Public funding opportunities for R&D

and innovation projects

Jan Kaczmarek, CSO, Partner – EXEQ

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about us• grant consultancy• specilized in R&D and innovation programmes• 7 years in business• team of 10 consultants• domain experts (computer science,

telecommunications, biotech) from recognised R&D institutes

• ~20 projects annually• success rate: ~3 x average retention rate

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about me• Co-funder of EXEQ• R&D project manager, proposal writer, consortia

matchmaker (since 2004)• (co)authored over 50 proposals• ~ 10K working hours• Economics and IT background• Project evaluator (incl. 7th Framework Programme)

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customers

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EU-level programmes

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programmes in Poland

Technological Loans

R&D project for companies

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agenda• introduction• overview of funding opportunities• profiles of selected programmes• call calendar excerpt

• Q&A

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motto

„People say you have to rob your first 1 million, I got mine from a public grant”

- Mateusz Flis, founder of Ives System

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overview• 7th Framework Programme --> Horizon 2020• Eureka• Eurostars• ERASME• EEA Grants• Israeli Industrial bilateral R&D Cooperation

Framework

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7th Framework Programme

Planned for the years 2007-2013

--> Horizon 2020 (in 587 days)

Total budget of € 50 billion

•based on calls for proposals •peer reviewed•highly competitive•medium to large cross-EU consortia•considerable budgets (EUR ~2-20M)

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who can apply?

open to a wide range of organisations, including:

• research groups at universities or research institutes

• small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

• public or governmental administration (local, regional or national)

• international organisations

• civil society organisations

from:

EU member countries & associate countries (EEA, candidate countries, Israel, Switzerland)

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FP Structure5 major building blocks: • Ideas• People• Capacities• Nuclear Research• Cooperation (the core of FP7, representing two thirds

of the overall budget)

Ten thematic areas including: • HEALTH• FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES,

BIOTECHNOLOGY

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basic FP rules

Participation Duration Max budget Funding rate

Average: 5 - 16 36 monthsOn average: EU contribution €2M

R&D activities up to 75%Demonstration 50%Other up to 100%

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calls• Health - 20 closed calls• Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology –

21 closed calls

• Work Programmes for 2013 expected in mid-July 2012

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation

• Orientation paper now online!, via the above address

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topics in the orientation paper

BIOTECHNOLOGY, GENERIC TOOLS AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN HEALTH

• 1.1 High-throughput research• 1.2 Detection, diagnosis and monitoring• 1.3 Suitability, safety, efficacy of therapies• 1.4 Innovative therapeutic approaches and interventionsTRANSLATING RESEARCH FOR HUMAN HEALTH• 2.1 Integrating biological data and processes: large-scale data

gathering, systems biology• 2.2 Research on the brain and related diseases, human development

and ageing• 2.3 Translational research in major infectious diseases: to confront

major threats to public health• 2.3.1 Anti-microbial drug resistance

2.3.2 HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis2.3.3 Potentially new and re-emerging epidemics2.3.4 Neglected infectious diseases

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topics in the orientation paper

• 2.4 Translational research in other major diseases2.4.1 Cancer2.4.2 Cardiovascular diseases2.4.3 Diabetes and obesity2.4.4 Rare diseases2.4.5 Other chronic diseases

• 3.1 Translating the results of clinical research outcome into clinical practice

• 3.2 Quality, efficiency and solidarity of healthcare systems

• 3.3 Health promotion and prevention

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EUREKA

• International network of 40 partners

• 200 projects yearly

• Any technological area

MAIN RULES:

• At least 2 partners from 2 different member countries

• Funded under national funding schemes

• Market driven

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EUREKAFunding schemes:

(1) individual projects

Open call (around 490 running projects)

(2) umbrellas

Thematic networks

EUROAGRI FOOD CHAIN (2009-2013)

(3) Clusters

Long-term, strategically significant industry initiatives

ACQUEAU (2010-2015)

(4) EUROSTARS

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EUREKA

Participation Duration Max budget Funding rate

At least 2 partners from 2 different member countries

Not specified € 1,6 Mon average

According to national rules

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EUROSTARS

• Funding industrial research carried out by SME’s

• €400M of budget

• 2 calls of proposals yearly

• Any technological area

• New product, process or service

• Market perspective

• Leader: R&D-performing SME

• At least 50% of R&D work done by SMEs

• Funded under national schemes

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EUROSTARS

Participation Duration Budget Funding rate Upcoming call

At least 2 partners from 2 different member countries

Up to 36 months

Not specified According to national rules

Autumn 2012

On average:3 to 4 partners

On average:29 months

On average:€1,4 M

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EUROSTARSExamples:

Eurostars E!4258 ISTAR

Injection System for Transderm Administration of dRugs

Budget: 3580000 €

Led by: CROSSJECT Medical Technology (France)

E! 4731 Arrayvolution

A revolution in flexible cost-effective DNA and high density microarray production

Budget: 1443500 €

Led by: FlexGen (The Netherlands)

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EEA Grants• „EEA structural funds”• Key areas of support : environmental protection, climate

change, research and scholarships, civil society, health and children, gender equality, justice and cultural heritage.

• 2009-14: €1.79 billion (Norway: 97%)

• Available for NGOs, research and academic institutions, and the public and private sectors in the 12 newest EU member states, Greece, Portugal and Spain.

• The funding backs programmes and projects in priority areas agreed with each country.

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EEA Grants

http://www.eeagrants.org

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Israeli bilateral coop.Sellected calls:Czech Republic-Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation Framework (Dec2012?)Russia-Israel Call for Proposals (10 Sept)

Countries involved:Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK

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calls calendar• 7th Framework Programme --> 2013 (to be published

mid-July)• Eureka - ongoing• Eurostars – Autumn 2012• ERASME – 28th September 2012• Celtic – 15th October 2012• Israeli Industrial bilateral R&D Cooperation

Framework – September with Russia, Poland and Czech Republic

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food 4 thought• keep focus on your idea• be market oriented• team up with academics• build up your research project portfolio• money is not all you can get• submit often, never give up

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questions?

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how we can help…• Research concept• State of the art analysis• Market research• Concept adaptation• Program search• Project parter serach• Standard consortium agreement• Project budgeting• Project plan and tasks• Project application form filling out and submission

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…• Project financial reporting• Project merit reporting• Project merit audit• Project formal audit• Project reporting training• R&D projects funding possibilities training• Project application preparation training

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