Lessons learned form Horizon 2020

Erik van de BurgwalNetherlands Enterpise AgencyNCP Horizon 2020 Transport

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• What’s new in Horizon 2020• Multi-annual workprogrammes

• Open, challenged based topic descriptions• Broader topics, less pre-scription

• 2-stage submission procedure

• Strong emphasis on impact

• Simplification of procedures

Look back on first rounds of H2020

MG.4.1-2014. MG.4.2-2014. MG.4.3-2015. MG.4.4-2014.

Energy efficient / very-low

emission vessel

Safer and more efficient

waterborne operations

System modelling / life-cycle cost / performance optimisation

Innovation in IWT

No. proposals stage 1 48 34 23 7

No. proposals stage 2 7 6 6 3

No. selected proposals 3 2 ? (March 2016) 1

Average funding request (2nd stage proposals) 13,5 7,4 7,2 6,3

Average funding request (selected proposals) 17,0 8,5 ? (March 2016) 6,3

Some statistics 2014-2015 calls

Acronym Title CoordinatorNo. of partners

MG 4.1

E-ferryE-ferry – prototype and full-scale demonstration of next generation 100% electrically powered ferry for passengers and vehicles

Committee on Sustainable Energy, Municipality of Aeroe

10

LeanShips Low Energy And Near to zero emissions Ships Damen Shipyards 48

HERCULES-2FUEL FLEXIBLE, NEAR -ZERO EMISSIONS, ADAPTIVE PERFORMANCE MARINE ENGINE

National Technical University of Athens - NTUA

32

MG 4.2

LYNCEUS2MARKETAn innovative people localisation system for safe evacuation of large passenger ships

RTD Talos Limited 16

EfficienSea 2EfficienSea 2 - Efficient, Safe and Sustainable Traffic at Sea

Søfartsstyrelsen 32

MG 4.4 ProminentPromoting Innovation in the Inland Waterways Transport Sector

STC-Groep 17

Selected projects 2014 call

Higher or Secondary Education

17%

Other6%

Private Commercial

38%

Private Commercial -

SME16%

Public authorities

8%

Research Organisation

15%

Organisation types

Mobility for Growth– all 2014 calls

• High competition, especially in stage 1

• Higher involvement of industry, end users

• Tendency towards bigger projects

• Greater flexibility of consortium size, scope of project

To sum up

• Involve end-users from the start

• Develop an exploitation plan in the project• Clearly identify each partner’s interest

• Based on true business cases

• Targeted dissemination plan

• Deal with IPR / standardization

Impact

• Not only look at MG and BG calls• Factories of the Future

• Nanotechnologies, advanced materials,

biotechnology and production

• Sustainable food security

• Ocean Energy

• Intelligent mining

• Fast Track to Innovation

• SME instrument

Other opportunities

H2020 Call

2016-2017

MG2.1

MG2.2

MG2.3

MG2.4

MG3.3

BG - 7

BG-2FoF1

• Close to the market innovation activities:• Fully bottom-up

• Business (case) driven, min. 3 – max 5 partners

• TRL level 6 = Technology demonstrated in relevant environment

• Budget 2016: € 100 million

• Innovation Action: 70% funding rate

• Funding: max. € 3 million subsidy / project

• Continuous open calls:• Cut-off dates 2016: 15/3, 1/6, 25/10

Fast Track to Innovation

SME instrument

1. CONCEPT Feasibility Assessment

2. DEMONSTRATIONR&D,Market Replication

3. COMMERCIALISATION

Idea to concept, risk assessment, technological & commercial feasibility

Demonstration, prototyping, testing , market replication, scaling up, miniaturisation, research

Quality label for successful projects, access to risk finance, indirect support

EU risk facilities

Market€ €+/- 50,000Lump sum

1-3 million(70%)

Phase 3 & coaching ~ 2% budget

• Small business innovation research for Transport and Smart Cities Mobility• Budget 2016: 58 M€, budget 2017: 61 M€

• Supporting SMEs efforts for the development, deployment and market replication of innovative solutions for blue growth• Budget 2016: 9,5 M€, budget 2017: 10 M€

• Cut-off dates 2016: • SME Phase 1: 24/2, 3/5, 7/9, 9/11• SME Phase 2: 3/2, 14/4, 15/6, 13/10

SME instrument

Basic research

Fast Track toInnovation

Research &Innovation

Action

Future & EmergingTechnologies

Eurostars

Commercial application bottom-up

top-down

ERCGrants

MSCA

InnovationAction

Number of partners

SMEinstrument

Overview of H2020 instruments

• Networks for Information and Assistance for Proposers in EU RTD Programmes• established by national or regional authorities• information and training by European Commission

• Main tasks:• Informing, awareness raising• Advising and assisting• Training• Partnersearch• Signposting

Confused? Get support from National Contact Points

ETNA – European Transport Networks Alliance– Reinforcing the network of Transport NCPs

– www.transportncps.net

Erik van de BurgwalNational Contact Point Horizon 2020 Transport

Netherlands Enterprise Agency

+31 88 602 5122

erik.vandeburgwal@rvo.nl

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