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EUREKAEUREKA – Eurostars:a support to European innovation

INNOVATION 2009Prague, 1-3 December 2009

Svatopluk HaladaEUREKA 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 developmentefforts to the market and to use the multiplying effects of co-operation.

• EUREKA offers a platform for short-term as well as strategiccollaboration to small and large companies alike. It offers flexibleand dynamic support, financing and expertise for close to the market R&D projects on the principle of not interfering in themanagement of co-operation activities.

• EUREKA operates through its network of members alwaysremaining 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

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> 8FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION BY EUREKA MEMBERS(2001-2008)

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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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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 Eurostarsapproved 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 NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited 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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> 22Projects overview – Cut-off 1 & 2 & 3

Cut-Off1 Cut-Off2 Cut-Off3

Applications received 215 317

445

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1098

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Total Cost (M€) 311

Average Cost (M€) 1.45

Total Participants 667

Average Participants per projects 3.2

Average Countries per project 2.4

Average Duration (months) 28 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

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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

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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

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> 26Project participants – % R&D expenditures

Projects Participants - Annual R&D expenditures (% of Annual Turnover)

7%

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RD SME University Research Institute Large company

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> 27Project participants - % R&D workforce

Projects Participants - % R&D workforce of the overall FTE

11%

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RD SME University Research Institute Large company

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> 28Project participants - Cost structure

Cost Structure - Projects Participants (two cut offs)

Personnel Personnel Personnel Personnel

OverheadOverhead

OverheadOverheadTravel

Travel

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Materials

MaterialsMaterialsSubcontract Subcontract

Subcontract Subcontract

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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

317 279

385 M€

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446 M€

542

1131 M€

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107 M€

81 M€

27 M€

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128 M€

53 M€

40 M€

13 M€ *

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129 M€

54 M€

41 M€

14 M€

*First Estimations

1. Applications Received

2. Total Budget

3. Number of Applicants

Evaluation Stage

4. Applications Eligible

5. Applications Above Threshold 56 % of the eligible

Funding Stage

6. Projects Funded 40 % of the eligible

7. Total Budget

• Public Funding

> Members States Funding

> EC Funding

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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 FTEover 50 FTE over 50 FTE

0%

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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 impact

Average 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 is42% 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 SMEsrepresents from 70% personnel & overheads expenditures (materials 13%, subcontracting 10% and travel expenditures3%)

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

Thank you for your listening

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