RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

Main Policy Aspects and Challenges

INFRAFRONTIER stakeholder event, Athens 14-16/11/2017

Maria Christoula (PhD)

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The R&D landscape and main policy challenges

Process for a national roadmap and a funding plan for Research Infrastructures

Elements of the multiannual funding plan for Research Infrastructures

Agenda

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Aspects of the R&D landscape

R & D investment Up to 0,99% of GDP in 2016 – Increase of the research institutions budget Public investment raised ~30% in 2016 1000 new posts in universities, 100 new posts in research institutes for 2017-

2018

HFRI – Hellenic Foundation of Research & Innovation Supporting “blue sky” research, 240 m€ / 3 years (180m € - ΕΙΒ, 60m€ - National Funds), > 4000 PhD & post-doc grants Horizon 2020 competitive performance of Greek research groups (from Interim report) Structural Funds 2014-2020 Mainly for applied research and scientific innovation ~1.2b€ and 9000 job positions for young scientists

Highly competitive human research potential…

13th place

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51.212.951,63

66.458.307,29

73.125.620,68

79.550.113,11

85.509.207,52

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150.888.819,98

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171.211.092,56

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457.609.277,01

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563.084.336,33

566.410.915,43

630.440.520,76

709.964.811,53

889.906.219,82

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1.981.284.109,27

2.101.877.606,09

2.309.008.624,25

2.688.836.804,38

3.897.904.109,43

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EU Financial Contribution per Country Data: EC CORDIS, Reference date: 12/10/2017

Analysis by V. Gongolidis, General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece Only countries with EC contribution > 50 M€ shown

(based on EU financial contribution from Η2020)

Highly competitive presence - Research

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The Innovation Gap ….

Overall Greece is a moderate innovator despite the good

performance in academic scientific indicators

Role of RIs

RIs are key structural elements of the R&D ecosystem as

- enablers of innovation

- bonding elements within the knowledge triangle

Need for a coherent national plan for RIs

to support the decision making process and to optimize investments for RΙs

to support an evidence – based national strategy linked to EU priorities

Towards a national policy for RIs

Excellence

Critical Mass/ National – International Networking/

Governance – Access Policy

Impact/innovation Potential

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Limited national funds, dependence on structural funds (ESIF)

International networking of Greek teams Strong presence to H2020 – RI program and to ESFRI

Compliance with RIS3 (Ex-ante conditionality for Research Infrastructures)

Landscape and Challenges Targets

Fragmentation of effort & Infrastructures

Selection Process for funding

• Bottom up approach - open calls for expressions of interest (GSRT)

• Peer review by international experts & thematic panels (GSRT)

• Strategic prioritization by a High Level Committee (GSRT)

• Multi-annual funding plan

• Call for updated proposals (ERDF MA)

• Eligibility check (ERDF MA)

• Funding from Structural Funds

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Evaluation Criteria

I ON/OFF CRITERIA

A Compliance with the definition of research infrastructure

B Contribution to the RIS3 priority areas: a. Its main activities are fully aligned to product / process / organizational innovation of RIS3 priority

sectors b. The majority of the RI deliverables and services contribute to the RIS3 priority sectors

II RANKING CRITERIA

A. Scientific, technological potential and maturity of the RI (1-5)

B. Effective Networking, Synergies within the Knowledge Triangle and International Visibility (1-5)

C. Access Policy (1-5)

D. Governance and Sustainability of the RI (1-5)

E. Innovation Potential & Contribution to Private Sector Innovation (1-5)

F. Contribution to National and Regional Growth & Socioeconomic Benefits (1-5)

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Multi- Annual Funding Plan for RIs 2014-20

28 RIs

Multiannual funding Plan for National Research Infrastructures, November 2016 ex-ante-1-2_Nov 2016 V.11 (1).pdf

28 distributed infrastructures (hubs all around Greece)

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Elements of the multiannual funding plan for RIs

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ESFRI related

ESFRI relation of Research Infrastructures

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Agrofood

Culture, Tourism & Creative Industries

Energy

Environment & Sustainable Development

Health & Pharmaceuticals

ICT

Materials & Construction

Transport & Logistics

Elements of the multiannual funding plan for RIs

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Distribution of RIs per thematic priority

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Elements of the multiannual funding plan for RIs

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9,69

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Culture, Tourism & Creative Industries

Energy

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ICT

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EnergyEnvironment &Sustainable

Development

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Materials &Construction

Transport &Logistics

2017 7,03 1 4,1 9,78 9,69 2,57 7,51 0,91

2018 4,61 1,6 1,95 8,36 9,64 2,69 3,07 1,01

2019 2,54 1,4 1,95 5,38 5,66 0,31 1,42 1,08

Distribution of RIs funding per thematic priority and year

Biosciences & Health RIs

No Acronym Title ESFRI relation funding plan

1 INFRAFRONTIER-GR /

Phenotypos

The Greek Research Infrastructure for Molecular and Behavioral

Phenotyping of biological model organisms for chronic degenerative

diseases

INFRAFRONTIER 1st batch

2 pMED-GR The Greek Research Infrastructure for Personalised Medicine

Towards more accurate and cost-effective health management for the

Greek citizen

- 1st batch

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BioImaging-GR

A Greek Research Infrastructure for visualizing and monitoring

fundamental biological processes

EURO-BioImaging 1st batch

4 Openscreen-GR An Open-Access Research Infrastructure of Chemical Biology and

Target-Based

Screening Technologies for Human and Animal Health, Agriculture

and the Environment

OpenSCREEN 1st batch

5 ELIXIR-GR Managing and analyzing biological data ELIXIR 1st batch

6 INSPIRED The National Research Infrastructures on Integrated Structural

Biology, Drug Screening Efforts and Drug‐target functional

characterization

INSTRUCT 1st batch

7 EATRIS-GR Infrastructure for preclinical and early-phase clinical

development of drugs, therapeutics and biomedical devices

EATRIS 2nd batch

8 BBMRI -GR Strategic expansion of the Greek Biobanking Infrastructure BBMRI 2nd batch

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Contents of the presentation More Info…

Detailed info on the multiannual funding plan

http://www.gsrt.gr/central.aspx?sId=128I510I1381I646I528387

m.christoula [at] gsrt.gr

Backup Slides 18

High Level Advisory Committee meeting on 21& 22 /3/2016

main findings 19

The Roadmap process followed by the GSRT, with a bottom up approach, peer review by experts of international standing and advisory input from prominent representatives of the Greek RD&I ecosystem was of exceptionally high standard, fully aligned with international good practices

R&D intensity is increasing as % of GDP, as well as in absolute numbers - especially BERD

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (p)

BES 485,86 458,60 488,69 504,37 561,59 722,88

GOV 331,73 331,90 410,13 412,69 479,35 428,86

HES 559,53 534,30 548,60 553,20 643,77 566,55

PNP 14,04 12,80 18,25 18,48 19,11 14,80

TOTAL 1.391,16 1.337,60 1.465,67 1.488,74 1.703,82 1.733,09

Total R&D

intensity for

2016 (p)

reached

0,99% of GDP

0,23 0,24 0,27 0,28 0,32

BES; 0,41

0,16 0,17 0,23 0,23

0,27 GOV; 0,24

0,27 0,28 0,30 0,31 0,37

HES; 0,32

0,01 0,01 0,01 0,01 0,01 PNP; 0,01

0,67 0,70

0,81

0,84

0,97 Total Intensity; 0,99

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0,20

0,40

0,60

0,80

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1,20

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 (p)

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R&D Expenditure by sector of performance (% of GDP), 2011-2016