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Shaping tomorrow’s innovations todaywww.eureka.be
EUREKA EUREKA – Eurostars: a support to European innovation
INNOVATION 2009
Prague, 1-3 December 2009
Svatopluk Halada
EUREKA Secretariat
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> 2EUREKA IS RELEVANT FOR EUROPE
• EUREKA MEANS BUSINESS
• EUREKA MEANS RISK SHARING
• EUREKA MEANS LINKS TO CUSTOMERS,
PARTNERS, EXPERTS AND FINANCING BODIES
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> 3EUREKA MISSION STATEMENT
• The objective is to bring high quality research and development efforts to the market and to use the multiplying effects of co- operation.
• EUREKA offers a platform for short-term as well as strategic collaboration to small and large companies alike. It offers flexible and dynamic support, financing and expertise for close to the market R&D projects on the principle of not interfering in the management of co-operation activities.
• EUREKA operates through its network of members always remaining open to global co-operation.
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EUREKA recognises three types of projects
Clusters
> Long-term, strategically-significant initiatives> Large number of participants, many from Europe’s major companies> Develop generic technologies of key importance to European competitiveness
Individual projects
> Small, shorter-term projects> Involve participants from at least two member countries> Result in a product, process or service with a significant advance in their sector
Eurostars projects
> Small, short-term projects, involving participants from at least two member countries> Consortium leader is an R&D-performing SME> Programmed jointly with the European Commission
THE THREE PILLARS OF EUREKA
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> 5HOW TO GET INVOLVED
For Clusters > contact the Cluster secretariat
For individual projects > contact the EUREKA National Project
Coordinator in your country
For the Eurostars Programme > contact the EUREKA Secretariat in Brussels
and/or the EUREKA National project coordinator in your country
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> 6EUREKA COOPERATION
Intergovernmental >39 Members – EU 26, European Commission, 11 other
European countries (incl. Israel) >not an EU-programme but complementarity and
ERA player
Nationally co-funded>each member country has national criteria and
schemes for co-financing
Market-oriented>target group: mainly industry - particular attention to
SMEs
Bottom-up project generation by partners >no thematic calls
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> 7NATIONAL SPENDING ON EUREKA PROJECTS
IN RELATION TO GDP
0,000%
0,070%
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> 8FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION BY EUREKA
MEMBERS(2001-2008)
Total Contribution per Member (M€) - 2001 - 2008
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Cluster Individual Projects
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> 9EUREKA STATISTICS(EUREKA ongoing individual projects)
Number of running individual projects: 722
Total budget for these projects: 1.3 billion euro
Number of organisations involved: 2 640 > Large companies 476
> SMEs 1174
> Research Institutes 491
> Universities 459
> Government/Nat. Administration 40
issue date: July 2009
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> 10EVALUATION OF EUREKA RESULTS (EUREKA finished individual projects)
• NEW PRODUCTS, PROCESSES OR SERVICES (67%)
• TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENT EXCELLENT OR GOOD (85%)
• COMMERCIAL RESULTS EXCELLENT OR GOOD (62%)
• STRATEGIC ALLIANCE (27%)
• EUREKA LABEL AS PRESTIGE (52%)
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EUREKA
The Eurostars Programme
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> 12The Eurostars Programme
The Eurostars Programme> provides funding for market-oriented research and
development with the active participation of specifically research and development performing small and medium-sized enterprises (R&D-performing SMEs)
> improves availability of joint national and EC funding for Eurostars approved international research projects, led by R&D-performing SMEs, in any area of technology
> R&D-performing SMEs are SMEs that invest 10% or more of their turn-over or their full-time equivalent personal in “in-house“ research and development activities
> More information in the “Guidelines for participants” on www.eurostars-eureka.eu
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The Eurostars Programme the first European funding and support programme to be
specifically dedicated to R&D-performing SMEs
a joint EUREKA-EU programme (2007-2013), which combines
> National R&D programmes from 32 participating countries (300+ million euro already committed)
> The 7th Framework Programme (100 million euro committed)
> EUREKA knowledge (25 years of experience in cooperation of national R&D
programmes)
First deadline for applications: 8 February 2008Second deadline for applications: 21 November 2008Third deadline for applications : 24 September 2009
Next call for proposals : 25 February 2010 at 20h00 CET
The Eurostars Programme
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> 14Eurostars website
> www.eurostars-eureka.eu
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AustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsrael
ItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakia SloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited Kingdom
Status November 2009
Eurostars member countries
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> 16Eurostars network
The NPC network - role > Support in setting up a project application> Performing pre-screening> Performing part of the eligibility check and writing
the cover note of submitted project applications> Involvement in the monitoring of ongoing
Eurostars projects> Information and promotion on the Programme
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> 17Management structure
EUREKA Secretariat – role and responsibilities
> Establishment of the yearly call budget, organisation of call for proposals and reception of the project proposals (single entry point)
> Organisation of the eligibility and evaluation project proposals
> Organisation of the selection project proposals for funding
> Project monitoring> Receipt, allocation and monitoring of the Community
contribution> Reporting to the Eurostars HLG, EUREKA HLG and the
European Commission> Promotion of the Programme
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> 18Central evaluation process
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EUREKAThe Eurostars Programme
Overview of the cut-off results
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> 20General overview – Cut-off 1, 2 & 3
Eurostars - Global Overview
1st 215
1st 311 M€
2nd 317
2nd 445 M€
3rd 279
3rd 370 M€
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Applications Received Total Budget
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> 21General overview - Total costs by
members
Total Cost by Members (in M€)
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AT BE CH CS CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IE IL IS IT KR LT LU LV NL NO PL PT RO RU SE SI SK TR UA UK US
cut off 1 cut off 2 cut off 3
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> 22Projects overview – Cut-off 1 & 2 & 3
Cut-Off1 Cut-Off2 Cut-Off3
Applications received 215 317 279
Total Cost (M€) 311 445 370
Average Cost (M€) 1.45 1.42 1.38
Total Participants 667 1098 957
Average Participants per projects 3.2 3.5 3.4
Average Countries per project 2.4 2.5 2.4
Average Duration (months) 28 29 29
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> 23Projects overview - Technological areas
ICT - ICT - ICT -
Bio Sciences Bio SciencesBio Sciences
Industrial tech Industrial tech Industrial tech
Agro food Agro food Agro food
Other - Other - Other - Energy
environmentEnergy
environmentEnergy
environment
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cut-Off1 Cut-Off2 Cut-Off3
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> 24Projects overview - Market areas
Market areas
Medical/Health Medical/Health Medical/Health
ICT ICT ICT
Industrial products Industrial products Industrial products
Energy Transport Energy Transport Energy Transport
Other Other Other
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cut-Off1 Cut-Off2 Cut-Off3
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> 25Projects overview - Participants
Type of participants
R&D SMEs R&D SMEs R&D SMEs
Industry Industry Industry
Research centers Research centers Research centers
Universities Universities Universities
0%
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20%
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100%
Cut-Off1 Cut-Off2 Cut-Off3
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> 26Project participants – % R&D expenditures
Projects Participants - Annual R&D expenditures (% of Annual Turnover)
7%
60%
39%46%
12%
68%
47%45%
0%
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80%
RD SME University Research Institute Large company
cut off 1 cut off 2
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> 27Project participants - % R&D workforce
Projects Participants - % R&D workforce of the overall FTE
11%
59%
44%45%
18%
70%
50%48%
0%
10%
20%
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40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
RD SME University Research Institute Large company
cut off 1 cut off 2
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> 28Project participants - Cost structure
Cost Structure - Projects Participants (two cut offs)
Personnel Personnel Personnel Personnel
OverheadOverhead
OverheadOverheadTravel
Travel
TravelTravelMaterials
Materials
MaterialsMaterialsSubcontract Subcontract
Subcontract Subcontract
0%
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RD SMEs Large Company University Research Institute
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> 29Summary results – Cut-off 1 & 2 & 3Submission Stage Cut-Off1 Cut-Off2 Cut-Off3 Total
1. Applications Received 215 317 279 542
2. Total Budget 300 M€ 446 M€ 385 M€1131 M€
3. Number of Applicants 667 1098 957 2722
Evaluation Stage
4. Applications Eligible 189 245 236 434
5. Applications Above Threshold 133 111 ... 244 56 % of the eligible
Funding Stage
6. Projects Funded 90 86 ... 176 40 % of the eligible
7. Total Budget 129 M€ 128 M€ ... 257 M€
• Public Funding 54 M€ 53 M€ ... 107 M€
> Members States Funding 41 M€ 40 M€ ... 81 M€
> EC Funding 14 M€ 13 M€ * ... 27 M€
*First Estimations
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> 30Summary results – Rate of public funding
Rate of Public Funding (Public Fund/Total Cost)
42%
32%
53%
58%
68%
47%
54%46%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
RD SME
Large company
Research Institute
University
Public Other
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> 31Eurostars R&D SMEs (by number of employees - FTE)
Projects Participants - RD SMEs - Number of Employees (FTE)
1 to 10 FTE 1 to 10 FTE
11 to 20 FTE 11 to 20 FTE
21 to 30 FTE 21 to 30 FTE30 to 50 FTE 30 to 50 FTE
over 50 FTE over 50 FTE
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Call 1 Call 2
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> 32Eurostars R&D SME (average annual turnover and number of employees)
Average Annual Turnover of the RD SMEs
2,768,916 €
2,195,670 €
RD SME
cut off 1 cut off 2
Number of employees of the RD SMEs
28
23
Cut-Off 1 Cut-Off 2
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> 33Summary results – Expected growth
impactAverage Employement Growth
Expected (% of FTE)
58%
4% 3% 2%0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
RD SME Largecompany
ResearchInstitute
University
Average Annual Turnover Growth Expected (% of Annual turnover)
181%
6% 4% 3%0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
160%
180%
200%
RD SME Largecompany
ResearchInstitute
University
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Eurostars Programme expresses
> The Eurostars project participating R&D SMEs are dynamic high-tech SME
» an average 45% of their employees works in R&D and 40% of their annual turnover is dedicated to R&D expenditures
> The Eurostars participating R&D SMEs are looking for a major impact resulting from the projects
» an expected average 180% growth of its annual turnover and 60% employees growth
> On the other hand, the Eurostars participating R&D SMES are ´fragile´ participants with an average of annual turnover of 2.5 M€ and an average number of 25 employees
Conclusions (1)
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Eurostars Programme expresses (cont.)
>An average rate of Eurostars public funding for R&D SMEs is 42% of the total project cost (32% for large companies; 53 % for research institutes; 46% for universities)
>A project cost structure of participating Eurostars R&D SMEs represents from 70% personnel & overheads expenditures (materials 13%, subcontracting 10% and travel expenditures 3%)
Conclusions (2)
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Eurostars Programme operates with
>Predictable procedures» effective EUREKA network support and
transparency
>Short lead-time» 3 months from cut-off date to funding decision
>Funding is assured» national commitment and EU co-funding
Conclusions (3)
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> 37INNOVATION 2009Prague, 1-3 December 2009
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