Filippo de Rosa

Research Directorate-General

European Commission

Marie Curie Actions Focus on Industry-Academia Partnerships

and Pathways (IAPP)

FP7 overview (2007-2013)

Collaborative research

10 THEMATICAREAS

ERC

Capacities : M€ 4100

People : M€ 4750

Marie Curie

ResearchCapacity

Cooperation :

M€ 32 500

JRC : M€ 1750

Euratom : M€ 2750Nuclear research

Ideas :

M€ 7510

Total FP7 budget : M€ 50 500

Aim : Contribute to EU becoming the world’s leading research area

EU’s main instrument for funding research

FP6 (2002-2006)Marie Curie Actions€ 1580 million

Marie Curie Actions in FP7 A European labour market for researchers

What is needed

Human resource development in R&D in Europe

Attract researchers to Europe

Retain Skills and sustainable career development

Facilitate mobility between academia and industry, in Europe and beyond

Appropriate gender balance

Marie Curie Actions

Individual actions

ERGIEFIOFIIFIRG

Definition: Research Fellowships

Others:

Researchers’ NightEuraxess

Institutional actions

IAPPITNIRSESCOFUND

Foster co-operation between non-commercial research organisations & commercial enterprises based on joint research projects.

Stimulate long-term collaboration between sectors through secondment of researchers between the public & private research domains.

Diverse career possibilities & research experience for researchers, knowledge sharing/cultural exchange.

Industry-Academia Partnership and Pathways (IAPP)

Objectives

• Research project open to all domains (bottom-up approach)

• Trans-national and inter-sector mobility • Application through calls for proposals• Selection criteria: • S&T quality (threshold 3/ weight 25)

• Transfer of Knowledge (threshold 3/ weight 20)

• Implementation (threshold 3/ weight 25)

• Impact (weight 30)

• Budget covers mainly salaries of researchers

IAPP main characteristics

At least 1 non-commercial organisation

At least 1 commercial enterprise

Non-Commercial• Universities/research centres • Non-profit or charitable organisations • International European interest organisations • Joint Research Centre of European Commission• International organisations (WHO, UNESCO)

Commercial• Commercial enterprises of ALL sizes (incl. SMEs, spin

offs, start ups)• National organisations if commercial

IAPP Participants

At least 2 different EU or Associated States + free choice.

EU Member States (MS) & Associated Countries (AC): EU27 + Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Turkey, Croatia, FYROM, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Bosnia.

“Third Countries” 2 categoriesInternational Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC):

based on three categories according to income per capita (low-income, lower-middle-income, or upper-middle-income)

Other Third Countries (OTC):US, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand.

IAPP Participants

Compulsory Secondment of staff• Majority of support in IAPP• Always inter-sector • Normally 2-way with in-built return• Up to 30% for secondments within 1 country

Optional Recruitment of experienced researchers

• Not substitute for secondment

Other• Networking activities• Workshops & Conferences: participants' own

research staff & external researchers

IAPP Main activities

ARC- Architectural freeform structures from single-curved panels – €1.128 million

RFR IngénieursParis, France SME

EvolutePerchtoldsdorf, Austria SME

24 PMER

24 PMER

CO-ORDINATOR

1x24 PM ESR2x8 PM ER1x4 PM MER

3x8 PM ESR2x8 PM ER2x2 PM MER

2x12 PM ER

€315,000

€291,000

€522,000

SMEs in IAPP contracts

Secondment Early-stage/Experienced researchers (2-24 months, also split)Must be staff members for at least 12 monthsReintegration into the home institution for at least 1 year

Recruitment Experienced researchers from any country (12-24 months)

Experienced researchers 2 pay scales4-10 years experience (ER)>10 years of research (MER)

IAPP Eligible Researchers

Early-stage researchers (ESR) Experience ≤ 4 years No PhD

Secondment

No nationality restrictions

RecruitmentResearchers not residing / having main activity in country

of the

host > 12 months in last 3 years before recruitment

IAPP Nationality Rules

Community contributions

Living allowance*

€ 35 300/17 650 per year (ESR: post-graduates)

€ 54 300/27 150 per year (ER: 4-10 years)

€ 81 400/40 700 per year (MER: > 10 years)

Mobility allowance* € 500 or 800 per month

Travel allowance € 250 to 2500 per year

Career exploratory allowance € 2000 per recruitment > 1 year

Research/training/networking costs € 1200 per researcher-month

Small equipment expenses for SMEs max. 10 % of SME contribution

Overheads 10% of direct costs

Management costs max. 3% of total contribution

Gross amounts (rates for 2009)

*Correction Coefficients apply

Fellow

exp

en

ses

Host

exp

en

ses

S&T Quality Weighting: 25 %

Threshold: 3/5

- Research S&T objectives - Scientific quality of joint project - Appropriateness of methodology - Originality, innovativation, state-of-the-art

ToK Weighting: 20 %

Threshold: 3/5

Quality of ToK programme Importance of ToK in terms of intersectorial issues Role of seconded/recruited researchers in ToK

Implementation Weighting: 25 %

Threshold: 3/5

Capacities, expertise/HR/facilities/infrastructure of partners Exploitation of complementarities and synergies among partners Management plans (recruitment, IPR, demarcation of responsibilities) Justify participation of non-ICPC 3rd Countries (USA, Japan, etc)Impact

Weighting: 30 %

No Threshold

Potential to develop new intersectorial & lasting collaborations Dissemination of results, networking and share of knowledge Extent to which SMEs contribute + justification

Evaluation criteria

FP7 IAPP evaluations

Call Budget (€

million)

Submitted proposals

Negotiated

proposals

Success rate

2007 38.5 103 40 39%2008

2009*

2010**

45

65

~65

140

350

48-50

?

35%

?

* Deadline: 27 July

** To be launched on the last quarter of 2010

South-Eastern European participants in 2007-2008 IAPP calls

Funded

Applications Enterprises Academia

Austria 25 9 6 15

Bulgaria 11 0 1 1

Czech Rep. 13 0 0 0

Croatia 3 0 0 0

Greece 50 6 12 18

Hungary 9 2 1 3

Romania 14 0 0 0

Serbia 6 1 0 1

Slovenia 6 0 1 1

Slovakia 5 1 1 2

142 19 22 41*

* Out of ~300

What would Industry want?

Alternative paths to innovation - risk research without the risk

Actively directing the research towards the need of the company

Identifying research opportunities and developing them within the academic environment

Acquiring know how

Skilled research staff

SMEs in particular – research equipment

Why would Academia collaborate with industry?

• Alternative career opportunities

• Value new generation of researchers appropriately

• Easier commercialisation

• New commercial opportunities realised

• Increased funding potential through new networks

• Funded researchers

What would both sectors want?

• EC money

• 100% costs covered

• Zero hassle – few reporting requirements

• Peer recognition

• Trans-national networking opportunities

What does IAPP offer?

• 100% funding (65% of which pre-financing)

• Simple application procedure: short and precise

• Few reporting requirements – 2 main reports in 4 years

• Support – in particular NCPs

• Top class public and private sector evaluators

• Marie Curie label

• Networking and conference costs

• SMEs – equipment contribution

Useful links

Marie Curie website:Marie Curie website:

http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactionshttp://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions

Cordis FP7 website:Cordis FP7 website:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/

FP7 Calls:FP7 Calls:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dchttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc

Funded projectsFunded projects

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.htmlhttp://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/projects_en.html

Register as an expert:Register as an expert:

http://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfmhttp://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfm

IPR Helpdesk:IPR Helpdesk:

http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/