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The Eurostars Programme is powered by EUREKA and the European Community

Praha, 2 December 2010

EUREKA and EUROSTARS Projects


> 2 What is EUREKA ?

EUREKA is a public network supporting R&D-performing businesses

EUREKA anniversary 25 years and Czech Republic 15 years

EUREKA is : • Intergovernmental initiative (39 Members and European

Commission)• Using national public and private funding• Market-oriented (projects must result in a marketable

product, process or service)• Bottom-up (the consortium decides on the project aim; no

thematic restriction)

Since 1985, 26 billion euro of public-private investment has been mobilised to

support some3,100 EUREKA projects


> 3 The past is history

In 1985> 18 countries and the Commission of the

European Communities, CZ joined 1995

In 2005/2006 > Czech Chairmanship, UA joinedIn 2010> 39 countries and the Commission of the

European Union


> 4

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> 5 39 EUREKA member countries

AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmark

EstoniaEuropean UnionFinlandFranceFYROMGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourg

MaltaMonacoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussian FederationSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakia SloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomAssociated country

South Korea

EUREKA NIP countriesAlbania



EUREKA supports three types of projects

Cluster projects EURIPIDES, ITEA2, CATRENE, EUROGIA, ACQUENAU

Long-term, strategically-significant initiativesLarge number of participants, many from Europe’s major companiesDevelop generic technologies of key importance to European competitiveness

Individual projects

Small, shorter-term projectsInvolve participants from at least two member countriesResult in a product, process or service with a significant advance in their sector

Eurostars projects

Small, short-term projects, involving participants from at least two member countriesConsortium leader is an SME-performing R&DProgrammed jointly with the European Commission



Participants of running individual projects (700 projects, 2600 participants)



Running individual projects by technological area(number of projects)


> 9

Czech Participation in EUREKA

Project co-funding

EUREKA funding is targeted co-financing from governmental budget for international R&D cooperation

• All types of organisations: SMEs, Large companies, Universities and Research institutes (incl. Academy of Sciences)

• Eureka CZ (LF) from VES 2011

• Support covered up to 50 % of relevant budget of involving Czech participant(s) in EUREKA project

• Financial limits of support: 80 000 € / 120 000 € (2 000 000 CZK/3 000 000 CZK) per project / year


> 10 Czech Participation in EUREKA

(status October 2009)84 running projects (43,8 M€) SMEs 84Research Instit. 21Universities 19LC 19 (total 143)182 finished projects (71,5 M€)SMEs 167Research Instit. 50Universities 63LC 54 (total 334)


> 11 Czech Participation in EUREKA (Number of projects 1995 - 2008)


The Eurostars Programme


> 13 The Eurostars Programme

> Eurostars Programme is the first European funding and support Programme to be specifically dedicated to R&D performing SMEs

It’s a multi-annual joint programme (2007-2013), which combines:

> National R&D programmes from 32 countries (300 M€ committed)

> FP7 (up to 100 M€ committed)

> EUREKA Secretariat (25 years of experience in national R&D programmes)

First call for proposals: 8 February 2008 Second call for proposals: 21

November 2008 Third call for proposals: 24 September 2009 Fours call for proposals: 25 February 2010 Fifth call for proposals: 30 September 2010


> 14

Adoption by the European Parliament10 April 2008

Adoption by the EU Council23 June 2008

Eurostars is an Art. 169 of the Treaty, co-decision by the European Parliament and

the EU Council

Adoption by the European Communities


> 15 32 Eurostars member countries

AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItaly

LatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakia SloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited Kingdom

Status 2010


> 16 R&D-performing SME

Existing and start-up companies > EU definition for SME appliesEurostars criteria R&D SME

>10% of full-time equivalent dedicated to R&D

or>10% of turnover dedicated to R&D


> 17 What is a Eurostars project?• No restriction on thematic area (bottom up)• Project duration up to 3 years• Market introduction is foreseen within 2 years after project

completion

• The R&D-performing SME is leader of project• other project participants: SMEs, large companies,

research institutes, universities• At least two participants from Eurostars participating countries• The R&D performing SMEs are undertaking at least 50% of total

R&D costs• Well balanced partnership (no country responsible for more

than 75% of the project costs)• The leading SME performs the core research……and gets to

exploit the results


> 18 What is a Eurostars project?

Project co-funding

• Support covered 50 % of relevant budget of involving Czech participant(s) in EUREKA project

• 10% bonus available when Czech participant is project leader

• Financial limits of support: 160 000 € (4 000 000 CZK) per project/year


> 19 Czech 1st Call Results

Project Ranking

WINEurope 514E!4230

DYSLEXTEST 440E!4388

MICROFRUIT 422E!4366 RLACS 420E!4351 INsider 418E!4231

NEGFORT 412E!4249

TECTECH 410E!4261

GEMOSS 404E!4250 MIRSA 400E!4244

SECURITY MECH 400E!4269


> 20 Czech 2nd Call Results

Project Ranking

PEASTAR 497E!4770

Auto. Sew. Syst. 453E!4607

CATAPULT 439E!4774

LIPIDIESEL 435E!4829McXI 431

E!4885ECOTREE 417

E!4789ARCA 414E!4649

ProBaSensor 407E!4632


> 21 Czech 3rd Call Results 1/3

Project Ranking

EVEDA incompleteE!4987

FLUORSPAR 297E!5066

MycoDripSeed 473E!5087

LEADAC 349E!5097

REPROTEST incompleteE!5110

MATRAM 386E!5129ILATAS 417,5E!5157



Project Ranking

DISEMIH 377E!5190

Wastewater-P recycle withdrawE!5230

VISYDACO 245E!5237

REPROGEN 273E!5239

NANOMETOOLS 317E!5240

TRAINREADER ineligibleE!5243

APS 248E!5254



Project Ranking

POPELIM 407,5E!5164

MobilBank incomplete5303

REAL-Bridge DBS withdrawE!5316

Neuropro incompleteE!5352


> 24 Overview 2008-2010

Czech participation in Eurostars projects

Calls Number of Applications/Treshold

First 22/10

Second 18/8

Third 18/3

Fours 10/1*


> 25 Thank you for listening

Thank you for your attention

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