Opportunities for SMEs to participate in FP6

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Opportunities for SMEs to participate in FP6

• Dr. Rita LITAUSZKY
• BIT - Bureau for International Research and
  Technology Cooperation
• Bucharest, September 2-3, 2004

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SME definition

• An SME is an enterprise which
• has fewer than 250 employees
• has either an annual turnover not exceeding 40M
  or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding 27
  M
• conforms to the criteria of independence. An
  independent SME is not owned for 25 or more of
  the capital by one enterprise or jointly by
  several enterprises falling outside the
  definition of an SME
• Full definition on http//europa.eu.int/eur-lex/
  
• Change of definition for new programmes adopted
  after 1.1.2005

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The importance of European SMEs
MOTOR OF EUROPES CHANGING ECONOMY
by GENERATING NEW PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGIES High
tech SMEs create two-times more innovations per
employee than large companies
by SUPPORTING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF
LARGE COMPANIES 50 of SMEs are subcontractors
byCREATING EMPLOYMENT SMEs and
especially micro-firms are the main source of
new jobs
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SME participation in FP6 instruments
With RD capabilities in the 7 thematic
priorities
With RD needs, all topics
Partner in IP, NoE, STREP, (technology
provider or end-user)
Partner in CRAFT, Collective Research
Technology transfer from IP, NoE
min. 15 of budget ca. 1.8 billion EURO
ca. 400 Mill. Euro
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Comparison of project sizes
In term of budget, duration, size of consortia
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The 7 thematic priorities
(11,285 M, gt15 for SMEs) 1 - Life
science 2 - Information society technologies 3
- Nanotechnologies 4 - Aeronautics and space 5
- Food quality and safety 6 - Sustainable
development 7 - Citizens and governance
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Special focus on SMEs
Specific measures taken in Integrated Projects,
Networks of Excellence and STRP (7 thematic
priorities)
Objective to allocate at least 15 of the 7
thematic priorities budget to SMEs
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Encouraging SMEs to participate in FP6
Specific measures taken in Integrated Projects,
Networks of Excellence and STRP (7 thematic
priorities)

• Participation of SME groupings
• Evaluation criteria related to SMEs
• Targeting of calls in areas relevant for SMEs
• Pre-allocated budget for take-up measures
• Possibility to extend contracts to include new
  SMEs
• Flexibility to modify the consortium

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How can SMEs participate?

• as coordinator
• as individual participants
• as member of participating SME groupings
• as subcontractor

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Roles of a participating SME

• technology / service provider
• RTD-performer
• technology user
• take-up-measures assessment / test / validation
  of promising technologies
• training of SME executives / technical personnel
• exploitation / dissemination

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Horizontal research activities
Specific schemes in the form of actions on
Collective and Cooperative Research (any topic)
Individual SME
Cooperative Research (CRAFT)
Industrial associations or industry groupings
Collective Research
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Cooperative research (CRAFT)
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CRAFT-Example CEX
Development of a Competitive Exclusion (CEX)
Product for Poultry Meeting the Regulatory
Requirements for Registration in the European
Union

• 5 SMEs from 4 countries Austrian coordinator
• 3 researchers from 3 countries
• Project duration 01/03 - 12/04
• Project costs 0,95 M

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Opportunities for SMEs by CRAFT

• more money for RTD
• additional personnel resources
• know-how
• sharing risks
• accelerated innovation processes
• strenghtening market positions by new
  technologies
• new markets through international contacts

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Collective research
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The next deadlines for CRAFT Collective
Research

• CRAFT 2 more deadlines until...
• 21.10.2004, 09/2005 (indicative)
• Collective Research 1 more deadline until...
• 26.05.2005 (indicative)
• 2-step submission !

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Useful links

• 6th Framework Programmehttp//europa.eu.int/comm/
  research/fp6/
• Research programmes and projectswww.cordis.lu
• SME Websitehttp//sme.cordis.lu/home/index.cfm
• SME National Contact Pointshttp//sme.cordis.lu/a
  ssistance/NCPs.cfm

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For further information in Austria
contact Austrian National Contact Point for
international Research Technology Projects
A-1220 Wien, Donau-City-Str. 1 http//www.bit.ac.a
t Dr. Rita Litauszky litauszky_at_bit.ac.at Tel.
43-1-26013-213 Fax [phone]