SME in Horizon2020 –the new EU programme

for research, development and innovation

Sven SchadeDG Enterprise and Industries

European Commission

Innovation Week, Oslo 18/10/2013

2007 - 2013 2014-2020

HORIZON 2020R&DI

COSME

77FP7R&D

Innovation

CIP

54 R&D

1,1 1,4

Competitiveness3,6 2,4

Financialinstruments

A commitment to innovation, research, development – Only programmes that increase substantially in volume - All budgetary figures reflect the current state of discussion 15/10/2013

FP7 = 54bn20% =

8,6bn

15% =

4,8bn

Programme 'Cooperation'

Programme 'capacities'

Research for SME

Incl. Eurostar 1,3bn

HORIZON 2020= 77bn

Specific for SME

Base for agreed

SMEtarget

I Scientific Excellence

II Leadership in emerging and industrial technologies (LEIT)

+ III Societal challenges

+ Eurostars 0,3bn

Total6,8bn for SMEs

Total8,9bn for SME

* En processus de finalisation(mia €)

SMEs – EU's new darlings for innovation?

2007-2013 2014-2020

Including SME instrument 2,8bn

CIP 3,6SME projects (market

replication ~0.7)

What's new in Horizon2020?

1. Supports activities closer to the market –'more innovation' – 'procurement for innovation' – demonstration activities

2. Orients research, development and innovation towards 'societal challenges' and key technologies

3. Tries to integrate - and limit - support to SMEs innovation in these priorities

Take home…

- More resources for SMEs in 2014-20. 8.9bn (+30%) under

Horizon2020 compared to FP7/CIP

- Target for participation in 'big' projects 'driven by science'

from 5.8bn (+20%).

- SMEs' interest driven projects are supported by:

The SME instrument 2.8bn replacing "Research for SME"

and "Market replication" (so far ~2.0bn)

EUREKA/Eurostars volume 1.2bn (up from 0.4bn)0.3bn (Horizon2020) + 0.9bn (participating countries)

?

IDEA continued support services throughout the project MARKET

Phase 1Concept & Feasibility

Assessment

Phase 2Demonstration

Market ReplicationR&D

Commercialisation

Idea to concept, risk assessment, technological &

commercial feasibility

Demonstration, prototyping, testing , market replication,

scaling up, miniaturisation,

research

Quality label for successful

projects, access to risk finance, indirect support

SME window EU financial facilities

Pre-commercial procurement

SME instrument design

~50.000€, lump sum Up to 2.5mio €, (likely ~1mio] 70%

Which option for whom?

R&D driven

projects

Market opportunity

driven projects

SME instrumentTarget: Business

innovation motivated SMEs in the Societal

Challenges / technology areas

EurostarsTarget: R&D

intensive SME

Horizon 2020Collaborative

ResearchOrientation: R&D

topics

- SMEs that have R&D services as core business; as partner in large projects- SMEs that can provide an 'application environment' for R&D results

- Research intensive SMEs (>10%turnover) for concrete product development in transnational co-operations

- SMEs & entrepreneurs with 'scalable', new business ideas in priority areas and capability to implement ambitious business plans

Structure and big themes Horizon2020

Excellent Science [~31.7%]Various science actionsMarie Skłodowska Curie Scholarships

Industrial Leadership [~22.1%]Leadership in emerging and industrial technologies (LEIT) (~13.6bn)(ICT + Biotech + nanotech + materials + manufacturing technologies + space)Access to risk financeInnovation in SME (~0.6bn)[Eurostars, cluster, policy learning, but not SME instrument]

Structure and big themes Horizon 2020

1. Societal challenges [~38.5%]Health, demographic change and wellbeing (~7.4bn)Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime and inland water research & the Bioeconomy (~3.8bn)Secure, clean and efficient energy (~5.9bn) Smart, green and integrated transport (~6.3bn)Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials (~3.1bn)Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (~1.3bn)Secure societies-protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens (~1.7bn)Spreading excellence / EIT / JRC [~7.6%]

Take home…

- The SME instrument is linked to Societal challenges and

LEIT areas. Topics within the challenges shall be broad.

- SME instrument proposals are selected based on 'business

plans' and the expected economic impact.

- Single company support is possible by the SME

instrument – but the project has to show European added value.

- Ideas outside societal challenges / LEIT can only be

supported by EUREKA / Eurostars

Who supports if you have an idea?

• The 'National Contact Points' for the different

parts of Horizon2020

- But not specialis in SME instrument

• The 'Enterprise Europe Network' is a specialist in

SME opportunties – but lacks depth in themes

The two shall cooperate closely for your

benefit

Convincing proposals

R&D driven

projects

Market opportunity

driven projects

SME instrumentTarget: Business

innovation motivated SMEs in the Societal

Challenges / technology areas

EurostarsTarget: R&D

intensive SME

Horizon 2020Collaborative

ResearchOrientation: R&D

topics

- Call describesan issue to address

- Who participates? Large consortia

- What counts?Scientific excellence

- Evaluation is done once (deadline!)

- Call describes possibility to do transnational R&D

- Who participates? Small transnational groups

- What counts?Technical excellence – market prospect

- Evaluation is done often (no-deadline!)

- Call describesexisting gap to attract investors to radical innovation

- Who participates? Single company (partners optional)

- What counts?Realisable economic impact

- Evaluation is done often (no deadline)