dr. peter chisnall eurostars programme call coordinator

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EUREKA

European Industrial Research and Innovation EUREKA and Eurostars

XX International Symposium – INNOVATION 2013Tuesday December 3, 2013; Prague, CZ

Dr. Peter ChisnallEurostars Programme Call Coordinator

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> EUREKA: a public network with nearly 30 years experience in supporting R&D-performing businesses.

> Market-oriented - products, processes or services for civilian use.

> Bottom-up: The consortium decides. There is no thematic restriction.

> Financed using national and regional public and private money.

AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaEuropean UnionFinlandFranceFYR MacedoniaGermanyGreece

HungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMonacoMontenegroThe NetherlandsNorwayPoland

PortugalRomaniaRussian FederationSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakia SloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited Kingdom

EUREKA has 41 full members

What is EUREKA?

•Transitional status:AlbaniaBosnia-Herzegovina

•Associate countries:South KoreaCanada

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>The huge participation by industry ensures that R&D&I results are rapidly brought to the market.

>Collaborative R&D&I projects within any field of technology.

>Development of a product, process or service for any civilian market.

EUREKA projects

34 Bn€

Participation in 5000+Projects

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> SMEs are the European growth engine: • More than 99% of all companies being either small or

medium-sized • 85% of all jobs created over the last years are in SMEs

> Benefits of internationalisation: • Internationalised SMEs create more jobs• Internationalised SMEs are more innovative• Internationalised SMEs are more competitive

The EUREKA Network supports SMEs with specific funding instruments

SMEs and internationalization

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Total Number of EUREKA projects: 5310

Introduction of Clusters

Introduction of Eurostars

Start with Individual Projects

EUREKA: Three Pillars

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> Small, shorter-term projects

> Result in a product, process or service with a significant advance in their sector

EUREKA Individual projects

~4 participants

Typically SME lead

33 month average duration

1.7 M€

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> Medium-term, strategically-significant initiatives

> Develop generic technologies of key importance to European competitiveness

EUREKA Cluster projects

~20 participants

Large Company can lead


20 M€

Eurostars is a joint programme between more than 30 EUREKA member countries

and the European Union

> 8The Eurostars Programme

>A joint EUREKA-EU funding programme running 2008-2013 and continued under Horizon 2020

>National funding support in 33 countries, all agreeing to common rules

>Projects led by high-growth, Innovative SMEs

>Simple and fast application

>1.15 Billion Euro of public support available between 2014-2020

>Close to market innovation without thematic restriction; market access within 5 years of funding decision.



> 9The Eurostars Programme under Horizon 2020

Over 3500 projects submitted…

> 783 projects funded (1.1 Bn€ total value)

> 79% of participants are SMEs

> Annual approval rate of 20-25%

> Fast processes compared to equivalent programmes (less than 10 months from application to funding received)

Over 3500 projects submitted…

> 783 projects funded (1.1 Bn€ total value)

> 79% of participants are SMEs

> Annual approval rate of 20-25%

> Fast processes compared to equivalent programmes (less than 10 months from application to funding received)

33 countries involved + third countries

R&D performing SME* lead

2014 – 2020

Budget is tripled to 1.15 Billion €

33 countries involved

R&D performing SME lead

2008 - 2013

400 M€

Eurostars Eurostars ‘2’

>*R&D definition widened>Even faster time to

contract>More standardisation

>Remove duplication>Fast and simple

>Reduce bureaucracy>Partnership with third

countries>South Korea, Canada

>*R&D definition widened>Even faster time to

contract>More standardisation

>Remove duplication>Fast and simple

>Reduce bureaucracy>Partnership with third

countries>South Korea, Canada



> 10Eligibility criteria

• Consortium Leader is an R&D-performing SME> Target group

• At least 2 participants from 2 different Eurostars members

> International project

• Project duration is less than 3 years> Market driven

• Market introduction is foreseen within 2 years after project completion

> Direct impact on the company turnover

• The R&D performing SMEs are undertaking at least 50% of total R&D cost (excluding sub-contracting)

> SME driven projects

• Well balanced partnership (no country responsible for more than 75% of the project costs)

> Effective partner cooperation

• No restriction on thematic area (bottom up)> Answer future needs



> 11Eurostars Projects

An international evaluation based on 3 major criteria:

> Project planning and consortium quality

> Level of technology and innovation of product, process or service

> Market access and competitiveness

1.Assessment by 3 experts 2.Financial Viability check3.Scoring & Ranking by an Independent Panel

3 to 4 participants, 2 to 3 countries involved

R&D performing SME lead


1.4 M€

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A global project base

EUREKA member countryAssociated country (may lead projects but it must include a full EUREKA member; 1+1 rule) Country has participated as a ‘third’ country (may contribute to projects with two EUREKA members; 2+1 rule)

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www.eurekanetwork.org/projects/success-stories

EUREKA – Success Stories

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Injection System for Transderm Administration of drugs

Design, test and validate on human skin a needle free drug delivery injector with the advantages: easy to use, safe, efficient in terms of injection, no contamination, no fear from needle. The growing market of new drugs like biologics is targeted.

EUROSTARS project > E! 4258 ISTAR

Countries >France, Austria

Cost: 3.58 M€

• CrossJect, the company leading the project, signs a $ 470 M worldwide contract

• plans to double its staff in the next 5 years

EUREKA SUCCESS STORY

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Managing Academic Knowledge with INtegrated, collaboratIve Tools

Develop a consistent database of academic knowledge, driven by semantic algorithms, to manage and share academic content, and to achieve superior recommendations based on personalised user profiles and user preferences.

EUROSTARS project > E! 4811 MAKIN’IT

Countries >Austria, UK, Estonia

Cost: 0.86 M€UK Company Mendeley has sold their developed technology for $ 100 M

EUREKA SUCCESS STORY

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Country Focus

138 running projects

Active in 399 projects

Since 1995

161 M€ of CZ investment

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Country Focus - Eurostars INSIDER

Eurostars backed high-tech firm helps taxi drivers

As the trend for geo-location applications is rapidly expanding, Correlation Systems developed RAE is a device which adapts the principle of data-mining to GPS and helps taxi companies to work more efficiently. The additional turnover expected in two years is of 10 million euros. 8 new jobs were created in the company during the course of the project.

Countries >Israel, Hungary, CZECH REPUBLIC Cost: 0.5 M€Duration: 12 Months

Contact: [email protected]

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Country Focus - EUREKA Cluster

The Future of airport passport control

Digital security specialists, major European electronics makers, and experts in biometrics worked together to make passport control at airports faster. The technology also could have broader applications on the way our identity documents are design and on the way we access public services.

EUREKA Cluster project – MEDEA+ BioP@ss

Countries >Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden

Cost: 23 M€ Duration: 12 MonthsContact: [email protected]

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Peter ChisnallEurostars Programme Call Coordinator

[email protected]

Thank you for your attention

The Eurostars Programme helping SMEs to innovate and compete internationally.

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