Horizon 2020: An introduction to the opportunities for business...• UK schemes, e.g. InnovateUK...

Horizon 2020:

An introduction to the

opportunities for business

Baudewijn Morgan

Horizon 2020 Unit

Welsh European Funding Office

24/11/15

Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol

Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol

Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

Horizon 2020 Unit

• Established in January 2013 • A central contact point (one-stop-shop) for

integrated, consistent and targeted advice and support for Welsh organisations on accessing the most appropriate research and innovation funding from the EU

• Teams in North and South Wales

Horizon 2020 (€79 billion)

Health, demographic change and well-being

Food security, sustainable

agriculture, forestry, marine, maritime, inland water and

bio-economy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, environment, resource efficiency,

raw materials

Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

European Research Council

Marie

Sklodowska-Curie

Research Infrastructures

Leadership in enabling

& industrial technologies

Access to Risk Finance

Innovation in SMEs

Future Emerging Technologies

Secure Societies

Societal Challenges Excellent Science Industrial Leadership

Others, including Science with and for Society and the Fast Track to Innovation




Excellent Science - €22 billion

• European Research Council

– Frontier Research by the best individual teams

• Future and Emerging Technologies

– Collaborative Research to open new fields of innovation

• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (including COFUND)

– Opportunities for training and career development

• Research Infrastructures (including e-infrastructures)

– Ensuring access to world-class facilities




Industrial Leadership - €15 billion

• Leadership in Industrial and Enabling Technologies

– ICT, nanotechnologies, advanced materials, advanced manufacturing and processing, space.

• Access to risk finance

– Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation.

• Innovation in SMEs

– SME Instrument




Societal Challenges - €26 billion 1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing.

2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine,

maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy.

3. Secure, clean and efficient energy.

4. Smart, green and integrated transport.

5. Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw

materials.

6. Europe in a changing world: inclusive, innovative and reflective

societies.

7. Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and

its citizens.




Opportunities for SMEs

• Participation in collaborative R&D or innovation projects - all three pillars

• SME Instrument (detail to follow)

• Innovation in start-ups, spin-offs and young companies (Eurostars)

• Access to risk finance (debt and equity facility) (EIB, EIF eg Innovfin)

• Exchange, training and mobility of researchers involving SMEs (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions)

• Fast track to innovation




Source: National Contact Point for SMEs, Innovate UK




How does Horizon 2020 work?

• Run by the European Commission

• 2 year work programmes

• Competitive calls (historic 19% success rate)

• 3 partners in 3 countries (in most cases)

• 3-11 months from application to grant

• Criteria: EXCELLENCE, impact, implementation

• Reimbursement: 100% direct costs (70% close to market) + 25% indirect costs




Worth thinking about?

‘Cons’

• Very competitive

• 3 partners in 3 countries (in most cases)

• It takes time

‘Pros’

• Not ‘all about the cash’ but you do get some

• Visibility, networking and new markets

• Can be a strategic decision with long term benefits

• You’re in demand: – more innovation required,

– looking for multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral bids,

– specific targets on SME involvement

Companies

are already

doing

this… (FP7 –

predecessor

to Horizon

2020)




Interested in applying?




Practicalities

• Find a call – Work Programme or Participant Portal

• Find partners (if a collaborative call)

• Create an account/register on the Participant Portal

Meanwhile:

• 6 months may be needed to: meet the consortium, agree concept, test concept with experts, make adjustments, agree who will write what, divide work packages, write and meet again to finalise application




Considerations • Novel and important solution on EU/global scale?

• It’s competitive – do you have a Plan B?

• Participant or co-ordinator? Single applicant?

• Partner search – your supply chain?

• Use expert advice – National Contact Points (NCPs)

• Plan for impact (e.g. through commercialisation)

• Are you the best organisation/consortium to deliver this?

• Deliver the EU’s aims, as described in the call – evaluation is “as is”, not “as could be”

• Don’t forget IP




Example Call Text NMBP-06-2017: Improved material durability in buildings and

infrastructures, including offshore

Specific Challenge: Durability is a key criterion for materials in many applications

and environments. Longer performing materials can strongly reduce overall life

time costs. […]

Scope: Research proposals should address all of the following activities:

theoretical understanding (and development of models if appropriate) of the

factors which affect durability of materials, including corrosion and ageing

phenomena; experimental methods to measure and reliably test durability […] “fit

for purpose” validation of new materials through life testing in the planned

application and environment. The proposed solutions should go well beyond the

state of the art […]

The following factors should also be all considered: ease of installation, price,

recycling/reuse of materials, principles of sustainability (ILCD Handbook) […]

The implementation of this topic is intended to start at TRL 4 [validated in

lab] and target TRL 6 [demonstrated in relevant environment].




Example of a call continued This topic is particularly suitable for the participation of SMEs.

The Commission considers that proposals requesting a contribution from the EU between

EUR 3 and 6 million would allow this specific challenge to be addressed appropriately.

Nonetheless, this does not preclude submission and selection of proposals requesting other

amounts.

Expected Impact:

• At least 30% improvement in durability on the most relevant properties for the

application;

• At least equivalent level for all other properties;

• At least 30% lower cost;

• Positive LCA balance over the whole life cycle;

• Proposals will have a higher impact if they are relevant to several applications;

• Contribution to strengthening competitiveness of the European industry, including in the

field of “green” and/or offshore technologies.

Proposals should include a business case and exploitation strategy, as outlined in the

Introduction to the LEIT part of this Work Programme.

Type of Action: Research and Innovation action

[27 Oct 2016 First Stage, 4 May 2017 Second Stage €114m for group of 9 calls]




Horizon 2020 website:

Work Programmes

Events

http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/h2020-sections






Europe and Wales: Investing in your future

Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol




Participant

Portal

Online

manual

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/funding/index.html








Horizon 2020

On Gov.UK

Including

National Contact Points

https://www.gov.uk/horizon-2020









Past projects on CORDIS

http://www.cordis.europa.eu/projects/home_en.html









Not sure?

Examples of Business Support Schemes in

Wales (2007-2014)

ADVICE • Welsh Government

Innovation Team:

- New product

development

- Design

- Manufacturing

- Intellectual Property

- Commercialisation

• UK National Contact Points

• Innovate UK

• Knowledge Transfer Network

• Enterprise Europe

• Welsh Government

International Trade

FINANCE (for SMEs)

• Finance Wales (JEREMIE)

• Wales Economic Growth Fund

• UK schemes, e.g. Export

Finance

MENTORING AND

SUPPORT • Welsh Government

Innovation Specialists

• Business Wales

• Enterprise Europe Network

• Erasmus for young

entrepreneurs

• EU network of mentors for

women entrepreneurs

INNOVATION FUNDING FOR BUSINESS

• Innovation Vouchers

• SMART Cymru

• SCoRE Cymru travel/bid-

writing fund

• CRISP fund supporting

InnovateUK applications

• UK schemes, e.g.

InnovateUK

KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE,

NETWORKING • SMART Expertise (was A4B)

• Knowledge Transfer

Partnerships

• Open Innovation

• Knowledge Exchange Skills

Scholarships

• UK and EU networks

FUNDING/ADVICE BY

SUBJECT/SECTOR (e.g.)

• Welsh Government sector

teams

• University-based

collaboration projects

(marine, natural products,

materials, etc)

Horizon 2020

support in Wales

Baudewijn Morgan

Head of Horizon 2020 Unit

Welsh European Funding Office

Bid writing

Technical

advice

Capacity

building

Financial

support

Specific

networks

National

Contact

Points

Horizon

2020

Unit

Others

Chief

Scientific

Advisor

ES&T

Sector

Teams Welsh

Higher

Education

UKRO

Enterprises

European

Commission UK

Depts

Innovate

UK

Welsh

Government

Depts.

HEFCW

Welsh

Higher Education

Brussels

Welsh

Government

Office

Brussels

Enterprise Europe

Network Wales

(EEN)

Sector

forums

Overview of WEFO’s added value approach to

delivering Horizon 2020 support




Examples of Unit’s activity

• Targeted awareness raising

• Working with stakeholders to build new links between existing support structures

• Working with stakeholders to identify and target ‘competitive funding ready’ researchers and businesses

• Focussing investments on building capacity or addressing barriers that will ensure improved access to competitive research funding

Build a ‘stairway to excellence’




SCoRE Cymru

• Supporting Collaborative Research and

innovation in Europe

• Grants to support Welsh-based

organisations with the costs of accessing

Horizon 2020




SCoRE Cymru: grant available

Travel (UK, Europe and beyond)

– up to £1,000

– up to 100% of the costs for SMEs

– up to 75% of the costs for HE

– up to 50% of the costs for other organisations

Expertise (bid writing, legal, market analysis, etc)

– up to £10,000

– up to 75% of the costs for all organisations




Thank you

For more information contact:

[email protected] or call

0845 010 3355

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