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Opportunities for SMEs in Internationally Funded
Research
IBEC ISA, 2 May 2012
imelda.lambkin@enterprise-ireland.com
+353-1-727 2665
http://www.fp7ireland.com
FP7…
The biggest research fund in the world - growing in scale – recession
proof
A fifth of the budget (€9 Billion) will be available from July
If looking for research funding there is something in it, if looking for
something else it’s there too…
Ireland’s SMEs…
508 SMEs have submitted 1056 proposals
174 companies have been successful in 244 projects
They’re getting funding of €66 million
They are accessing total R&D project funding of €957 million
% € to SMEs, per country
EU-15, FP7 Cooperation Programme - Themes
22.2%
20.8%
14.5% 14.5%
16.4%
9.9%
15.0% 15.1%
20.7%
14.5%
18.7%
12.7%
21.8%
12.4%
13.5%
15.0%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
% € to SMEs 22.2% 20.8% 14.5% 14.5% 16.4% 9.9% 15.0% 15.1% 20.7% 14.5% 18.7% 12.7% 21.8% 12.4% 13.5% 15.0%
AT BE DE DK ES FI FR GR IE IT LU NL PT SE UK EU-15
**4th**
EU-15
Number of SMEs participating in EU funded Research (FP7)
per 100.000 SMEs (Contracts signed in 2011), per country
-
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
SME participation degree 48 49 37 24 13 28 15 85 10 22 39 8 17 16 28 19
AT BE DK FI FR DE GR IE IT LU NL PT ES SE UK EU-15
Number of SMEs
AT 308.941
BE 440.772
DK 206.247
FI 223.346
FR 2.673.799
DE 1.897.142
GR 719.772
IE 85.729
IT 3.728.934
LU 27.672
NL 598.814
PT 1.087.066
ES 2.421.876
SE 591.498
UK 1.672.037
Source:
- SMEs in Grant Agreements signed in FP7 (EU funded Research), European Commission - CORDA data warehouse (1 January 2012)
- Source SMEs per country: EUROSTAT, 2011
**1st**
***Ireland’s SME participation in FP7 is a HUGE
SUCCESS STORY…***
Averaging >30 companies and €13 million per year
Funding to date is three times the FP6 funding
SMEs range from start-ups to established companies
Industry success rate is exactly the same as that of the academics
Take home message 1…
Research for the Benefit of SMEs
For low to medium tech SMEs with little or no research capability
Supports outsourcing of research and technological development by
SMEs and SME associations [1-2 years; €0.5M-€1.5M]
At least 3 independent SME participants, established in 3 EU countries
with at least 2 RTD performers [typically 5-10 partners]
Bottom-up – no pre-defined topics or themes
Funding to SMEs: 110% of the estimated price to be invoiced by the
RTD providers
SMEs own the IPR
Scenario: 1 Irish SME with 1 Institute of Technology + EU counterparts
Mentor provided to handhold through the proposal preparation
Marie Curie – People…
Making partnerships between academia and industry by knowledge
sharing and inter-sector mobility, based on targeted human resources
interaction across borders [2+ partners; easy IPR]
Bottom-up – no pre-defined topics or themes
Funds staff exchange (100%) of early stage (PhD) , experienced
researchers (Postdocs) , Technical, Research managerial. Also funds
hiring of additional staff (experienced researchers) [3-4 years; €0.5M-
€2.0M]
Success rate: >35%
Scenario: Irish start-up with Irish university + UK university and SME
30% of mobility can be between the Irish partners
Cooperation…ICT and other sectors
Theme specific R&D collaborations with multiple partners (academics,
large and small companies etc) [6-25 partners; €3M-€25M]
Minimum of 3 EU countries – Northern Ireland is one of those; FP7 is
global – you can include e.g. USA, China, Japan
75% funded; 100% management costs
Success rate - 1:4
Over 90% of evaluators rate FP evaluation system similar or better than
national system
Scenario: Irish SME with Irish R&D partner(s) (MNC, university) +
international counterparts
R&D goal can fit your local agenda (e.g. CSET, technology centre)
Take home message 2
Research for the Benefit of SMEs: Eblana Photonics, Innopharma, Holfeld Plastics,
Infrasonics, HKPB, Sigmoid Pharma, Solearth Eco Architecture, Bioatlantis, Brandon
Products, Solarprint are doing it…
Marie Curie: Eirgen Pharma, OncoMark, SlidePath, DecaWave, ABM Construction,
Cellix, T.E Laboratories are doing it…
Cooperation: Sensl, Firecomms, Movidius, Eblana Photonics, Noho, InTune Networks,
SkyTek, Columba Global Systems, Steripack are doing it…
***The July Calls are YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
DO IT TOO…***
We’ll…
…guide you to the piece of the programme that’s right for you right now
…or influence next year’s Call to position you for success
…help you find the right partners
…and handhold you through the writing of your application
…help you find the time to do it
…and make you feel at home abroad
But?…
FP7 is collaborative – yes, it’s typically a minimum of 3 Member States
and often substantially more in practice
You can do it! There are exceptions e.g. Marie Curie IAPP 1-1
FP7 takes too long
Preparation 3 months; evaluation 3 months; contract negotiation 3 months
Project length 2-5 years
FP7 is very bureaucratic
Financially – you get a lump sum up front
FP7 success rates are very low
SFI 20%; IRCSET 20%; Ireland in FP7 23% and higher in specific areas