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Horizon 2020 Space Information Days 2015 in Warsaw
Dr.Bertrand Wert EASME – Project adviser
@bertrandwert
SPACE NATIONAL CONTACT POINTS FOR THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTING HORIZON 2020 – Brussels 14/09/2016
Boarding in the Horizon 2020
SME Instrument &
Fast Track to Innovation
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Why the SME Instrument?... …To get across the Valley of Death…
© Charles D. Wessner PhD
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It's not about writing a good proposal It's about defining a good project… …And ultimetly convincing the evaluators
SME Instrument - A recipe for success
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1. SME with innovative ideas – single company ok
2. Ambition to grow and have a global/EU impact
3. Established SMEs with high growth potential
4. Clear European dimension
5. For profit SMEs of the EU and associated countries
SME Instrument target
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Technology readiness level 6 or above
SME Instrument target
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SME Instrument phases
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The 3 Project Phases
€50.000 in EU funding
Feasibility study
Initial 10 page business proposal to be drafted
6 months in duration
Phase 1 - Concept & Feasibility Assessment
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Between €0.5M & €2.5M
of EU funding
Develop project through innovation strategy
Draft a more developed 30 pages business plan
1-2 years in duration
Phase 2 – Innovation Project
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No stand-alone phase!
No direct funding
Business coaching
Facilitate access to risk finance
Additional support & networking opportunities
SMEs “Business Club”
Phase 3 – « Commercialisation »
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Success rates
Top Ten country success rates Faroe Islands - 33% Ireland - 14% Estonia - 12% Sweden - 12% Island - 12% Denmark - 11% Austria - 11% Norway - 11% United Kingdom - 10% Spain - 10%
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http://ec.europa.eu/easme/en/sme-instrument-beneficiaries
European SMEs Champions League
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Themes for 2016 & 2017 • High risk ICT innovation • Nanotech, or other advanced
tech for manufacturing and materials
• Engaging SMEs in space research and development
• Diagnostics devices and biomarkers
• Sustainable food production and processing
• Blue growth
• Low carbon energy systems • Greener and more integrated
transport • Eco-innovation and sustainable
supply of raw material • Urban critical infrastructure • Biotechnology-based industrial
processes • Mobile e-government applications
(2015 only) • SME business model innovation
(2015 only)
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Why participating? • Rank among the best European SMEs
• Get visibility at European & global level
• Receive high-quality business coaching
• Benefit from networking opportunities
• Get support for follow-up financing
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• Single company • Innovative idea – disruptive - demonstration stage
(TRL 6) • Knowledge of the market and of competitors • Convincing commercialisation plan • Clear ambition to grow at EU/global level
Who are we looking for ?
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Phase I: 2005 proposals received
Phase 1: May 2016 cut-off
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Phase 2: April 2016 cut-off
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Phase 1: September 2016 cut-off
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Unsuccessful proposals were:
• Too much focused on the project, not on the market opportunity
• Without convicing description of the company • Without enough information on competing
solutions • Not innovative enough • Without commercialisation concept (TRL too
low) • Just trying ones' luck
First lessons learnt
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And if you fail….. …..improve and apply again! Results show that the first resubmission has double chances to succeed!
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• Feeling without touching • Company founded in 2013, Bristol (UK) • Jaguar Land Rover investigates ultrasound gesture controls
in cars
Grants and Funding: March 2015: €1.5M Phase 2 grant November 2015: private A round of 10.1 M£
Website: www.youtube.com/ channel/UCN1OKsIVyMxskq0apQA8Y1A www.ultrahaptics.com
Ultrahaptics SMEI Champion
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Blood test to diagnose pancreatic cancer
founded in 2007, Stockholm (SE)
Funding: December 2014: €4M Phase 2 grant 1 December 2015: IPO at NASDAQ Stockholm
Website: https://youtu.be/p_fulQl70M4 http://www.immunovia.se/
Immunovia SMEI Champion
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• Learn language in 200 hours • Company founded in 2013, Tallinn (Estonia) • Lingvist is a personally adaptive and mathematically
optimized way of learning a new language, with an easy-to-use User Interface.
Grants and Funding: October 2014: €1.6M Phase 2 grant November 2015: private A round of 7.5 M€
Website: www.lingvist.io
Lingvist SMEI Champion
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This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
ADR1EN First European System for Active Debris
Removal with Nets
www.adr1en-project.eu
SME INSTRUMENT PHASE 2
SME Instrument Phase 2: A Success Case
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This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
A successful high tech company established in 1997 in Genova Active in:
• Space • Bio-engineering • Security • Energy • Transport
Who is Stam
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This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
Net Parametric Characterisation and Parabolic Flight • Development and validation of mathematical model and
parametric simulator for active debris removal with nets. • Design and development of a test rig and net ejector to validate
concept through parabolic flight campaign.
Phase 1: ESA TRP Tender ADRiNET
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technology/Clean_Space/Want_to_snag_a_satellite_Try_a_net
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This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
First European System for Active Debris Removal with Nets • Validation and qualification for space of scaled-up demonstrator • Development of business plans to reach the market • Increasing safety of space infrastructures against space debris
Phase 2: EC SME Instrument ADR1EN
http://www.adr1en-project.eu/
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This project has received funding from the EU H2020 research and innovation programme under GA No 666758
Contacts
www.stamtech.com
@Stam_Tech
www.linkedin.com/company/stam-s-r-l-
Umberto Battista [email protected]
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More information http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/
Join us
Join me @bertrandwert
@H2020SME
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Fast Track to Innovation (FTI) Pilot
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The FTI pilot is the only fully-bottom-up measure in Horizon 2020 promoting close-to-the-market
innovation activities that is open to all types of participants
FTI Pilot - What is it?
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Three Priorities of Horizon 2020
Excellent Science
(ES)
Industrial Leadership
(IL)
Societal Challenges
(SC)
Fast Track To Innovation
(FTI)
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Reduce time from idea to market -- last push Increase participation of industry, first-time applicants, SMEs Stimulate private sector investment in R&I
FTI Pilot - What is the idea?
research
demo TRL6
innovation TRL9
fast track funding range € 1-3 million
market launch
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• Follows bottom-up logic (within SC and LEITs) • One common call, permanently open, 3 cut-offs per year • Time-to-grant 6 months • Budget: €200 mn for 2015/2016 (100 + 100) — ca. 100 projects
with average EU contribution of €2 mn • Funds innovation actions (70%), grant up to €3 mn
FTI Pilot – Key Features
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• Allows consortia of min. 3, max. 5 members — mandatory industry involvement
• Proposals shall include a business plan (market development strategy)
• Impact criterion has higher weighting in evaluations • Future of pilot (beyond 2016) only decided after full evaluation
FTI Pilot – Key Features
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Industry-intensive consortia from EU or Associated Countries meaning: • Either 2 out of 3-4 partners are “industry” (= private for profit) • Or 3 out of 5 partners are private for profit • Or 60% of the budget (= total estimated eligible costs) is to be
allocated to consortium partner(s) from industry Subcontractors allowed but the core must be in the partners SMEs and first-time industry applicants particularly welcome
FTI Pilot – Industry Involvement
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Pros: Proof of your market potential Funding 70% (100% for not-for-profit entities) Enjoy higher visibility at EU level (communication about projects, by
EC) Contras: • Limited funding - so what is the key:
-Market relevance and business strategy -Impact (more jobs, capacity building, strengthening industrial basis, improving quality of life of citizens, other socio-economic benefits)
Why participate?
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• Topic = Fast Track to Innovation Pilot (bottom-up!)
• Last call opening: 25/10/2016
• 33 M euro for 15-16 projects
FTI Pilot – Planning and Implementation
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• A total of 269 proposals were submitted in response to this first cut off
FTI Pilot 2015 – First cut off results
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FTI Pilot – First cut off results
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• April 29, 2015 First intermediary call deadline
• End of July, 2015 First results from evaluation
– September 1, 2015 Second intermediary call deadline
– End of October 2015 First grants signed
» December 1, 2015 Third intermediary call deadline & results of September call known
» Next call in 2016 : 25 oct 2016 » No calls in 2017 but back in 2017-2018
FTI Pilot – Timeline
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• Remote evaluation • Panel of four independent experts • Balancing knowledge of industry/technology, market, finance and
sectors (selected keywords) • No negotiation (only duration and starting date) • Evaluation summary report (arithmetic average of scores) with a
short feedback allowing the applicant to understand what can be improved in the proposal
• Thresholds: overall 12/15; score for "Impact" needs to be 4/5 or higher!
FTI Pilot – Evaluation process
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• Proposals with an overall initial score lower than 12/15 will not be ranked
• Proposals with an initial score lower than 4/5 for impact will not be ranked; For the proposals that will be ranked, "Impact" will receive a higher weighting
• Criteria for further differentiation will be: • Value of 'Impact' criterion • Size of budget allocated to SMEs • Number of first-time industry applicants • Number of industry participants • Gender balance of consortium staff performing the proposed action
FTI Pilot – Ranking
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• Participant Portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/topics/9096-ftipilot-1-2015.html
• Work Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2014_2015/main/h2020-wp1415-fast-track_en.pdf
FTI Pilot – Useful Information
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QUESTIONS?
For more information: http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/
General mailbox:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries
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More information http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/
Join us
Join me @bertrandwert
@H2020SME