CONNECTING AMBITIONS

Unlocking EC funds for research and innovation

Nader AkilSenior R&D&I consultantPNO Consultants

CONNECTING AMBITIONS

Outline

• Why to participate in EU projects

• Available EU funding programmes for R&I

• Which funding opportunity to choose for your project idea

• Horizon 2020-calls of interest for the members of Cerame-Unie

• New funding opportunity for SMEs in Horizon2020

• Contact details

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Why to participate in EU projects

Open Innovation is a must nowadays to survive on the mid-long term: EU projects are not only a source of funding, they help you developing new technologies, making new alliances and exploring new markets!

Company’s

current

market

Company’s new

market

Other firm´s

market

External technology

insourcing

Internal

technology base

External technology

base

Internal/external

venture

handling

License, spin

out, divest

Grant enabled

Grant enabled

Grant enabled

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Aavailable EU funding programmes for R&I

Life long learning

EUREKA

€3.4 billion 2014-2020

Eurostars

€1.14 billion

2014-2020

Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial

technologies• ICT• Nanotech., Materials, Manuf.

and Processing and Biotechnology

• Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs

Excellent Science European Research Council (ERC)

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions

European Research infrastructures

Societal Challenges Health, demographic change and wellbeing Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and

Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy

Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate Action, Environment, Resource

Efficiency and Raw Materials Europe in a changing world Secure Society

Horizon 2020

nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020)

Fast track to innovation PilotEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)Science with and for Society Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation Euratom

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Which funding opportunity to choose for your project ideaIdentify the status of your technology on this Gartner hype cycle

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Peak of Inflated Expectations

Slope ofEnlightenment

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Project life time

Innovation Trigger

National

Grants

H2020-ERC Eurostars

LIFE

H2020

Innovation

H2020-SME phase 3, EIB loans, Structural funds, Social funds, VC, regional funds

H2020 R&I

Trough ofDisillusionment

H2020-FET

H2020-Marie Slodowska-Curie

H2020-SME

Fast track

to Innovation

Mature technologiesDemonstration, Feasibility study, Business Plan, Real markets

JU-Demonstration

Return on investmentSignificant co-fundingBusiness oriented

Excellent but immature ideasTrends and potential marketsSignificant public fundingResearch oriented

Flagship

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Which funding opportunity to choose for your project idea:Forefront research? Training researchers while developing technologies? or research for developing prototypes?

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Project life time

H2020-ERC Eusostars

LIFE

H2020

innovation

H2020-SME phase 3, EIB loans, Structural funds, Social funds, VC, regional funds

H2020 R&I

H2020-FET

H2020-Marie Slodowska-Curie

H2020-SME

Fast track to

Innovation

JU-Demonstration

Flagship

Frontier Research- Bottom up- For top scientists

Future enabling technologies- Bottom up for top technologies

Training researchers alone or with partners

Collaborative projects-Top down

Bottom up: Any research subject linked to science and technology can be chosenTop-down: rather defined topics by the EC

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Which funding opportunity to choose for your project idea:Technology deployment? Demonstration in real environment? Up scaling? Pilot line?, Pre-product? Business plan? Market replications? Return on investment?

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Project life time

H2020-ERC Eusostars

LIFE

H2020

Innovation

H2020-SME phase 3, EIB loans, Structural funds, Social funds, VC, regional funds

H2020 R&I

H2020-FET

H2020-Marie Slodowska-Curie

H2020-SME

Fast track to Innovation

JU-Demonstration

Flagship

Research performing SMEs- market oriented technologies- bottom up

Demonstration of developed technologies in real environment-70% EC funding + 25% overhead- top down

Demonstration of developed technologies in real environment (environment+ climate)-max 60% EC funding-priorities driven.

Demonstration in real environment-<50% funding-specific topics

SMEs only-market opportunity driven project-70% EC funding + 25% overheads

Demonstration, piloting, business model validation-70% EC funding+ 25% overheads-bottom up

Very large projects in certain topics e.g. BBI

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Which funding opportunity to choose for your project idea

End user

Life long learning

Solution provider/ prototype

Simulation and

Characterisation

R&D New materials/

technologies

Testing in new

product/environment

Application 1

Application 2

Application 3

- Define your position in the value chain

- Identify which funding opportunity according to your role e.g. solution provider or end user

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Horizon 2020-calls of interest for the members of Cerame-Unie

Life long learning

Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial

technologies• Nanotech., Materials, Manuf.

and Processing and Biotechnology

Innovation in SMEs

Excellent Science European Research Council (ERC)

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions

Societal Challenges Secure, clean and efficient energy

Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Horizon 2020

nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020)

Fast track to innovation PilotEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Sustainable process industry (SPIRE)

Energy-efficient Buildings

(EoB)

Factories of the Future

(FoF)

e.g. raw materials recycling , circular economy, waste

valorisation

e.g. materials for energy efficiency in buildings

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SME INSTRUMENTS: € 2.8 billion 7% H2020 budgetHORIZON 2020 – SME INSTRUMENT

Strategic Position

min. 3 participants min. 2 participants min. 1 participant

SME-Instrument is strongly market oriented; Business oriented project, NOT research projects (TRL 6 minimum)

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FOCUS and PHASESHORIZON 2020 – SME INSTRUMENT

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3

50 k€0.5-2.5M€ Coaching, access to risk finance

10 pages business plan-1

6 months 30 pages business plan 2 + activities 1-2 years pre-product demonstration +

business plan 3 ready for investors

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CONTACT INFORMATION

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