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Opportunities in Horizon 2020 for ICT
Dr Robert Bunn

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Invest Northern Ireland – Encourages Collaboration
Knowledge
Transfer
Partnerships
Collaborative
Networks
Competence
Centres
Collaboration
Enterprise
Europe
Network
Innovation
Vouchers
Collaborative
R&D Support

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HORIZON 2020 (2014-2020)
• €70.20 billion research and innovation funding programme
• New framework programme bringing together three separate
programmes/initiatives (FP, EIT, CIP)
• Continuation of investment in frontier research
• More support for innovation activities – focus on business
opportunities
• Simplification (e.g. reduction of average time to grant by 100
days)

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HORIZON 2020 – What’s new?
• Single set of rules for participation, coherent with other new EU
Programmes
• One project – one funding rate
- Eligible costs: direct + indirect (flat rate, 25% of direct costs)
- 100% rate for research projects;
- 70% rate for activities closer to market;
• Simple evaluation criteria: Excellence, Impact, Implementation
• New funding schemes: pre-commercial procurement, prizes, loan and
equity instruments

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Horizon 2020: Three priorities
1. Excellent Science
2. Competitive Industries
3. Better Society

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Horizon 2020: Excellent Science (€Bn)
European Research Council (ERC)
Supporting world leading scientist in blue sky research
11.93
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation
2.46
Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA)
Opportunities for training and career development
5.62
Research infrastructures (including e-infrastructure)
Ensuring access to world-class facilities
2.27

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Horizon 2020: Competitive Industries (€Bn)
Leadership in enabling and industrial
technologies (LEIT)
12.35
ICT (45 %), nanotechnologies (22 %), biotechnology (3
%), etc
Access to risk finance
2.59
Leveraging private finance and venture capital for
research and innovation
Innovation in SMEs
Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs
0.6 complemented by
c. 20% of societal
challenges and
industrial leadership
‘access to risk finance’
with strong SME focus

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Horizon 2020: Better Society (€Bn)
Health, demographic change & wellbeing
6.81
Food security, sustainable agriculture & the bioeconomy
3.51
Secure, clean and efficient energy
5.40
Smart, green & integrated transport
5.78
Climate action, resource efficiency & raw materials
2.81
Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative & reflective societies
1.20
Secure societies – protecting freedom & security of Europe and its citizen
1.50

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SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Innovation
at the core of
EU2020 strategy

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Invest NI = NICP for Industry/SMEs – offers links to
 EEN NI
 ONIEB (Brussels)
 NICPs
 UK NCPs
 RoI NCPs
 InterTradeIreland
 Innovation Vouchers
 G4RD-PD funding

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SMEs that participate in EU Projects:
• Increase their R&D and innovation capability by tapping into the
best knowledge in the union
• Get access to international networks
• Get access to new markets and customers
• Have access to qualified staff
• Increase their reputation and visibility on an EU level

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Strategic Positioning of SME Programmes
Transnational Cooperation
Horizon 2020
Collaborative
Research
Target: R&D
topics
R&D driven
projects
Eurostars
Target: R&D
intensive SME
Horizon 2020
SME instrument
Target: Business
innovation motivated
SMEs
National & regional
programs
Cooperation at regional or
national level
Market
opportunity
driven projects

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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.
Output: elaborated
"Business plan 2"
10-15% success
Phase 2: R&D,
demonstration, market
replication
Input: "Business plan 2" plus
description of activities under
Phase 2 (~ 30 pages)
90% budget
Activities:
Development, prototyping,
testing, piloting,
miniaturisation, scaling-up,
market replication,
research
Output: "investor-ready
Business plan 3"
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?)
40-50% success
Lump sum: 50.000 €
1-3 (5) M € EC funding
~ 6 months
~ 12 to 24 months
No direct funding

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UK/Ireland Funding Programmes
EU R&D Funding Programmes
Invest NI Collaborative R&D Support Service

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Eurostars 2
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International collaborative research and
innovation project lead by a research performing
SME
Development of an innovative new product,
process or service
Two application deadlines per year (Next deadline
13th March 2014 TBC)
Evaluation by Independent Experts
Maximum Grant of €300,000 at 50% of eligible
project costs.

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What can you do right now ? ......
• Evaluator http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/experts;efp7_SESSION_ID=khP1SJXfVS
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• Role on Advisory bodies ?
• Study Work Programmes (final drafts available now !)
• Interrogate available supports ( NICP / EEN / ITI ) – NOW !
• Develop a 1-page capability summary (dynamic/flexible)

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Invest NI can help
• Identify the most appropriate funding scheme for your project idea
and research needs
• Provide advice on UK and EU funding rules, regulations and
eligibility criteria
• Assist you to find the right partners through the Enterprise Europe
Network and ERRIN
• Signpost you to further specialist events and advice (NICP, NCP)
• Invest NI financial support for proposal preparation

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Invest NI: Horizon 2020 Innovation Voucher
• Opening December 2013
• Helping SMEs to work with a knowledge provider in their field
to engage in Horizon 2020
• SME applies directly to Invest NI
• £4000 (€5000) voucher to support SMEs to:
• Understand structures
• Build consortia
• Prepare their contribution to proposals

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Invest NI Financial Support for Preparing Collaborative
R&D applications – for Companies & Academics
Eligible Costs
• Labour
• Consultancy Fees
• Legal Advice
• Travel and Subsistence Costs

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Invest NI EU R&D Liaison Service in Brussels
• EU Funding and Policy Information services
 Early Intelligence on EU calls (EU Funding Briefs)
 EU R&D and Innovation Policy Monitoring (Brussels Bulletin)
•
Project Development Support
 Partner searches
 Organisation of meetings with the EC, potential partners
•
EU Networking activities & profiling the Region
 Relations with EC officials
 Build strategic links with other regions, networks
 Organise Events to showcase Northern Ireland expertise

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Team Contact Details – NICP’s for SMEs
Team Leader – Horizon 2020 UK NCP SMEs
Joanne Coyle
Email: joanne.coyle@investni.com
Tel. 028 9069 8807
R&D Collaboration and EEN Executives – Northern Ireland
Lisa O’Reilly
Email: lisa.oreilly@investni.com
Tel. 028 9069 8594
Robert Bunn
Email: robert.bunn@investni.com
Tel. 028 9069 8602
R&D Liaison Executive – Brussels
Farha Brahmi
Email: farha.brahmi@investni.com
Tel. 00 32 2 290 1345

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What Next?
• Talk to us about your research needs – we are free!
• Think strategically, look medium to long term
• Successful participation is often the culmination of a
process, so be prepared - join networks, be open to
collaboration, come to information sessions
• Register as an evaluator - learn the process from the inside.
• Start early

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