Key Enabling Technologies for Regional Growth:
synergies between Horizon 2020 and ESIF
6 May 2015
Session 2: Regional Financing KETs
Activities
Key Enabling Technologies for regional Growth: synergies between Horizon 2020 and ESIF
6th May, 2015, Committee of the Regions
ESIF and Horizon 2020 for Smart
Specialisation in KETs: H2020 Calls and possible synergies
Doris Schröcker
European Commission,
DG Research and Innovation
Key Enabling Technologies, Strategy
Addressing important challenges for Europe
Innovation is an engine for growth, R&D investments essential for generating growth and high quality jobs
EU industry needs to invest more in R&D&I
Re-industrialisation can only be achieved if the public authorities/ regional authorities work together with private sector
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Horizon 2020 (2014-2020): Key elements
• A single programme with three pillars: societal challenges, industrial competitiveness and excellence in science
• More emphasis on innovation
• More involvement of industry via the industrial deployment of key enabling technologies, and through PPPs (Public-Private Partnerships) - institutional and contractual
• Simplified access for all stakeholders
ICT, Key Enabling Technologies (KETs), Space
• Emphasis on R&D and innovation with strong industrial dimension - partnership with industry, to recover from economic crisis
• Activities primarily developed through relevant industrial roadmaps (ETPs, PPPs)
• Involvement of industrial participants and SMEs to maximise expected impact => key aspect of proposal evaluation
• Pilots and demonstrators, cross-cutting KETs, enabling applications in Societal Challenges
• Outcome and impact oriented, developing key technology building blocks and bringing them closer to the market
Industrial Leadership
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H2020-LEIT work programme(2014-2015) • Technology development, application driven and of direct industrial
relevance
• Pilot lines for advanced KETs – using advanced manufacturing technologies, eg
• Photonics, nano-technologies, advanced materials
• KETs for healthcare/personalised medicine, low-carbon energy technologies and energy efficiency
• Public Private Partnerships
• Joint Technology Initiatives: ECSEL, BBI Bio-Based Industries
• cPPPs: Robotics, Photonics, Advanced 5G Network Infrastructures, Factories of the Future (FoF), Energy-efficient Buildings (EeB), Sustainable Process Industry (SPIRE), European Green Vehicles Initiative, High-performance Computing
In line with EU KETs strategy
20+ topics considered relevant for synergies between EU and national / regional research & innovation programmes and/or ESIF (11 topics in 2015 NMBP WP)
Preparation of Work Programme (2016-2017) is ongoing
Continue the challenge-based approach with tight impact requirements;
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What does H2020 fund?
Relevant for synergies with ESIF:
• Research and innovation actions
• Innovation actions
o Consortia with minimum 3 partners from minimum 3 different MS or associated countries
• Coordination and support actions
• ERA-NET co-fund actions
o Networks of funding agencies, funding research calls with minimum 2 partners from 2 different MS or associated countries
• Innovative/Pre-comercial procurement 8
How did we address the issue of synergies?
• ERA-NET co-fund actions: Networks of funding agencies, funding research calls with minimum 2 partners from 2 different MS or associated countries. => eg. INCOMERA (ERA-NET funding innovation), MANUNET (ERA-NET funding Manufacturing)
• In the work programme, by encouraging participants to look for synergies.
• Coordination and support actions on: Facilitating knowledge management, networking and coordination in
NMP –SYNAMERA Project, start date: 1 May 2015
Practical experience and facilitating combined funding for large-scale RDI initiatives- EU GREAT Project, start date: 1 January 2015
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Synergies encouraged in the WPs (2014-2015)
• NMBP: "Wherever possible, proposers could actively seek
synergies, including possibilities for funding, with relevant national / regional research and innovation programmes and/or cumulative funding with European Structural and Investment Funds in connection with smart specialisation strategies. For this purpose the tools provided by the Smart Specialization Platform, Eye@RIS3 may be useful. The initial exploitation and business plans will address such synergies and/or additional funding. Exploitation plans, outline financial arrangements and any follow-up will be developed further during the project. The results of these activities as well as the envisaged further activities in this respect should be described in the final report of the project."
Synergies encouraged in the WPs (2014-2015)
• ICT: "Wherever appropriate, actions could seek synergies and co-financing from relevant national / regional research and innovation programmes, e.g. structural funds addressing smart specialisation. Actions combining different sources of financing should include a concrete financial plan detailing the use of these funding sources for the different parts of their activities."
Why are Synergies important for innovation ?
• Obtaining more impacts on competitiveness, jobs and
growth by combining ESIF and Horizon 2020
• Increased funding for research and innovation available
under regional funding => Smart Specialisation:
strategic framework to access funding for Research and
Innovation in Structural Funds 2014-2020
• Support from other EU, national or regional programmes
encouraged (supported or not by ESIF)
• Exploit complementarities while at the same time avoid
overlaps and exclude double-financing.
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Opportunities for innovating along and across the value chain for KETs
• Structuring the regional stakeholders around an innovation cluster.
• Linking value chain activities through cross-cluster and cross-region cooperation.
• Supporting innovative SMEs.
• Supporting Manufacturing Platforms & Pilot Production Lines.
• Supporting Large Scale Deployment Actions.
Horizon 2020
Marie Curie
KICs
PPPs
ESFRI
Business Advisory
services
KETs
prizes
SME instrument
How can stakeholders benefit from both instruments?
SME
Pilot lines
Financial
instruments
ESI Funds
R&I Infrastructures and
Equipment (IP1)
Skills
Excellent R&I
Demonstration Pilots
procurement
Grant agreements
Research & Development Innovation Market Capacity Building
National/Regional R&I systems
Potential cases of combining Horizon 2020 & ESIF for the same industrial project
1. Simultaneous / additional / parallel use of funds for the same industrial
project: e.g. H2020 money and ESIF that are used together to fund different cost items within a single industrial project
2. Sequential funding for an industrial project: the sequential use (in time) of
different public funding sources in separate successive subprojects of the same industrial project e.g. first ESIF for R&I infrastructure, then H2020 for innovation activities; e.g. R&I activities using H2020, followed by industrial investments
In both cases: distinguished, self-standing arrangements based on programme
rules – one would e.g. be H2020 grant agreement Industrial projects need financial engineering
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Plan your industrial project: • Define scope of industrial project (incl. beneficiaries), detailed activities,
budget (private/public).
• Look at eligibility of activities: localisation (eg. region), type of cost items (e.g equipment, direct personnel cost) in combination with beneficiaries and timeline.
• Prepare business plan for industrial project: group activities in projects (set of cost items for certain beneficiaries), identify costs and funding options for each (ESIF, Horizon 2020, national funds), contact Managing Authorities.
• Prepare Horizon 2020 proposal (project and consortium), look into the rules for obtaining support => H2020 competitive procedures-Calls for proposals- Evaluation criteria + procedures
• Prepare ESIF proposal (project and beneficiary) for each region/country involved talking into account Smart Specialisation Strategies, ESIF: EU countries administer the funds on a decentralised basis through shared management
• Submit Horizon 2020 and ESIF proposals including master plan for industrial project
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Basic budgetary principles ("no cheating")
"non Substitution” principle
• The use of a Union funding instrument to substitute the non-Union contribution to another Union instrument is not allowed: ESIF cannot be used to substitute the national or private contribution to H2020 projects.
"no double funding” principle
• It will be possible to award a grant under Horizon 2020 for an industrial project which is also funded by an ESIF grant but the absence of double funding should be ensured.
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How can regions help?
• Establish a map of the regional knowledge (RIS3 Platform).
• Focus on commercialisation, and enable regional manufacturing activities, even using results obtained in another region, bring back and anchor manufacturing activities in EU.
• Gather and pool all the regional expertise in order to be able to find the best partners.
• Use the same wording and phraseology as the one use in KETs in order to tackle differences in terms of innovation and business focus.
• Make the connections between the regions easier, according to their need and strengths.
• Consider funding and reporting rules.
Horizon 2020 Evaluation/Award Criteria
Excellence
Impact
Quality and efficiency of the implementation
Horizon 2020 Participant Portal: https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/home
National contact points
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Good luck!
Tools made available by the EC
• Smart Specialisation Platform: http://s3platform.jrc.ec.europa.eu/home
• European Cluster Observatory: http://www.clusterobservatory.eu/index.html
• European Territorial Cooperation
http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/cooperate/cooperation/index_en.cfm
• Regional Innovation Monitor Plus (RIM PLUS)
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/regional-innovation/monitor/
• Regional Innovation Scoreboard • http://ec.europa.eu/news/pdf/2014_regional_union_scoreboard
_en.pdf
Thank You!
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The Importance of Key Enabling Technologies
for Regional Growth
The Example of
«Optics/Photonics»
in the Region of Jena,
Thuringia, Germany
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The Free State of Thuringia
2.2 mill. inhabitants
GDP: 49 bn € (2013); high share of SMEs with
low R&D activities
R&D investment quota of GDP: 2,23% (2011)
public sector equals private sector (German
average: 70:30)
9 Universities, 17 state research institutes
(Fraunhofer; Max Planck, Leibniz, State owned)
8 Industrial research institutes
Jena
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• Companies: 170
• Employees: 15,350 (+5% Y before)
• Sales: € 2.8 bn (since 2008 + 6% p.a.)
• Export ratio: 66 %
• Around 3.600 optics and laser technology
students
• Over 1,200 employees at research institutions
Highest density of optics companies in Europe
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Optics in Thuringia
Source: Optonet e. V., Wachstumsreport Photonik, 2013, LEG Sector Information Database – UTD | Status: June 2014 24
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• Speciality and high performance glass
• Microscopy
• Measurement and sensor technologies
• Micro and nano technology
• Laser & radiation sources
• Optical Systems Design
• Image capture, process and presentation
• Ophthalmology
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Areas of Expertise
Source: LEG Sector Information Database – UTD | Status: June 2014; Photo: LEG Thüringen
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Target Markets
production technologies intelligent lighting safety and security medical diagnostics image data processing men-machine interaction Green Photonics
Growth Potential:
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Specialized market leaders
• Docter Optics SE –
international market leader in
optical glass projection
lenses for automotive
applications
• Göpel electronic GmbH –
one of the world´s leading
providers of electrical and
optical testing and inspection
systems
• Leoni Fiber Optics GmbH –
leading provider of fiber optic
cables for special
applications
World-class companies and specialized
market leaders
Source: LEG Sector Information Database – UTD | Status: June 2014
Internationally renowned companies
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academic education
key partner: FSU Jena
Abbe School of Photonics
skilled worker
apprenticeship
key partner: Schott-Zeiss-
Bildungszentum
training
key partner: JenALL education platform
Covering of skilled personnel demand by integrated education and training in optical technologies
CoOPTICS: education and training
education and training
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Motivated and powerful actors (institutions and
individuals) at eye level
Common understanding concerning goals,
technology roadmap and action plan
Own Organizational structure
Governmental support as far as money and
infrastructure is concerned
Prerequisites for
Cross-Sectoral Cooperation
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OptoNet – Competence network for
Optical Technologies
• founded in 1999 within the framework of the German program
„Optical Technologies for the 21st century“
• Around 1000 R&D projects generated
• 96 members
– 80 companies, 6 banks & venture capital
– 6 research establishments
– 4 universities & other educational institutions
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Optics Region – partners in the cluster
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Abbe Center of Photonics Academic Center for Optics and Photonics
Promoting interdisciplinary research and education
• Ultra Optics • Laser physics
– nanooptics – photonic materials – optical systems
• Strong Field Physics – ultrahigh peak power lasers – nonlinear and relativistic laser
physics – x-ray optics
• Biophotonics – spectroscopic techniques – bioimaging/biospectroscopy
• Chip-based analytics and diagnostics
39 research groups (ca. 30 Prof. from 4 faculties, 160 doctorate students, 100 master students from more than 30 countries)
Budget: 20 m € p.a. external funding
yearly about 450 scientific publications
50 master graduates,
30 scientists with PhD degree
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Jena Research Activities on
Infection Diagnostics
Funded by
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Value Chain and
Mixed Funding System
State Funding using ESIF-OPs
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MuN-Infrastruktur : Cleanroom facilities - new technological infrastructure for the development of novel micro- and nanostructured functional elements for photonic instrumentation (5 projects, Thuringia and the EU (EFRE) 6.525 M€)
Fiber drawing tower: Thuringia and the EU (EFRE) 7.41 M€)
Thz research in the fields of Security (Camera) and Life Sciences (marker-free DNA analytics), Thuringia and the EU (EFRE) 2.68 M€)
Optical fibers/ spectroscopy in medicine, Thuringia and the EU (EFRE) 6.47 M€)
IPHT Jena: Creating synergies within mixed funding system, since 2007
HemoSpec - Advanced spectroscopic hemogram for personalized care against life threatening infections using an integrated chip-assisted biophotonic system (FP7-ICT-611682, 2013-2017, 3.7 M€)
Network of Excellence PHOTONICS4LIFE (FP7-ICT 224014, 2008-2012, 3.9 M€)
CanDo - A CANcer Development mOnitor (FP7-ICT 610472, 2014-2017, 312.480 €)
ACTPHAST - Access center for photonics innovation solutions and technology support (FP7-ICT 619205, 2013-2018, 224.220 €)
regional and
structural
funding laying
the basis for
…
…
participation
in FP7
projects
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EU Funding in Thuringia 2014 – 2020
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF):
EU contribution reduced by 21% to 1,165 million euro (out of 10.7 bn euro
for all German federal states)
Total budget incl. state co-funding: 1,456 million euro
European Social Fund (ESF):
EU contribution reduced by 21% to 499 million euro
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD):
EU contribution reduced by 16 % to 625 million euro
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Funding Priority 1 - R&I
Available budget in FP 1:
333 million euro (= 28,58% of ERDF budget, EU contribution)
Investment priorities:
R&I infrastructure and capacities for the development of excellent R&I at public
higher education and research institutes; centres of competence (IP 1a)
R&I in enterprises; cooperation and synergies between enterprises and research
institutes; smart specialisation (IP 1b)
Strengthening research
infrastructure, technological
development and innovation
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Research and Innovation Strategy for
Smart Specialization – RIS3 Thuringia
4 Fields of specialisation:
Industrial Production and Systems: Production Technologies,
Engineering, Photonics/Optics, Robotics, Materials, Micro-
/Nanotechnology
Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility and Logistics: Automotive,
Traffic Systems, Logistics
Healthy Life and Health Industry: Medical Technology,
Pharmaceuticals, Health and Aging, Diagnostics, Infection
Research, Food Industry, Biotechnology
Sustainable Energy and Use of Ressources: Generation,
Transportation and Storage of Energy, Energy Efficiency, Efficiency
of Ressources, Greentech, Bioeconomics
Horizontal field: ICT, Creative Industry, Services
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Dr. Bernd Ebersold Thuringian Ministry for Economics, Science
and Digital Society Director Dept.: Research, Technology, Innovation
Max-Reger-Straße 4-8 | 99096 Erfurt | Germany
Tel: +49 (361) 37-97600 | Fax: +49 (361) 571711 604
Contacts
Thank you for your attention!
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BUILDING SYNERGIES WITH ERA-NETS
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OPERATIONAL FOR ECONOMY, EMPLOYMENT AND RESEARCH
5 other Dpt.
Financial Mgmt.
Accounting Financial Analysis
Technological Development
Evaluation and
awareness
Research support
Research projects
Research Programmes
Regional programmes
Federal and International programmes
Directorate General
Departments
Directorates
First Spin off
First HE CWALITY
PPP…
Grant - IR Loan – ED
FIRST entrepr.
Prototyping …
Feasibility
Patent Mkt stratég.
…
ERA-Nets EUREKA
EUROSTARS BEWARE
ESIF INTERREG…
WALLOON S3 PRIORITIES
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DRIVING MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE INTO GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
Innovation and Commercialisation in the NMP thematic area
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• MANUNET is a network of 14 countries and 13 regions
funded by the European Commission.
• Since 2006 MANUNET has been working with the objective
to promote and fund transnational research and
development projects in the field of manufacturing,
through yearly calls for proposals.
• MANUNET gathers together national and regional agencies that use their own
funding programmes to fund manufacturing research and development
projects performed by companies, research centers and universities.
• MANUNET is a network focused on SME needs, with a demonstrated impact,
and with a clear presence in participating countries and regions. In addition:
It is based on the national/regional programmes.
It covers broad topics.
It has no centralised evaluation.
Each agency funds the organisations of its own country/region.
It is flexible in terms of call participation and budget allocation.
MANUNET CALLS FOR PROPOSALS
• The project proposals must clearly demonstrate:
Transnational, collaborative R&D with a significant degree of innovation and
scientific and technical risk.
Market orientation.
Application and practical use of manufacturing technologies.
Expertise of the project partners in their respective fields of competence.
Added value through transnational cooperation.
Scale of impact and market positioning of the applicant.
• MANUNET call includes all fields in Manufacturing, structured in the following topics:
Knowledge-based engineering, information and communication technologies for
manufacturing.
Manufacturing technologies for environmental and energy applications.
Adaptive manufacturing technologies.
New materials for manufacturing.
New manufacturing methods, components and systems.
Other technologies/products related to the manufacturing field.
• All MANUNET projects must be designed on the following principle: consortia consisting
of at least 2 independent SMEs belonging to 2 participating countries, or 2 regions in
different countries.
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MANUNET CONSORTIUM EXPANSION
• Twinning
• Cluster Observatory
• Participation to FP6 & FP7
• Smart Specialization Strategies
• KETs
• Vanguard Initiative
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More information in www.manunet.net
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• INCOMERA is a network of 13 countries and 11 regions
funded by the European Commission.
• One of the main action planned is to develop all synergy
required for supporting SME's transnational/regional
cooperation, within the context of each region's smart
specialization strategy for enhancing the
commercialization/productivity plans of NMP consortia.
• Key Enabling Technologies and especially the NMP thematic area have been
identified as a clear priority for investments in the EU notably within the
context of smart specialization. INCOMERA will perform a thorough cross-
regional analysis of competencies as well as of "needs, wants and
expectations" of every regional ecosystem with the aim to support projects
of beneficiaries with complementary skills and expertise, by involving both
downstream and upstream partners across the value chain.
• INCOMERA gathers together national and regional agencies that use their
own funding programmes to fund NMP research and development projects
performed by companies, research centers and universities.
• INCOMERA is a network focused on SME, willing to fund projects above TRL4.
INCOMERA CALL FOR PROPOSALS
• The project proposals must clearly have the objective:
To develop a radical product innovation to an end-user context, possibly
leading to market application
To develop a radical process innovation to a pilot scale
To widen the understanding of a radical innovation by the application of
a material or process from a specific to a generic application.
• The scope of the call is:
Nanosciences and nanotechnologies,
Materials,
New production,
Integration of technologies for industrial applications.
• The objective of INCOMERA is to bridge the gap between proof of concept
validated in a laboratory, and industrialization and commercialization.
Projects funded with INCOMERA should take up results at laboratory level
and bring them to the level of a pilot-line and/or to a functional
demonstrator validated by end-users.
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More information in www.incomera.eu
BOTH ERA-NETS
• Are actively using Smart Specialization Strategies to build up/expand
the consortia and define the call topics
• Are cross-sectoral KETs
• Are ideal complementary programmes halfway between the Horizon
2020 and the national/regional funding programmes
• Fund transnational projects through Regional Funds, using ESIF in
some cases
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
Julie Jasmes
Tel: +32 81 33 45 45
E-mail: [email protected]
Andere Goirigolzarri
Tel: +34 944 209 488
E-mail: [email protected]
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European Guide and Recommendations for the
Combined Funding of Large-Scale RID Initiatives
EU-Great
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Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
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EU-Great
EU-GREAT!
European guide and recommendations for the
combined funding of large-scale RDI initiatives
Begoña Sánchez
Innovation Strategies and Policies Manager, TECNALIA R&I
EU-GREAT! Project Coordinator
KETs for Regional Growth: synergies between Horizon 2020 and ESIF
Regional Financing KETs Activities
06.05.2015 – Brussels
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
How did it all start?
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
How EU-GREAT started?
• Innovation policy shifts globally towards valorisation of
research into commercial products, services &
production.
• Higher need for investments together with public/private
partnerships needed to increase the number of large-
scale RDI initiatives, to boost the commercialisation and
strengthen the competitive-edge of the European Industry.
• A definition of “Large scale RDI initiatives” including a
classification of different types is a pre-requisite.
• Decision making processes concerning funding and
investment need to be connected.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
• To identify the key issues combining different
funding mechanisms to support scale up of
research into commercial manufacturing in large
scale RDI initiatives.
• To Support and guide the EC services in
designing and delivering further actions to
facilitate synergies among public (ESIF and
H2020 at European level, programmes and
initiatives at national and regional levels) and
private funds.
• To further initiate the development of these
RDI initiatives, using a combination of different
funding mechanisms.
• National, regional public authorities, private
stakeholders, industry, research organisations will
benefit from these recommendations.
Objective Expected impact
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Workplan
H2020-NMP-CSA-2014
• Type of Action: CSA
• Acronym: EU-GREAT
• Duration: 24months
• Start Date: 2015-01-01
• End Date: 2017-12-31
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
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EU-GREAT a Consortium of 11 partners cooperating!
1. COORDINATOR: FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION –
TECNALIA (Spain)
11. CENTRO PARA EL DESARROLLO TECNOLÓGICO INDUSTRIAL –
CDTI (Spain)
6. INSTITUTO DE ENGENHARIA DE SISTEMAS E COMPUTADORES DO
PORTO – INESC PORTO (Portugal)
2. COMMISSARIAT À L’ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET
AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES – CEA (France)
9 . PLASTIQUES RG - PRG (France)
3. NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST
NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK – TNO (The Netherlands)
4. TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS - VTT (Finland)
5. HIGH VALUE MANUFACTURING CATAPULT – HVMC (United Kingdom)
7. POLITECHNIKA WROCLAWSKA – PWR (Poland)
8. NANOfutures asbl - NfA (Belgium)
10. ARCELORMITTAL BELGIUM NV - ARCELOR (Belgium)
Third Parties: BOSCH- Germany (TECNALIA); CCAA-Collaborative Centre
for Applied Nanotechnology (Ireland) and PRODINTEC (Spain) (NfA)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
What has been achieved so
far?
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
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Definition of Large-Scale RDI (LSI) initiatives:
about 200 LSI identified
Large-scale RDI initiatives (LSI) are industry and
application driven, long-term, broad (open) access,
multi-stakeholder partnerships strategically
targeting large-scale research, development and
innovation activities using a combination of
different funds aiming at accelerating the
commercialisation of technology, boosting
competitiveness of companies and renewing industrial
ecosystems towards sustainable economic growth and
well-being of society.
Summary checklist
a) Minimum requirements
Involving one or multiple KETs
Involving multiple number of industrial partners
Aimed at commercial exploitation of technologies and/or accelerating the market up-take of technology breakthrough
Involving both private and public funding
Duration more than one year
b) Possible characteristics
Involves physical infrastructure (e.g. pilot line)
Led by single industrial company
Led by network of industrial companies
Involving variety of stakeholders (universities, RTOs, public policy, etc.)
Open access
Responses to societal/environmental challenges (e.g. resource efficiency, climate change, etc.)
Is aligned with national/regional economic development strategy
Has potential for ecosystem renewal / paradigm change / new industry creation
(Part of Deliverable D1.1 and D1.2)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
Online Questionnaire
Targeting stakeholders involved in KETs large scale RDI projects with the aim of:
• identifying barriers that (consortia of) organisations face when setting up investment
plans for LSI (demonstration pilot plants or new research infrastructures), using
combined funding of public, private, EU, national and regional investment funds.
• Creating an overview of public (EU, national, regional) and private (Business Angels,
VCs, banks, industry participation, etc.) investment sources and their possible
contribution to KETs large scale RDI projects.
• Assessment of the (miss)match between demand and supply of funding.
• Creating insight in the financial aspects of the decision making process of
organisations to engage in LSI.
(Part of Deliverable D1.2)
Launch before
summer!
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
Interview Guidelines
Targeted Interviews are planned to further analyse a selection of 20 LSl aiming at:
• Improving our understanding on how different public and private funding sources
can be combined to implement LSI more successfully.
• Identifying the main success factors, barriers and risks of LSI using combined
funding.
• Analysing the adequateness of existing funding instruments and policy measures
across Europe to implement KETs and large-scale RDI projects, including the
assessment of the (miss)match between demand for funding and supply of funding.
• Support the Identification of 4 top LSI using combined funding according to relevant
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
(Part of Deliverable D1.3)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
Dissemination Strategy for targeted stakeholders
EU-GREAT! Aims to engage stakeholders of LSI, identify best practice and approaches for
forming LSI and make recommendation to policy-makers for improving the existing
legislation, administrative, auditing and legal framework:
• To widely promote and raise awareness to relevant stakeholders groups.
• To disseminate findings for best practices and approaches in funding and building LSI.
• To disseminate the recommendations to policy-makers.
• To support the validation of the project outcomes by engaging relevant stakeholders to
contribute, review and give their feedback on the findings and recommendations.
(Part of Deliverable D6.1)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
Way forward…!
This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme Contract
No 646107 EU-Great
EU-GREAT will contribute to…
• Identify the reasons hindering the setting up of investment plans for LSI.
• Create a repository of public (EU, national, regional) and private (Business
Angels, VCs, banks, industry participation, etc.) investment sources and
their possible contribution to KETs large scale RDI projects.
• Assessment of the (miss)match between demand and supply for funding.
• Concrete plans for investment (at least 4), combining different funding.
• Manuals on how to create combined funding schemes for large RDI
projects focusing on pilot production.
• Policy Recommendations on how to create and align combined funding
schemes.
• Raise awareness among actors engaged in LSI on the barriers and benefits
to combining funding.
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