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InJoyTrainFAFB Information Day16 November, 2007

• SMEs in FP7
• Tigran Arzumanyan

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CAPACITIES PROGRAMMEResearch for the benefit of
SMEsOBJECTIVES

• The aim is to strengthen innovation capacity
  of SMEs and their contribution to development of
  new technology based products and markets. The
  programme will help SMEs outsource research,
  increase their research efforts, extend their
  networks, better exploit research results and
  acquire technological know-how, bridging the gap
  between research and innovation. Projects must
  render clear exploitation potential and economic
  benefits for the SMEs involved.

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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

• Representing 99 of all enterprises in Europe,
  they contribute more than two thirds of European
  GDP and provide 75 million jobs in the private
  sector. They are therefore key to implementation
  of the renewed Lisbon strategy for economic
  growth and employment.
• Research for SMEs is a bottom-up scheme the
  projects may address any research topic across
  the entire field of science and technology.
• The EU Member States have earmarked a total of
  1336 million for funding SME research support
  over the duration of FP7.

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WHAT WILL BE FUNDED?

• Supporting SMEs outsourcing research activities
• This support aims at SMEs or SME associations in
  need of outsourcing research to providers of
  research services ('RTD performers') such as
  universities, research centres or other, more
  specialised SMEs.

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Implemented via two distinct schemes

• Research for SMEs - targeting mainly low to
  medium technology SMEs with little or no research
  capability, but also high-tech SMEs who need to
  outsource research to complement their core
  research capability. Projects aim at creating new
  knowledge or producing results with clear
  potential to improve or develop new products,
  processes or services for the participating SMEs.
  
• Research for SME associations - targeting
  associations which act on behalf of their SME
  members to identify and address common technical
  problems and to promote the effective
  dissemination and take-up of results.

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2. Developing and coordinating support to SMEs at
national level

• In the long-term perspective, it is expected that
  national and regional research programmes for
  SMEs establish common objectives and evaluation
  methods for trans-national research cooperation
  with a significant added value to Community
  support for the benefits of SMEs.

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ACTIVITIES IN THE PROJECT

• Research and technological development activities
  (RTD)
• Demonstration activities (DEMO)
• Other activities (OTHER)
• Management activities (MANAG)

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CONSORTIUM

• SME participants At least three independent
  SMEs, established in three different Member
  States or associated countries.
• RTD performers At least two RTD performers which
  must be independent from any other participant
  and which can come from any country. Examples of
  RTD performers are universities, research
  organisations and industrial companies, including
  research performing SMEs.
• In addition, Other enterprises and end-users may
  participate by making a particular contribution
  to the project. They must also be independent
  from any other participant.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESOURCES AND DURATION

• The size of the consortium should typically be
  between 5 and 10 participants. The overall budget
  of the project should typically be between 0.5
  million to 1.5 million and the duration of the
  project should normally be between 1 and 2 years.
  If a project deviates from these recommendations
  a justification is required.

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CALCULATION OF THE EC CONTRIBUTION

• The European Community will provide a financial
  support to the project which covers only part of
  the total costs. The SME participants will
  therefore have to contribute with own resources,
  in cash or in-kind, to the project. The EC
  contribution is based on upper funding limits for
  individual activities
• Research and technological development
  activities maximum of 50 of the eligible
  costs. However, for SMEs, non-profit public
  bodies, secondary and higher education
  establishments, and research organisations a
  maximum of 75 .
• Demonstration activities maximum of 50
• Management and other activities maximum of 100
• One important rule for the calculation of the EC
  contribution applies
• In order to achieve the aim of promoting
  the outsourcing of research and demonstration
  activities, the financial support to the project
  will be limited to 110 of the total amount of
  the subcontracting to the RTD performers (price
  to be invoiced by RTD performers to SMEs).

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSOURCES

• National Contact Persons
• Seventh Framework Programme http//www.cordis.eur
  opa.eu/fp7/home.html
• SME TechWeb
• http//sme.cordis.lu/home/index.cfm

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