Presentation to Romania Tudor Constantinescu DG ENER 19 July 2011 Excellent Research Boosting...

Presentation to Romania

Tudor ConstantinescuDG ENER

19 July 2011

Excellent ResearchBoosting Innovation Creating JobsFP7 Work Programme 2012

● Research and innovation at the top of the political agenda

● EU research funding delivering the Innovation Union

● Tackling the biggest societal challenges facing Europe

● Creating jobs with special attention for SMEs

● Supporting the best researchers and innovators in Europe

● Bigger budgets to kick-start innovation

● Implementing the EIP on active and healthy ageing

● Calls targeting biggest societal challenges facing Europe

● Two new actions for SMEs

● Bridging the gap from results to commercialisation

● € 7 billion in total

● SMEs

€ 1 billion package for SMEs under the calls

€ 120 million for "RSFF for SMEs"→ € 1 billion in private investment

● € 1.6 billion European Research Council

● € 900 million for Marie Curie Actions (10.000 researchers)

● Health € 656 million (inc. research on active and healthy ageing)

● ICT € 1.3 billion (inc. research on active and healthy ageing)

● Environment € 265 million

● Nanotechnology € 488 million

● Transport € 313 million

● € 307 million for European bio-economy including safer food

All research actors in the EU and the Associated Countries: ● Universities

● Research organisations

● Large industry

● SMEs

● Financial institutions

Country profile data as of 21/06/2011

Number of eligible proposals: 3,495

Success rate: 14,6% (EU-27 = 21,5%)

Participation in signed grant agreements: 450

Rank in number of participants signed contracts (EU-27): 18

Rank in budget share (EU-27): 19

Top collaborative links:

Participation in FP7

Number ofparticipants

501 - 2777101 - 50021 - 1001 - 20

Participation in FP7

Number ofparticipants

501 - 2777101 - 50021 - 1001 - 20

Success story: Responding to societal needs - OPENAIR (FP7)

EU contribution: ~ 18 Mio € Total budget of the project: ~30 Mio €Duration: 48 monthsStarting date: 01/04/2009Coordinator: SNECMA SA, FR2 Romanian partners: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Turbomotoare – COMOTI; SC AEROSTAR SA46 Partners from: RO, DE, UK, FR, RU, EG, IT, CH, BE, GR, ES, SE, PL, NL, FI

EU contribution: ~ 18 Mio € Total budget of the project: ~30 Mio €Duration: 48 monthsStarting date: 01/04/2009Coordinator: SNECMA SA, FR2 Romanian partners: Institutul National de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Turbomotoare – COMOTI; SC AEROSTAR SA46 Partners from: RO, DE, UK, FR, RU, EG, IT, CH, BE, GR, ES, SE, PL, NL, FI

● Reducing perceived noise from take-off and landing

25% of Europeans are exposed to transport related noise

● Integrated approach to calculate noise

● Sharing expensive testing facilities

● Quieter aircraft are more

competitive aircraft

Calls under WP 2012 with special relevance to Romania

€ 17 million call for new environmentally friendly approaches in minerals processing € 20 million call for Demonstration and exploitation of most promising prototypes and tools derived from European research activities

Participant Portal calls

http://ec.europa.eu/fp7calls

More information about FP7 budget:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/index_en.cfm?pg=budget

More information about participation by country:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/index_en.cfm?pg=country-profile

EU Prize for Women Innovators

● Women with outstanding innovations to the market

● Beneficiaries of projects under the RTD FP or CIP

● 1st prize €100.000, 2nd prize €50.000, 3rd prize €25.000

● Deadline for application is 20 September 2011

● Award ceremony 5 December 2011

● www.ec.europa.eu/women-innovators

Vă mulţumim!