1. H2020 funding briefing event - photonics related calls
Why participate in H2020?
H2020 funding briefing event - photonics related calls
London. 27th October 2015
Carolina Fernandes, EEN Senior Innovation & Funding Manager

2. Enterprise Europe Network
High net worth individual, Private Equity

3. Later in the agenda: Partner Search Support
High net worth individual, Private Equity

4. Why Horizon 2020?
Biggest EU Research and Innovation programme yet, with more than €70B of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020), which aims are to:
Strengthen the EU’s position in science
Improve European economy.
Address major societal concerns shared by all Europeans such as sustainable food security, health and well-being, the challenge of an ageing population, developing sustainable transport and mobility, affordable renewable energy and climate change.

5. Why Participate in Horizon 2020?
FINANCING Your Ideas
But money should not be
the main motivation
(and never the only reason!!)

6. Why Participate in Horizon 2020?
Implement risky ideas
Strategy
Collaboration
Strategy: part of your organisation’s strategy (product develooment, EU expension, etc)

7. The benefits of Collaboration
Exploit your own excellence, combine knowledge
Access to skills you don’t have
Sharing development costs, disseminating results
Enlarge your network, work with world class partners
Expand your business into Europe (some partners could be clients / end users) / Raise your organisation's profile
Broadened your view, drive innovation!
Innovation rarely comes from sitting in a room trying to come up with ideas; It could happen, but it is more likely if your organisation work with other front runners and learn from multiple sources

8. Thank you Carolina Fernandes, MEng
Senior Innovation & Funding Advisor, London
Enterprise Europe Network England, Northern Ireland & Wales