Research for SMEs
S M E skills: to offer needed Research / Technological development / Demonstration / Training / Dissemination / Technology transfer to offer needed Health, Food, ICT, Nano .... Research for SMEs
Defined topics Open topics Health, Food, ICT, Nano .... Research for SMEs
EC € for research +10% SME1 Results RTD1 2 2 € for research 3 +10%
FP7-SME-2010-1 WP Context Low to medium technology SMEs with little or no research capability SMEs outsource research to RTD performers Creating new knowledge or achieving results with a clear exploitation potential ... which meet the needs of the participating SMEs Not suitable to solve short-term technological problems Bottom-up approach, (entire field of science and technology) Financial support to SMEs to outsource research and technological development, with the view of acquiring intellectual property rights, preferably ownership, of the project results.
FP7-SME-2010-1 WP Expected impact Competitiveness of SME RTD work plan at a high quality level New/improved products, processes or services Collaboration and networking at EU level Turnover, employment Strategy for the use of the research results
FP7-SME-2008-1 Description Proposals Construction / Building 41 Agriculture / Forestry 31 Food 49 Medical / Biomedical equipment 40 Energy 36 Health care 43 Environment / Waste 44 Materials processing 48 Machinery / Instruments / Sensors 54 Information and Communication Technologies 93 Total 663
Links Callinfo FP7-SME-2010-1 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=UserSite.CapacitiesDetailsCallPage&call_id=216 Cordis Research for the benefit of SMEs http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities/research-sme_en.html Find a project FP6 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/projects.htm Find a project FP7 http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html What is an SME ? http://www.euresearch.ch/fileadmin/documents/PdfDocuments/SME_Definition_en.pdf
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S M E skills: Research / Technological development / Demonstration / Training / Dissemination / Technology transfer to offer Health, Food, ICT, Nano ....
Addressing SME in„Cooperation“ Level 1: Specific programme “The optimal participation of SMEs will be facilitated…” Level 2: Specific programme (Food, Agriculture ....) “SMEs, will particularly benefit from many research Activities…” Level 3 (example): Workprogramme 2010, Approach “encourage the involvement of ……. SMEs” Level 4 (example workprogramme 2010): Topic description “The active participation of … SMEs should add to the … excellence …”
Contact Gerhard Gass National Contact Point Research for SME Euresearch Head Office gerhard.gass@euresearch.ch phone +41 31 380 60 15