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Fast Track to Innovation
A €3 Million Opportunity
FreeMind Group, LLC September 1, 2015
About FreeMind
The largest international consulting firm, specializes in non-dilutive funding
Optimizing non-dilutive funding potential
Est. 1999
45 Fulltime Employees
Diverse client base: Key industry players from small start ups to large corporations in various technological fields
Extensive experience in submitting and winning large scale projects
Over $1.5B in cumulative awards
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Horizon2020
- European Framework Programme for 2014-2020
- 79 Billion Euro total available funding for research and innovation
- Goals –
- Responding to economic crisis
- Enhancing people livelihood, safety and environment
- Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation, and technology
- Societal Challenges – Health, aging population, transport energy efficiency,…
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Participating Countries
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Horizon2020 Structure
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Consortiums under Horizon 2020
- Most funding go to consortiums (minimum 3 independent participants from 3 different states –
- most consortiums include more than 5 participants
- In past FPs – most actions are targeted at basic research and development
- Horizon2020 – Enhanced support in close-to-market applications
- SME Instrument
- FTI
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Fast Track to Innovation
- No pre-defined topic – all technological fields are supported
- Continuously open call with 3 cut-off dates per year
- Today (1/9/15), next one is on 1/12/15, next year TBD
- Pilot Program - € 100 Million per year during pilot (2015-2016)
- Open to all legal entities (For-profit, NGO, Academic, Government)
- Advanced and specific research and development activities, standard setting and advanced performance testing / piloting / demonstration activities, validation of solutions in real working conditions / certification, business model validation
- Funding – 70% for industry participants, 100% for academic/non profit (+25% overhead)
- Total Grant - € 3 Million (24 months)
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Eligibility
• Requires consortium of 3-5 participants
• Private for profits > 60% of budget
or
• Private for profits are at least 2 in a consortium of 3-4
or
• Private for profits are at least 3 in a consortium of 5
• First time applicants and SMEs are specifically
encouraged
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Technology Readiness Level
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TRL 1 – basic principles observed TRL 2 – technology concept formulated TRL 3 – experimental proof of concept TRL 4 – technology validated in lab TRL 5 – technology validated in relevant environment TRL 6 – technology demonstrated in relevant environment – - Requirement for SME Instrument TRL 7 – system prototype demonstration in operational environment TRL 8 – system complete and qualified TRL 9 – actual system proven in operational environment
Program Overview
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Evaluation Criteria
1. Excellence 1. Clarity and pertinence of the objectives; 2. Credibility of the proposed approach; 3. Soundness of the concept 4. Extent that proposed work is ambitious, has innovation potential, and
is beyond the state of the art 2. Impact (X1.5 importance)
1. Enhancing innovation capacity and integration of new knowledge; 2. Meeting the needs of European and global markets 3. Environmental and socially important impacts; 4. Effectiveness of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the
project results (including IP) 3. Implementation
1. Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources;
2. Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including risk and innovation management.
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Evaluation Process
• Eligibility check
• Allocation to 3-4 independent evaluators – mostly business
background (fully remote)
• Funding Threshold - 12 out of 15 overall , 4 out of 5 for impact
• Automated aggregation of individual assessment reports will result in
evaluation summary report (no consensus meeting)
• Short feedback
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Success Statistics
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• Success rates are low – 16 out of 268 proposals received funding after the first cut off (6%)
• 9 out of the 16 winning proposals (56%) included 5 participants • Winning proposals in the fields of: hardware, software, health, food,
energy and environment • No Israeli beneficiaries
Examples for winning proposals
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ISERD support fund
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• ISERD is the Israeli directorate and national contact point for Horizon2020. The goal is promote Israeli entities to participate in Horizon2020
• Funding – up to NIS 30,000 grant, 75% of eligible expenses • No need to win Horizon2020 grant, only to submit
eligible applications • Only for SMEs • Every eligible applicant receives the grant • Expenses – travel to meet participants, participation in
partner matching events, grant preparation consultants
Comparison SME Instrument Vs. FTI
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SME Inst. FTI
70% except for diagnostics
70% for industry 100% for public/academy
Funding
Only SMEs 3-5 participants – industry intensive
Eligibility
6%-20% ~6% Success Rate
No Yes Grant preparation
reimbursement
13 specific calls Unlimited Topics
6 6 TRL required
Thank you!
Ishai Shamir
Senior Consultant and Manager of Consulting services +972-2-6799833 ext. 213 [email protected] www.freemind.co.il
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