peter.lalvani@eurekanetwork.org EUREKA Peter Lalvani Data & Impact Analyst NCP Academy CSIC Brussels 18/09/17
EUREKA is Leading platform for international cooperation Intergovernmental network Supporting market-oriented R&D projects Facilitating access to finance 2
46 EUREKA countries Full members Associated countries National information points International cooperation 3
Since 1985 6.700+ Projects 26.000+ Organisations Involved 38+ BILLION public-private funding 6
EUREKA TOURISM PLUS CELTIC PLUS PENTA METALLURGY ITEA 3 EURIPIDES EUROGIA 2020 EUROAGRI UMBRELLAS CLUSTERS 829 projects EUROSTARS 1482 projects NETWORK PROJECTS 4434 projects E!nnoVest EUREKA instruments Over 40 countries
EUREKA characteristics Market-oriented nature Innovative product, process or service Bottom-up approach International cooperation 6
Public-private partnership At least 2 EUREKA countries involved SME University SME Large company SME University Example of EUREKA project 7
EUREKA Network projects Innovative product, process or service with a civilian purpose Participants from at least two EUREKA countries No thematic restrictions but projects need to reflect market demand National evaluation procedures & funding 8
A typical Network project is 3 participants Data for 2014-2016 2-3 countries average duration 28 months average project cost 1.3 million 9
Globalstars 2016-7 2018-9? GlobalStars is a flexible, reliable, lean and fast instrument allowing global cooperation for EUREKA countries in a variable geometry. Singapore China Chile EUREKA as a platform for global industrial R&D&I cooperation India Brazil Argentina 10
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 academia Fostering European competitiveness Develop generic technologies and standards Address economic and societal challenges 11
A typical Cluster project is 2 14 participants 3 4 countries average duration 30 months average project cost 1.5-15 million 12
EUREKA Clusters Telecommunications Smart electronic systems Low carbon energy technologies Software intensive systems and services New Cluster on Metallurgy Micro and Nano electronic technologies and applications 13
Eurostars is Joint programme between EUREKA and EU Dedicated to R&Dperforming SMEs Marketoriented Bottom-up International cooperation 14
Eurostars under Horizon 2020 25% EU contribution + Eurostars countries contribution 75% = 1.15 billion Eurostars total public budget 2014 2020 15
Eurostars countries 36 countries Austria Bulgaria Belgium Canada Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom 16
SMEs in the driving seat Research institute SME is always the project leader 70% 6 % 6% 10% 14% R&D-performing SMEs and SMEs University Large company 17
A typical Eurostars-2 project 3 4 participants Data for Cut-off 1 7 2 3 countries average duration 30 months average project cost 1.3 million 18
Eurostars-2 in numbers Data for Cut-off 1 7 41 countries involved 30% success rate 438M estimated public funding Projects submitted Projects funded number of applications 2,330 number of applicants 7,425 total costs of applications 3.07 billion number of approved projects 699 number of participants 2,240 total costs of applications funded 1.02 billion 19
Eurostars Leverage Leveraged foreign project costs (in multiples of national funding) Latvia Slovakia Romania Cyprus Bulgaria Greece Ireland Poland Portugal United Kingdom Hungary Lithuania Slovenia Italy Austria Belgium France Spain Malta Switzerland Czech Republic Sweden Germany Netherlands Denmark Israel Estonia Finland Iceland Turkey Norway 6,4 6,0 5,8 5,7 5,1 5,0 4,4 4,2 4,0 3,9 3,8 3,6 3,5 3,5 3,5 3,4 3,3 3,3 3,2 3,1 3,1 2,7 2,7 2,6 2,6 2,4 8,1 8,0 7,8 9,2 Source: ERA-LEARN 2020 Platform 18,7 20
Eurostars success story Data M Sheet Metal Solutions Rfexpert project 1.92m, 36 months Video (1:54) Germany s Data M Sheet Metal Solutions has developed a new approach to roll forming to create metal strips for industrial purposes IMPACTS Fast commercialisation leading to new revenue stream New global customers e.g. in China 2 more FTEs to handle extra business Patents in Germany, US, pending in China Collaboration with research partners Marketing, future activities, exchange of knowledge New business practices 21
E!nnoVest Investment readiness programme Business development Business and Investment coaching One2one mentoring Matchmaking with international investors 22
E!nnoVest Goals EUREKA s Investment Readiness Programme RAISE the investment awareness & readiness among innovative SMEs PROMOTE EUREKA companies towards the investment community FACILITATE investment matching of EUREKA companies that are investor & business ready Supported by: 5
Delivering SME growth & success stories Oscar Chabrera Christian Vieider Clean tech Energy efficiency ICT - Software Harri Hallila Life science Medical related www.eurekainnovest.eu 24
EUREKA in the ERA: Towards FP9 The EUREKA Ministerial conference in Madrid June 2017 endorsed the following strategic axes for the network s future: A. EUREKA as a platform for international cooperation in a global context B. Reinforcing the European innovation space: a more active role for EUREKA in the European Research and Innovation Area 25