Flanders Innovation and Entrepeneurship Research and innovation programmes for companies in Flanders Elsie De Clercq Maarten Sileghem

Flanders: landscape innovation and entrepreneurship Subsidy & Service, innovation & entrepreneurship VLAIO Equity & Loans PMV Internationalisation FIT Research at universities & RTO FWO Policy dept economy and innovation EWI Fiscal incentives: personnel tax reduction for R&D Federal

Flanders Innovation and Entrepeneurship (VLAIO) Information and counselling Funding Enterprises Funding Innovation industrial focus Stimulation of entrepeneur-ship International and European Collaboration Clusters European and Regional Developmenf Fund

Subsidy industrial R&D Principle Direct financial support to R&D projects in industry Bottom up: no thematic priorities Characteristics Market failure, additionality - risk sharing & economic return region when succesful Support as direct state aid (European competitiveness rules do apply) Features Industrial research: 50%, experimental development: 25% Bonus: 10% medium sized company + 10% small sized enterprise+10% collaboration (either with SME or enterprise different members state EU) Cap (max %) 60 research or mixed – 50 development Companies with exploitation in Flanders

Portfolio R&D projects In total portfolio industrial R&D projecten 2011-2015: 524 mill. euro Mill. euro % Young innovatie companies (sme <10y) 121 23% Growing companies (10% employment over 3 years) 156 30% Collaboration (industry and/or RTO) 372 71%

Collaboration (open Innovation, Ecosystem, ..) Industrial R&D: Collaboration between companies: bonus 10% collaboration SME or enterprise in different member state With RTOs: research partner financed by company Combination industrial R&D to enterprises and direct support to RTOs: state aid to enterprises and non economic support 100% RTO (=ICON) International collaboration: Foreign Subcontractors or universities in Flemish program Funding Flemish part international project in networks Specialised programmes Programs for activities with a collective character PhDs and post doctoral research in close collaboration with industry Clusters Structural networks of companies and RTOs: basic funding and project funding Market oriented. Top down, thematic

Programmes collective character Support to organisations for research and knowledge dissemination Activities close to market Aim for transfer: immediatie integration but to large group of enterprises or to public domain Knowledge creation, implementation, disclose existing knowledge, dissemination, stimulation of innovation Users’ commitee in case of transfer to enterprises 3 programmes: Tech transfer from universities & polytechnic schools Agriculture Collective R&D and knowledge dissemination: Research institutes and public authorities/administrations Towards wide group of enterprises or integration in public service (common interest) Only in context international collaboration or cluster

Structural collaboration: clusters Structural collaboration enterprises, research organisations and other public organsiations 50% funding basic working (cluster support) Projects: Collaborative industrial R&D ICON: open innovation: collaboration RTO and industry Collective R&D and knowledge dissemination including innovation followers Flanders’ Food Catalisti SIM VIL Flux 50 De Blauwe Cluster 12 personen, mix ex-IWT en ex-AO

4 strategic centres (IMEC, VIB, VITO, FLANDERS MAKE) Smart choices Priority Domains Sustainable chemistry Advanced materials Smart manufacturing Health & life sciences Specialised logistics Agro-food ICT: electronic systems, IOT, photonic systems Environment & cleantech EU Smart choices Foster process from discovery to market Entrepreneurial discovery Around focal points: regional strengths NETWORKS Flanders 6 clusters 4 strategic centres (IMEC, VIB, VITO, FLANDERS MAKE)

Budget 2017 Programme Million euro Industrial R&D projects 101 Sme program 34 SPRINT 3 PhD 8 Post Doc 4 Collective activitities 7 TETRA Agriculture 12 SUBTOTAL 176 Cluster - ICON 25 Cluster – strategic research 14 Cluster - collective 10 SUBTOTAL CLUSTER 49

International collaboration Funding of Flemish part in international consortium: 2017: 23,7 mil. €, 75 participation Enterprises: 18,6 mill. € 57 participations Funding through networks Access to EU programs R&D funding Horizon 2020. 2016 Enterprises: 57 mill. €, 182 participations Service: National Contact Point Close to market: partnering and business 600 members Service: Enterprise Europe Network

Overview networks: funding Eureka Flemish Funding ERA-NET ERA-Cofund Flemish funding + Single call cofund EU Art 185 Flemish funding + continuous EU co fund Art 187 (JTI) Flemish funding + EU Funding Horizon 2020 EU funding

Evolution portfolio networks Medio 2016: portfolio fragmented, no clear focus 31 networks from which 20 thematic ERA Nets. Focus Alignment with Flemish Innovation policy High turnover: downsize present portfolio & rebuild portfolio with focus policy Make choices Topic alignment Flemish Innovation Policy priority domains see clusters & Strategic Research Centers Commitment intermediary field Interaction Clusters