objectives 'Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies' and societal challenges (Article 18 of Framework Regulation)

• SME instrument accompanied by coaching

• More monitoring and performance assessment

Horizon 2020 SME support in H2020

Strategic positioning

R&D driven

projects

Market opportunity

driven projects

Horizon 2020 SME instrument Target: Business

innovation motivated SMEs

Eurostars Target: R&D

intensive SME

Horizon 2020 Collaborative

Research Target: R&D topics

Horizon 2020 SME Instrument SME support in H2020

IDEA continued support throughout the project MARKET

?

Concept & Feasibility

Assessment

Demonstration Market Replication

R&D

Commercialisation

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

SME window EU financial facilities

Pre-commercial procurement

Three phases

Horizon 2020 SME Instrument SME support in H2020

• Targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to grow (develop and internationalise)

• Only SMEs allowed to apply for funding (single company support, but collaboration is certainly advisable)

• Competitive, EU dimension only the best ideas pass phase I

• Market-oriented, close-to-market activities: 70% funding

• Grant-based staged funding

• Entrance possible in all phases

• Bottom-up, based on focus areas of strategic interest, specific societal challenges and political priorities, defined in a broader manner

Main features

SME Instrument SME support in H2020

Coaching scheme in H2020

• Objectives:

Enhance the commercial potential and impact of SME participation in the dedicated H2020 instrument

Achieve tangible organizational change

Leave a legacy, H2020 to become the stepping stone to sustainable high growth

• To be delivered across the 3 stages of the instrument

• Extended and upgraded services of the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) acting as entry point to the system

• Coaching through Coaching provided through a European pool of coaches

SME support in H2020 Coaching

FP7 – everything around the projects

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home

LINKS

Research and Innovation

http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm

Horizon 2020

http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm

Thank you for your attention!

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