EUREKA - Eurostars

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EUREKA - Eurostars
Svatopluk Halada EUREKA Secretariat
International Conference Scientific and
Technological Innovation National Experience and
International Cooperation Prague, 21 May 2009
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EUREKA in glance

• A European Research Programme
• Not an EU-Programme
• (but complementarity and co-operation - ERA)
• Bottom-up project generation by partners
• (no thematic calls)
• Flexible mechanism and lack of bureaucracy
• Market orientation
• Target group mainly industry - particular
  attention to SMEs
• Funding public, private, own
• (each member country has national criteria and
  schemes
• for co-financing)

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Positioning of European RD Programmes and
Frameworks
National RD Programmes
EUREKA
Innovation
esa
JRC
EU FP
European Research Labs and Institutions
Basic research
COST
CERN
COST
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The past is history

• Established in 1985
• An initiative of French President Mitterrand and
  German Chancellor Kohl
• 17 countries and the Commission of the European
  Communities

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EUREKA programme

• Intergovernmental network 38 countries and the
  EU Commission
• (26 EU countries, 12 other European countries,
  European Commission)
• Projects are nationally-financed
• Results are market-oriented
• Projects are (mostly) industry-driven, from the
  bottom up principle

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Intergovernmental network

• There are EUREKA offices in all 38 countries and
• at the European Commission (DG Research)
• EUREKA national offices are usually based in the
  relevant Ministry (for industry, economy,
  science, research) of each member country

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EUREKA member countries
Estonia European Commission Finland France Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Germany Greece Hun
gary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania
Luxembourg
Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech
Republic Denmark
Malta Monaco The Netherlands Norway Poland Portuga
l Romania Russian Federation San
Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Swit
zerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
EUREKA NIP Albania, Bulgaria
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Market oriented

• EUREKA addresses applied /industrial and not
  basic research projects
• The result of a EUREKA project must be a
  marketable - product, process or service

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Nationally financed

• Financing for EUREKA projects comes from two
• main sources
• National public sources (national research and
  innovation programmes, innovation funds, etc.)
• Investment by participants (industry in RD)

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Financial contribution by EUREKA
members(2001-2008)
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The three pillars of EUREKA

• EUREKA supports three types of projects
• Cluster Projects
• Long-term, strategically-significant initiatives
• Large number of participants, many from Europes
  major companies
• Develop generic technologies of key importance to
  European competitiveness
• Individual Projects (E!1782 E!1784)
• Small, shorter-term projects
• Involve participants from at least two member
  countries
• Result in a product, process or service with a
  significant advance in their sector
• Eurostars Projects
• Small, short-term projects, involving
  participants from at least two member countries

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EUREKA Cluster projects

• Long-term, strategically-significant initiatives
• Road maps, White book,
• The model for JTIs
• Large number of participants, many from Europes
  major companies (e.g. Philips, Alcatel, Siemens,
  Infineon, etc...)
• Develop generic technologies of key importance
  for European competitiveness

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EUREKA Cluster projects

• Information technologies
• Communication technologies
• Biotechnology
• Energy
• Websites of EUREKA Cluster projects

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EUREKA Individual project

• A EUREKA Individual project is
• international partners from at least two of
  EUREKA's 39 members
• small, short-term projects (0.5-5.0 Meuro 12-36
  months)
• proposed, defined and managed by its consortium
  (project partners)
• mainly industry-led
• financed nationally
• result in a product, process or service
  representing a significant advance in their sector

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EUREKA bottom-up approach

• The EUREKA project consortium decides
• Project objectives and content
• Who they choose to work with
• How much it will cost
• How long it will take
• How it will be managed
• How risks and results will be shared
• Ownership of results (IPR, etc.)

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Who decides on Individual projects?

• Group of the High Level Representatives
• EUREKA High Level Representatives act on behalf
  of government (ministers)
• Meet four times a year to review project
  applications, decide the strategy, money,
• Award the internationally-recognised EUREKA label
• National funding decision

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EUREKA Individual projects building cross-border
partnerships

• Some 26 billion Euro of public and private money
  invested since 1985
• Over 3 100 individual projects generating
  ground-breaking products, processes and services
• 15 000 project partners, of which 45 are SMEs

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EUREKA Individual projects

• Participants of Individual running projects
• (700 projects, 2600 participants)

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EUREKA Individual projects

• Running projects by technological areas
• ( of projects)

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Markets benefit from technologies developed
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Ex-Post Impact of EUREKA Individual
projects(analyse of the Final reports 2000-2005)

• Impact results of EUREKA Individual projects
• (based on 1000 Final reports in period 2000-2005)
• 1.0 MEuro of Public funding invested in a EUREKA
  projects stimulated in average an investment of
  2.5 MEuro by Private funds, which resulted to
• 13 MEuro of additional turnover (achieved and
  expected) and
• 54 Jobs created (achieved and expected)

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Projects participation in Individual projects
(2001-2008)
1 to 25
26 to 50
51 to 150
150
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EUREKA NPC supports you

• National Project Co-ordinator (NPC)
• Based in relevant Ministry or Government agency
• Local market knowledge
• Scientific expertise
• Facilitates access to national funding
• General support
• Local language and culture

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For more information

• Have a look to the EUREKA website

www.eureka.be
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EUREKA website

• EUREKA national contacts
• Project database, partner search
• Launch project suggestion/idea
• Projects success stories
• EUREKA publications
• Forthcoming events (Partnering/Brokerage events,
  Conferences, etc.)

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www.eureka.be
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A few success stories
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Instant reservations, ticketing and payments
E! 328 AMADEUS European-based global
computerised distribution system to meet the
needs of the travel industry
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Smart navigation in the city
E! 55 CARMINAT SYSTEM System for acquisition,
transmission, processing and presentation of
information to improve driver safety and make
trips easier and more efficient
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Tracking pollutants
E! 1489 EUROTRAC-2 A study on atmospheric
pollution that reveals where pollutants are
created, under what chemical disguises they
travel and human and environmental health
consequences
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Perfect packaging
E! 1929 FACTORY FOLDHEX Creating honeycomb
cardboard packaging that offers reduced weight,
uses less raw material and achieves better
results.
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Testing soil for contamination
E! 2678 S-TESTER Developing a robust, portable
instrument for the detection of toxic
contamination, providing instant results saving
lab time and costs
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Safe transactions

• MEDEA A302
• Making secure transactions viable through the
  development of generic smart card open platforms

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Software gets in gear
ITEA 00009 EAST EEA Developing a new software
interface that will make the next generation of
cars quicker to design and cheaper to bring to
market
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The Eurostars Programme
The EUREKA-EU joint funding programme for
RD-performing SMEs
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The Eurostars Programme

• The Eurostars Programme is the first European
  funding and support programme to be specifically
  dedicated to RD-performing SMEs
• A joint EUREKA-EU programme (2007-2013),
  combining
• National RD programmes from 31 participating
  countries (300 million euro already committed)
• Seventh Framework Programme (100 million euro
  committed)
• EUREKA Secretariat (20 years of experience in
  coordination of national RD programmes)

First deadline for applications 8 February
2008 Second deadline for applications 21
November 2008 Third deadline 24 September 2009
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Adoption by the European Union
Eurostars exploits Article 169 of the EU Treaty,
requiring co-decision by the European Parliament
and the Council of Ministers
Adoption by the European Parliament 10 April 2008
Adoption by the Council of Ministers 23 June 2008
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Eurostars participating countries
Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech
Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Gr
eece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy
Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg The
Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovaki
a Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United
Kingdom
status June 2008
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Eurostars project criteria (the eligibility check)

• Consortium leader is an RD-performing SME
• At least 2 participants that are Eurostars
  members
• Project duration is less than 3 years
• Market introduction is foreseen within 2 years
  after project completion
• The RD performing SMEs are undertaking at least
  50 of total RD cost
• Well balanced partnership (no country responsible
  for more than 75 of the project costs)
• No restriction on thematic area (bottom-up)

/ 10 FTE engaged in RD or 10 turnover
dedicated to RD
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Central evaluation process
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Signing up as a Eurostars applicant
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The Eurostars application procedure
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The selection of technical experts
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The assessment of applications
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A two-step evaluation process

• Technical assessment by two independent experts
• Evaluation and ranking by members of the
• Independent Evaluation Panel (IEP)
• Basic Assessment (maximum 100 points)
• Well balanced partnership Added value through
  cooperation
• Technological and managerial capacity of all
  participants
• Methodology Cost and financing structure
• Technology and Innovation (maximum 100 points)
• Degree of Technological maturity
• Technological achievements envisaged
• Degree of Innovation
• Market and Competitiveness (maximum 100 points)
• Market size, access and risk
• Time to Market
• Return on Investment

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The NPC cover note
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Evaluation by the Eurostars IEP

• Independent Evaluation Panel 6 members 1
  chairman

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Eurostars HLG endorsement
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Eurostars results
1st Call 2nd Call

Submission Stage    
Applications Received 215 315
Eligible Stage    
Applications Eligible 189 244
Eligible 88 77
Evaluation Stage    
Applications Above Threshold 133 111
Above Threshold (vs. Eligible) 70 45
Above Threshold (vs. All Applications) 62 35
Funding Stage    
Projects Funded 92  ..
Funded (vs. Above Threshold) 69  ..
Funded (vs. Eligible Applications) 49  ..
Funded (vs. All Applications) 43  ..
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Eurostars results
  1st Call 2nd Call
 
Evaluation Stage    
Applications Above Threshold 133 111
Total Budget 206 M 170 M
Average Budget 1.5 M 1.5 M
Number of Applicants 438 384
Average Applicants per Project 3.3 3.5
Average Countries per Project 2.4 2.5
Average Duration (months) 29 29
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Type of Eurostars participants
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Type of Eurostars consortium
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Eurostars is effective because

• Predictable procedures (effective EUREKA network
  support and transparency)
• Short lead-time (3 months from cut-off date to
  funding decision)
• Funding is assured (national commitment)

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Eurostars websitewww.eurostars-eureka.eu
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Thank you for your listening

• Svatopluk Halada
• EUREKA Secretariat
• Rue Neerveld 107, B-1200 Brussels
• svatopluk.halada_at_es.eureka.be