HORIZON 2020 Key Enabling Technologies for European Growth Towards the First Calls for Proposals

Research and Innovation


HORIZON 2020

Key Enabling Technologies for European Growth

Towards the First Calls for Proposals

Georgios KatalagarianakisIndustrial Technologies

DG Research & InnovationEuropean Commission

PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation


Horizon 2020 is different A strong challenge-based approach, allowing applicants to have

considerable freedom to come up with innovative solutions

Emphasis on innovation, with continuing support for R&D (research and innovation actions with 100% funding; innovation actions with 70% funding)

Less prescriptive topics, strong emphasis on expected impact

A strategic approach, with two-year work programmes

Focus areas bring together different technologies, along entire innovation chain

Cross-cutting issues mainstreamed (e.g. social sciences, gender, international cooperation)

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Horizon 2020Horizon 2020

Excellent science

European Research Council European Research Council

Future and EmergingTechnologies

Future and EmergingTechnologies

Marie Curie actions Marie Curie actions

Research infrastrutures Research infrastrutures

Industrial leadershipIndustrial leadershipSocietal challengesSocietal challenges

Access to risk finance Access to risk finance

Innovation in SMEs Innovation in SMEs

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bioeconomy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

Secure societies

Health, demographic change and wellbeing

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research and the bioeconomy

Secure, clean and efficient energy

Smart, green and integrated transport

Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

Secure societies

Indicative Budget:24.4 billion €*


* 2014-20, actual budget (indicative)Includes 5.9 billion € for "widening participaton", "science with and for society", JRC and EIT– not shown in three priorities above





Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

Total indicative budget: 77.0 billion €*



Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT) (i) ICT including micro- and nano-electronics and photonics (ii) Nanotechnologies(iii) Advanced Materials(iv) Biotechnology(v) Advanced Manufacturing & Processing (vi) Space

Access to risk financeLeveraging private finance and venture capital for R&I

Innovation in SMEsFostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMEs

• Priority 2: Industrial Leadership

• Priority 1: Excellent Science

• Priority 3: Societal Challenges

This Work Programme

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Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies (LEIT)



Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and partnership with industry, to recover from economic crisis

• Emphasis on R&D and innovation with strong industrial dimension

• Activities primarily developed through relevant industrial roadmaps (ETPs, PPPs)

• Involvement of industrial participants and SMEs to maximise expected impact => key aspect of proposal evaluation

• Funded projects will be outcome oriented, developing key technology building blocks and bringing them closer to the market

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Industrial Leadership



Mastering and industrial deployment of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)

What are KETs?

• Six strategic technologies

• Driving competitiveness and growth opportunities

• Contributions to solving societal challenges

• Knowledge- and Capital- intensive

• Cut across many sectors

• Nanotechnologies

• Advanced Materials

• Micro- and nano- electronics

• Photonics

• Biotechnology

• Advanced Manufacturing

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European KET Strategy:

• EC Communications

(2009)512 & (2012)341

• KET High-level Group



The issues regarding KETs

• Europe has strong position in science and in patenting activity

• EU actors are at top of patent ranking in each KET

• But there is a gap between the technology base and the manufacturing base

• We need to add demonstrators, competitive manufacturing and product development to the technologies

From Lab to Industry to Market



Main priorities for KETs

Technology development and validation, aiming at industrial deployment of Key Enabling Technologies (KETs)

Strategic research agendas, roadmaps and value chains (applications in several sectors)

Industrial engagement / leverage Pilots and demonstrators Cross-cutting KETs (combinations of KETs and

manufacturing), 30% of KET budget Enabling applications in societal challenges



Societal Challenge

Example - combining several KETs for advanced products

Advanced materials

Photonics

Microelectronics

Nanotechnologies

Biotechnologies

New nanotechnology-based diagnostics

New target drug delivery and release

Regenerative medecine



Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs)– a useful tool in development and deployment of KETs

NMP in FP7: TRLs 1 – 4;up to 5-6 in 2012-13 (pilots

and demonstrators) LEIT KETs: TRLs 3/4 – 7; centre at TRLs 5-6



H2020 – LEIT/KETs: From R&D to close-to-market activities

• Use of Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs from 3-4 to 8)• Two funding rates

100% funding: TRLs 3-670% funding: TRLs 5-7

Non-profit participants can claim 100% funding• Cross-cutting KETs (combinations of KETs and

manufacturing)• Seamless coverage provided by FETs/ERC – LEIT – Societal

Challenges• Ground prepared in FP7 (first pilots and demonstrators,

innovation activities)



General Policy Issues in LEIT

Exploitation and business plans Industrial-size projects to look at additional funding/financing sources Contributions to solving societal challenges

and to focus areas Open to International Cooperation Engagement with Social sciences and humanities Responsible approach to research and innovation Gender and diversity issues

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Work Programme topics•Structure reflects the challenge based approach •3 key features :

• Specific Challengeo sets context, problem to be addressed, why intervention is necessary

• Scope o delineates the problem, specifies the focus and the boundaries of the

potential action BUT without overly describing specific approaches

• Expected Impact o describe the key elements of what is expected to be achieved in relation

to the specific challenge

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PPPs identified in the Specific Programme Industrial Investment Package of 10 July 2013 :

Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs) / Joint Undertakings Contractual PPPs (cPPPs) Public-Public Partnerships (P2Ps)

For H2020 in LEIT: JTI on Electronic Components and Systems for European

Leadership (ECSEL) JTI on bio-based industries (BBI) Robotics Photonics Advanced 5G Network Infrastructures Factories of the Future (FoF) cPPPs Energy-efficient Buildings (EeB) Sustainable Process industry (SPIRE)



•Industry plays leading role in defining research priorities

•Pre-defined budget ensures continuity and commitment

•Focused on enabling industrial technologies

•Increased use of SME-friendly instruments and demonstration

•Roadmaps prepared with large stakeholder involvement and public consultation

•Concrete technological and sector related objectives – commitment from industry to reach them and to provide the necessary R&D+I investments

•Using fully open H2020 calls

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)



H2020: Strong participation of SMEs

• Integrated approach - around 20% of the total budget for societal challenges and LEITs to go to SMEs

• Simplification of particular benefit to SMEs (e.g. single entry point)

• A new SME instrument will be used across all societal challenges as well as for the LEITs

• A dedicated activity for research-intensive SMEs in 'Innovation in SMEs'

• 'Access to risk finance' will have a strong SME focus (debt and equity facility)



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IDEA business coaching throughout the project MARKET

Concept & Feasibility

Assessment

DemonstrationMarket Replication

ResearchDevelopment

Commercialisation

SME window EU financial facilities

Procurement

SME instrument

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Horizon 2020



• Targeted at all types of innovative SMEs showing a strong ambition to develop, grow and internationalise

• Only SMEs allowed to apply for funding and support

• Single company support possible

• No obligation for applicants to sequentially cover all three phases; each phase open to all SMEs

• Combination of demonstration activities (testing, prototyping, …), market replication encouraging the involvement of end users or potential clients, and research

• Mentoring & coaching to accelerate impact from support provided; relying on existing SME support networks

Main features

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Synergies withStructural & Investment Funds (ESIF)• Increased funding for research and innovation available

under regional funding• Smart Specialisation: strategic framework to access

funding for Research and Innovation in Structural Funds 2014-2020

• National / regional authorities in charge (not the Commission)

• Policy support measures to be undertaken timely (by the end of 2013)

• Support from other EU, national or regional programmes encouraged (supported or not by ESIF)

• Some topics particularly suitable for additional funding (e.g. to deploy technologies)



Downstream

R&D Innovation MarketCapacity Building

Horizon 2020Horizon 2020Frontier research (ERC, FET)

ERA-Net, JP, EUREKA …Marie S. Curie

KICs

ESI FundsESI Funds

R&I Infrastructures and Equipment (IP1)

KETsBusiness Innovation (IP1+3)

National/RegionalR&I systems

IP: Investment Priorities under the R&I thematic objective of the ERDF Regulation

Upstream

Excellent R&I

DemonstrationPilots

PPPs

procurementESFRI

Business Advisory services

KETs prizes

SME instrument, "Fast track"

Skills

"Research "Research Excellence"Excellence"

"Stairway to Excellence" "Stairway to Excellence" Hopefully also excellence, Hopefully also excellence, but "but "InnovationInnovation Excellence" Excellence"

How about synergies with How about synergies with Horizon2020? Horizon2020?



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Improving access to finance

Two financial instruments:

•Equity Facility for Growth (EFG) to invest in SMEs in expansion phase•Loan Guarantee Facility (LGF) to provide debt guarantees for SMEs



TOPICS

Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology

and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing

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Call for Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials and Production

• Bridging the gap between nanotechnology research and markets

Addresses 3 of key European nano-enabled industrial value chains :

Lightweight multifunctional materials and sustainable composites

Structures surfaces

Functional fluids

SMEs invited to participate

Expected activities :

Deployment and market introduction by scaling up lab experience to industrial scale and by demonstrating viability of variety of manufacturing technologies




• Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials for more effective Healthcare

Support more effective therapies in health care for important diseases.

Required development : reach point where they can be considered fit for purpose in preparation of, but not including, clinical trial stages.

Gender issues important : technologies and innovations should suit both women and men.




• Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials for low-carbon energy technologies and Energy Efficiency

Support EU objectives to increase use of renewable energy sources and improve energy efficiency

Demonstrate technology readiness for further take-up by societal challenge

Contributions to Materials Roadmap Enabling Low Carbon Energy Technologies

Time to market should be assessed with view of contributing to EU2020 targets




• Exploiting the cross-sector potential of Nanotechnologies and Advanced materials to drive competitiveness and sustainability

Boosting European industry competitiveness and contributing to a sustainable economy

Enabling multi-sectorial potential, by developing and advancing technological readiness of solutions with break-through potential.

International cooperation particularly appropriate.




• Safety of nanotechnology-based applications and support for the development of regulation

Risk management to become integral part of supply chain

All projects should align with the EU Nanosafety Cluster and other international activities

International cooperation encouraged, in particular with leading nanotechnology developing Nations (US, Canada, Australia, Korea, Japan, China, Brazil)

Responsible governance determining for future impact of nanotechnologies on society and economy (KET-support)




• Addressing generic needs in support of governance, standards, models, and structuring in nanotechnology, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing

Addressing general, structural needs in areas incl. Infrastructure,

metrology and standards,

skills and networking,

dissemination and communication,

business models

Other funding sources such as structural funds, are vital

Proactive approach towards international collaboration



Call for Biotechnology

• Cutting-edge biotechnologies as future innovation drivers

Synthetic biology : potential to influence or event transform large areas of our economy and society.

Bioinformatics critical to realise full value of biotechnology

Appropriate measures to facilitate effective transfer and implementation into new applications.




• Biotechnology-based industrial processes driving competitiveness and sustainability

Addresses technology driven R&D targeting industrial bottlenecks.

Aim : maintain EU leadership in industrial biotechnology




• Innovative and competitive platform technologies

Furthering technological development of metagenomics technologies in terms of increased accuracy and costs reduction to expand their potential



Call for Factories of the Future (FoF PPP)

Aim : help EU manufacturers (incl. SMEs) to adapt to global competitive pressures

How : developing necessary key enabling technologies across broad range of sectors

Meet increasing global consumer demand for greener, more customised and higher quality products

Transition to demand-driven industry with lower waste and energy consumption

Activities :

Industry-led R&D projects (incl. Demo activities)

Cross-sectoral, addressing needs of SMEs



Call for Energy-efficient Buildings (EeB PPP)

Drive creation of high-tech building industry - Turning energy efficiency into sustainable business - Fostering EU competitiveness in construction sector on global level

Reduce energy consumption & CO² emissions in existing and new buildings.

Effective integration of key technologies into construction operations for sustainable, long-term competitiveness.

Contributes to EU industrial leadership and grand societal challenges

Participation of public authorities, asset for some projects as owners of large part of EU building stock.



Call for Sustainable Process Industries (SPIRE PPP)

Resource efficiency essential factor in industry

General goal: optimise industrial processing, reducing energy & resources consumption, minimising waste

Specific goals : reduction in fossil energy intensity of up to 30% from current levels by 2030. reduction of up to 20% in non-renewable, primary raw material intensity compared to current

levels by 2030. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 20% below 1999 levels by 2020, further reductions up

to 40% by 2030 and at least 80% by 2050.



Fast track to Innovation topic

Proposals for innovation linked to any technological field – bottom-up

Continuously open call

3 cut-off dates per year, first cut-off in 2015

Time to Grant : ≤ 6 months

≤ 5 beneficiaries per project – max EU contribution € 3M

Impact, Implementation, excellence

Impact higher weighting (time sensitivity, international competitive situation)



Contribution to Focus Area WASTE

• Contribution to Focus Area WASTE : A resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw Materials (Societal Challenge 5)

Eco-innovative solutions and resource-efficient products, processes and services

Industrial symbiosis : turning waste from one industry into useful feedstock for another one.



ICT in LEIT

• ICT underpins innovation and competitiveness across a broad range of private and public markets and sectors

• Specific challenges:• maintain a strong expertise in key technology value chains • move quicker from research excellence to the market

• Impact:• enable a wealth of new business developments in particular

for SMEs • contribute to boosting competitiveness, creating jobs and

supporting growth



LEIT-ICT

• Six main activity lines:

A new generation of components and systems Advanced computing Future Internet Content technologies and information management Robotics Micro- and nano-electronics technologies, Photonics

• Budget: 2014: 765 M€, 2015: 854€

• First deadline: 23 April 2014



LEIT-ICT - key new features

• Cross-cutting activities in Internet of Things, Cyber-security and Social Science for ICT

• Comprehensive support to innovation activities including support for access to finance, Entrepreneurship Support and Open Disruptive Innovation scheme using the SME instrument

• Strong support to demand side activities using Pre-Commercial Procurement and Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions in areas like health, electronic textile, cloud computing, robotics, learning and teaching and photonics.



Priority 3. Societal challenges

• Why:

• Concerns of citizens and society/EU policy objectives (climate, environment, energy, transport, etc) cannot be addressed without innovation

• Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences & humanities

• Promising solutions need to be tested, demonstrated and scaled up



Additional funding for nuclear safety and security from the Euratom Treaty activities (2014-2018)

Health, demographic change and wellbeing 7 472

Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime and inland water research & the Bioeconomy

3 851

Secure, clean and efficient energy * 5 931

Smart, green and integrated transport 6 339

Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

3 081

Europe in a changing world-inclusive, innovative and reflective societies

1 309

Secure societies-protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

1 695

Science with and for society 462

Spreading excellence and widening participation 816



Energy Challenge - specific challenge •Political context•EU targets for 2020:

• 20% less greenhouse gas emissions (further reduction to 80-95 % by 2050),

• 20% of total energy consumption from renewable sources• 20% increase of energy efficiency

•EU Energy Technology Policy to help achieving these targets (EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan – SET-Plan)

•Main challenges•Support the transition to a reliable, sustainable and competitive energy system •Increase the competitiveness of European industry•Building a European Research Area in the field of energy



Energy Challenge - scope of activities•Dedicated calls for implementing focus areas:•Energy Efficiency – focussing on

• Buildings and Consumers• Heating and Cooling• Industry and Products• Finance for sustainable energy

•Competitive low-carbon energy technologies – targeting • Developing and demonstrating renewable energies• Modernising the European electricity grid (including energy storage)• Decarbonising the use of fossil fuels• Understanding the human role in the energy system

•Smart Cities and Communities• Large-scale demonstration projects integrating innovative solutions in the

energy, ICT and transport sector

•+ Support for innovative SMEs tackling energy challenges



Total budget: EUR 1.340 million



Energy Challenge - key new features•New features:•Strong focus on social, market and policy factors for successful technology deployment•Support for whole innovation cycle – from early stage research to demonstration and accompanying market uptake measures (use of Technology Readiness Levels, TRLs)•Challenge-based approach: broader topics and increased competition

•Examples of interesting topics:•New technologies for utilization of heat recovery in large industrial systems (EE18, 2014+2015)•Developing the next generation technologies of renewable electricity and heating/cooling (LCE2, 2014+2015)•Innovation and technologies for the deployment of meshed off-shore grids (LCE5, 2015)•Smart Cities and Communities solutions integrating energy, transport, ICT sectors through large scale demonstration projects (SCC1, 2014+2015)



Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials

Objective: •"to achieve a resource – and water – efficient and climate change resilient economy and society, the protection and sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems, and a sustainable supply and use of raw materials, in order to meet the needs of a growing global population within the sustainable limits of the planet's natural resources and eco-systems."



Societal Challenge 5: Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials Broad lines of activities:

•Fighting and adapting to climate change

•Sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems

•Sustainable supply of non-energy and non-agricultural raw materials

•Transition towards a green economy through eco-innovation

•Global environmental observation and information systems

•Cultural heritage



Work Programme 2014/2015 focus areas

• Twelve focus areas identified, of which five linked to 'Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials:

• Waste: A resource to recycle, reuse and recover raw materials

• Water innovation: Boosting its value for Europe

• Energy-efficiency

• Disaster-resilience: Safeguarding society and adapting to climate change

• Blue growth: Unlocking the potential of the oceans



IMPACT

• The expected Impact is outlined/defined in the work programme for each Topic

• Description of the Activity may also indicate where important impacts are required

• Submissions should clearly specify the expected Impact of the proposed actions and clarify how that meets the expected Impact demanded in the Call.

• Draft plan for exploitation and dissemination of results required.



Critical factors

• Focus on the problem. • Explain the Technology Readiness Level for all envisaged

technologies at start. • Define clear objectives addressing the probllem.• Assess the TRL progress at milestones including technical and

economic performance.• Consistent workplan, with risk addressed• Clear identification of impact potential, clear strategy for results

take-up and implementation of technology, business plan• Consortium capacity, strong management• Efficiency of resources allocation



Potential Impact- Expected impact for the programme and the call topic vs impact of the proposal- Presentation of the industrial sector(s), activity, size, regulation, context, international links, etc.In what precisely the sector will look different after project completion?

• Impact on european industry and society• Impact on SMEs• Impact on the market (products, management, services, …)

- Impact on European policies (health and safety, environment, Lead Markets, innovation, social, economic, …)- Further impacts

• Standardisation• Networking, Project Clusters, European Technology Platforms• Training, education, infrastructure



Implementing the ImpactA business plan

• International context, European approach, previous work, on-going work• Factors that determine technology take-up, risks, actors• Disseminating the knowledge

• Results list, fixing public, protected or restricted access information• Target groups and aims• Benefits for the project• Channels and methods

• Exploitation of the results• Results list, grouping of results, • Partner to exploit, or final integrator• Timescale• Next TRLs, Demonstration, promotion activities

• Managing the knowledge• Register the background information, the associated value and access rights for

research and for commercial use if integrated to foreground• Intellectual Property Rights of Foreground (always negotiated beforehand)

• Fixing routes for exploiting results• Customers and their benefits• Exploitation interests and strategies

• Combining with structural funds? Act well in advance by contacting competent authorities!



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