1. Doing business through technologywww.eurekanetwork.org EUREKA European Industrial Research and Innovation EUREKA and Eurostars XX International Symposium – INNOVATION 2013 Tuesday December 3, 2013; Prague, CZ Dr. Peter Chisnall Eurostars Programme Call Coordinator

2. > 2 www.eurekanetwork.org >2 >EUREKA: a public network with nearly 30 years experience in supporting R&D-performing businesses. >Market-oriented - products, processes or services for civilian use. >Bottom-up: The consortium decides. There is no thematic restriction. >Financed using national and regional public and private money. Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia European Union Finland France FYR Macedonia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco Montenegro The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom EUREKA has 41 full members What is EUREKA? Transitional status: Albania Bosnia-Herzegovina Associate countries: South Korea Canada

3. > 3 www.eurekanetwork.org >3 > The huge participation by industry ensures that R&D&I results are rapidly brought to the market. > Collaborative R&D&I projects within any field of technology. > Development of a product, process or service for any civilian market. EUREKA projects 34 Bn€ Participation in 5000+ Projects

4. > 4 www.eurekanetwork.org >4 >SMEs are the European growth engine: More than 99% of all companies being either small or medium-sized 85% of all jobs created over the last years are in SMEs > Benefits of internationalisation: Internationalised SMEs create more jobs Internationalised SMEs are more innovative Internationalised SMEs are more competitive The EUREKA Network supports SMEs with specific funding instruments SMEs and internationalization

5. > 5 www.eurekanetwork.org >5 Total Number of EUREKA projects: 5310 Introduction of Clusters Introduction of Eurostars Start with Individual Projects EUREKA: Three Pillars

6. > 6 www.eurekanetwork.org >6 >Small, shorter-term projects >Result in a product, process or service with a significant advance in their sector EUREKA Individual projects ~4 participants Typically SME lead 33 month average duration 1.7 M€

7. > 7 www.eurekanetwork.org >7 >Medium-term, strategically- significant initiatives >Develop generic technologies of key importance to European competitiveness EUREKA Cluster projects ~20 participants Large Company can lead 40 month average duration 20 M€

8. Eurostars is a joint programme between more than 30 EUREKA member countries and the European Union > 8 The Eurostars Programme > A joint EUREKA-EU funding programme running 2008- 2013 and continued under Horizon 2020 > National funding support in 33 countries, all agreeing to common rules > Projects led by high-growth, Innovative SMEs > Simple and fast application > 1.15 Billion Euro of public support available between 2014- 2020 > Close to market innovation without thematic restriction; market access within 5 years of funding decision.

9. Eurostars is a joint programme between more than 30 EUREKA member countries and the European Union > 9 The Eurostars Programme under Horizon 2020 Over 3500 projects submitted… >783 projects funded (1.1 Bn€ total value) >79% of participants are SMEs >Annual approval rate of 20- 25% >Fast processes compared to equivalent programmes (less than 10 months from application to funding received) 33 countries involved + third countries R&D performing SME* lead 2014 – 2020 Budget is tripled to 1.15 Billion € 33 countries involved R&D performing SME lead 2008 - 2013 400 M€ Eurostars Eurostars ‘2’ >*R&D definition widened >Even faster time to contract >More standardisation >Remove duplication >Fast and simple >Reduce bureaucracy >Partnership with third countries >South Korea, Canada

10. Eurostars is a joint programme between more than 30 EUREKA member countries and the European Union > 10 Eligibility criteria Consortium Leader is an R&D-performing SME >Target group At least 2 participants from 2 different Eurostars members >International project Project duration is less than 3 years >Market driven Market introduction is foreseen within 2 years after project completion >Direct impact on the company turnover The R&D performing SMEs are undertaking at least 50% of total R&D cost (excluding sub-contracting) >SME driven projects Well balanced partnership (no country responsible for more than 75% of the project costs) >Effective partner cooperation No restriction on thematic area (bottom up) >Answer future needs

11. Eurostars is a joint programme between more than 30 EUREKA member countries and the European Union > 11 Eurostars Projects An international evaluation based on 3 major criteria: >Project planning and consortium quality >Level of technology and innovation of product, process or service >Market access and competitiveness 1.Assessment by 3 experts 2.Financial Viability check 3.Scoring & Ranking by an Independent Panel 3 to 4 participants, 2 to 3 countries involved R&D performing SME lead 29 month average duration 1.4 M€

12. > 12 www.eurekanetwork.org >12 A global project base EUREKA member country Associated country (may lead projects but it must include a full EUREKA member; 1+1 rule) Country has participated as a ‘third’ country (may contribute to projects with two EUREKA members; 2+1 rule)

13. > 13 www.eurekanetwork.org >13 www.eurekanetwork.org/projects/success-stories EUREKA – Success Stories

14. > 14 www.eurekanetwork.org >14 Injection System for Transderm Administration of drugs Design, test and validate on human skin a needle free drug delivery injector with the advantages: easy to use, safe, efficient in terms of injection, no contamination, no fear from needle. The growing market of new drugs like biologics is targeted. EUROSTARS project > E! 4258 ISTAR Countries > France, Austria Cost: 3.58 M€ CrossJect, the company leading the project, signs a $ 470 M worldwide contract plans to double its staff in the next 5 years EUREKA SUCCESS STORY

15. > 15 www.eurekanetwork.org >15 Managing Academic Knowledge with INtegrated, collaboratIve Tools Develop a consistent database of academic knowledge, driven by semantic algorithms, to manage and share academic content, and to achieve superior recommendations based on personalised user profiles and user preferences. EUROSTARS project > E! 4811 MAKIN’IT Countries > Austria, UK, Estonia Cost: 0.86 M€ UK Company Mendeley has sold their developed technology for $ 100 M EUREKA SUCCESS STORY

16. > 16 www.eurekanetwork.org >16 Country Focus 138 running projects Active in 399 projects Since 1995 161 M€ of CZ investment

17. > 17 www.eurekanetwork.org >17 Country Focus - Eurostars INSIDER Eurostars backed high-tech firm helps taxi drivers As the trend for geo-location applications is rapidly expanding, Correlation Systems developed RAE is a device which adapts the principle of data-mining to GPS and helps taxi companies to work more efficiently. The additional turnover expected in two years is of 10 million euros. 8 new jobs were created in the company during the course of the project. Countries > Israel, Hungary, CZECH REPUBLIC Cost: 0.5 M€ Duration: 12 Months Contact: info@correlation-systems.com

18. > 18 www.eurekanetwork.org >18 Country Focus - EUREKA Cluster The Future of airport passport control Digital security specialists, major European electronics makers, and experts in biometrics worked together to make passport control at airports faster. The technology also could have broader applications on the way our identity documents are design and on the way we access public services. EUREKA Cluster project – MEDEA+ BioP@ss Countries > Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden Cost: 23 M€Duration: 12 Months Contact: patrice.plessis@gemalto.com

19. > 19 www.eurekanetwork.org >19 Information website > www.eurekanetwork.org www.eurekanetwork.org Peter Chisnall Eurostars Programme Call Coordinator peter.chisnall@eurekanetwork.org Thank you for your attention