Building Research Relationships with International Industry Partners Dr Imelda Lambkin National Director for Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 as a route to partnership for IRELAND’s researchers and companies… 1,939 successful Applicants in FP7; €625M of funding from 2007 to 2014 – For comparison: FP6 was €198.7M ( ) Using population adjusted participation figures: Ireland ahead of the UK, comparable to Austria/Norway and just behind Finland/Denmark Some highlights: – 94 Individual Participants secured funding of >€1M – SMEs make up 75% of Ireland’s industry participation – Intel is included in the European Commission’s Top 50 Private Company participants – The Dublin Region is included in the European Commission’s Top 50 regions

IRELAND’s FP7 Collaborative Links…

Example 1, Accessing international industry… Green eMotion: Development and demonstration of a unique and user- friendly framework for green electromobility in Europe Total cost: EUR ,58; EU contribution: EUR ,89 Coordinated in: Germany – Irish university, energy provider, city council and energy agency with major players from industry, the energy sector, municipalities, universities and research institutions – Daimler, Nissan, Renault – Siemens, IBM, SAP, Tecnalia

Example 2, Irish researchers/centres driving collaboration… NAMDIATREAM: nanotech toolkits for multi-modal disease diagnostics and treatment monitoring Total cost: EUR ,2; EU contribution: EUR Coordinated in: Ireland – Led by Irish university with 2 nd university; 2 companies – Becton Dickinson, Nikon – INSERM, Max Planck

Example 3, Irish companies leading international collaboration… Innovation Action: local small-scale energy storage optimised with advanced ICT Total cost: EUR ; EU contribution: EUR est. Coordinated in: Ireland – Led by Irish industry; 3 energy providers; 1 ICT multinational corporation; 1 university – Irish industry’s sister site in Germany – With relevant European academic, research and company participants

Example 4, research funding organisations building pipeline… FP7 and Horizon 2020 cofunds: – ECSEL: partnership between the private and the public sectors for electronic components and systems – AAL2: Ambient Assisted Living, ICT for ageing well – Eureka and Eurostars – Relevant ERA-NET and ERA-NET cofunds

Example 5, mobile researchers… SYS-MEL: developing prognostic and predictive tests for melanoma, the most aggressive form of skin cancer Total cost: EUR ; EU contribution: EUR Coordinated in: Ireland – Led by university with 2 nd college and SME – With relevant European academic institutes and SMEs – Exchange of know-how and experience between private sector and academia

We already know each other… FP7: 30 collaborative links between Ireland and Brazil Agri-Food, Energy, Health, ICT, Nanotech, Transport & Infrastructure EXAMPLE: DIBANET - The production of sustainable Diesel-Miscible- Biofuels from the residues and wastes of Europe and Latin America Total cost: EUR ; EU contribution: EUR Coordinated in: Ireland Brazil: – CTC - CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIA CANAVIEIRA – UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO – EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA – UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE CAMPINAS – PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA

Current Brazil-specific Horizon 2020 opportunities…

***Plus Marie Sklodowska-Curie, European Research Council AND all other Calls…

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