sme instrument - roubaud - recipe4success
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Prezentace z workshopu k SME InstrumentuTRANSCRIPT
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Horizon 2020 SME Instrument A recipe for success
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It's not about writing a good proposal
It's about defining a good project…
…convincing the evaluators
A recipe for success
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• SME Instrument target
• SME Instrument offer
• Themes & number of projects for 2014-2015
• Why participate?
• How are proposals evaluated?
• Results so far
Menu for today
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• SMEs
o Single company ok
o Established in EU or associated countries
• Innovative idea – disruptive - demonstration stage
• Clear ambition to grow at EU/global level
• Knowledge of the market and of competitors
• Convincing commercialisation plan
SME Instrument target
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Technology readiness level 6 or above
SME Instrument target
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SME Instrument phases
Including business innovation coaching
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Themes for 2014 & 2015 • High risk ICT innovation
• Nanotech, or other advanced tech for manufacturing and materials
• Space research and development
• Diagnostics devices and biomarkers
• Sustainable food production and processing
• Blue growth
• Low carbon energy systems
• Greener and more integrated transport
• Eco-innovation and sustainable supply of raw material
• Urban critical infrastructure
• Biotechnology-based industrial processes
• Mobile e-government applications (2015 only)
• SME business model innovation (2015 only)
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Number of projects
Varies according to the theme:
• E.g. from 90 for phase 1 and 26 for phase 2 for ICT innovation
to
• 8 for phase 1 and 2 for phase 2 for biotech
Check EASME website for specific number of projects to be supported per theme http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme
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Why participate?
• Get visibility at European and global level
• Benefit from business innovation coaching
• Enlarge your network
• Reduce your risk and facilitate access to finance
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Evaluation process
• Remote evaluation
• No consensus meeting
• Short standardised feedback
• No negociation
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Evaluation criteria
• 3 criteria:
o Possible economic impact
o Excellence in innovation
o Implementation
• SME potential achieving the envisaged results
• Median rating
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Evaluation: IMPACT
Convince evaluators that your project will make money and create jobs
• Market (will to pay) - targeted users
• Market conditions – competition – Market share
• Commercialisation plan
• EU/global dimension
• Knowledge protection
But also
• Excellence of innovation
• Company strategy – Team experience
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Evaluation: EXCELLENCE
Convince evaluators that your innovation is excellent
• Innovative product/process/service
• Viable & Disruptive technology
• Added value
• Better than existing solutions
• Commercial potential
• Understanding of risks and opportunities
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Evaluation: IMPLEMENTATION
Convince evaluators that you will make it
• Credibility of the work plan
• Right Resources internally
• Right Partners and stakeholders
• Team organisation
• Realistic time frame
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Evaluators 34% women, 12% academic/research, 88% private sector
Background Number Share
Business general 49 9,4%
Business development 118 22,6%
Business incubation 20 3,8%
Commercial / marketing 15 2,9%
Entrepreneurship / start-up 92 17,7%
Finance 25 4,8%
Gender issues 1 0,2%
Innovation management 146 28%
Legal expert IPR 15 2,9%
Risk finance 31 6%
Other 9 1,7%
TOTAL 521 100%
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Thresholds
Phase 1
• 4 out of 5 for each individual criteria
• 13 out of 15 overall
Phase 2
• 3 out of 5 for individual criteria
• Excepted 'Impact': 4 out of 5
• 12 out of 15 overall
For both criteria 'Impact' is given a weight of 1,5 to establish the ranking
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Results
Cut-off date
18/09/2014 24/09/2014 09/10/2014
Phase 1 1 2
N° of proposals received 2666 1944 852
From single companies 97% 91% 78%
Success rate 6% 9% 12%
Above threshold 12% Estimates
Funded 155 180 73
For the first cut-off phase 1, every second good proposal is funded
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The 5 highest "country success rates" are: Ireland: 20% Austria: 15% United Kingdom: 11% Israel: 10% Spain: 9%
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http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/beneficiaries_en.htm
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SME size for the first cut-off
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SME age for the first cut-off
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Unsuccessful proposals were:
• Too much focused on the project, not on the opportunity
• Without convicing description of the company
• Without enough information on competing solutions
• Not innovative enough
• Without commercialisation concept (TRL too low)
• Just trying ones' luck
First lessons learnt
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For more information
http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/
QUESTIONS?
@H2020SME