This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 652637.

4rd BioHorizon Training for BIO NCPs

THE EIC INSTRUMENTS FOR INNOVATION Technicalities and success cases for a better assistance in the

Bioeconomy sector

Date: 22nd November 2018

Location: Albert Borschette Congress Center (CCAB), Bruxelles Focus: The training is dedicated to the Bio-NCPs. It aims at guiding the NCPs on

the EIC pilot in Horizon 2020, providing an overview on its instruments (FET

Open, SME Instrument, Fast Track to Innovation, Prize) and success cases in the

Bioeconomy context.

BioHorizon is the National Contact Points (NCPs) Network project for the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenge 2 (SC2) “Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy”. The project aims to align and enhance the services that NCPs provide to potential beneficiaries of European funding in the SC2 areas across Europe and worldwide, also through the organization of trainings and workshops dedicated to them (http://www.ncp-biohorizon.net/).

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 652637.

AIM

The training will facilitate a view exchange among the NCPs and the EIC experts on how to

better target, inform and support European actors in bioeconomy field interested in the EIC

instruments.

The objectives are:

- Describe how the EIC funding schemes and accompanying measures, launched under

the current Pilot, can enhance the emergence and rapid scale-up of highly innovative

enterprises in the bioeconomy field.

- Involve bioeconomy real success cases funded under the EIC instruments in sharing

their experience and best practices in winning projects

- Enhance discussion on how the NCPs can further contribute in assisting H2020

applicants in that field

- Raise awareness on what the other NCPs networks have currently developed within

the context of the EIC Pilot in terms of tools and services for applicants.

- Encourage the interaction and the exchange of competencies and experiences among

the NCPs

TOPICS

The EIC pilot in Horizon2020 The EIC Instruments: FEt open, SME instrument, Fast track to innovation, Prize THE EIC success case in the bioeconomy context

TARGET GROUP

National Contact Points for Horizon 2020 - Societal Challenge 2 on “Food security, Sustainable Agriculture, Marine and Maritime Research and the Bioeconomy” + “KET – Biotechnology”. The training is open to all the BIO NCPs (including ICPC NCPs and NCP not involved in the BioHorizon project). The maximum number of NCPs can be reimbursed by the APRE is 24 (on a first come first served basis). More details in the guidelinefor Bio NCPs.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 652637.

Interactive slots: Constellation - “Ice-breaker opener” exercise to establishes first commonalities and

stimulates the communication among the participants)

Alphabet game1 - at the beginning of each thematic session the class will be divided in two or more groups and in order to map the background knowledge of the participants. This game is preparatory for better target the expert presentation to the real needs and knowledge of NCPs

Interactive discussion between NCPs and Coordinators/experts – at the end of the first day is foreseen a session for discussing practical tips and suggestions based on coordinators’ inputs for improving NCPs assistance in EIC proposals. The discussion will be based on the main points coming from the presentations of the success cases for each EIC instruments. A rapporteur from the BioHorizon consortium will sum up the main topics from the success cases presentation in a flipchart. These hints will be the base for the discussion between NCps and coordinators/experts.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 652637.

AGENDA

22nd of November 2018

09.00 Registration

09.30 – 10.00

Welcome, introduction to the Training Astrid Guiffart, Project officer, European Commission (tbc) Bozena Podlaska,IPPT-PAN,BioHorizon coordinator Serena Borgna, APRE, Bio Horizon WP Leader

Ice breaking session Moderator: Rafael Garcia-Villar

10.00 -10.30 EIC at a glance. The innovation window in H2020.

Luis Sanchez, European Commission, Policy Officer, DG RTD Dir B

10.30 – 11.45

FET Open for early-stage, science and technology research Description of the measure Antonio Loredan, European Commission, REA

Success case Laura Martinelli, In SRL – Future Agriculture project

Alphabet session

BioHorizon rapporteur

11.45 – 12.00 Break

12.00 -13.30

EIC SME instrument Description of the measure Francisco Aguado-Sanchez, Senior Project Advisor, EIC Pilot Unit, EASME Success case FreshDetect Gmbh, DE – SME Instrument phase 2 Connecterra, NL (tbc)

Alphabet session

Michaela Pöter, BioHorizon rapporteur

13.30 – 14.30 Lunch break

14.30 – 15.30 Fast Track to Innovation

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 652637.

Description of the measure Francisco Aguado-Sanchez, Senior Project Advisor, EIC Pilot Unit, EASME Success case Agnese Manni, Turboalgor - Cold Energy project

Alphabet session

Saske Holving, BioHorizon rapporteur

15.30 – 15.50 The experience of an Innovation in SMEs NCP Elke Van De Graaf, Netherlands Enterprise Agency

15.50– 16.20

EIC Horizon 2020 prizes Description of the measure Fabrizio Colimberti, European Commission – Policy officer, Unit B1 DG R&I Success case Isabelle Hoffman, Tellspec – Awarder as “runner-up” for the Horizon Prize for a food scanner

Alphabet session

BioHorizon rapporteur

16.20 -16.30 Coffe Break

16.30 – 17.45

Interactive discussion between NCPs and Coordinators/experts

Practical tips and suggestions based coordinators’ inputs for a

improving NCPs assistance in EIC proposals.

* each BH rapporteur will manage an EIC measure

NCPs Market Place How to effectively assist Bioeconomy SMEs? How to work with them? Focus on : measures of support; countries experiences; specific national tools

17.45 – 18.15

Wrap up and conclusions of the Training Bozena Podlaska,IPPT-PAN, BioHorizon coordinator Serena Borgna, APRE, Bio Horizon WP Leader

19.00 – 22.00 Social dinner