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How to write a successful Eurostars grant
ttopstart academy
Andree Schram , PhD – consultant @ ttopstart
January 2016
Are you developing a highlyinnovative biomedical
product or service?
Then the Eurostars programme can fund your R&D
Empowering biomedical researchers andentrepreneurs to establish breakthroughs
Our success: > 70% success rate in Eurostars
> €26M funding secured
> 50% overall success rate in Horizon 2020
This presentation covers some key best practicesacquired over the years.
Presented following our FFWD methodology
Eurostars
ERC PoC
Eurostars supports SMEs in the development of rapidly marketable innovative products, processes and services that help improve the daily lives of people around the world.
Profile: R&D performing SMEs that collaborate with partners across borders
Funding: ~ € 500.000 per country (differs per country)
Funding rate: 35-50% (differs per country)
Project duration: Max. 3 years
Numbers: 3548 Eurostars proposals submitted (until Oct 2015) 783 granted (23%)
Next deadline: 18 February 2016
About Eurostars
Eurostars
Eligibility criteria (more details)
• The project leader is an R&D-performing SME from a Eurostarscountry
• The project contains at least two independent legal entities located in at least two different Eurostars countries
• The budget of R&D performing SMEs > 50% of the total budget
• No single entity or the combined partners from a single country is responsible for > 75% of the total budget
• Market introduction (or clinical trial) within 2 years after project
About Eurostars
Eurostars
BEST PRACTICES
Presented following our FFWD methodology
FIT – FRAMEWORK – WRITE – DEVELOP
FIT
It is important to make sure your project fits the Eurostars programme, i.e.:
• Are you an R&D performing SME? (>10% spent on R&D)
• Does every partner profit from the project?
• Is the proposition as developed in the project groundbreaking or disruptive?
• Do you have a sound and detailed business strategy?
Example projects include:
Cancer vaccines, image analysis software, in-vitro diagnostics
Eurostars best practices - FFWD
Eurostars
FIT
Successful partnerships:
SME University
Eurostars best practices - FFWD
Eurostars
SME Large company
SME
SME
*Only if university exploits technology
SME
SME and another SME abroad
SME and large company abroad SME and university abroad*
Combination of SMEs and universities
SME
UniversityUniversity
FRAMEWORK
The structure of your proposal will help to guide the reviewers, who are typically not familiar with the technology.
• Start from the problem you are addressing
• Present your proposition
i.e. “Our platform will be the first to allow stratification of patients at risk of …” instead of “Our platform is super sensitive”.
• Quantify the possible impact of your problem on the partners and society
• Clearly describe why your project will succeed
• Underline the necessity of your collaboration
Eurostars best practices - FFWD
Eurostars
WRITE
The eurostars proposal consists of the following sections:
1. The Pitch: What will you deliver, but more importantly how will you make
money from it?
2. The business case: Quantify how many people get ill/die/are in pain?
How many can you help and thus how much will you yield? What model
will you use to monetise your innovation? What are market risks?
3. The Project: Scientific, but concise. What are the technological risks? how
will you mitigate?
4. The work packages: Start with your tasks, deduct deliverables and
milestones and build a planning.
5. The consortium: Show how 1 + 1 = 3.
6. The participants: Demonstrate through your unique experiences that you
are the most suitable to the proposed work
Eurostars best practices - FFWD
Eurostars
DEVELOP
The Eurostars programme is all about commercialisation of innovation.
• Illustrate both the short and the long term impact of the project on e.g. patients, society, industry and/or science
• Make sure you show you understand the market and its challenges
• Include all relevant aspects of commercialisation: IP, possible business / earnings models, route to market, team, market size, regulatory aspects, etc
• Get support letters from industry
• Make sure to include a risk and mitigation plan
• Keep the end-goal in mind: the successful market introduction of a breakthrough technology
Eurostars best practices - FFWD
Eurostars
EUREKA as well as the national contact points are also there to help you be successful
Always start with contacting the Eurostars office in your country; they will:
Guide you through the application process;
Indicate the amount of budget allocated for the next round; and
Provide guidelines on the national funding rules and procedures.
For other tips and tricks check the EUREKA website
How can the EUREKA office help you?
Prof. Ada KruisbeekCEO at DCPrime B.V.
2015 Eurostars
“ttopstart has helped ustremendously to fit the ideas of myself and our partner together
into a sound and coherent proposal”
Meet one of our clients
Dr. Hans ReiberCEO of Medis Medical Imaging
“ttopstart has supported us in acquiring two Eurostars grants.
These have helped us toexpedite the development of
our next generation of products.”
Meet one of our clients
EuroTransBio
EuroTransBio is a programme very similar to Eurostars, although:
• It specifically focuses on biotech (health, industrial, agro-food, marine biotech, etc)
• The number of countries participating is limited to(certain parts of) Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy and Russia
Next deadline: 29 January 2016
Eurostars
The ttopstart team
Eurostars
ttopstart is a science and business consulting company that serves leading researchers and innovative companies in the fields of life sciences and medical technology.
Our excellent track-record (>50% success rate in Horizon 2020; 13 out of 180 Eurostars grants) is attributable to:
• Our broad technological and scientific knowledge
• Our business development background
• Our in-depth knowledge of subsidy programmes
• Our structured approach
• Our writing skills
About ttopstart
Eurostars
ttopstart offers a balanced set of funding and business development services, all dedicated to biomedicalresearchers and entrepreneurs.
ttopstart services
Eurostars
Prepare
Funding strategy
Develop
Proposal writing
PRO-ACTIV• Analysis• Customised strategy• Training & Implementation• Valuation
FFWD• Fit• Framework • Write • Develop
Empower your team to excel Reach a 50% success rate
Execute
Project management
• Management• Dissemination• Exploitation
Focus on the science
Exploit
Business development
Within Eurostars, we can:
• Support in the development of the consortium
• Write a winning grant proposal
• Manage the project
ttopstart services
Eurostars
Check our funding database:
www.ttopstart.com/subsidies/database
ttopstart BV
P.C. Staalweg 303721 TJ BilthovenThe Netherlands+31 (0)30 73 70 779
Our services• Subsidies• Business development• Project managementFor life sciences and medical technology
The ttopstart team:Patrick de Boer, MScJochem Bossenbroek, MScir. Jasper LevinkSanne Kuijper, PhDMarije aan den Toorn, PhDFerdinand Los, PhDJean-Pierre Sommeijer, PhDMichelle van Wijk, MScAndrée Schram, PhDGeorgia Xouri, PhDAntoin de Weijer, PhDKarlijn Bastiaansen, PhDKarin Bosch-Elberse, PhDJelle Zijlstra, MScAnouk IJlst, MA
