The European Days of the Entrepreneur Sofia, November 4-5, 2004
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The European Days of the EntrepreneurSofia, November 4-5, 2004
How to develop a EUREKA project
&EUREKA Success Stories
Svatopluk HaladaEUREKA Secretariat, Brussels
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EUREKA in glance
• A European Research Programme
• Bottom-up project generation by partners
• Flexible mechanism and lack of
bureaucracy
• Market orientation
• Target group: mainly industry (particular
attention to SMEs)
• Funding: public, private, own (each member country has national
criteria and schemes for co-financing)
• Not an EU-programme
but complementarity and co-operation
(ERA)
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34 EUREKA members
including future candidates for EU accession.
In addition 3 co-operating countries and 1 country with associate status.
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Why EUREKA ?
• Flexibility to adapt project Flexibility to adapt project contentcontent and structureand structure
• IPR: negotiated between and IPR: negotiated between and ownedowned by by partners of project partners of project
consortiumconsortium• Shared responsibilityShared responsibility
Light Ex-anteEvaluation
/PAM/
Flexibility
Time to market reactivity
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Strategicinitiative
sfor
Europe2010
2 pillars
• a common R&D public-private synergy
• Increasing the European competitiveness
3% Lisbon objective
a Network
forSMEs
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A pan European decentralised
Network for innovative projects by SMEs
EUREKA
19 years of experience !
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1500 finished projects
600 running projects
Investment of 500 M€ each year
Building cross-border partnerships
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SME Participation in projects
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%POLAND
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
ROMANIA
GREECE
SWITZERLAND
HUNGARY
LATVIA
FINLAND
CROATIA
BELGIUM
LITHUANIA
GERMANY
ITALYSLOVENIATHE NETHERLANDS
TURKEY
CZECH REPUBLIC
AUSTRIA
IRELAND
PORTUGAL
NORWAY
SPAIN
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
DENMARK
ISRAEL
SWEDEN
ICELAND
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Participation of SMEs in
EUREKA
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EUREKA Success stories
Many notable « Success stories » can be viewed on EUREKA website
EUREKA Awards including « Lynx Award » for high growth SME
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Health
Name E! 2061 INCA-MRI
Heart disease diagnosis MRI(non-invasive and lower radiation)
Successful treatment
1999-2003
CH , AT, DE ,DK, NL
One stop shop to help prevent 17 millions of cases of heart disease
Participants
Date
Innovation
Market
Impact
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Energy / Environment
E! 1542 Automatic Quartz Watch
Microgenerator to replace batteriesWatches, hearing aids
July 1998NL, CH, DE20 millions unit/year
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Innovation
Market
Date
ParticipantsImpact
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Innovation is a lengthy process
E!55 CARMINAT
One example …… ten years later
• Smart navigation in the city• Finished in 1993• 3 years to commercialise the system
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FFocus on the strength of Europeanocus on the strength of European
industryindustry
A favourable environment for A favourable environment for
EuropeanEuropean c competitiveness and jobompetitiveness and job
creationcreation
Strategic initiatives for Europe
((hhome of the future, smart cards, ome of the future, smart cards, mobile communications, automotive, mobile communications, automotive, aeronautics)aeronautics)
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EUREKA Strategic initiatives
• Information technologies
• Communication
technologies
• Biotechnologies
• Energy
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Co-ordination of Cluster projects
1 000 European partners working together!
1 B € each year
Microchips
Software
Micro- & Nanosystems
Interconnexion
MEDEA+
ITEA
EURIMUS
PIDEA
Partners
283
295
168
240
Countries
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Enhancing European competitiveness
•Common strategic view of industry
•Define European standards
•Prepare ‘interoperability’
•End-user focused
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From the past …
EUREKA and the European UnionEUREKA and the European Union co-co-financedfinanced
a projecta project initiative: JESSI (1989-1996) initiative: JESSI (1989-1996)
Result:3 European companies in the Top
10ranking of microchip
manufacturers
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Developing your car of the future (2008)
Sensors are the main application field for microsystems in the car
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Preparing the next civil aircraftMain systems and
functionsNavigationAir Data, Instruments, Flight
Control Inertial Measurements UnitsGPS receiver and antennas
Engine and reactors
FADECHydraulics
Landing systemsHydraulic pressure,Tyre pressure
Air conditioningGeneration
monitoringPressure,
Humidity
Structure monitoring HUMS Vibrations, Stabilisation Structure fatigue
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What is a EUREKA project ?
A EUREKA project is:• proposed, defined and managed by
its partners (the´bottom-up´approach)
• international – partners from at least two of EUREKA’s 34 members
• mainly industry-led
• financed locally
• developing innovative product, process or service for the market
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EUREKA’s flexible, bottom-up approach
The participants decide:
• The project objectives and content• Who they choose to work with• How much it will cost • How long it will take• How it will be managed• How risks and results will be shared• Ownership of results (IPR etc.)
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Rate of success of proposals 65%
Overheads of the Initiative <3%More project proposals than funding available
The return on investment of public funding by taxes over induced turnover is less than 2 years
EUREKA projects
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If your idea is innovative and the goal of your project proposal is the
development of
a product,process or
servicewith market potential
IT COULD BE A EUREKA PROJECT
Contact your national EUREKA office
AN IDEA FOR AN R&D PROJECT
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If you are looking for partner(s) CONTACT YOUR
NATIONAL EUREKA OFFICE
Your national EUREKA NPC can help you find a partner(s)
OR
You may already have your project partner(s)
PREPARATION OF EUREKA PROJECT
FINDING PARTNERS FOR YOUR PROJECT
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From idea to definition of project Setting of project (content – target – results - output) Duration of project (definition phase - implementation phase) Budget of project
Definition of relations between project participants
• Decision on main partner (co-ordinator of project)• Role of other project participants• Clear definition of how to use results and output of project
Financing of project• Different financing opportunities of participants• Different national possibilities and schemes of
co-financing
PREPARATION OF EUREKA PROJECT (1)
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Administration and legal arrangement of project
Completion and signature of the official EUREKA Project Form (public document) Filling in of national EUREKA form Preparation and signature of legal agreement between the partners
Duration of preparation stage of project• 3 – 9 months
All partners must be in contact with their
national EUREKA office
PREPARATION OF EUREKA PROJECT (2)
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Dealing with interactions Huge volume of co-ordinating steps Limited availability of financial resources Each national EUREKA office has its own procedures
for submission of project proposals (approval of participation in project)
OBSTACLES IN THE PROJECT PREPARATION STAGE
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Example of basic criteria Technology Risk Project partner(s) Environmental aspects Market outlook: national & international
Example of evaluation scale• from 1 to 5
System of funding• Grant• Loan• Combination grant and loan
CRITERIA FOR FUNDING APPROVEMENT
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Collaboration agreement should cover The rights and obligations of the partners (in clear and simple language) Project management and communications Ownership of the results Exploitation routes and agreements Procedures for partner changing Arbitration procedures Termination provisions Which national law should be apply The project plan, time schedule and milestones
EUREKA LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARTNERS
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EUREKA national NPC is always willing to assist you and
Help find a partner Help define the project Help an access funding Gain an access to other EUREKA
services
EUREKA NATIONAL PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR
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Role of EUREKA National Office
to find,to inform,
to motivate,to facilitate,
to support
a potential national partner(s) in EUREKA
international project(s)
EUREKA National Office
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General information
• Co-operative relations with EUREKA as ´NIP Country´ since 1992 (NIP countries are on the road to full membership)
• EUREKA National Contact: located at theMinistry of Economy
• EUREKA National Representative: Ms. Emilia
Radeva
EUREKA in Bulgaria (1)
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Project participation• E! 1985 DIAGNOSTICS NFDK-MOAB Medical and BiotechnologyFinished project BG participant: Academy of Sciences /Institut of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of
Fertilization• E! 2884 EUROENVIRON BIOPROCESSING Environment Ongoing project BG participant: University of Chemical Technology and
Metallurgy (Interested)• E! 3382 EUROENVIRON SCADOR Environment Project proposal BG participant: University of Chemical Technology and
Metallurgy (Interested)• E! 3385 EUROENVIRON COSTAS Environment Project proposal BG participant: Sirma Ai Corp. (Interested)• ITEA (Cluster project) sub-project AGILE (ITEA 03003) Ongoing project /Agile software development of embedded systems/ BG participant: Nemetschek Bulgaria OOD
EUREKA in Bulgaria (2)
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Recommendations• Governmental support
• EUREKA as a part of National Innovation Policy• Availability of public co-financing
• Creation of EUREKA partner relations • To find ´right one´ direct contacts and links throughout network• To prove competence
• Inventive national EUREKA office• Promotion of activities (advice, support co-ordination)• National infrastructure of regional info points
EUREKA in Bulgaria (3)
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Have a look to the EUREKA public website
For more information
www.www.eurekaeureka..bbee
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EUREKA Website
• Project database, partner search
• Launch project suggestion/idea
• Project Success stories
• EUREKA publications
• Forthcoming events (Partnering/Brokerage, Conferences,etc.)
• EUREKA contacts
www.www.eurekaeureka..bebe
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Innovation activities
Innovation is crucial to help companies to modernise and
improve competitiveness
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Thank you for your attention
The European Days of the
EntrepreneurSofia, November 4-5,
2004
Svatopluk HALADAEUREKA Secretariat, Brussels