EUREKA a Eurostars

Doc. Ing. Karel Šperlink, CSc.

INOVACE 2011Praha, 7.12.2011

EUREKA

EUREKA is a European governmental network for market-oriented RTDI projects across all technological sectors

EUREKA is a part of European Research Area

EUREKA statement

EUREKA means international project cooperation

EUREKA Network means links to partners, financing bodies, experts and customers

EUREKA means business

EUREKA

EUREKA services offering

access to National Project Coordinator´s networkhelp to find funding partners, and technology transfersupport industrial partners to project generation, evaluation and market impactcombination of public and private co-funding

EUREKA supports three types of projects

EUREKA Individual projects• Small, shorter-term projects• Involve participants from at least two member

countries• Result in a product, process or service with a

significant advance in their sector

Eurostars projects• Small, short-term projects, involving participants

from at least two participating countries• Consortium leader is an R&D-performing SME• Programmed jointly with the European Commission

Cluster projects• Long-term, strategically-significant initiatives• Large number of participants, many from Europe’s

major companies• Develop generic technologies of key importance to

European competitiveness

EUREKA in real life

Figures and numbers

EUREKA: Historical trends by number of projects

EUREKA Projects Endorsed 1985 - 2010

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Includes all types of EUREKA projects (Individual projects, Clusters type and Eurostars projects)

EUREKA: Financial contribution by members (2001-2008)

Total Contribution per Member (M€) - 2001 - 2008

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EUREKA: Project participation in individual projects (2001-2008)

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EUREKA: In glance

Individual projects

Clusters Eurostars TOTAL

Number of projects 3 096 567 1 606 5 269

Total costs (M€) 7 640 21 047 2 112 30 799

Average costs (M€) 2.5 37 1.5 n.a.

Average members 2.8 4.4 2.4 3.2

In 25 years, EUREKA has endorsed more than 5 200 projects for a total value of 30 B€.

3096 Individual projects; 567 Clusters type projects; 1606 Eurostars projects.

7.6 B€ for Individual projects, 21 B€ for Clusters type and 2.1 B€ for Eurostars.

EUREKA and SMEs

Over 40% of EUREKA participants are

small and medium sized businesses

That’s THREE times more than the EU Framework Programme

Where is EUREKA going

EUREKA MC in Berlin June 2010

The EUREKA Strategic Road

map/2010-2014/

Response to new political conditions

and current challenges

European Research Area

Globalization Financial crisis

Eurostars

Eurostars Programme

EUREKA answering the research ambitions of innovative small

businesses

Eurostars

Eurostars Programme is the first European funding and support scheme to be specifically dedicated to R&D-performing SMEs

It’s a multi-annual joint EUREKA - EU programme (2008-2013), which combines:

National R&D programmes from 33 countries (300+ M€ committed)

EU FP7 (up to 100 M€ committed)

EUREKA Secretariat (25+ years of experiences of involving in the national R&D programmes)

Predicable procedures » effective EUREKA network support and transparency

Funding is assured » national commitment

Eurostars is effective because…

Short lead-time » 3 months from cut-off date to evaluation results

Predicable procedures » effective EUREKA network support and transparency

Funding is assured » national commitment

Eurostars central evaluation process

Eurostars results

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Eurostars main motivations

Main motivations for participating in Eurostars

Mutual sharing of human and

financial resources

Develop new products/services/

processes

Complement skills with the skills of other participants

Obtain public funds

Access new markets

Mutual sharing of existing know-how

Share the risk Develop strategic co-operation

with competitors

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EUREKA and Eurostars in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic is one of the most active EUREKA members regarding generation of individual projects due to

• functioning targeted co-funding provided by MEYS CR (since 1994)

• long-term EUREKA experiences and participation of companies /both SMEs and large enterprises/, research organisations and universities in projects

• EUREKA promotion by AIE CR

an average success rate in the Eurostars programme• lower invention of projects content

• lower ability of project partners

a small involving in EUREKA Cluster projects• lack of interest of potential Czech organisations (mainly ICT

firms)

EUREKA and Eurostars infrastructure in the Czech Republic

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports EUREKA National Office• Mr. Josef Martinec - NPC

• E-mail: josef.martinec@msmt.cz

• administration of projects

• consulation to applicants

• national assessment of project proposals

• co-funding projects

Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship of the CR

EUREKA Consulation centre

• Mr. Karel Šperlink – HLR

• E-mail: sperlink@aipcr.cz• EUREKA – Eurostars promotion in the CR

• presentation of results and success stories

• consultation to applicants

Thank you for your listening

www.eurekanetwork.orgwww.eurostars-

eureka.euwww.msmt.czwww.aipcr.cz