1. HORIZON 2020 Overview Malta launch conference 7 February 2014
04/12/2013
HORIZON 2020 Overview
Malta launch conference 7 February 2014
Alan Cross DG Research & Innovation European Commission

2. 04/12/2013
What is Horizon 2020
The new European Union programme for research and innovation for
A budget of just over €79 billion; 30 per cent higher in real terms than the period
A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area:
Responding to the economic crisis to invest in jobs and growth
Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment
Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology
Simpler access for all stakeholders 2

3. € 79 billion from 2014 to 2020

4. Industrial leadership
Three priorities
Excellent science
Societal challenges
Industrial leadership

5. Priority 1. Excellent science (24.4 Billion Euro)
Why:
World class science is
the foundation of tomorrow’s technologies, jobs and well-being
Europe needs to develop,
attract and retain research
talent
Researchers need access
to the best infrastructures
European Research Council
Frontier research by the best individual teams
13.095
Future and Emerging Technologies
Collaborative research to open new fields of innovation
2.696
Marie Curie Actions*
Opportunities for training and career development
6.162
Research Infrastructures (including e-infrastructure-
Ensuring access to world-class facilities
2.488 5

6. Priority 2. Industrial leadership (17 Billion Euro)
Why:
Strategic investments in key technologies (e.g. advanced manufacturing, microelectronics) underpin innovation across existing and emerging sectors
Europe needs to attract more private investment in research and innovation
Europe needs more innovative SMEs to create growth and jobs
Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
(ICT, nanotechnologies, materials, biotechnology, manufacturing, space)
13.557
Access to risk finance
Leveraging private finance and venture capital for research and innovation
2.842
Innovation in SMEs
Fostering all forms of innovation in all types of SMES
616 +complemented by expected 20% of societal challenges and LEITs + 'Access to risk finance with strong SME focus'

7. Priority 3. Societal challenges (30 Billion Euro)
Why:
Concerns of citizens and society
/EU policy objectives
(climate, environment, energy,
transport etc.) cannot be
achieved without innovation
Breakthrough solutions
come from multi-disciplinary
collaborations, including social
sciences & humanities
Promising solutions need to be
tested, demonstrated and
scaled up
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
7.472
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy
3.851
Secure, clean and efficient energy
5.931
Smart, green and integrated transport
6.339
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials
3.081
Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
1.310
Secure societies
1.695
Science with and for society
462
Spreading excellence and widening participation
816

8. Work Programme 2014 Funding for calls
Excellent Science Pillar: ~ € 3 billion
European Research Council (4 calls) € million
Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (6 calls) € 800 million
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) (4 calls) € 200 million
European Research Infrastructures (including e-Infrastructures) (4 calls) € 277 million

9. Work Programme 2014 Funding for calls
Industrial Leadership Pillar: ~ € 1.8 billion Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEITs)
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) (2 calls) € 700 million
Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Production (5 calls) € 500 million
Space (5 calls) € 128 million
Access to Risk Finance (financial instruments) (2 calls) € 5 million (€ 295 million NOT in calls)
Innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises (1 call) € 10 million
SME Instrument € 251 million

10. Work Programme 2014 Funding for calls
Societal Challenges Pillar: ~ € 2.8 billion
Health, demographic change and wellbeing (2 calls) € 600 million
Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine and Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy (3 calls) € 300 million
Secure, clean and efficient energy (4 calls) € 600 million
Smart, green and integrated transport (3 calls) € 540 million
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials (3 calls) € 300 million
Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and reflective societies (5 calls) € 112 million
Secure Societies (4 calls) € 200 million
In addition
Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation (3 calls) € 50 million
Science with and for Society (4 calls) € 45 million

11. What is new? Challenge-based approach
Focusing on policy priorities without predetermining the precise choice of technologies or solutions that shall be developed
Including basic research, applied research, knowledge transfer or innovation
Bringing together a critical mass of resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and scientific disciplines and research infrastructures to address the challenges

12. What is new?
Coupling research to innovation
For those that would like to bring results to the market, support via:
Demonstration activities
Testing
Prototyping
Pilot type activities etc.

13. What is new? New approach to Work Programme and Calls
More strategic work programmes
Focusing on areas where EU level action has greatest impact
With a coherent set of actions from research to innovation
Greater integrated across different parts of Horizon 2020
Less prescriptive calls
More open to innovative proposals
Stronger emphasis on impact
Stimulating inter-disciplinary projects
Two year work programmes
More advanced notice for applicants
Planning ahead

14. Partnerships with industry and Member States
Additional contractual Public-Private Partnerships
In addition:
€22 billion Innovation Investment Package proposed by Commission (July 2013)
Joint programmes (with Member States, under Article 185)
Joint Technology Initiatives (with industry under Article 187)

15. Strong focus on SMEs 20% of budget New SME instrument
from societal challenges and LEITs
New SME instrument
> € 500 million in
Support measures under 'Innovation in SMEs'
Access to risk finance
Participation with Member States (Public-Public) Eurostars joint programme

16. International cooperation
Principle of general openness the programme will remain the most open funding programme in the world Open to the association of enlargement countries / EFTA / European Neighbourhood (and others associated to FP7) Targeted actions to be implemented taking a strategic approach to international cooperation

17. Gender and Socio-economic sciences and humanities (SSH)
Embedding socio-economic sciences and humanities (SSH)
Integrated approach: SSH included as an integral part of the activities, working beyond 'silos' (e.g. understanding the determinants of health and optimising the effectiveness of healthcare systems)
The 'Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies' challenge: issues such as smart and sustainable growth, social transformations, social innovation and creativity as well as the position of Europe as a global actor
Bottom-up funding: ERC, MSCA, Research Infrastructures
Embedding gender
Integrated approach: where relevant, a gender dimension will be integrated in the research and innovation programming and content

18. Simpler access through the Participant Portal
Single entry point from calls to electronic submission of proposals
New tools for smart searches for the benefit of users, including newcomers to the programme.

19. STANDARD AWARD CRITERIA
Evaluation
STANDARD AWARD CRITERIA
QUALITY &
EFFICIENCY
OF THE ACTION
IMPACT
EXCELLENCE
ERC frontier Research actions only EXCELLENCE
Innovation actions higher weighting for "IMPACT"
Attention
Proposal strictly evaluated by the experts “as it is” and not as “what it could be” = no need for negotiation!
Page limits apply!

20. 04/12/2013
Malta and Horizon 2020

21. Maltese participation in FP7
173 'participations' from Malta in
146 signed grant agreements, with a
total EU contribution of million euros.
The MT applicant success rate is 18.9%
(EU average = 20.9%)

22. Malta: top 5 priority areas in terms of EU contribution
FP7 Priority Area
Number of grant holders
EC contribution (EUR million)
Research for the benefit of SMEs 31
3.95
Information and Communication Technologies 14
1.84
Transport (including Aeronautics) 7
1.31
Science in Society 13
1.25
Marie-Curie Actions 24
1.20
Security 8
1.00

23. For further information
Participant Portal
Helpdesk
Expert evaluators needed!
Learn more about Horizon 2020

24. Support services National Contact Points:
On the ground support from specialists, in your own language
Horizon 2020 Helpdesk:
Questions about any aspect of European R&I in general and Horizon 2020
Enterprise Europe Network:
Every company that wants to apply for Horizon 2020 funding or has already receiving funding for an innovation project under the SME instrument is entitled to free support from the network
Specific Helpdesks:
Helpdesks for ethical issues. Intellectual property rights (IPR) and standardisation can be consulted
IT Helpdesk:
For any IT-related problems on the Participant Portal, this helpdesk is to be contacted
See:

25. Thank you for your attention!