HEPTech Funding Opportunities

Ute GunsenheimerESS

www.europeanspallationsource.seOctober 29, 2014

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Content

H2020 Open calls for HEPTech• INNOSUP-7-2015• MSCA-RISE-2015

Initial FeedbackNext StepsHEPTech Grants Management• Past deliverables• Future strategy

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Open CallsINNOSUP-7-2015: Professionalization of open innovation management in SMEs

Deadline: 29.04.2015 17:00 (Brussels time)Budget: 1.70 MEURDuration: 3 yearsFunding rate: 100%

Specific Challenge: • Lack of involvement of SMEs in the design and

implementation of open innovation strategies• Functioning strategies for SMEs would

immensely benefit them in the fields of technology transfer, capital raising, resource optimization or networking

Urgent need to study how collaboration and/or open innovation is managed and organized in SMEs

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Open CallsINNOSUP-7-2015: Professionalization of open innovation management in SMEs

Scope: Activity shall consist of the following elements:• Collection and analysis of information and data on application of open

innovation in SMEs• EU-wide diffusion of success stories of SMEs using open innovation• Development of practical management tools to support and explain the

identified case studies• Development and testing of open innovation indicators to support

management support tools within an SME

Expected impact:• Increased collaboration of SMEs with external partners

to innovate successfully• Professional open innovation management by SMEs • Creation of an online platform to disseminate best

practice examples and complementary training modules

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Open CallsINNOSUP-7-2015: Professionalization of open innovation management in SMEs

Conditions: • Coordination and support action: At least one legal entity established in a

Member State or Associated Country• Conclusion of consortium agreement is required prior to grant agreement• Take into account different situations for SMEs in different Member States

and specific market segments• Development of practical management support tools• Collaboration with and awareness raising for open innovation support

schemes being implemented

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Open CallsMSCA-RISE-2015: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

Deadline: 28.04.2015 17:00 (Brussels time)Budget: max. 2.43 MEUR per project (540 months of staff member unit cost

of 2000EUR + 2500EUR institutional unit cost per secondment month)

Duration: max. 4 yearsFunding rate: 100%

Specific Challenge:• Promote international and inter-sector collaboration through research and

innovation staff exchanges, and sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa)

• Foster a shared culture of research and innovation that helps to turn creative ideas into innovative products, services or processes

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Open CallsMSCA-RISE-2015: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

Scope:• Involvement of academic and non-academic sectors (in particular SMEs), based in Europe and outside

Europe • Development of partnerships in the form of joint research and innovation activities • Knowledge sharing via mobility based on two-way secondments of research and innovation staff with

an in-built return mechanism; either one dimension of mobility (intersectoral / international), or include a combination of both

• Enabling networking activities, organization of workshops and conferences to facilitate sharing of knowledge, new skills acquisition and career development

• Exchanges for both early-stage and experienced researchers' levels, as well as administrative, managerial and technical staff supporting the research and innovation activities of the proposal

Expected impact:• build or enhance new and existing networks of international and inter-sectoral cooperation• Better align different cultures and expectations to a more effective contribution of research and

innovation to Europe's knowledge economy and society

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Open CallsMSCA-RISE-2015: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange

Conditions:• At least three different countries of which at least two must be EU Member States or Associated

Countries must be represented • In case all participants are from the same sector (either only academic or only non-academic), at least

one participant must be from a third country• Total secondments of a maximum 540 person-months (min. 1 month to max. 12 months per staff

member)• Participants can be divided in two groups based on their level of participation:

1. Beneficiaries (signatory to the agreement) 2. Partner organizations (non-signatory of the agreement)

• Consortia involving partner organizations are encouraged to sign a partnership agreement• Associated Countries: Support for the exchanges between institutions in the EU Member States and Associated Countries covers only inter-sectoral secondments• Third Countries: Exchanges with institutions from third countries can be inter-sectoral secondments as well as secondments within the same sector; No secondments between institutions located in third countries or within the same EU Member State or Associated Country can be supported.

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Open CallsInitial Feedback

Institution INNOSUP-7-2015 MSCA-RISE-2015 Comments

Wigner MTA X Organization of an international group of people experienced in TTO in order to share their knowledge and experiences in the field.

CERN X Focus call around ELI and its Ecosystem + the other laser infrastructures and photonics communities in Europe

CERN X X MSCA-RISE might be less demanding but there will be more applications

CTT X (more) X Who will take over the coordination?

IFIC X

Inovacentrum X

KTN X

ESS X Good opportunity for HEPTech to build a promising proposal around the preexisting network with its complementary competences.

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Next Steps

29.10.2014: Decision on H2020 call

14.11.2014: Decision on Lead/Coordinator,Partner constellation & Definition of Work Plan

17.04.2015: Internal Deadline

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HEPTech Grants ManagementPast Deliverables

INFRASUPP-1-2014: Innovation support measures• R.I.M.: Research Infrastructure Marketplace• Submitted: 02.09.2014• Budget of 2 MEUR• Consortium of 16 partners (including 8 HEPTech members)

INFRASUPP-3-2014: Strengthening the human capital of Research Infrastructures• RAMIRI (Realising and Managing International Research Infrastructures)

consortium led application • Submitted: 02.09.2014• Budget of 2 MEUR• HEPTech will support the project if funding is granted and signed a Letter of

Support to this extent

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HEPTech Grants ManagementFuture Strategy

Who does what?

• European Spallation Source: H2020 & COST Screening for HEPTech Funding Opportunities

Selection of two suitable H2020 callsAdministrative support for one proposal in Spring 2015

• Center for Technology Transfer and Innovation: Monthly report on European funding opportunities that might be interesting for HEPTech participants

Thank you very much for your attention!

Please contact the ESS External Relations & EU Projects Team with any questions

concerning these calls:euprojects@esss.se