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Horizon 2020 Space Information Days 2015 in Warsaw
Dr.Bertrand Wert EASME – Project adviser
@bertrandwert
SPACE NATIONAL CONTACT POINTS FOR THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTING HORIZON 2020 – Brussels 14/09/2016
Boarding in the Horizon 2020
SME Instrument &
Fast Track to Innovation
Why the SME Instrument?... …To get across the Valley of Death…
© Charles D. Wessner PhD
It's not about writing a good proposal It's about defining a good project… …And ultimetly convincing the evaluators
SME Instrument - A recipe for success
1. SME with innovative ideas – single company ok
2. Ambition to grow and have a global/EU impact
3. Established SMEs with high growth potential
4. Clear European dimension
5. For profit SMEs of the EU and associated countries
SME Instrument target
Technology readiness level 6 or above
SME Instrument target
SME Instrument phases
The 3 Project Phases
€50.000 in EU funding
Feasibility study
Initial 10 page business proposal to be drafted
6 months in duration
Phase 1 - Concept & Feasibility Assessment
Between €0.5M & €2.5M
of EU funding
Develop project through innovation strategy
Draft a more developed 30 pages business plan
1-2 years in duration
Phase 2 – Innovation Project
No stand-alone phase!
No direct funding
Business coaching
Facilitate access to risk finance
Additional support & networking opportunities
SMEs “Business Club”
Phase 3 – « Commercialisation »
Success rates
Top Ten country success rates Faroe Islands - 33% Ireland - 14% Estonia - 12% Sweden - 12% Island - 12% Denmark - 11% Austria - 11% Norway - 11% United Kingdom - 10% Spain - 10%
http://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/sme-instrument-beneficiaries
European SMEs Champions League
Themes for 2016 & 2017 • High risk ICT innovation • Nanotech, or other advanced
tech for manufacturing and materials
• Engaging SMEs in space research and development
• Diagnostics devices and biomarkers
• Sustainable food production and processing
• Blue growth
• Low carbon energy systems • Greener and more integrated
transport • Eco-innovation and sustainable
supply of raw material • Urban critical infrastructure • Biotechnology-based industrial
processes • Mobile e-government applications
(2015 only) • SME business model innovation
(2015 only)
Why participating? • Rank among the best European SMEs
• Get visibility at European & global level
• Receive high-quality business coaching
• Benefit from networking opportunities
• Get support for follow-up financing
• Single company • Innovative idea – disruptive - demonstration stage
(TRL 6) • Knowledge of the market and of competitors • Convincing commercialisation plan • Clear ambition to grow at EU/global level
Who are we looking for ?
Phase I: 2005 proposals received
Phase 1: May 2016 cut-off
Phase 2: April 2016 cut-off
Phase 1: September 2016 cut-off
Unsuccessful proposals were:
• Too much focused on the project, not on the market opportunity
• Without convicing description of the company • Without enough information on competing
solutions • Not innovative enough • Without commercialisation concept (TRL too
low) • Just trying ones' luck
First lessons learnt
And if you fail….. …..improve and apply again! Results show that the first resubmission has double chances to succeed!
• Feeling without touching • Company founded in 2013, Bristol (UK) • Jaguar Land Rover investigates ultrasound gesture controls
in cars
Grants and Funding: March 2015: €1.5M Phase 2 grant November 2015: private A round of 10.1 M£
Website: www.youtube.com/ channel/UCN1OKsIVyMxskq0apQA8Y1A www.ultrahaptics.com
Ultrahaptics SMEI Champion
Blood test to diagnose pancreatic cancer
founded in 2007, Stockholm (SE)
Funding: December 2014: €4M Phase 2 grant 1 December 2015: IPO at NASDAQ Stockholm
Website: https://youtu.be/p_fulQl70M4 http://www.immunovia.se/
Immunovia SMEI Champion
• Learn language in 200 hours • Company founded in 2013, Tallinn (Estonia) • Lingvist is a personally adaptive and mathematically
optimized way of learning a new language, with an easy-to-use User Interface.
Grants and Funding: October 2014: €1.6M Phase 2 grant November 2015: private A round of 7.5 M€
Website: www.lingvist.io
Lingvist SMEI Champion
This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
ADR1EN First European System for Active Debris
Removal with Nets
www.adr1en-project.eu
SME INSTRUMENT PHASE 2
SME Instrument Phase 2: A Success Case
This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
A successful high tech company established in 1997 in Genova Active in:
• Space • Bio-engineering • Security • Energy • Transport
Who is Stam
This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
Net Parametric Characterisation and Parabolic Flight • Development and validation of mathematical model and
parametric simulator for active debris removal with nets. • Design and development of a test rig and net ejector to validate
concept through parabolic flight campaign.
Phase 1: ESA TRP Tender ADRiNET
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Clean_Space/Want_to_snag_a_satellite_Try_a_net
This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
First European System for Active Debris Removal with Nets • Validation and qualification for space of scaled-up demonstrator • Development of business plans to reach the market • Increasing safety of space infrastructures against space debris
Phase 2: EC SME Instrument ADR1EN
http://www.adr1en-project.eu/
This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
Contacts
www.stamtech.com
@Stam_Tech
www.linkedin.com/company/stam-s-r-l-
Umberto Battista [email protected]
More information http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/
Join us
Join me @bertrandwert
@H2020SME
Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) Pilot
The FTI pilot is the only fully-bottom-up measure in Horizon 2020 promoting close-to-the-market
innovation activities that is open to all types of participants
FTI Pilot - What is it?
Three Priorities of Horizon 2020
Excellent Science
(ES)
Industrial Leadership
(IL)
Societal Challenges
(SC)
Fast Track To Innovation
(FTI)
Reduce time from idea to market -- last push Increase participation of industry, first-time applicants, SMEs Stimulate private sector investment in R&I
FTI Pilot - What is the idea?
research
demo TRL6
innovation TRL9
fast track funding range € 1-3 million
market launch
• Follows bottom-up logic (within SC and LEITs) • One common call, permanently open, 3 cut-offs per year • Time-to-grant 6 months • Budget: €200 mn for 2015/2016 (100 + 100) — ca. 100 projects
with average EU contribution of €2 mn • Funds innovation actions (70%), grant up to €3 mn
FTI Pilot – Key Features
• Allows consortia of min. 3, max. 5 members — mandatory industry involvement
• Proposals shall include a business plan (market development strategy)
• Impact criterion has higher weighting in evaluations • Future of pilot (beyond 2016) only decided after full evaluation
FTI Pilot – Key Features
Industry-intensive consortia from EU or Associated Countries meaning: • Either 2 out of 3-4 partners are “industry” (= private for profit) • Or 3 out of 5 partners are private for profit • Or 60% of the budget (= total estimated eligible costs) is to be
allocated to consortium partner(s) from industry Subcontractors allowed but the core must be in the partners SMEs and first-time industry applicants particularly welcome
FTI Pilot – Industry Involvement
Pros: Proof of your market potential Funding 70% (100% for not-for-profit entities) Enjoy higher visibility at EU level (communication about projects, by
EC) Contras: • Limited funding - so what is the key:
-Market relevance and business strategy -Impact (more jobs, capacity building, strengthening industrial basis, improving quality of life of citizens, other socio-economic benefits)
Why participate?
• Topic = Fast Track to Innovation Pilot (bottom-up!)
• Last call opening: 25/10/2016
• 33 M euro for 15-16 projects
FTI Pilot – Planning and Implementation
• A total of 269 proposals were submitted in response to this first cut off
FTI Pilot 2015 – First cut off results
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FTI Pilot – First cut off results
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proposal distribution by keyword
• April 29, 2015 First intermediary call deadline
• End of July, 2015 First results from evaluation
– September 1, 2015 Second intermediary call deadline
– End of October 2015 First grants signed
» December 1, 2015 Third intermediary call deadline & results of September call known
» Next call in 2016 : 25 oct 2016 » No calls in 2017 but back in 2017-2018
FTI Pilot – Timeline
• Remote evaluation • Panel of four independent experts • Balancing knowledge of industry/technology, market, finance and
sectors (selected keywords) • No negotiation (only duration and starting date) • Evaluation summary report (arithmetic average of scores) with a
short feedback allowing the applicant to understand what can be improved in the proposal
• Thresholds: overall 12/15; score for "Impact" needs to be 4/5 or higher!
FTI Pilot – Evaluation process
• Proposals with an overall initial score lower than 12/15 will not be ranked
• Proposals with an initial score lower than 4/5 for impact will not be ranked; For the proposals that will be ranked, "Impact" will receive a higher weighting
• Criteria for further differentiation will be: • Value of 'Impact' criterion • Size of budget allocated to SMEs • Number of first-time industry applicants • Number of industry participants • Gender balance of consortium staff performing the proposed action
FTI Pilot – Ranking
• Participant Portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/9096-ftipilot-1-2015.html
• Work Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415-fast-track_en.pdf
FTI Pilot – Useful Information
QUESTIONS?
For more information: http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/
General mailbox:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries
More information http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/
Join us
Join me @bertrandwert
@H2020SME