Dr. Marion Tobler, NCP Environment 1 Environment NCPs Cooperating to improve their effectiveness...

Dr. Marion Tobler, NCP Environment1

Environment NCPs Cooperating to improve their effectiveness

ENV-NCP-TOGETHER

Grant Agreement no.: 212494Instrument: Coordination ActionStart date of Project: 01 January 2009Duration: 60 months

Deliverable nr.: D.4.7Delivery name: 4 FP7 ENV Training presentations to TC representative

meetings (South Africa)Author(s): Marion ToblerOrganization: EuresearchStatus: Nature: Total nr. of pages: 88


WORKSHOP SOUTH AFRICA

Overview on FP7


Overview FP7

European policy◦ General◦ International cooperation

Outcome call 2010

Rules for participation

SICA projects

Funding rates


FP7 - it is a competition FP7 - it is a competition on knowledge and innovationon knowledge and innovation


FP7 - Four major components of European Research

All types of research activities

Marie-Curie: Human potential and science careers/Fellowships

Frontier research/basic research

Research and innovation capacities (SMEs, infrastructures, etc.)


Cooperation

Ideas

People

Capacities

€ 32.4

€ 7.5

€ 4.7

€ 4.1

10 themes

Basic research (ERC)

Mobility (Marie Curie actions)

7 horizontal axes

4 Specific FP7 programmesBillion €

COOPERATION


COOPERATION

Socio-economic sciences and the

humanities

Security

SpaceHealth

Food, agriculture, biotechnology

Transport

Nanosciences, nanotechnologies

, materials, production

technologies

Environment

Energy

ICT - Information and

Communication Technologies

Thematic areas


€ 32.4

€ 7.5

€ 4.7

€ 4.1

10 themes

Basic research (ERC)

Mobility (Marie Curie actions)

7 horizonal axes

4 Specific FP7 programmes Billion €

PEOPLE (Marie Curie actions)

Cooperation

Ideas

People

Capacities


aiming at supporting individuals any topic trans-nationality = go abroad!

(or come back) no age limit for researchers

(but research experience)

PEOPLE

actions open to researchers worldwide

individual fellowships host-driven actions

Mobility


COOPERATION

CAPACITIES

IDEAS

PEOPLE

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm

Con-nect to the indi-vidual call infor-mation

Dr. Marion Tobler, NCP Environment


There are more opportunities

Go international!◦ Finance a project◦ Contribute to global challenges◦ Develop new ideas with others◦ Find new network partners

But:◦ Be future oriented◦ Accept deadlines◦ Accept bureaucracy


The European Union has developed international scientific cooperation (INCO) over the last 25 years to address the needs and opportunities of an interconnected world, and to contribute to peace and prosperity for European citizens. Europe wants to play a leading role in the world’s research arena and help build a safe future


More than 100 countries from all over the world are involved in EU Research Programmes. These activities will continue within the "Cooperation" programme of FP7, which covers the international cooperation actions in the 10 thematic areas and across themes. They will be implemented in coordination with the "Cooperation"

To become more competitive and play a leading role globally, the European Community needs a strong and coherent international science and technology (S&T) policy with three objectives:

1. support European competitiveness through strategic partnerships with non-EU countries in selected fields of science and by engaging the best scientists from such countries to work with and in Europe;

2. enhance the production of knowledge and scientific excellence by enabling European universities, research institutions and firms to establish contacts with their partners in such third countries, thereby facilitating access to research environments outside Europe and promoting synergies on a global scale;

3. address specific problems that third countries face, or that have a global character, on the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit.


Humanity is arguably the most successful creature that has ever walked the Earth. Our power to harness the forces of nature is practically without limits.

With more power comes greater responsibility. If we are to continue to live comfortably off nature’s bounty, we need to go about our business in a sustainable manner so that we and future generations can survive and prosper.

Co-operation is the cement that holds together the European Union. This is particularly relevant in the scientific realm, where international co-operation (INCO) for sustainable development has long been a central policy aim. INCO delivers massive benefits both to Europe and the outside world. Knowledge is not exhausted through use, it grows. Sharing creates win-win situations.

The international dimension is integrated into every theme of the EU's Research Framework Programmes allowing third countries to take part in its activities.

Humanity’s fingerprint can be found all over the planet: in the skies, on land and in the sea. We depend on natural resources, such as oil, that are finite in nature and our use of them pollutes the atmosphere. Renewable resources, such as forests, food crops and fisheries, are often exploited beyond their natural replacement capacity. That means we need to preserve them better and use them more wisely.

Humanity’s greatest gift is its creativity. We have the capacity to come up with an almost infinite number of possible solutions to the global challenges that face us. The European Union is doing its bit by funding INCO projects that further our quest for sustainable alternatives. These supports enhancing our understanding of forests, other land ecosystems and coastal areas, so that we can appreciate the effects human activity have on these fragile systems and how we can mitigate them.


* The funding decision depends on the outcome of the associated administrative process.

Topic TitleProposals submitted

* Proposedfor funding

ENV.2010.1.2.1-1

The effect of environmental change on the occurrence and distribution of water related vector-borne diseases in Africa

6 1

ENV.2010.1.3.3-1

Early warning and forecasting systems to predict climate related drought vulnerability and risks in Africa

9 1

ENV.2010.2.1.1-1

Integrated management of water and natural resources in Africa

38 1

ENV.2010.3.1.1-3

Decentralised water supply and sanitation technologies and systems for small communities and peri-urban areas

25 2

ENV.2010.3.1.1-4

Water harvesting technologies in Africa

9 2


ICPC Africa Caribbean

Pacific Asia Easter Euroepe Central Asia

Latin America

Mediterranean

Western Balkan

total

Existing

48 14 15 23 12 17 9 1 139

Nr 10 0 0 5 8 7 7 0 37

% 21 0 0 22 67 41 78 0 27


REFERENCE DATE: Calls 07+ 08 + 09 - 9 June 2010

COOPERATION / TOP 30 THIRD COUNTRIESAPPLICATIONS (in proposals Mainlisted)

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REFERENCE DATE: Calls 07+ 08 + 09 - 9 June 2010

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at least 3 independent partners in 3 different Member States (MS) or Associated Countries (AC)

top-down: EC defines topics and format (‘funding scheme’) of projects

funding limits depending on

types of participants

types of activity

location of partners

Eligibility criteriaEligibility criteria


27 Memeber States◦ 5 Associated Countries

(Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland)

◦ and 3 candidate countries (Croatia, Turkey, FYROM)

with a population of 500 Mio. ◦ 4 countries represent 50%

of EU population (F-D-I-UK)

Ambition to become the world‘s most dynamic knowledge-based economy

© European Communities, 1995-2009


- basically anyone - (above all legal entities established in a Member State (MS) or in an Associated Country (AC) - legal entities from InternationalCooperation Partner Countries- Any legal entities from anywhere in the world


Legal entities from MS and AC or created under Community law (and JRC)

Natural persons may participate International European interest organisations Legal entities established in international

cooperation partner countries (ICPC), and

International organisations and legal entities from third countries other than Ac or ICPC may receive funding only in very restrictive case*

*provision for funding is provided for in a bilateral agreement between Community and the third country



Collaborative project for specific cooperation actions (SICA) dedicated to international cooperation partner countries

• At least 4 independent legal entities.

• Of these, 2 must be established in different MS or AC.

• The other 2 must be established in different international cooperation partner countries (ICPC)


Developing Economies

Emerging Economies MediterraneanPartner Countries

Western BalkanCountries (WBC)

Eastern Europeanand CentralAsian Countries (EECA)

African, Pacific, Asia, Latin America

Brazil, Russia, China, India, Mexico and South Africa

Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya,Morocco, Palestine administered areas,Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia

Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova,Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,Ukraine and Uzbekistan



Large-scale integrating projects (increase Europe’s competitiveness or solving major societal needs (average: 3-5 years, ±15 participants, 6-12 million €)

FP7 funding schemes (selection)

Small- or medium-scale focused research actions research, demo, or innovation projects, same objectives as for IP (average: 2-4 years, ±8 participants, ca.3 million €)

Coordination actions (studies, conferences, summer schools,...)

SICA projects (global partners from two ICPC countries mandatory)


Research activities:◦ SMEs: 75%◦ Public bodies: 75%◦ Secondary and higher education establishments: 75%◦ Research organisations (non-profit): 75%◦ Multinational (large) Enterprises: 50 %

Demonstration activities: 50% of eligible costs

Coordination and support actions: 100%

Overhead allows that projects can be100% financially covered

COOPE-RATION


In the actual cost mechanism the European Commission contribution which will be attributed to a partner depends on the type of activities he is carrying out within the project and on ist type of legal entitiy


Funding Scheme

Legal Entity

Research and technological development activities (RTD)

Demonstration activities(DEMO)

Coordination and support activities(CS)

Other activities(OTHER)

Non profit public bodies, secondary and higher education establish-ments, research organisations and SMEs

75% 50% 100% 100%

All other legal entities 50% 50% 100% 100%


To get funded by the Commisssion, ICPC beneficiaries participating in FP7 projects have the choice between two payment modalities. Being reimbursed on the basis of:

Actual Costs Lump sum


The Commission has defined for each group of ICPCs a reference lump-sum corresponding to a researcher yearly full-time job

Country‘s Income category (full-time/year)Low-income 8,000€/yearLower-middle-income 9,800€/yearUpper-middle-income 20,700€/year

The lump-sum covers all the costs of an ICPC participant including not only the costs for personnel and travel, but also those of equipment, consumables and indirect costs.

Guide to financial issues:ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/financialguide_en.pdf

How to find your way to BrusselsHow to find your way to Brussels

[email protected]


Proposal writing


How to decide if you want to go for FP7 projects?

How will the projects be judged?

Two major questionsTwo major questions


Check of personal Motivation

Idea Check

Consortium Building

Discuss with NCP

Organisationschedule

Proposalwriting

Proposal Submission

Call publication

EPSS

Guide for Applicants

Launch PartnersearchWith NCP

Get WP Draft from NCP

Workshop for Applicants

ProposalPrescreening

Inputs from

Partners

Deadline Submission

Write

Conso

rtium

Agre

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ent


Check of personal Motivation

Idea Check

Consortium Building

Discuss with NCP

Organisationschedule

Proposalwriting

Proposal Submission

Call publication

EPSS

Guide for Applicants

Launch PartnersearchWith NCP

Get WP Draft from NCP

Inputs as

Partner

Deadline Submission

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Is the idea unique?

Is it a real challenge?

Does it require European cooperation

Check literature,

Can I /we take the leadership

Am I willing to write the proposal ?

Am I willing to sell my idea

Discuss with colleagues

Checktechnology platforms

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

no

Go to idea check

Check your personal motivationCheck your personal motivation

searchfor consortia


Is it relevant to the call

Does it match a topic?

Is it really worth

Does it match this topic ?

Read commision documents

Basic research- applied research

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

Discuss with your NCP

Read Work program

Go to consortium building or partner search

Draft your idea

Idea checkIdea check


Set up eligibility criteria

List partners and functions

Are they complementary?

Trusted and well known?

Contact and motivate them

Is the consortium balanced

search partners (NCP,Cordis, conferences,

infoevents)

Are there well known, trusted

Agree sponaniously?

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

no

no

no

no

no

skills

SME, academica, countries,

gender

Select partner Go proposalwriting

Consortium buildingConsortium building


◦ International/European approach must be evident – balance in terms of countries

◦ Inclusion of SMEs/industry & patient organisations wherever applicable

◦ Some partners should preferably already have FP project experience

◦ Some partners should preferably have past collaborations

Consortium – key characteristicsConsortium – key characteristics


EU projects are a serious adventure.

You rather take a guide


Scientific and/or technological excellence relevant to the topics addressed by the

call Quality and efficiency of the implementation

and the management appropriateness of the management

structure and procedures quality and relevant experience of the

individual participants The potential impact through the

development, dissemination and use of project results

Minimum threshold

S/T quality 3/5

Implementation 3/5

Impact 3/5

Overall threshold required

10/15


Proposal

Individual evaluation

Consensus

Panel review

Consultation of programme committee (if required)

Commission funding and/or rejection decision

with hearing(optional)

Thresholds

Eligibility

Negotiation

Commission ranking

Commission rejection decision

Ethical Review

(if needed)

Security Scrutiny

(if needed)

Applicants informed of results of expert evaluation*

• invitation to submit second-stage

proposal, when applicable

Applicants informed of Commission decision

Processes



Which description would you prefer?

Write a convincing and “selling” abstract, it is the first impression

Do not write more pages per section than allowed, the exceeding pages will not be read

A shorter proposal may be read first

The project title and acronym have to be catchy, short and appropriate

Pictures, tables, graphs replace many words. It is also easier for evaluators to understand the project idea faster.

The proposal should be written in one style and easily be read

The project must be very well written and “tell a story”

Being an evaluator is the best school to learn how to write a strong proposal



Go for the following:

The scope of the project MUST be in line with the call topic

Excellent science, well written and good work plan proofing that work can be carried out during project duration

Get to the point, be clear, explain what you want to do and with which background

High risk projects are welcome and have a chance of funding. The contingency plan is important.

Each work package must make sense and should not have too many deliverables

Publication list, patents (also from potential competitors) should be explained and listed in the state of the art section,

Mention past collaborations of participants


Avoid these risks:

Not getting to the point (too many different objectives)

Too ambitious projects with too many goals won’t get a higher score

Partner with xy expertise is missing or a partner has limited experience in the field

No quantitative and verifiable objectives

System integration is lacking (form 1 WP)

Budget is not justifies or/and requested PM are not justified

No risk analysis



Choose the right coordinator, as this person reflects the strength of the project

Management must be well described and be of high quality. It reflects how well the consortium is organised and how it will solve problems.

How decisions are taken and how work is controlled, reflect the abilities of the coordinator and the collaboration with the work package leaders

The collaboration between the partners must be clear, too many partners can make the project weak

The travel budget per partner can show the intensity of the collaboration with the other partners

Past collaborations, common papers should be presented, as they reflect successful networks


Past collaborations, common papers and past experience in the Framework programme should be presented, as they reflect a strong consortium and successful networks

Besides the partners in the project the abstract, deliverables and milestones can be a first deciding factor of the strength of a project

Integrate the partners for their expertise and complementarities, not for “strategy” reasons, have the best partners on board

It is less important that the “top-shots” or “gurus” are in the project, but that the partners and coordinator are excellent scientists in their fields

A scientific advisory board can be well perceived. It guarantees check from outside the consortium

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Explain advantages

Show societal and economical benefits (refer to the policy papers of the EC)

Come up with scenarios (quantify)

Be clear on exploitation

Sell!


Dissemination activities need to be planned with clear deliverables (how many events will be organised, the education of young scientists, e.g. training or summer schools

Dissemination could cover summarize the goals, objectives and put them into a European context. The proposal should show that it fills a gap.

Proposal should address the intellectual property rights (IPR), not to solve potential problems, but to show how they will be addressed (capabilities of the coordinator)


Scientific and Technic part


Agenda

Proposal structure

How a project and a team is built up

Partner search options


Structure of a proposalStructure of a proposal


Part A

Official forms (A1,A2,A3) Partner‘s details, Proposal summary, Costs

Part B Cover page S/T quality

◦Tables: Work Packages, Milestones, Deliverables, staff effort per WP

Implementation Impact Ethical aspects Gender Aspects


Also funded International cooperation

partner countries (ICPC) International organisations:

WHO ..

FP7 ConsortiaFP7 Consortia

ContractEU

Coordinator

WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5Consortium agreement

UNI 1

SME 2

IND 1

SME 1

UNI 3

SME 2

INT 1

UNI 1

INT 1

IND 1

UNI 2

UNI 2

SME 1

UNI 3

SME 2

At least 3 legal entitiesfrom 3 different EU MS / AC

Not fundedIndustrialised third countries: USA, Japan, Canada, etc.

to be checked case by case


Work package number: Start date: M1

Work package title:

Activity Type: R&D

Participant number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Participant short name UA FHZ BIC KU

Person-months perParticipant:

2 10 1 7

Objectives text…

Description of work (possibly broken down into tasks), and role of participants

Deliverables (brief description and month of delivery)

Milestones



What problem are you trying to solve?

What is the European priority? Is it a global/African problem? What is the relation to Europe?

Is knowledge already available? (state of the art)Who has the knowledge? Does our approach go beyond?

Why now? (what were barriers so far?)

Why this consortium?Are you the best people to do this work?

Science and Technology:Science and Technology:Evaluator‘s questions!Evaluator‘s questions!

1 Topic number NMP.2012.2.2.-1 Biomaterials for improved performance of medical implants

2 Topic title (from WP)

Functionalized and vascularized bio-scaffolds for bone implants

3 Acronym (brand) Sell!

4 Objective Provide biomaterials for the repair of large bone defects (> 3 cm)

5 Background What problem do we solve? talk policy and market

Has it a European dimension? European websites (page3)

Is the solution already available? (product, service)

Why now? (think economy and society) -> 6

Why us? (best people) -> 7

6 Results (outcome, impact)

What will you produce? Who will do it? What is the contribution to Europe’s economy and society?Talk business! next page

7 Consortium Show and complement your network

8 Research plan Next page

10 Duration, Costs 48 months

● What problem to solve?

Provide a reliable and safe alternative to bone graft in the case of large bone defects (oncology, trauma cases) : implant biomaterials

→ minimize the risk of rejection: biocompatibility→ increase the long term stability : promote bone tissue ingrowthwithin the implants; vascularization and cell adhesion→ increase the life time of the implant : tuning the microstructureof the biomaterials.

Advantages of implant biomaterials→ reduce the time required for operation and rehabilitation→ reduce the treatment costs→ reduce the mobidity→ beneficial for the quality of life of the patients and the economy

● European dimension?

→ The European orthopedic biomaterials markets are expected to approach €1 billion by 2017→ Fast increase of the market : around 10% per year

● Current solutions?

Treatment of critical size bone defect→ ~ 47% : autologous graft→ ~ 43% : allograft (human demineralized bone matrix) → Xenografts→ other bone substitutes

● Why now?

→ increasing demand from the patients and the clinicians→ recent development in material sciences can provide matriceswith tunable properties


Objectives, tasks Expert /Partner

Production of porous inert or resorbable biomaterials (microstructure for cell ingrowth and vascularization)

2 academics for R&D (material sciences)1 SME for large scale production

Chemical functionalization of the biomaterials (promote cell adhesion, vascularization)

2 academics (organic synthesis and macromolecular chemistry)

Selection and modification of cells for seeding the biomaterials

1 academic (university hospital)

Evaluation of vascularization and bone cell proliferation within the implant

1 academic (university hospital)

Expected results and impacts

User of the results

Production of open porous ceramics with controlled pore-size and distribution

Nanomaterial industry

Large scale synthesis of chemical ligands for conjugation to biomaterials and covalent linkage to bone cell precursors

Nanomaterial industry, clinicians

Development of cell-seeded implants avoiding rejection (human fetal cells, autologous progenitor cells)→ patient-tailored implant

Clinicians

SPLIT THE WORKSPLIT THE WORK PROJECT OUTCOMEPROJECT OUTCOME


Objectives, tasks Expert /Partner

Evaluation of the mechanical properties of the biomaterials(resistance to pressure, torsion, etc)

1 SME

Long term study of the functionalized biomaterials in vitro an in vivo (inflammation, infection, tissue rebuilt)

2 academics (university hospital, cell assays and animal assays)

Management

Dissemination, exploitation and training

Expected results and impacts

User of the results

Production of implants with improved life time

Nanotechnology industry, Clinicians

Organization of 2 workshops on nanomaterials for the training of scientists

PhD students, industry collaborators

SPLIT THE WORKSPLIT THE WORK PROJECT OUTCOMEPROJECT OUTCOME


ReliableTrustworthRespondingCompetentExperienced

ReliableTrustworthRespondingCompetentExperienced


Personal contacts, partners in your existing networks

European Conferences linked to FP7 (infos via Euresearch e-Newsletter)

Screen the FP6 & FP7 project databases for experienced partnershttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htmhttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html

Brokerage events


The Swiss caseThe Swiss case

Search for specific competences in Switzerland:

Federal Office for environment: link http://www.bafu.admin.ch/innovation/06631/10646/10648/index.html?lang=en

Search for specific competences in Switzerland:

Federal Office for environment: link http://www.bafu.admin.ch/innovation/06631/10646/10648/index.html?lang=en


http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/index_en.cfm?pg=projects&area=tools

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