Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Rapp President Euresearch

National Conference on Horizon 2020

Welcome

Horizon 2020: We Can Do It!

Bern, 16 June 2015

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Switzerland’s economical performance is

remarkable. With a GDP of about 650 billion CHF

Switzerland is among the 20 most important

economies in the world.

Research, development and innovation (RDI) is an

important factor for preserving Switzerland’s

economical strengths, its human well-being and

enable the achievement of a sustainable future.

In 2013, Switzerland invested 3% of its GDP or

almost 20 billion CHF in RDI – more than ever

before. 13.5 billion CHF were private investments

from small and medium-sized enterprises and

larger (multinational) firms.

The public spending of 6.5 billion CHF for RDI

comprises mostly the contribution to universities

and the FIT domain but also Third Party Funding

(e.g. SNSF, CTI, Space, H2020; see next slide).

Why we need

Research, Development & Innovation

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Third Party Funding

The second biggest public funding pot accessible

for public and private researchers from Switzerland

is not in Bern but in Brussels:

It is the 8th

EU-Frameworkprogramme called

Horizon 2020 with an overall budget of 70 billion

EUR from 2014 to 2020.

The amount represented by the research contracts

placed by the European Commission in the past

with Swiss entities varies, representing in average a

value of about 400-500 million CHF per year. *

* SNSF: about 900 million CHF per year

CTI: about 150 million CHF per year

Space: about 150 million CHF per year

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Horizon 2020 is about world-class science and global

RDI competition.

How can you excel international players/competitors

if you are limited to your country’s boarders?

National RDI projects and national cooperation are

important but cannot replace international RDI.

Would Roger Federer be the world-class tennis

player he is today if he were allowed to compete in

national tournaments only?

Achieving/maintaining a world class level

but without crossing the national borders?

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2014 was not a good year for international RDI. But

with the partial association to Horizon 2020 (from

15.9.2014 to 31.12.2016) in combination with the

national funding Switzerland has found a very

good arrangement for the time being.

2015 and 2016 represent a clear opportunity to

make best use of the current arrangement

between the EU and Switzerland. This is the very

reason for this conference today.

Projects and participations (“grants”) acquired in

2015 and 2016 will not be affected by the political

decisions to be taken for 2017 and beyond.

2015 and 2016

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The adoption of the public initiative against mass

immigration has caused bigger problems in 2014

for the Swiss participation to Horizon 2020. The

source for those problems are not at all related

to research but the result of a political link with

another dossier. There are still many open

question regarding the implementation of this

initiative to be settled by 2017. Today, we will leave

this problem to the politicians where it belongs.

Public initiative against mass immigration

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Conclusion

A strong economy needs RDI for sustainable growth

and only a strong economy does substantially invest

in RDI.

Knowledge and know-how stemming from RDI

guarantees a competitive economy that is for the

benefit of all citizens. But RDI cannot be limited by

the country’s boarders.

Horizon2020 is the main international platform for

Switzerland to participate in international world-

class RDI projects.

The current partial association to Horizon 2020

allows entities from Switzerland to participate in

almost all programs and calls.

EU-funding is provided in some programmes (Pillar I)

and SERI-funding for others (Pillars II&III).

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Thank you for your attention.

Euresearch is mandated by the Swiss government to increase and

optimize the success of Swiss participation in European RDI projects,

within the given political guidelines, and to promote and facilitate

international cooperation for the benefit of the Swiss RDI community.

www.euresearch.ch

Head Office: Bern

Regional Offices: Basel, Bern,

Fribourg, Genève, Lausanne,

Lugano, Luzern, Neuchâtel,

St. Gallen, Zürich

Contact Points at BFH, HES-SO,

FHNW, ZHAW

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Backup Slides

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National Funding

No re-evaluation of the content at national level.

199 funding request representing 119 million CHF

were received by end of May 2015: all were fully

funded by SERI

Domains: Entities:

How to: www.h2020.ch

National Funding

EUR

AC: Upfront payment

National

Funding

TC: National Funding (Direktzahlung)

SERI will fund Swiss participants in all call-2014 proposals that were positively evaluated and funded

by the EC.

The needed legal basis (ordinance) will enter into force on 1.10.2014 (Überarbeitete

Begleitmassnahmenverordnung).

Applications for national funding to SERI (via www.h2020.ch) from 1.11.2014 onward. Note that SERI

will not re-evaluate the content of the H2020 proposal but the request for national funding only.

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Structure of Horizon 2020

Pillar I Pillar II Pillar III

horizontal

programmes

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2013 2014 2015 2016

15.9

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4

9.2

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7

pAC = AC in Pillar I

AC for Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation*

AC for Euratom/ITER (backdated to 1.1.2014)

TC for Pillar II and Pillar III

TC participation in Art. 185 & Art. 187, EIT and JRC

* Teaming: AC; Twinning: AC; ERA Chairs: TC

MS = EU Member State; AC = Associated Country to H2020; TC = Third Country to H2020

pAC = partially Associated Country

AC

TC AC TC pAC

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Swiss Status in FP7 & H2020

Transitional Solution

FP7 | H2020

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Schweizer Beteiligung an

EU-Forschungsprogramme

Gefördert werden die besten Projekte. Hierfür will die EU einen Gesamtbetrag

von 70 Mrd. € in den nächsten sieben Jahren vergeben.

Beteiligen können sich alle Schweizer Forschenden aus dem öffentlichen sowie

privaten Sektor.

Je mehr hervorragende Projekte die Schweiz einreicht, desto

mehr Fördergelder der EU fliessen in die Schweiz.

Beitrag

Fördergelder

Forschung

Entwicklungen

Markt

Wissens- und

Technologietransfer

Wo sind wir aktiv?

Push Knowledge &

Technology to Market

Pull from the Market

SNF

900 Mio. CHF/Jahr

Genannte Zahlen sind indikativer Natur; die gerundeten Jahresmittel sind von der BFI-Botschaft 2013/16 abgeleitet.

KTI

150 Mio. CHF/Jahr

Raumfahrt

150 Mio. CHF/Jahr

FP7, Horizon 2020 (EU-Forschungsrahmenprogramm)

500 Mio. CHF/Jahr

Enterprise Europe Network

ohne Fördergelder

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Timeline: Federal Popular

Initiative "Against Mass Immigration"

9.2 Swiss People decide to limit immigration

15.2 Federal Council unable to sign earlier

prepared agreement with the EU

regarding free circulation for Croatia

17.2 Barroso explains that the dossiers Croatia, H2020 and

Erasmus+ are a package.

The Croatia dossier is blocking H2020 and Erasmus+

Federal Council works on a solution for the Croatia dossier

Federal Council and key stakeholders work on fallback scenarios for H2020 and

Erasmus+

26.2 European Parliament discussed EU-Switzerland relations

26.2 European Commission decided that CH will

be considered as Third Country

20.6 Federal Council presents its concept for the implementation of the MEI

25.6 Federal Council states that full National Funding will be provided for all H2020

calls in 2014

12.9 SERI announces the Partial Association from 15.9.2015 to 31.12.2016

1.10 Legal Basis for national funding enters into force

1.11 Web portal for request for national funding to SERI is operational