1. Introduction to Horizon 2020
Claire Griffin – EEN Invest NI

2. • The EU Research Programme
• €80Billion from 2014-2020
• €30 Billion available for 2018-2020
• Help to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive
economic growth
• Goals
 EU produces world-class science
 Remove barriers to innovation
 Private and public sectors work together
What is Horizon 2020?

3. Horizon 2020 in the UK
• +8,000 UK participants - €4,229.38M
• +1,665 SMEs €659.97M
• Success rate – ~15%
• Ranking – 2 out of 28 MS
• Top collaborators – DE, ES, IT, FR, NL

4. Horizon 2020 in Northern Ireland• €66.9M
• 212 successful NI applicants
• 165 successful applications
• 47 have NI project co-ordinator
• Success rate of ~14%
• Average grant awarded €315,536
• NICPs
Horizon 2020 in NI

5. Horizon 2020 in Northern Ireland• €66.9M
• 212 successful NI applicants
• 165 successful applications
• 47 have NI project co-ordinator
• Success rate of ~14%
• Average grant awarded €315,536
• NICPs
Horizon 2020 in NI

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7. European Innovation Council Instruments
Instrument SME-instrument FTI FET-Open EIC prizes
Phase 1 Phase 2
For whom One or more EU SMEs From 3 to 5
European entities
(mostly industrial)
At least 3
entities
At least one entity
(which must be
European for
some of the
prizes)
Max. funding 50,000€ 2.5M€ 3M€ 3 M€ (RIAs)
0.5M€ (IAs)
Varies for each
prize
Total budget
2018-2020
163M€ 1421M€ 300M€ 705 M€
(RIAs)
10M€
(CSAs)
40M€
Focus Exploring the
feasibility of a
business idea
(~6months)
Breakthrough
innovation &
international
growth (12-
24 months)
Close-to-market
innovation
Radically
new
technologies
6 different topics

8. EIC Pilot - SME Instrument
• Are you an innovative, high-flying “for-profit” SME?
• Idea for an innovation that targets new markets to boost growth of
company
• Ground-breaking concept that could shape new markets or disrupt
existing
• COMPETITION IS VERY TOUGH
• Have you EU and Global ambitions
• Looking for substantial funding to develop and scale-up your idea
• No set topics BUT tackle societal, technological and business
challenge
• Negative Impacts on climate and environment should be avoided
• Close-to-market and scale-up projects (TRL 6)
• Embedded in societal challenges and Key Enabling Technologies

9. SME
InstrumentSME Instrument

10. • Cut-off – @ 17:00 hrs CET• Rolling programme - No
fixed deadline referred to
as cut off.
• Submit when ready
• Times are Brussels time –
17:00hrs
• 80% of proposals are
submitted 48 hours before
the cut off.
PHASE 1 PHASE 2
07 November 2018 10 October 2018
13 Feb 2019 09 January 2019
SME
InstrumentSMEi Submission Dates 2018 / 2019

11. Common SMEi mistakes
• TRL not convincing
• Skill set to commercialise not present in SME
• SME own money – “skin in the game”
• Excellent not linked to Impact and or
implementation
• Is it Value for Money?
• Is it easy to read?

12. FTI
• Accelerates the market uptake of relatively mature,
ground-breaking innovations, concepts and business
models which are close to market
• Up to €3M at TRL6
• Collaboration - interesting in future
• Reduce time from idea to market
• Stimulate the participation of 1st
time applicants
• Increase private sector investment in R&I
• Deadlines: 23rd
October 2018, 21 February 2019
Fast Track to Innovation

13. FET Open
• Establish EU leadership in early exploration of future technologies
• Early stage science and technology
• Opportunities of long-term benefit for citizens, the economy and
society
• Mobilise Europe’s most creative and forward thinking researchers
• Explore leading technology paradigms of the future
• “FET Innovation Launchpad” grant of up to €100,000 for short
individual or collaborative actions to help turn the results of FET
Open projects into innovations
• Deadline – 24th
January 2019
Future and Emerging Technologies

14. Horizon Prizes
• Aim to boost break-through innovation – major benefits to society
• Awarded to who can most effectively meet a defined challenge:
1. Innovative batteries for eVehicles
2. Fuel from the Sun: Artificial Photosynthesis
3. Early Warning for Epidemics
4. Blockchains for Social Good
5. Low-Cost Space Launch
6. Affordable High-tech for Humanitarian Aid
• How challenge should be solved is not prescribed
• Fostering cutting-edge solutions
 Bringing major benefits to citizens and society.
• Individual prizes amount to 5 to 10 million €

15. Practical Help
• What is an SME -
http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-definition_is
• Self evaluation form for submitting and SME Inst. Application
• Phase 1 – http://
ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/call_ptef/ef/2018-2020/h2020-ca
• Phase 2 -
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/call_ptef/ef/201
8-2020/h2020-call-ef-sme-2018-20_en.pdf
• Submission is via Participant Portal
– http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html
• Contact your local Enterprise Europe Network
https://www.enterprise-europe.co.uk
• Contact a National Contact Point (NCP) or a NICP

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