1. http://www.ukro.ac.uk Joanna Frost Jo.Frost@bbsrc.ac.uk Additional Handout on Horizon 2020 Please note that this information is based on the Commission’s proposals and is subject to change. Staffordshire University 13 February 2013

2. Content Additional Information Horizon 2020 Priority 1 – Excellent Science Priority 2 – Industrial Leadership Priority 3 – Societal Challenges Working with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) Horizon 2020 Links Agenda

3. Additional H2020 Slides for reference - Priority 1 – Excellent Science

4. Excellent Science – ERC Continuity with FP7. Will continue to: operate autonomously led by a Scientific Council operate on a ‘bottom-up basis have ‘research excellence’ as sole criterion fund ‘individual teams’ provide funding for starting researchers to make transition to independence support new ways of working with potential to create breakthrough results New for Horizon 2020: Reinforced budget (77% increase) Scope for continuation of 4 current schemes and flexibility to ‘develop the mix of support measures to respond to emerging needs’ Improved governance Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science

5. Excellent Science – FET Expanded from ICT and Energy to be used as cross- cutting instrument Supports frontier research: alternative ideas, concepts or paradigms of risky or non-conventional nature Supported under three strands: FET Open: fostering novel ideas FET Pro-Active: nurturing emerging themes and communities FET Flagships: tackling grand interdisciplinary science and technology challenges Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science

6. Excellent Science – Marie Curie Goes from 9 actions to 4 broader lines of activity: 1.Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers 2.Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility 3.Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge 4.Co-funding of activities across other three strands New for Horizon 2020: Simplification and rationalisation of activities Improved participation of businesses and other socio-economic actors Increased possibility of portability of grants Stronger emphasis on communicating results and on outreach activities New name! Now to be called the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science

7. Excellent Science – Research Infrastructures Three main objectives: Developing the European research infrastructures for 2020 and beyond Fostering the innovation potential of research infrastructures and their human capital Reinforcing the European research infrastructure policy and international co-operation Horizon 2020 – Excellent Science

8. Additional H2020 Slides for reference - Priority 2 – Industrial Leadership

9. Industrial Leadership – Key Enabling Technologies Collaborative research and innovation projects Strong focus on industrial involvement and applied research Key Enabling Technologies encompasses: Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) Nanotechnologies Advanced Materials Biotechnology Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Space Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership

10. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT): Will be embedded across all areas (i.e., excellence, societal challenges, industrial leadership Also six dedicated activity lines under KET: New generation of components and systems Next generation computing The future of the internet Content technologies & info. Management Advanced interfaces and robots Micro- and nanoelectronics and photonics Industrial Leadership – Key Enabling Technologies Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership

11. Industrial Leadership – Key Enabling Technologies Nanotechnologies: Similar to FP7 with a greater focus on the societal dimensions of nanotechnologies Funding under five headings: Developing next generation nanomaterials, nanodevices and nanosystems Ensuring the safe development and application of nanotechnologies Developing the societal dimension of nanotechnology Efficient synthesis and manufacturing of nanomaterials, components and systems Developing capacity-enhancing techniques, measuring methods and equipment Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership

12. Industrial Leadership – Key Enabling Technologies Advanced Materials: Objective to achieve innovation “in all industrial sectors, particularly for high value markets” Includes: Cross-cutting and enabling materials technologies Materials development and transformation Management of material components Materials for a sustainable industry Materials for creative industries Metrology, characterisation, standardisation and quality control Optimisation on the use of materials Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership

13. Industrial Leadership – Key Enabling Technologies Biotechnology: Funded under three areas: Boosting cutting-edge biotechnologies as future innovation drivers Biotechnology-based industrial processes Innovative and competitive platform technologies Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Technologies for factories of the future Technologies enabling energy-efficient buildings Sustainable and low-carbon technologies in energy intensive process industries New, sustainable business models Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership

14. Industrial Leadership – Key Enabling Technologies Space: GMES not funded Galileo funded under Space in Horizon 2020 Likely to be more emphasis on industrial and SME participation Proposed areas of funding are: Enabling European competitiveness, non-dependence and innovation in space activities Enabling advances in space technologies Enabling exploitation of space data Enabling European research in support of international space partnerships Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership

15. Industrial Leadership – Access to Risk Finance Remedy market deficiencies in assessing risk finance for research and innovation Debt funding facility – loans, guarantees, counter- guarantees Demand-driven component: first come, first served Policy-driven component: focusing on key sectoral policies of the Union Equity funding facility – early stage venture capital Start-up window: focus on early stage Growth window: expansion and growth stage investments in conjunction with Equity Facility for Growth of COSME Primarily demand-driven, possibility of earmarking for particular policy goals. Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership

16. Industrial Leadership – Innovation in SMES Broad lines of activity: Mainstreaming SME support – dedicated instrument used in societal challenges and industrial leadership Support for research intensive SMEs Enhancing the innovation capacity of SMES Supporting market-driven innovation Horizon 2020 – Industrial Leadership

17. Additional H2020 Slides for reference - Priority 3 – Societal Challenges

18. Societal Challenges – Health, Demographic Change & Wellbeing Objective: improve lifelong health and wellbeing Three key areas: Prevention – through increasing understanding of relationships in all areas relating to health: genetic, environmental, socio-economic factors, healthy approach to ageing Disease – to understand the development processes and process of disease and its spread in order to stimulate innovative drugs and therapies Health and Social Care – to improve sustainability and efficiency of care provision, plus management and effects of emerging health threats (e.g. epidemics) Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

19. Delivered through: Long-term studies of large populations to collect and process data Developing and supporting data and biological infrastructures Supporting and developing appropriate tools and technologies Development of research findings into practical and marketable products and services, including regulation Societal Challenges – Health, Demographic Change & Wellbeing Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

20. Societal Challenges – Food Security, Sustainable Agricultures, Marine and Maritime Research and the Bio-based Economy Objective: secure sufficient supplies of safe and high quality food and other bio-based products Four main activity areas: Sustainable agriculture and forestry Sustainable and Competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

21. Societal Challenges – Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy Objective: transition to a reliable, sustainable and competitive energy system Broad lines of activity: Reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint by smart and sustainable use Low-cost, low-carbon electricity supply Alternative fuels and mobile energy sources A single, smart European electricity grid New knowledge and technologies Robust decision making and public engagement Market uptake of energy innovation Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

22. Societal Challenges – Smart, Green, Integrated Transport Objective: to achieve a resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, safe, seamless, and performing transport system for the benefit of all citizens, the economy and society. Delivered through three challenges: Resource efficient transport that respects the environment Better mobility, less congestion, more safety and security Global leadership for the European transport industry Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

23. Societal Challenges – Climate Action, Resource Efficiency & Raw Materials Objective: to achieve a resource efficient and climate change resilient economy and a sustainable supply of raw materials Broad lines of activity are: Fighting and adapting to climate change Sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems Ensuring the sustainable supply of non-energy and non- agricultural raw materials Enabling the transition towards a green economy through eco- innovation Developing comprehensive and sustained global environmental observation and information systems Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

24. Societal Challenges – Inclusive, Innovative and Secure Societies Objective: to foster inclusive, innovative and secure European societies Three lines of activity: 1.Inclusive Societies Promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth Building resilient and inclusive societies in Europe Strengthening Europe’s role as a global actor Closing the research and innovation divide in Europe Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

25. Societal Challenges – Inclusive, Innovative and Secure Societies 2.Innovative Societies Strengthening the evidence base and support for Innovation Union Exploring new forms of innovation, including social innovation and creativity Ensuring societal engagement in research and innovation Promoting coherent and effective co-operation with third countries Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

26. Societal Challenges – Inclusive, Innovative and Secure Societies 3.Secure Societies Fighting crime and terrorism Strengthening security through border management Providing cyber security Increasing Europe’s resilience to crises and disasters Ensuring privacy and freedom in the Internet and enhancing the societal dimension of society Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenges

27. Additional H2020 Slides for reference - Working with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)

28. SME Participation Article 18 outlines an integrated approach with around 15% of total budget for societal challenges and industrial leadership to go to SMEs Dedicated SME instrument – how it works Support in 3 stages covering whole innovation cycle Feasibility – assessment of technological and commercial potential Main grant – research and development, emphasis on demonstration/market replication Commercialisation – supported indirectly through access to debt/equity finance Horizon 2020 and COSME* designed to be complementary * COSME: Programme for the Competitiveness of enterprises and SMEs 2014-2020. Horizon 2020 – SMEs

29. H2020 Links

30. Useful Links Stay up to date by signing up for UKRO Portal and emails Horizon 2020 website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm Draft proposal: http://tinyurl.com/894jahl http://tinyurl.com/894jahl UKRO subscriber article with summary of proposals: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/Pages/111209_horizon2020.aspx http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/Pages/111209_horizon2020.aspx New UKRO webpages on Horizon 2020 and other future programmes: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/future_funding/Pages/index.aspx http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/future_funding/Pages/index.aspx UKRO webpages on Europe 2020 Policy: http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/eu_policy/Pages/index.aspx http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber/eu_policy/Pages/index.aspx Innovation Union website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union Horizon 2020 – Links