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The Eureka Network

Full members 41 full members (40 countries + ) Partner countries () Associated countries (, , , ) National information points (, ) International cooperation We are the ’s biggest public network for international cooperation in R&D and innovation, present in over 45 countries. An overview Eureka offers

International New business High degree Freedom to Strong bottom-up co-operations opportunities of flexibility create consortia approach 70%+ 60%+ 1985 2019

42.6+ billion € 7100+ projects public-private funding launched invested

14900+ 4700+ 4800+ 8800+

SMEs Universities Research Large Centres Companies 5 Participants in Eureka projects

Large Companies 63%

SMEs 59% SMEs Research Institutes

Universities

Others 45% 42%

24% 23%

17% Large Companies 16% 16% Universities 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% 11% 10% Research Institutes Others 5% 3% 1% 1% 1985-1994 1995-2004 2005-2014 2015-TODAY 6 Electronics, IT and Telecoms Technology 28%

Top 5 Biological Sciences / Technologies Technological Areas 28%

Industrial Manufacturing, Material and Transport 18%

Energy Technology 7%

Data for EUREKA Projects and Eurostars Technology for Protecting Man and the Environment 5% 7 Medical / Health Related 32%

Industrial Products / Manufacturing 17% Top 5 Computer Related Market Areas 8%

Energy 7%

Transportation Data for EUREKA Projects and Eurostars 6% 8 We help our participants to succeed Close to market

Significant increase in annual turnover of EUREKA Eureka participating firms. benefits 15%

Source: Prognos AG et al, Impact assessment of EUREKA Network Projects and Clusters projects, 2017 10 Employment

Positive employment effects for participating companies Eureka benefits 7%

Source: Prognos AG et al, Impact assessment of EUREKA Network Projects and Clusters projects, 2017 11 69% 68% 67% Competitiveness Enter new markets Improved market shares Increased exports Strengthened commercial position of participating firms

69% 64% 62%

Source: Prognos AG et al, Impact assessment of EUREKA Network Projects and Clusters Increase in research staff Increase in general staff Overall improvement in projects, 2017 competitive position Motives for participation

“The bottom-up approach of EUREKA is a big advantage, especially for industrial partners and “The added value of EUREKA is that innovative companies. In other programmes, you it can lead to very ‘near-to-market’ work with call topics, which are very complicated results. Especially for our project or specified so broadly that it becomes difficult to this has been an important focus on something specific and innovative.” element.”

Medium sized textile company, ICT company with 130 employees, Our funding programmes “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African proverb Eureka clusters programme

Industry led initiatives Supported by public authorities Covering the full value chain to create innovative solutions Helping SMEs to scale up in consortia with large industry Running projects (2018) Participants in running projects (2018)

Cluster figures

Collaboration in running projects (2018) In 2018:

Running projects refers to projects ongoing • 93 running projects at year-end (December, 31st). with a total project cost of 876 M Euro Funded projects refers to projects where a funding decision was made during the year. • 33 funded projects with a total project cost of 367 M Euro A typical Cluster project is…

2-14 3-4 average duration average project cost participants countries 30 months €1.5-15 million

18 Micro and nano electronics ICT and telecommunications Smart electronic systems (Last Call in 2015 but projects will Clusters continue until end 2019)

Low carbon energy Software innovation Advanced materials and technologies manufacturing

Micro & nanoelectronics Advanced manufacturing enabled systems and applications 19 “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” Albert Einstein 36 Eurostars countries

Austria The Canada Ireland Slovak Republic Czech Republic South Africa South Korea Spain 21 Eurostars programme What is Eurostars?

€ 1.5 billion joint programme between Eureka and EU. The EU under H2020 co-funds 25% of the programme. Dedicated to R&D-performing SMEs Market-oriented Bottom-up International cooperation Eurostars in numbers Horizon 2020

€673M 41 29% estimated countries success involved public rate funding

Projects submitted Projects funded

number of applications number of approved projects 3,422 991

number of applicants number of participants 10,801 3,112

total costs of applications total costs of applications funded €4,6 billion €1,45 billion

H2020 period (201423 - 2020) A typical Eurostars project is…

3-4 2-3 average duration average project cost participants countries 30 months €1.4 million

24 SMEs in the driving seat / project leader

Research institute 70% 15% 9% R&D-performing SMEs and SMEs 6%

University

Large company 25 Type of SMEs joining Eurostars

50% 67% 83% 40%

of the work of participants are of SMEs have of SMEs workforce done by R&D performing less than 50 is dedicated to R&D SMEs SMEs employees activities

H2020 (201426 - 2020) “Every step we take on earth brings us to a new world.” Federico García Lorca Globalstars is a flexible, reliable, lean and fast instrument allowing global cooperation for Eureka countries in a variable geometry.

28 Globalstars In today’s global economy, openness to international cooperation is becoming increasingly important. The industry, and especially the SMEs, in the Eureka Network need to access new and emerging markets

29 Globalstars

Eureka as a platform for global industrial R&D&I cooperation:

The innovation process and value chains in The aim of the Globalstars initiative is to many technological areas and market areas facilitate international R&D&I cooperation extend beyond the boundaries of the current between Eureka countries, including Eureka network, indicating a future role for associated countries, and non-Eureka Eureka as a platform for global industrial partner countries. R&D&I cooperation.

30 The project has The project has participation The project is directed at the a civilian purpose of at least one EUREKA development of a product, member or associated process or service Globalstars country

The project represents co- The project leader No independent entity or operation between at least is a company single country is responsible two legal entities that are for more than 75 % of the independent of one another project budget “It takes two flints to make a fire.” Louisa May Alcott Network projects programme

Innovative product, Participants from at process or service least two Eureka with a civilian purpose countries

No thematic restrictions National evaluation but projects need to procedures & funding reflect market demand

33 A typical Network project is…

3 2-3 average duration average project cost participants countries 28 months €1.3 million

34 Bilateral calls funded on the same scheme

Partnership • Two or more industrial partners (one XXX + French companies at least) • No country or partner representing more than 70% of the total budget of the project

Eligible • French companies up to 2000 fulltime equivalents (FTE) • XXX companies (up to XXX employees) beneficiaries • Subcontractors, including • Other rules research institutes/universities

Eligible costs • Industrial research and experimental development

• Grant and/or repayable advance from Funding € 50,000 up to € 3 Millions (submitted amount to financial analysis of the company • Funding criteria and financial conditions)

Duration • Maximum of 2/3 years

35 Toolbox INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT FROM AN EXPERT WHO

Helps for partner search

Facilites the drafting of the application file

Organises your R&D project

Assists in negociating the consortium agreement

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