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Horizon 2020CambPlants Hub - Translational Funders Day
Cambridge, 30th July 2015
Research Operations
Presenter: Renata SchaefferExt: 61648Email: [email protected]
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Investment in Research and Innovation sits at the heart of EU policy objectives
Horizon 2020 is the European Framework Programme for research and innovation. Acting as the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe’s global competitiveness.
KEY TO FUTURE PROSPERITY AND
GROWTH OF EUROPE
EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA – a ‘single market’ for
research
Smart, sustainable and Inclusive Growth
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A single programme: bringing together three separate programmes (FP7, CIP and EIT) – ‘Research to Retail’:
Framework Programmes for Research and Technical Development
Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) –‘innovation related’
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Basic Research Technology
R&D
Large Scale Validation
Demonstration
Prototyping Pilots
Close-to-market outputs
Challenge based
A simpler programme
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Excellent Science (1)
ERC
FET (Future and Emerging Technologies)
Marie Curie Actions
European Research Infrastructures
Industrial Leadership (2)
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – ICT, KETs, Space
Innovation in SMEs
Access to risk finance
Societal Challenges (3)
1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing
2. European Bioeconomy Challenges –
3. Secure, clean and efficient energy
4. Smart, green and integrated transport
5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials
6. Europe in a changing world
7. Secure societies
(European Institute of Technology) EIT
Spreading Excellence and Widening participation
Science with and for Society
Joint research Centre (JRC)
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Health, demographic change and wellbeing (9.7%)
helping EU citizens to lead longer and healthier lives
European Bioeconomy Challenges (5.0%)
investment for a safe, secure food supply, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland waterway research
Secure, clean and efficient energy (7.70%)
e.g., efficient use of resources to create affordable green electricity
Smart, green and integrated transport (8.23%)
development of more intelligent and safer transport systems
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials (4.0%)
efficient use of resources for protection of our planet
Europe in a changing world (1.7%)
inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
Secure societies (2.2%)
protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens
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Strategic Programme: focus areas form the backbone for calls for proposals in Pillars 2 and 3!
2014-15 WP
• Personalising health and care for quality of life
• Sustainable food security
• Blue growth: unlocking the potential of oceans
• Smart cities technologies
• Competitive low-carbon energy
• Resource efficient transports
• Waste: a resource to recycle and reuse
• Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe
• Overcoming the economic, financial, political & social crisis:
• New strategies and governance structures
• Disaster-resilience: safeguarding society
• Digital security
2016-17 WP
• Personalising health and care for quality of life
• Sustainable food security
• Blue growth: unlocking the potential of oceans
• Smart cities technologies
• Competitive low-carbon energy
• Resource efficient transports
• Waste: a resource to recycle and reuse
• Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe
• Overcoming the economic, financial, political & social crisis:
• New strategies and governance structures
• Disaster-resilience: safeguarding society
• Digital security
• Internet of things
• Automated road transport
• ‘Circular economy’ – sustainable industrial production
*Promise of a stronger role for social sciences
*Encouragement international participation
Basis of Work
Programmes
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Pillar 1 – Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA)
FP7 Horizon 2020
ITN ITN:European Training Networks
European Joint/Industrial Doctorates (?)
Innovative Training Networks (early Stage Researchers only)
IEFIOFIIFCIG
IF:European Fellowships
Global Fellowships
Individual Fellowships (Support for experienced researchers undertaking
international and inter-sector mobility)
IAAPIRSES RISE
Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (Exchange of Staff)
COFUND
COFUNDCofunding or regional,
national and International programmes
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MSCA – Key features
Open to all domains of research and innovation. Entirely bottom-up
Participation of non-academic sector strongly encouraged (industry and SMEs)
Mobility is a key requirement
At the time of relevant deadline researcher shall not have resided or carried out the main activity (work, studies etc…) in the country of their host organization for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the call deadline.
Support to experienced researchers of any nationality
Experienced researcher (ER): at the time of relevant deadline be in possession of a PhD or have at least 4 years of full-time equivalent research experience
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European Research Council (ERC)
Funding is designed to support talented individuals to form research ‘teams’ to undertake ground-breaking research
Collaborative research is possible, but the ERC award typically what they class as mono-partner projects, based in a single institution
There are four main awards offered by the ERC:
Starting, Advanced and Consolidator Investigator Grant, Synergy Grant and Proof of Concept
Funding is very generous – ranging from €1.5 million to €15 million (Synergy grants)
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European Research Council (ERC)
Eligibility depends on level of postdoctoral experience prior to publication date of the call
Starting Grants – PhD awarded between 2 up to 7 years
Consolidator Grants – PhD awarded between 7 and 12 years
Advanced Grants - to have a track record of significant research achievements in the last 10 years
Synergy Grants - will fund projects for groups of between two and four PIs who are excellent researchers, to undertake frontier research of their choice. No specific eligibility criteria with respect to their academic requirement are foreseen
Proof of Concept – Provides additional funding to ERC grant holders to establish proof of concept, identify a development path and an IPR strategy for ideas arising from ERC grant
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Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
Expanded from ICT and Energy to be used as cross-cutting funding scheme
Supports frontier research: alternative ideas, concepts or paradigms of risky or non-conventional nature (similar to ERC)
Open, light and agile Roadmap based research
FET Open
•Exploring novel ideas
• Individual research
•Early ideas
•Coordination and support action
•Deadline: 31/03/2015 and 29/09/2015
•FETOPEN4 – Innovation Launchpad (focus on early innovation stages from FET funded projects)
FET Proactive
•Emerging themes and communities:
•Future technologies for societal change
•Biotech for better life
•Disruptive information technologies
•New technologies for energy and functional materials
•HPC
FET Flagship
•Tackling grand interdisciplinary science and technology challenges
•Graphene
•Human Brain (HBP)
•Support for Flagships
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Leadership in Industrial and Enabling Technologies
(LEIT)
ICT, Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and Space
Micro- and nano-electronics,
Photonics
Nanotechnologies
Advanced Materials
Biotechnology
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing
Also funding through collaborative projects and Public Private
Partnerships, e.g. Joint Technology Initiatives
KETs – strong focus on industrial involvement and applied research
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Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI JU)
BBI VC3.R8 - Increasing productivity of industrial multi-purpose agricultural
crops
Expected impact:
• Contribute to giving more value to agricultural production and introducing
additional sources of income for the farmers.
• Increase of the economic output of the production chain for biorefinery
operators, by focusing on industrial crops with multiple applications.
• Achieve a 10% increase in crop productivity (within 4 years) on the selected
value chain with respect to state of the art.
• Achieve an increase of the efficiency of nutrient uptake, water use and land
regeneration, thus contributing to environmental benefits while having a
positive impact on the creation of green jobs and revitalisation of rural areas.
http://www.bbi-europe.eu/
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SME Instrument
Attract more SMEs to Horizon 2020 to support innovation
Three phases (including coaching and mentoring service).
1. Concept and feasibility assessment
2. R&D, demonstration and market replication
3. Commercialisation (no direct funding)
Participants can apply to phase 1 with a view to applying to phase 2 at a later date, or directly to phase 2.
Only SMEs can apply for funding, but R&D can be subcontracted!
Directed calls embedded within different areas of Horizon 2020
Working with Enterprise Europe Network
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2016-17 WP Societal Challenge 2:
Food Security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy
• SFS – 21. Support to the implementation of the EU-Africa partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (TBC)
• SFS – 15. Support for international research on animal health (CSA)
• SFS – 16. Validation of diagnostic tools for Animal Health (IA) (potentially to be extended to plant health)
• SFS – 18. Breeding multipurpose livestock for resilience and efficiency (RIA)
• SFS – 7. New partnerships and tools to enhance European capacities for in-situ conservation (CSA)
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SFS – 18. Breeding multipurpose livestock for resilience and efficiency (RIA)
• Specific Challenge: While increasing focus is placed on the efficiency of animal production, animal production systems also need to be resilient, at animal or system level. These systems may make use of local, multipurpose breeds as well as, or in place of more intensively and highly productive breeds.
• Scope: The research will target efficiency related traits (e.g. in particular GHG emissions/Feed Conversion Ratio) as well as resilience related traits (e.g. feed diversity; thermoregulation; gut health; fertility), the possible relations between them (synergies; trade-offs) to address balanced breeding goals. Research activities should at least assess and exploit the potential of none main stream genetic resources (local/mixed breeds). Research should include tools/systems for measuring phenotypes and assess feasibilty of schemes for improving targeted livestock.
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Horizon 2020 – How to participate?
Any institution may participate either as a Partner or as a Coordinator!
Responsibilities of the Coordinator:• Submits the proposal and (generally) leads the project.• Reporting responsibilities• Receives payment from the Commission and distributes to partners• Acts as a ‘hub’ for queries between Partners and Commission
Resources and Benefits? Coordinator receives adequate funding for resources to manage the
consortium. Costs are claimed as incurred and cannot lead to a profit. Closer links to Brussels Prestige (?)
Financial support of up to £10k for preparation of large research funding bids may be available from the University: https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/rso/bidsupport/
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Most of today’s European societal challenges are universal and require wide international cooperation
Openness: Horizon 2020 remains the most open research funding programme in the world
Open to almost any entity….
EU Member States (28) Candidate Countries
• e.g. Turkey, Serbia Associated Countries
• e.g. Switzerland, Norway, Israel
International Co-operation Partner Countries (ICPC)• e.g.: third countries
Industry• Multinationals to
SMEs Research organisations Universities & other HEIs Public bodies
• e.g.NHSTrusts Trade Associations International Bodies
• e.g. Red Cross, etc
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The Main EU Drivers!
From Research to Innovation – from basic research to bringing ideas to the market! Strong emphasis on industry participation across the Programme
Multi- disciplinary approach to research. Integration of SSH disciplines in calls
Industry participation is highly advisable even if not a requirement!
Industry participation is highly advisable even if not a requirement!
Text describing the call is used in the assessment process: so quote it back in your proposal. Show clear consistency with call text and aims! (more flexibility will be tolerated
during project implementation…)
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‘As is’ approach to evaluation process – no opportunity to tidy-up proposal at negotiation stage (consider: IPR, access rights, management structure)
Less descriptive calls focusing on Challenge and Scope
‘One set of rules for all - Simplified funding: 100% of direct costs + 25% overheads. Except for non-public organizations on Innovation Actions (IA): EU contribution is 70% only (incl. 25% overhead) (ERC, FET, IMI, Industrial Leadership and Societal Challenges calls)
Promise of Quicker time-to-grant (5+3 months)
Paperless EC
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Prime criteria is Excellence in research! This is your starting point!
Prior experience counts lots
Long term working relationship with Brussels is crucial
Keep in touch with Brussels.
Wide range of partners with good relationships throughout the EU
A wide spectrum of industry collaborators is ideal but not always possible
Consolidating industry may be an issue in certain areas (i.e: gas
turbine area – GE buys ALSTON, one less partner). Solution: Diversify!
Weaving the science with EU goals and policies
But also learn how to say ‘No’ to partners. A partner must add real value!
Industry participation needs to add value and it is not about quantity; it
requires complete integration.
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Prime criteria is Excellence in research! This is your starting point!
Prior experience counts lots
Long term working relationship with Brussels is crucial
Keep in touch with Brussels.
Wide range of partners with good relationships throughout the EU
A wide spectrum of industry collaborators is ideal but not always possible
Consolidating industry may be an issue in certain areas (i.e: gas
turbine area – GE buys ALSTON, one less partner). Solution: Diversify!
Weaving the science with EU goals and policies
But also learn how to say ‘No’ to partners. A partner must add real value!
Industry participation needs to add value and it is not about quantity; it
requires complete integration.
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Successful partnerships work best when everyone involved is doing their
own top priority! Building an effective synergy from that is the
management challenge for the coordinator
Minimum requirement for consortium: 3 institutions from 3 Member States
Inherently an international, collaborative environment?
Best international partnerships are long term and acquired during prior
projects and other lateral collaborations
Benefit from higher impact and allow for useful exchange of technologies
and ideas. Especially in fields with expensive technology
International Partnerships is a key element for Horizon 2020
participation
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A starting point?
Start with Excellence and build on your institutional strengths (again)
Start building networks with broad aims in existing collaborations
Marie Sklodowska-Curie networks are excellent for attracting the best
researchers and helping the inter-twinning between industry-
academia.
‘Twinning’ can be used to support partnerships with institutions of the
low performing member states and regions
Look beyond Europe whenever possible. Joining forces globally to tackle
global challenges (international collaboration will be further encouraged in
2015-16 calls)
Looking for partners in new areas: find ‘talent’ in early stage researcher
grants like ERC Starting/Consolidator Grants or MSC fellowships
EU funding is about International Partnerships!
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Participant Portal
Cambridge’s PIC: 999977172
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Participant Portal
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Useful Links
Participant Portal:http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
Experts for Horizon 2020 Advisory Groupshttp://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020-experts
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Research Office EU Team
Renata Schaeffer
Questions on: General queries, funding opportunities and EU policy
Catherine Hill
Questions on: Coordinator grants
Bethan Jones
ERC Officer