מצגת בנושא: SME Measures in Horizon 2020 הועברה ע"י: Mr. Jean David Malo, Head of Unit Financial Engineering, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission ביום מידע "מנגנוני הורייזן 2020" לקראת תוכנית המסגרת הבאה למו"פ של האיחוד האירופי שהתקיים במשרדי ISERD 16.5.2012

1. Jean-David MALO
SME support
Head of Unit C-03 under
Financial Engineering
DG Research and Innovation
HORIZON 2020
Slides courtesily provided by
Unit "Small and Medium-Sized
Entreprises"
DG Research and Innovation
Research and
Innovation

2. The Multiannual Financial Framework
2014-2020: Commission’s proposals 29 June 2011
Key challenge: stabilise the financial and economic system while
taking measures to create economic opportunities
• 1. Smart & inclusive growth (€491bn)
Education, Youth, Connecting Horizon
Sport Europe Cohesion Competitive
Business SMEs
2020
• 2. Sustainable growth, natural resources (€383bn)
• 3. Security and citizenship (€18.5bn)
• 4. Global Europe (€70bn)
• 5. Administration (€62.6bn)
Total:
€ 1,025bn
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Innovation

3. SME, entrepreneurs, innovation
at the core of
EU2020 strategy
HORIZON 2020
COSME
Regional funds
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Innovation

4. Horizon 2020
Societal Challenges
Industrial Leadership
− Health, demographic change and
well-being
− Food security, sustainable − Leadership in enabling and
agriculture, marine and maritime industrial technologies
research, and the bio-economy
− Secure, clean and efficient energy (LEITs)
− Smart, green and integrated transport − Access to risk finance
− Climate action, resource efficiency − Innovation in SMEs
and raw materials
− Inclusive, innovative and secure
societies
EIT
31748 M€* 17938 M€*
Excellent Science
− European Research Council (ERC)
− Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
− Marie Curie Actions
− Research infrastructure
24598 M€*
*in constant prices Policy
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Innovation

5. Horizon 2020
Activities for SMEs
• All forms of R&D and all forms of innovation, towards
exploitation and commercialisation
• SME participation in collaborative R&D or innovation projects
(all three priorities)
• SME instrument (budget from all societal challenges as well
as from the LEITs)
• Innovation in start-ups, spin-offs and young companies
(Eurostars and other measures)
• Access to risk finance (debt and equity facility)
• Exchange and mobility of researchers involving SMEs (Marie
Curie actions)
• Links for access to procurements…
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Innovation

6. The Analysis
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Innovation

7. Outcome of impact assessments
• Less than 50% of industrial partners use the publicly funded
applied research projects strategically
• Only about 22% of SMEs participating in EU research programs
are strategic innovators
• Most academics engage with industry to further their research
rather than to commercialise their knowledge
• Results are not exploited because projects were not designed for
exploitation
• There is a strong relationship between internationalisation and
innovation, but SMEs are not aware of internationalisation support
programmes.
• The information environment of (European) R&D programmes is
unattractive and repelling to SMEs
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8. Known pitfalls
• In case of interesting research results SMEs cannot benefit from
them due to missing IPR strategy in the beginning of the project
• Projects are "front-loaded" (=R&D centred), insufficient resources
planned for exploitation phase
• SMEs are not encouraged to take the project leadership, but
public (R&D) organisations lack the entrepreneurial expertise
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Innovation

9. The Concept
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Innovation

10. TARGET SHIFT
from
SCIENCE with SMEs
towards
SMEs with SCIENCE
“SMEs in the driver seat”
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Research and
Innovation

11. SCOPE SHIFT
from
TECHNOLOGY segmentation
towards
CHALLENGE oriented
segmentation
“Market driven, bottom-up”
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Innovation

12. SYSTEM SHIFT
from
Specialised programme structures
towards
INTEGRATIVE architecture
“Synergies of support measures”
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Innovation

13. Horizon 2020
Strategic positioning
Horizon 2020
Horizon 2020
Eurostars SME instrument
Collaborative
Target: R&D Target: Business
Research
intensive SME innovation motivated
Target: R&D topics
SMEs
R&D Market
driven opportunity
projects driven
projects
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Innovation

14. The Design
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Innovation

15. Horizon 2020
SME instrument
? Pre-commercial
procurement
Demonstration
Concept &
Market Replication Commercialisation
Feasibility
R&D
Assessment SME window EU
financial facilities
Demonstration, Quality label for
Idea to concept, prototyping, testing , successful projects,
risk assessment, market replication, scaling access to risk
technological & up, miniaturisation, finance, indirect
commercial feasibility research support
IDEA continued support throughout the project MARKET
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16. Horizon 2020
Phase 1: Concept Phase 2: R&D, Phase 3:
and feasibility demonstration, Commercialisation
assessment market replication
Development, Quality label for successful
Idea/Concept = Business plan I
Feasibility of concept prototyping, testing projects
Risk assessment Piloting innovative
Facilitate access to private
IP regime processes, products and
finance
services
Partner search
Miniaturisation/design of Support via networking ,
Design study products training, coaching,
information, addressing i.a.
Pilot application intention Planning & developing
IP management,
scaling-up (market
Business plan II knowledge sharing,
segments, process etc.)
dissemination
Market replication
SME window in the EU
Business plan III financial facilities (debt
facility and equity facility)
Lump sum: around Cost reimbursement:
50.000 € 1 to 3 M€ EC funding No direct funding
~ 6 months 12 to 24 months
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17. Horizon 2020
SME instrument main features
• Targeted at all types of innovative SMEs
• Only SMEs allowed to apply for funding (single company
support possible)
• Competitive
• Market-oriented, EU dimension
• Bottom-up while addressing societal challenges and/or
key enabling technologies
• Grant-based staged funding
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Innovation

18. Horizon 2020
The organisation of a mentoring scheme
Industry
Network of Investors Specialist support
Central EC Sector
innovation Networks for SMEs
management Plaforms
Agencies (e.g. EBAN, Coaching/
(e.g. Exec. Agency) (Associations, Mentoring Networks
(e.g. TAFTIE) EVCA)
Clusters)
Coaching « strategic innovation »
EEN
SME/
Start-up
Coaching « financing »
Coaching « technological innovation»
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Innovation

19. Horizon 2020
• Proposed funding (million euro, 2014-2020)
Innovation in SMEs
Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs
Eurostars, innovation capacity building, 619
support to EEN for innovation support
SME support in general, of which a part 6 829 (expected
is foreseen for the SME instrument 15% of societal
challenges + LEIT)
and
'Access to risk
finance'
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Innovation

20. Horizon 2020
• Next steps:
• Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on
the basis of the Commission proposals
• Ongoing: Parliament and Council negotiations on
EU budget 2014-20 (including overall budget for
Horizon 2020)
• Mid 2012: Final calls under 7th Framework
Programme for Research to bridge gap towards
Horizon 2020
• Mid 2013: Adoption of legislative acts by
Parliament and Council on Horizon 2020
• 1/1/2014: Horizon 2020 starts; launch of 1st calls
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21. Horizon 2020
Open issues
• Evaluation and selection based on market relevance
• How much paper do we need… to strike a balance between
a lean administration and a reliable selection
• Mentoring and coaching: definitions, organisational aspects
• How to convince potential lead customers and investors of
the quality of the selection process… towards a quality label
We are eager to discuss with and to
learn from you
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