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UK Support for H2020
Ian Holmes
11th November 2014
What is Innovate UK?
• The UK innovation agency - a national body set up by government to stimulate business innovation
• We work across business, universities and government
• We mostly come from business; together our 200+ people have over 2000 years’ business experience
• Investing over £350m per year in innovation
We stimulate and support business-led innovation
in order to accelerate economic growth.
How can we help UK business bring new ideas and technologies
faster to market?
European and international aims
• Focus on increasing UK business success in accessing European funding and maximising benefit
• Influencing Europe
• Bilateral activities which align with our strategic priorities and where there is benefit for UK business
• Exchange of information on innovation
• Working with Science & Innovation Network and UKTI
What is Horizon 2020?
• €70.2 billion research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020)
• A single programme bringing together three separate programmes
• A core part of Europe 2020
–Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth
–Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment
– Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology
The 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7), innovation aspects of Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EU contribution to the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Horizon 2020: What's new
• Coupling research to innovation
– from research to retail, all forms of innovation
• Focus on societal challenges facing EU society
• Simplified access, for all companies, universities, institutes inall EU countries and beyond
Cross Cutting Issues
• International cooperation: to address societal challenges, enhance the competitiveness of European industry, and comply with the EU's international commitments
• Social sciences and humanities : to contribute to the evidence base for policy-making at international, EU, national, regional and local levels, effectively tackle societal challenges and enhance the impact of actions
• Gender: to rectify imbalances between women and men and to integrate a gender dimension in research and innovation programming and content
Cross Cutting Issues
• SMEs: Stronger participation by SMEs, including via the new SME instrument
• Climate action and sustainable development objectives: Climate action and sustainable development supported across the whole of Horizon 2020.At least 60% of the overall Horizon 2020 budget should be related to sustainable development ; climate related expenditure should exceed 35%.
Societal challenges
1. Health, demographic change and wellbeing (7 472 m€)
2. Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research, and the Bioeconomy (3 851 m€)
3. Secure, clean and efficient energy (5 931 m€)
4. Smart, green and integrated transport (6 339 m€)
5. Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials (3 081 m€)
6. Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (1 309 m€)
7. Secure societies (1 695 m€)
Basic concept of Horizon 2020
• More funding and more varied funding
• Simplified list of types of action (e.g. research and innovation 100%, innovation actions 70%)
• Strong emphasis on expected impact
• Market exploitation - industry participation and market impact is vital
• Collaboration: industry-academia links, transnational links
• Cross-cutting issues mainstreamed (e.g. social sciences, gender, international…)
Business participation
• SME participation in H2020 has a budgetary target of 20%
• Focus on promoting and supporting sustainable growth and overcoming the economic crisis
• Support to and involvement of industry, in particular high potential SMEs
• Importance of market relevance and market impact of research and projects
Business participation (2)
• Drivers for industry engagement
– access to cutting edge research and to new ideas when collaborating with academics
– the reputation and credibility that comes from working with a university,
– access to grant funding
– access to international partners and markets
– spread of risk and risk sharing
H2020 participation
Large companies:
With existing R&D activity or that which could be stimulated and leveraged through Horizon 2020
Hi-tech SMEs:
Spin outs from universities or firms with hi-tech and knowledge based products and in-house R&D capability
Mid-tech SMEs:
With some R&D activity or that which could be stimulated and leveraged through Horizon 2020
Academic & Research Organisations:
Experienced organisations in partnering and coordinating proposals within balanced consortia
INDIVIDUAL evaluation
CONSENSUS
DEADLINE
03/2/2014
Finalisation
FEBRUARY MARCH
Info to
applicantsREMOTE
experts
1st STAGE
INDIVIDUAL evaluation CONSENSUS
DEADLINE
11/6/2014
Finalisation
JUNE JULY
Info to
applicantsREMOTE
experts
AUG SEP
CENTRAL
OCT
2nd STAGEFULL
Proposal
April
NOV
SHORTOUTLINEProposal
H2020 SC2 – 2015 calls: 2-stage Evaluation (indicative)
UK National Contact Points for Horizon 2020
• Provided by Innovate UK and other Agencies
• Dedicated National Contact Point across the H2020 Pillars
• Support to all UK organisations, with a particular focus on industry
• No wrong door policy working with;
https://connect.innovateuk.org/ http://een.ec.europa.eu/
For more information:
Ana Carina Araujo
t: 0113 394 4315
Enterprise Europe Network in Yorkshire
www.ee-yorkshire.com
• Assess project/technology to identify your needs and maximise your projects potential
• Help you to formulate new project ideas
• Provide on-going support throughout the feasibility, development and commercialisation process
• Find European partners to build consortia
• Increase your proposal-writing and project management skills
Enterprise Europe Network helps small business with:
4500 LOCAL EXPERTS IN:
European legislationEU standards
Technology transferAccess to financeCE marking & VAT
Access toFINANCE
Access toCONTACTS
Access toINFORMATION
Bringing together:
Business support organizations
From more than
countries
600
50
National Contact Points
https://www.h2020uk.org/national-contact-points
NCP support
• Feedback to/from EC on work programmes
• Clarification of documentation and rules
• Guidance on choosing thematic priorities and instruments
• Scope queries with Project Officers
• Advice on administrative procedures and contractual issues
NCP support
• Support with the application process (workshops and 1-2-1)
• Feedback on draft proposals
• Assistance in partner search
– through theme specific databases or across the network of other Member State NCPs
– through network support (EEN, KTN, etc)
• Some feedback on results…
The Small Print
• This is not easy money or a “life line” for companies
• Make sure that your proposal is eligible!
• Make sure that your idea aligns with what is being asked for. Don’t waste your time and the evaluators time trying to “shoe horn” it in where is doesn’t belong.
• Follow the guidance provided.
• Be concise and precise:
• respect the page limits. (extra pages will be ignored)
• Know your market
• Get support!
The Good News
• Funding to support “risk taking”
• Over coming stumbling blocks
• Expand your networks
• Access to new knowledge
• Access to new “markets
• Free Support is available to help you
www.innovateuk.org
Horizon 2020 UKwww.h2020uk.org
@UKH2020_Sustain
