EUREKA CLUSTERS Brussels, 10 September 2015
EUREKA TOURISM PLUS EUROAGRI CATRENE ACQUEAU METALLURGY PRO- FACTORY+ UMBRELLAS E! SURF CELTIC PLUS EURIPIDES ITEA 3 CLUSTERS 784 projects EUROGIA 2020 EUREKA PROJECTS 4193 projects EUROSTARS 943 projects EUREKA instruments Over 40 countries
METALLURGY CATRENE ACQUEAU EURIPIDES 2 ITEA 3 EUROGIA 2020 CELTIC PLUS CLUSTERS
EUREKA Clusters Innovation in water technologies Micro and Nano electronics ICT and Telecommunications Smart electronic Systems Low carbon energy technologies Software intensive systems and services New Cluster on Metallurgy 4
Clusters history JESSI MEDEA MEDEA+ CATRENE EURIMUS EURIMUS II EURIPIDES EURIPIDES 2 PIDEA PIDEA+ ITEA ITEA 2 ITEA 3 EUROGIA EUROGIA+ EUROGIA2020 CELTIC CELTIC PLUS ACQUEAU MF.IND M.E. 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 5
EUREKA Clusters Industry led initiatives Medium term Strategically significant International ecosystem of R&D&I actors Large number of participants Major European industries Large SME participation (30 50% of partners) Research organisations and Fostering European competitiveness Develop generic technologies and standards Address economic and societal challenges academia Clusters represent 70% of the budget of EUREKA project portfolio 6
EUREKA Clusters Clusters are industry-driven, market-oriented strategic initiatives: They result from industry decision to achieve an industry roadmap following full bottom-up approach They have an industry vision They have a mission to help creating European added-value, jobs and to gain market shares worldwide Clusters generate projects Clusters have delegation to attribute their label, which is equivalent to EUREKA label Clusters represent 70% of the budget of EUREKA project portfolio 7
A typical Cluster project is 2 14 participants 3 4 countries average duration 30 months average project cost 1.5-15 million 8
How to get involved in a cluster project? For all Clusters, you must submit a project proposal: These proposals will be evaluated by industry experts. There is a close involvement of Public Authorities in the selection process. The selected projects will receive a Label from the Cluster Call and evaluation processes are different: Celtic- Plus: 2 Calls per year; one-step process Catrene, ITEA: 1 Call per year; two-step process including a PO Euripides 2 : 2 Calls per year; twp-step process including a PO Eurogia2020: 2 Calls per year; two -step process including a PO Acqueau: Open Call; two-step process including a PO Metallurgy Europe: 1 Call per year; two-step process 9
EUREKA Clusters procedures 1 2 3 4 5 Thematic annual calls Centralised Cluster evaluation Cluster labelling National funding decision Cluster monitoring and impact assessment 10
How to get involved in a cluster project? Common characteristics of all the clusters: Proposals should be in line with the scope defined by each cluster (strategic roadmap, white book). Proposers can submit any items within the scopes. One or two calls per year: Spring and Autumn Proposals are reviewed by Experts & Public authorities: constructive evaluation Label is granted by the cluster organisation (Board, core group ) Objective: 6 months from the submission to the start Possibility to resubmit a proposal if accepted by reviewers and PA/ core group The cluster Office acts as a facilitator for proposers 11
A process designed by industry for industry: Light, Fast,Interactive Common characteristics of all the clusters: Continuous submission with cut-off dates/year. No need to wait for a suitable call A good project can be funded in 6 months No competition between projects; quality of your own project is what counts Funding success about 80% for good projects Project enrichment/improvement through extensive/continuous feedback from TC and PAs Synchronisation of funding from participating countries can be achieved if participants contact the national funding authorities very early in the submission process. 12
Clusters in numbers Total number of projects 197 98 81 43 Total project costs 3269 M 728 M 489 M 1544M 13
Clusters in numbers Total number of projects 16 24 n/a Total project costs 39 M 98 M n/a 14
Structure of EUREKA Clusters Board / Core group Industry Technical evaluation Experts from industry and academia Public authorities committee Funding agencies and Ministries 15
EUREKA TOURISM PLUS EUROAGRI CATRENE ACQUEAU METALLURGY PRO- FACTORY+ UMBRELLAS E! SURF CELTIC PLUS EURIPIDES ITEA 3 CLUSTERS EUROGIA 2020 EUREKA PROJECTS EUROSTARS