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FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives

06/05/2014

The European Research Council

FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives ERC History

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Appointment of Scientific Council

FP7 Programme

Launch of ERC & 1st StG call

1st AdG call

1st H2020 call

2012 1st SyG call

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1st CoG call

2013

H2020

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Provide attractive, long-term funding to support excellent researchers to pursue ground-breaking, high-gain/ high-risk research

Stimulate research organisations to lead to advances at the frontiers of knowledge

Foster a knowledge-based society

Provide Europe with innovative solutions to meet global challenges

Strengthen the European Research Area

Enhance European competitivity and growth

FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives ERC Missions

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1. High recognition within the scientific community

2. Very competitive funding (average success rate is 12%)

3. Attraction of outstanding researchers

4. Development of a new generation of excellent scientists

5. Substantial financial support to research

6. Fast and simple grant management

FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives ERC after 7 years of existence…

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FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 1. Scientific Recognition (i) - Rising applications

Jean-Marie Lehn

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Stanislav Smirnov AdG 2008 Simon Donaldson AdG 2009 Elon Lindenstrauss AdG 2010

Other Prizes awarded to ERC grantees

EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2011 – Simon BOULTON - AdG 2010 FEBS|EMBO WOMEN IN SCIENCE 2011 - Carol ROBINSON - AdG 2010 EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2010 – Jason W CHIN - StG 2007 THE SHAW PRIZE IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2011 - Christodoulou Demetrios - AdG 2009 CRAFOORD PRIZE 2011 and EUROPEAN LATSIS PRIZE 2010 – Ilkka Hanski - AdG 2008 L'ORÉAL-UNESCO AWARD FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE 2011 - Anne L'Huillier - AdG 2008 WOLF PRIZE 2010 – Anton ZEILINGER, David BAULCOMBE - AdG 2008, Alain ASPECT - AdG 2010 MILLENIUM AWARD 2010 – Michael GRATZEL - AdG 2009

2012 Prizes awarded to ERC grantees

EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2012 Jiri FRIML - StG 2011

BALZAN PRIZE 2012 David BAULCOMBE - AdG 2008

EUROPEAN LATSIS PRIZE 2012 Uffe HAAGERUP - AdG 2009 KELVIN PRIZE 2012 Colin McINNES - AdG 2008

LEIBNIZ PRIZE 2012 Michael BRECHT - AdG 2008 & Joerg WRACHTRUP - AdG 2010

James Heckman

Theodor Hansch

Christoforos Pissarides

Andre Geim

2013 Wolf Prize awarded to Peter Zoller - SyG 2012

2013 Holberg Prize awarded to Bruno Latour - AdG 2010

2013 Crafoord Prize awarded to Lars Klareskog - AdG 2009

Ada Yonath

Konstantin Novoselov

Nobel 2010

Serge Haroche

Nobel 2012

FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 1. Scientific Recognition (ii) – Highly distinguished PIs

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Dr Marcelo Bertalmío (StG): “The ERC Grant really changed my life. I can hire my own team and also involve PhD students. We now have the resources to buy equipment, go to other research centres to establish collaborations and organise and attend conferences and events”

Prof. Walter Salzburger (StG): "ERC grants allow you to establish your own line of research in a very independent way. (…) they are seen as a gold standard of excellence by European universities and will give you the freedom to concentrate on your actual research, without many other obligations."

Dr. Effie Fokas (StG): "The ERC has given me a fantastic opportunity and I am a great supporter of their long-term funding, which allows for really in-depth research. Many funding agencies provide grants for two to three years, which is not always enough for large-scale projects on important issues."

Dr Grazyna Ewa Ptak (StG): "The ERC Starting grant was a great opportunity to become an independent researcher. It is very prestigious in the scientific community. (…) As a woman working in Italy, I have to say it was crucial"

Prof. Malcolm Bennett (AdG): “Funding from the European Research Council, the Wolfson Foundation and the University of Nottingham has enabled us to establish a unique root imaging platform, the Hounsfield Facility. (…)This multidisciplinary environment has really opened us up to different influences – it’s a fantastic mixing pot. (…) There are 20 of us in the ERC research team– with six PhD students co-funded by the ERC and the university.”

FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 1. Scientific Recognition (iii) – ERC praised

FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 2. Success rates per country of Host Institution (ERC StG - CoG – AdG calls 2007-2013)

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FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 3. Attracting Top Researchers (i) – HIs/PIs per country

Current Host Institutions – data as of 16/12/2013

Around 600 institutions in 29 countries 570 GAs hosted in France (3rd) CNRS 1st institution overall (209 GAs)

Around 4330 PIs from 64 nationalities

Almost 470 French PIs (3rd) place

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FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 4.Mobility of researchers (ERC StG - CoG – AdG calls 2007-2013)

Current host institutions: data as of 11/02/2014

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FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 5. Development of a new generation of excellent scientists • 28.500 researchers funded under ERC (PIs

excluded) • 2/3 of staff are people in the training phase of their

career

53% of non-ERA team members ''attracted'' to Europe with the ERC grant (10% of all team members)

64%

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FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 6. Finance Research (i) – Budget

Co-operation (65 %)

Ideas (15 %)

People (9 %)

Capacities (8 %) JRC non-

nuclear (3 %)

FP7 budget € 50.5 billion ERC budget € 7.5 billion

H2020 budget € 77 billion ERC budget € 13.1 billion

ERC budget almost doubled compared to FP7

FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 6. Finance Research (ii) – Yearly budget forecast

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FP7 Achievements & H2020 Perspectives 7. Simple Management

FP7 H2020 no consortium no negotiation (proposals are funded as evaluated) generous funding 100% reimbursement of eligible costs flat rate for indirect costs reduced scientific reporting portable grants flexibility within budget fast grant signature and payments

Strengthening the Scientific Governance of the European Research Council: Strengthening the links between the Scientific Council and the Executive Agency Merging positions of President of ERC and Secretary General Full-time President based in Brussels 3 Vice-Chairs elected from amongst the Scientific Council members

Increased budget (13 Bio € in current prices for 2014-2020): More opportunities than ever for top research talents

ERC in H2020 : Changes and continuity

Essential features maintained: Same schemes, same principles, same selection procedures/criteria Independent Scientific Council with full authority over funding strategy Executive Agency with autonomous operation

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