© EUREKA Secretariat 2015 Eurostars-2 EUROSTARS WEBINAR HELPING SMES TO INNOVATE Presentation: Niki Naska Communication Manage at EUREKA Q&A: Filipa Gomes.
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Eurostars-2EUROSTARS WEBINAR
HELPING SMES TO INNOVATE
Presentation: Niki Naska Communication Manage at EUREKA
Q&A: Filipa GomesSenior Project Officer
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EUREKA is…
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Intergovernmental network
Leading platform for international cooperation
Supporting market-oriented
R&D projects
Facilitating access to finance
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1985 2015
More than €37 billion invested
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€37+billion 5900+
projects
9500+SMEs
2400+Universities
2100+Researchcentres
4600+Large
companies
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More than 40 EUREKA countries
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Full members Associated countries National information points International cooperation
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EUREKA instruments
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Network Projects• Short Term Innovative Projects • Significant advance in their specific sector
Clusters Projects • Medium Term Innovative Projects • Driven by Industry (Large companies and SMEs)
Umbrellas• Support and advise on developing project ideas through international
partnerships in their specific field
Eurostars Project• Short Term Innovative Projects • Driven by R&D Performing SMEs
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Eurostars is…
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Eurostars countries
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AustriaBulgariaBelgiumCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreece
HungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaThe NetherlandsNorwayPoland
PortugalRomaniaSlovak RepublicSloveniaSouth KoreaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited Kingdom
34 countries
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Eurostars under Horizon 2020
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Eurostars in numbers
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total costs of applications funded€1.1 billion
number of participants2600
number of approved projects783
total costs of applications€4.9 billion
number of applicants11733
number of applications3548
23%success
rate
Projects submitted Projects funded
47countriesinvolved
472Mestimated
public funding
Cut-off 1–10
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SMEs in the driving seat
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72%12%
9%6%
SME is always the project leader
R&D-performing SMEs and SMEs
University
Research institute
Large company
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Market oriented
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Bottom-up
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A typical Eurostars project
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average project cost
€1.4 million
average duration
29 months
2–3 countries
3–4 participantsData for
Cut-off 1–10
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Impact
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Impact
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Real reasons to participate
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You want to do something that is too big to do alone
You need access to someone else’s science/ technology
Requires collaboration across the value chain
You have a solution for someone else
Access skills you do not have
Access new markets
Share risks
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Eurostars process
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Easy application
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Content of the application
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• Project Pitch: Overview of your project• Business case: Why ? (how will it get to market,
competition, IPR,…)• Project description: What is it about?• Work packages: How, by whom, .. ?• Participants: Who are you? How is structured
your consortium?• Project annexes
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Application: TO DO LIST
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1. Check if your organization is eligible to receive funding Speak to your NPC about all available options!
2. Complete all sections of the application form3. Ensure that each organization has the correct status4. Ensure that all contact details are correct5. Upload annexes6. Double-check content – proof reading is the cheapest way
of making your application better7. Check your application form is complete8. Check your application is eligible9. Submit !!!
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Evaluation
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Eligibility
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Evaluation criteria
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1st step: Assessment by independent experts
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2nd step: Scoring and ranking by independent panel
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• Only projects rated above the quality thresholds are recommended for funding• The funding of projects is following the ranking list until national budget exhaustion• The funding of partners is based on the national funding rules
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Decentralized funding
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Timing
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Time-to-contract is within 4 to 7 months
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Monitoring progress
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Eurostars, SME, & Fast-Track…
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Similar, complementary … but different
• Industrial innovation
• Bottom up (mostly)
• Target group• Consortium make-up• Time to grant• Success rates
One size does not fit all - giving applicants a choice
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Eurostars, SME, & Fast-Track…
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Eurostars-2R&D SMEs
SME Instr. P2Innovative
SMEs
FTIInnovative Companies
Target Group Consortium make-up (min.)
Eurostars-22
internationalpartners
SME Instr. P21 applicant
FTI3-5 partners
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Eurostars, SME, & Fast-Track…
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Eurostars 2<7 months
SME Instr. P26 months
FTI6 months
Time to grant
Eurostars 2>25% (~75%)
SME Instr. P210-12% (~42%)
FTI5%
Success rate
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Eurostars, SME, & Fast-Track…
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Eurostars is about
• Fast decision - 13-19 weeks from application to result
• Immediate and detailed feedback on success and failure
• Bottom up in technology, market and funding decision
• Great for start-ups
• Local contacts with specialist knowledge
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Factors for Success - Planning
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• Be available > Allow time for necessary preparation (partner search, project
proposal, consortium agreement…)
• Build up a « win-win » cooperation > Show complementarities and added value of trans-national
partnership during and after the project
• Show partnership’s ability to meet its commitments> Demonstrate each party’s management, scientific and
technical skills as well as its available financial resources for the project
• In austerity, tax payers money is a scarce resource> Demonstrate the fact that you have good financial health and
have considered all of your options.> If you are too risky, you might not be able to access support.
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Factors for Success
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• Set clear, measurable and verifiable objectives> Define success indicators for technological performance as well as
the commercial and financial targets to achieve
• Demonstrate clearly why the projects should be financed> Highlight the risks and the strategic character of the project in
terms of expected commercial and financial impact on a European scale
> Is it value for money?
• Be technologically ambitious while remaining realistic> Define a methodical approach in line with partnership, budget and
time limit set for the completion of the project and the marketing of its results
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Factors for Success
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• Point out the innovative nature of the proposal submitted> Present new industrial applications and their impact on the industry
sector and relevant markets
• Describing the technology is the easy bit there is more…> Who are you? Describe the benefits of this partnership, the added
value that each organisation brings?> Focus on the project methodology (objectives, means, results)> Appropriate and realistic cost breakdown> Analyse the risks. How will you mitigate against them?
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Factors for Success
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• Don’t forget your market (it sounds strange, but people do)> Product plans, exploitation plans, commercialisation strategy.> Analysis and comparison with state of the art.> Barriers to market entry?> Competitive advantages?> Realistic market share? Will you actually make ROI?> Or how to protect it – Good IPR analysis/strategies are rare
• Fill in the project application carefully and ensure it is clear > Promote the key elements the evaluators are looking for and ask an
objective party to read it> Proof read it – this is the cheapest way of making it better.
• Don’t allow yourself to be surprised by anything> Do your homework> Speak to your National Project Coordinator (NPC)
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Any Questions?
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Niki Naska
applications@eurostars-eureka.eu
Good luck!
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