Marco Rubinato Project Officer European Commission

Horizon 2020 SME Instrument Is it for you? Target, offer, results, hints & tips Marco RUBINATO Unit A.2 "Horizon 2020 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises" Executive Agency for SMEs (EASME)

SMEs established in EU or associated countries Innovative idea – disruptive - demonstration stage Clear ambition to grow at EU/global level Knowledge of the market and of competitors Convincing commercialization plan SME Instrument Target

What do we offer?

Comparative Low Carbon and Efficient Energy System – SIE Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw material - SC Year % 14+15/16+17 Budgets (EUR million) SIE % Budgets (EUR million) SC %

2+10 days of business innovation coaching Help strengthening the company’s capability Visibility at EU and global level Broaden your network Reduce risk and facilitate access to finance Seal of excellence! More than money…

Phase 1Phase 2 Proposals received Proposals >threshold1805 (15%)1357 (36%) Proposals financed991 (55% of above threshold, 8% overall) 248 (18% of above threshold, 7% overall) Budget€ € (1,7M * prog.) Mono beneficiaries92%80% What we have achieved in

Phase 1 SMEs in terms of staff and years of trading

Evaluation criteria 3 criteria: o Possible economic impact o Excellence in innovation o Implementation

Unsuccessful proposals were: Too strongly project-oriented Company profile missing Market situation Not really new to the market Commercialisation concept missing; TRL to low, no innovation Lessons learnt

Assess if your project is mature in all aspects of evaluation criteria Take advise on other funding programmes from NCP, EEN or incubators if you are a starter company Make sure your proposal is balanced and covers all aspects of each evaluation criteria Put concrete realistic figures Show market size, projections of sales volumes, turnover, jobs created Do not wait the cut-off date Hints and tips

Phase 1 helps for Phase 2

Phase 124 February 03 May 07 September 09 November 15 February 03 May 06 September 08 November Phase 203 February 14 April 15 June 13 October 18 January 06 April 01 June 18 October Cut-offs Phase 1 & Phase 2

And if you fail….. …..apply again! Results show that resubmissions have double chances to succeed!

Efforts are always rewarded

Showcases of companies supported by the SME Instrument instrument/showcase instrument/showcase Thank you very much for your