EEN Wales Lisa WheatleyR&D Adviser

European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

BioWales 17 March 2010

In brief:In brief:

• Information on doing business in Europe, European opportunities and the European Commission

• Assisting technology transfer in and out of Wales

• Increasing the R&D funding coming into Wales

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) – what – what is it?is it?

Aim: “one-stop shop” to meet all the information needs of SMEs and companies in Europe.

• 600 different organisations encompassing over 4,000 staff in over 40 countries

• Chambers of Commerce, RDAs or DAs or University technology centres

• Designed for SMEs but available to all businesses, research centres and universities across Europe

• Aspires to be a two-way network bringing the European Commission closer to businesses and vice versa

• Services are free of charge

EEN – how can we help?EEN – how can we help?

• Info on:

EU Directives, Regulations and Standards

Public Sector Procurement and Contract Opportunities

Grant Finding

Trading in Europe

• Feedback concerns and problems to the Commission

• Conduct Impact Assessment studies and consultation exercises on specific policies and legislation

EEN – how can we help?EEN – how can we help?Support for innovation and technology transfer:

• Dissemination and exploitation of research results• Identifying client technology ‘needs’ and/or

technology ‘offers’• Finding suitable partners for further development,

commercialisation, joint ventures etc.• Facilitating the technology/knowledge transfer

process.• Providing Brokerage services across Europe• Facilitating access to collaborative R&D Funding

EEN – how can we help?EEN – how can we help?

FP7/TSB Funding:

• Awareness raising events

• Call identification

• Partner searching

• Proposal reviews

• Funding

EEN – how can we help?EEN – how can we help?

• Wales European Collaboration Fund

- Proposal Preparation

- Travel Assistance

Stimulate the capacity of Welsh businesses and Higher Education Institutes to participate in the Collaborative R&D projects.

EEN – how can we help?EEN – how can we help?Proposal preparation

Assistance with external costs of developing and submitting proposals;

• FP7 • TSBCosts of any engagement of specific expertise to enable

effective negotiations and conclusion of consortium agreement and/ or contract with the EC is also eligible.

N.B. Please note, the cost of external consultants who intend to take part in the research project are not eligible for support

EEN – how can we help?EEN – how can we help?

Travel• Assistance with eligible European overseas travel

and accommodation costs involved in; • Identifying and building consortia for FP7 projects.• Negotiation of FP7 contracts.• Technology transfer activities - meeting prospective

collaborative partners for licensing or for R&D projects.

• Attendance at specific conferences and exhibitions where technology transfer meetings have been pre-booked

EEN – how can we help?EEN – how can we help?

First Application Repeat

FP7 Lead 100% up to £10k max

50% up to £10k max

FP7 Partner 100% up to £5k max

50% up to £5k max

TSB CR&D Lead 100% up to £2k max

50% up to £2k max

EC Contract or Consortia Agreement Negotiation

50% up to £5k max

Travel 50% up to £1k max

For more information see:For more information see:

www.enterpriseeuropewales.org.uk

Contact:

Lisa Wheatley

Email: Lisa.Wheatley@WALES.gsi.gov.uk

Tel: 029 20828863