Horizon 2020 - the new EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Dr. Ulrike Trojahn, European Research and Project Office GmbH Seminar: Anträge für EU Förderungsprogramme February 6, 2014, htw saar, Saarbrücken
Eurice - History European Research & Project Office GmbH founded in 2000 as a spin-off of Saarland University to assist and consult scientists from academia and industry in the area of EU project management and dissemination of project outcomes portfolio of EU & other international funding programmes (H2020, FP4-7, COST, EDCTP, ) large experience in FP7-participation: in the top 20 among 10.800 SME-participants in FP7 (EC-Monitoring Report 08/2013) ~40 staff members with different scientific and non-scientific backgrounds currently managing ~80 running projects, of which ~40 coordinated, with a strong focus on Life Sciences (Jan 2014) 2
Eurice - Location Berlin Saarbrücken 3
Eurice - Projects 37 successful FP7 proposals of which 55% in LifeSciences 4
Eurice - Services 1 - Strategic Advise 2 - Proposal Support 3 - Project Administration 4 - Project Management 5 - Communication & IP management 5
EU Initiatives European IPR Helpdesk Information and training on Intellectual Property (IP) and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) EEN - Enterprise Europe Network Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Information and consulting to support SMEs in the field of cooperation, technology transfer and strategic partnership Fit for Health 2.0 Focusing on research-intensive, high technology SMEs, the project offers targeted support measures, covering the entire innovation cycle of research projects. 6
Horizon 2020: Basic facts Life span: 2014 2020 Launch of first calls 11/12/2013, starts 01/01/2014 Budget: 70.2 billion in constant prices (world s largest research programme) 7
Horizon 2020: rationale Horizon 2020 is key in delivering Europe 2020, the Innovation Union and the European Research Area Financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness Primary goals of Horizon 2020: - respond to the economic crisis; investment to create new growth and jobs in Europe - addressing people s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment - strengthening the scientific and technological bases in the European Research Area with free circulation of researchers, scientific knowledge and technology - strengthening EU s global position in research, innovation & technology 8
Horizon 2020: what s new? A single programme integrating three separate programmes: - FP7 (Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development - CIP (Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme) - EIT (European Institute of Innovation & Technology) Coupling research to innovation from research to retail, all forms of innovation Focus on societal challenges facing EU society, e.g. health, clean energy and transport Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes in all EU countries and beyond 9
I Excellent Science European Research Council Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions European Research Infrastructures Horizon 2020 II Industrial Leadership Leadership in enabling and industrial Technologies (LEIT) Information- and Communication Technologies Nanotechnologies Advanced Materials Biotechnology Advanced manufacturing and Processing Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs III Societal Challenges Health, Demographic Change and Well-being Food security, Sustainable Agriculture, Marine and Maritime Research and the Bioeconomy Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy Smart, Green and Integrated Transport Climate Action, Resource Efficiancy and Raw Materials Inclusive Societies Secure Societies Non-nuclear direct actions of the Joint Reseach Centers (JRC) 13.02.2014 European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Horizon 2020 total budget: 78.6 billion (current prices) 11
1. Excellent Science I Excellent Science ERC Background World class science is the foundation of tomorrow s technologies, jobs and wellbeing Europe needs to develop, attract and retain research talent Researchers need access to the best infrastructures Objectives: FET Future and Emerging Technologies MSCA Research infrastructures Strengthening and widening of excellence of scientific basis Consolidation of the European Research Area Increase of competitiveness of European research and innovation system Characteristics: bottom-up Science driven approach Science in the driving seat 12
European Research Council I Excellent Science ERC FET Future and Emerging Technologies MSCA Research infrastructures Starting Grants 2-7 years after PhD, up to EUR 2 million for max. 5 years Consolidator Grants Advanced Grants 7-12 years after PhD, up to EUR 2.75 million. for max. 5 years for experienced excellent researchers, up to EUR 3.5 million for max. 5 years Proof of Concept Grants bridging gap between research and earliest step of commercialization of results from ERC funded research, up to 0.15 Mio over 18 months 13
Future and Emerging Technologies I Excellent Science ERC FET Future and Emerging Technologies MSCA Research infrastructures Advanced and paradigm-changing innovation/research FET Open FET Proactive FET Flagship bottom-up, exploring novel ideas early-stage joint science and technology top-down, nurtures emerging themes and structure communities by addressing a number of promising exploratory research themes ambitious, large-scale, long-term, interdisciplinary, roadmap-based research initiatives tackling grand challenges in S&T: GRAPHENE; Human Brain Project 14
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions I Excellent Science ERC FET Future and Emerging Technologies MSCA Research infrastructures Action 1 Innovative Training Networks (ITN) Early stage researchers, research training /doctoral programmes Action 2 Individual Fellowships (IF) Experienced researchers, supports the mobility of researchers within and beyond Europe Action 3 Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE) Action 4 COFUND Short-term mobility of research and innovation staff at all career levels Additional funding to regional, national and international programmes for research training and career development 15
Research Infrastructures I Excellent Science ERC FET Future and Emerging Technologies MSCA Research infrastructures Aims: Integration of existing research infrastructures (including einfrastructures) Fostering the innovation potential of research infrastructures and their human capital Reinforcing the European research infrastructure policy and international co-operation Developing the European research infrastructures for 2020 and beyond 16
2. Industrial Leadership II Industrial Leadership LEIT Information- and Communication Technologies (ICT) Nanotechnologies Advanced Materials Biotechnology Advanced manufacturing and Processing Space Background Europe needs more innovative SMEs to create growth and jobs Strategic investments in key technologies underpin innovation across existing and emerging sectors Europe needs to attract more private investment in research and innovation Trends: Industry driven approach Close-to-market activities Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs 17
Leadership in enabling & industrial technologies (LEIT) II Industrial Leadership LEIT Information- and Communication Technologies (ICT) Nanotechnologies Advanced Materials Biotechnology Advanced manufacturing and Processing Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs Aims: New and breakthrough technologies Speed up the development of technologies and innovation Key Enabling Technologies (KET) Strong focus on industrial involvement and applied research Characteristics: Top-down Industry driven research ( Outsourcing of funding activities to Public Private Partnerships) 18
Access to risk finance II Industrial Leadership LEIT Information- and Communication Technologies (ICT) Nanotechnologies Advanced Materials Biotechnology Advanced manufacturing and Processing Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs Helps to remedy market deficiencies in assessing risk finance for research and innovation Debt funding facility loans, guarantees, counter-guarantees Demand-driven component: first come, first served Equity funding facility early stage venture capital Start-up window: focus on early stage 19
SME Instrument II Industrial Leadership LEIT Information- and Communication Technologies (ICT) Nanotechnologies Advanced Materials Biotechnology Advanced manufacturing and Processing Space Access to risk finance Innovation in SMEs SME instrument Stimulate growth by means of increasing the levels of innovation in SMEs, covering their different needs over the whole innovation cycle for all types of innovation creating more fast-growing, internationally active SMES Allowing for single SME projects where these address European-level challenges For all types of innovative SMEs and all types of innovation Bottom-up Used in all societal challenges and enabling and industrial technologies Simplified access 3 phases: concept and feasibility; R&D, demonstration, market replication; commercialisation 20
3. Societal Challenges III Societal Challenges Health Food Energy Transport Background Challenges result directly from Europe 2020 strategy Addresses breakthrough solutions come from multidisciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up Objectives Whole cycle from research to retail, focused on innovation Climate Inclusive societies Secure societies 13.02.2014 21
3. Societal Challenges III Societal Challenges Health Food Energy Transport Climate Inclusive societies Characteristics: Top-down approach Focus on policy priorities without predetermining technologies or types of solutions to be developed emphasis more on specified challenges, NOT prescribing the specific topics, research fields, technologies or sectors to be addressed Challenges require resources and knowledge across fields, technologies and disciplines Social Sciences and Humanities are integral part of the activities to address all challenges Secure societies 13.02.2014 22
Useful links Horizon 2020 website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm Europe 2020 website: http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020/index_en.htm Innovation Union website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union 23
Further information Eurice GmbH Science Park 1 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany www.eurice.eu Fax: +49 681/95 92 33 70 Jörg Scherer Managing Director Tel.: +49 681/95 92 33 60 j.scherer@eurice.eu Dr. Ulrike Trojahn Programme Manager - Life Sciences Tel.: +49 681/95 92 33 52 u.trojahn@eurice.eu Andrea Stockero Programme Manager - INTERREG Tel.: +49 681/95 92 33 98 a.stockero@eurice.eu 24