Horizon 2020 funding opportunities Naďa Koníčková
What is Horizon 2020? A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union and European research area (ERA) Responding to economic crisis to invest to future growth and jobs Adressing people s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment Strengthening the EU s global position in research, innovation and technology Budget 79 bill. Euro (2014 2020) 2
EU framework programmes 7. FP (2007-2013) Horizon 2020 (2014-2020) 3
What is new? A single programme bringing together three separate programmes/initiatives (FP7, CIP and EIT) Coupling research to innovation from research to retail,all forms of innovations Focus on societal challenges facing EU society e.g. health, food security, clean energy and transport Simplified access for all companies, universities, research institutes in all EU countries and beyond 4
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6 EC: Factsheet: Horizon 2020 budget 6
Excellent science Total funding for 2014-2020 European Research Council (ERC) Frontier research by the best individual teams Future & emerging technologies Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie actions (MSCA) Opportunities for training and career development Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure) Ensuring access to world-class facilities million 13 095 2 696 6 162 2 488 7
Industrial leadership Total funding for 2014-2020 million Leadership in enabling & industrial technologies (LEITs) (ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space) Access to risk finance Leveraging private finance & venture capital Innovation in SMEs Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs 13 557 2 842 616 8
Societal challenges Total funding for 2014-2020 Health, demographic change & wellbeing Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine/maritime/inland water research and the bioeconomy million 7 472 3 851 Secure, clean & efficient energy 5 931 Smart, green & integrated transport 6 339 Climate action, environment, resource efficiency & raw materials 3 081 Inclusive, innovative & reflective societies 1 310 Secure societies 1 695 9
Specific objectives - horizontal Total funding for 2014-2020 Spreading excellence & widening participation million 816 Total funding for 2014-2020 million Science with and for society 462 10
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Types of actions - projects Research and Innovation actions Innovation actions Coordination and Support actions SME instrument ERA-NET Cofund Pre-Commercia Procurement (PCP) Cofund actions Public Procurement of Innovation Solutions (PPI) Cofund actions Characteristic of actions are in General annex of WPs 12
Research and Innovation actions (RIA, RI) Activities to establish new knowledge, and/or to explore the feasibility of a new or improved technology, product, process, service or solution. Activity may include basic and applied research, technology development and integration, testing and validation on a small-scale prototype in a laboratory or simulated environment. Projects may contain closely connected but limited demonstration or pilot activities aiming to show technical feasibility in a near to operational environment Funding rate 100% 13
Innovation actions (IA, I) activities directly aiming at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services Limited activities of research and development Focused to prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication Demonstration and pilots: aims to validate the technical and economical viability of a new or improved technology, products,.. in operational environment (near to large scale) Market replication: aims to support first (EU or sector) application/deployment on the market Funding rate 70% (100% for universities) 14
Coordination and support actions Activities: accompanying measures such as standardisation, dissemination, awareness-raising and communication, networking, coordination or support services, policy dialogues and mutual learning exercises and studies, design studies for new infrastructure strategic planning, networking and coordination between programmes in different countries Funding rate 100%, one participating country is possible 15
SME instrument Phase 1: Concept and feasibility assessment Input: Idea/Concept: "Business Plan 1" (~ 10 pages) 10% budget Activities: Feasibility of concept Risk assessment IP regime Partner search Design study Pilot application etc. 10% success 30-50% success Output: elaborated "Business plan 2" Lump sum: 50.000 ~ 6 months Phase 2: R&D, demonstration, market replication Input: "Business plan 2" plus description of activities under Phase 2 (~ 30 pages) 88% budget Activities: Development, prototyping, testing, piloting, miniaturisation, scaling-up, market replication, research Output: "investorready Business plan 3" 1-3 (5) M EC funding ~ 12 to 24 months Phase 3 = 2% budget Phase 3: Commercialisation Promote instrument as quality label for successful projects Facilitate access to private finance Support via networking, training, information, addressing i.a. IP management, knowledge sharing, dissemination SME window in the EU financial facilities (debt facility and equity facility) Possible connection to PPC (and PPI?) No direct funding
Fast Track to Innovation Objectives: Reduce the time from idea to market Increase the participation of industry, SMEs and first time applicants in Horizon 2020 Stimulate private sector investment in research and innovation Promote research and innovation with a focus on value creation and accelerate the development of technologies into innovative products, processes and services Open to any legal entity - consortia of no more than 5 participants Funding of innovation actions (close-to-market) Proposals relating to any technology field under LEITs and Societal (bottom-up-driven logic) Grant up to 3 million Permanently open call with three cut-off-dates per year Impact criterion given a higher weighting in evaluations Time-to-grant: 6 months Means: Full-scale pilot starting in 2015 Challenges 17
Financing rules H2020 Single funding rate for all beneficiaries and all activities performed in the project Up to 100% of eligible costs Innovation actions limited to 70% of eligible costs Derogation for non-profit organisations: up to 100% Single flat rate for indirect costs: 25% of eligible direct costs (without subcontracts) 18
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6 Calls for 2014/2015 Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT) Part ii. Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing NMP - Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials and Production 39 topics, budget 230,70 / 254,00 mil. for 2014 /2015 BIOTEC Biotechnology 6 topics, budget 51,70 / 32,00 mil. FoF Factories of the Future 14 topics, budget 82,00 / 77,00 mil. EeB Energy-efficient Buildings 8 topics, budget 49,50 / 64,00 mil. SPIRE Sustainable Process Industries 8 topics, budget 60,30 / 77,00 mil. SILC II Sustainable Industry Low Carbon II In preparation 20
Call NMP - Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials and Production 39 topics divided into 6 clusters: Bridging the gap between nanotechnology research and markets Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials for more effective Healthcare Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials for low-carbon energy technologies and Energy Efficiency Exploiting the cross-sector potential of Nanotechnologies and Advanced Materials to drive competitiveness and sustainability Safety of nanotechnology-based applications and support for the development of regulation Addressing generic needs in support of governance, standards, models and structuring in nanotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing Example: NMP 22 2015: Fibre-based materials for non-clothing applications Development of fibre-based materials for technical, high-value, high-performance products at reasonable prices, with improved safety and funcionality Type of action: Innovation actions; TRL: 5-6; EU contribution to a project: expected 6-8 mil. 21
Call Biotechnology 6 topics divided into 3 clusters: Cutting-edge biotechnologies as future innovation drivers Biotechnology-based industrial processes driving competitiveness and sustainability Innovative and competitive platform technologies Example: BIOTEC 3 2014: Widening industrial applications of enzymatic processes Development of specific biocatalysts for application at a large scale. Attention should be given to to oxidoreductases, oxygenases, lyases. Type of action: Innovation actions; TRL: 5-7; EU contribution to a project: expected 6-10 mil. 22
Calls PPP: FoF, EeB, SPIRE 3 contractual Public-Private Partnerships (cppp): FoF Factories of the Future (14 topics) EeB Energy-efficient Buildings (8 topics) SPIRE Sustainable Process Industries (8 topics) Example: FOF 10 2015: Manufacturing of custom made parts for personalised products Development of new strategies integrating design with manufacturing of customised products, e.g. consumer goods and medical devices. Type of action: Research & Innovation actions; TRL: 4-6; EU contribution to a project: expected 3-6 mil. Example: SPIRE 7 2015: Recovery technologies for metals and other minerals Development of new approaches combining several existing techniques (e.g. Precipitation, adsorption, extraction atc.) or new alternative solutions for recovery efficiency and costs Type of action: Innovation actions; TRL: 5-7; EU contribution to a project: expected 6-10 mil. 23
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Societal challenge Smart, green and integrated transport (1) Budget of TRANSPORT in H 2020 (current prices): 6 339 million euro The Specific Programme is structured in four broad lines of activities aiming at: a) Resource efficient transport that respects the environment. The aim is to minimise transport's systems' impact on climate and the environment (including noise and air pollution) by improving its efficiency in the use of natural resources, and by reducing its dependence on fossil fuels. b) Better mobility, less congestion, more safety and security. The aim is to reconcile the growing mobility needs with improved transport fluidity, through innovative solutions for seamless, inclusive, affordable, safe, secure and robust transport systems. 25
Societal challenge Smart, green and integrated transport (2) c) Global leadership for the European transport industry. The aim is to reinforce the competitiveness and performance of European transport manufacturing industries and related services including logistic processes and retain areas of European leadership (e.g. such as aeronautics). d) Socio-economic and behavioural research and forward looking activities for policy making. The aim is to support improved policy making which is necessary to promote innovation and meet the challenges raised by transport and the societal needs related to it. 26
Priority I Excellent Science 27
Priority II Industrial Leadership 28
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Societal challenge Secure, clean and efficient energy = Non-nuclear energy Nuclear energy (fusion and fission) to be found under EURATOM Fuel cells and hydrogen to be found under FCH JU2 (one of five JTIs) Energy in H2020 covers also IEE part of the 2007-2014 programme CIP (Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme) The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (EIP) The Information Communication Technologies Policy Support Programme (ICT-PSP) The Intelligent Energy Europe Programme (IEE) 30
WP 2014 2015 Secure, clean and efficient energy Budget of ENERGY in H 2020 (current prices): 5 931 million euro 3 + 1 Calls EE Energy efficiency 21 topics LCE Competitive low-carbon energy 22 topics SCC Smart Cities and Communities 5 topics SIE - SMEs and Fast Track to Innovation for Energy 31
WP 2014 2015 Secure, clean and efficient energy EE Energy efficiency A. Buildings and consumers B. Heating and cooling C. Industry and products D. Finance for sustainable energy 32
WP 2014 2015 Secure, clean and efficient energy LCE Competitive low-carbon energy Renewable electricity and heating/cooling Modernising the European electricity grid Providing the energy system with flexibility through enhanced energy storage technologies Sustainable biofuels and alternative fuels for the European transport fuel mix Enabling the decarbonisation of the use of fossil fuels during the transition to a low-carbon economy Supporting the development of a European research area in the field of energy Social, environmental and economic aspects of the energy system Cross-cutting issues Smart cities and communities Enhancing the roll-out of smart cities and communities solutions by stimulating the market demand 33
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Information H2020: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm http://www.h2020.cz http://www.czelo.cz http://www.tc.cz Thank you for your attention konickova@tc.cz tel.: 234 006 109 35