Alexander, Link Advisor Corporate R&D And

Funding Framework in Luxembourg CELTIC-EUROGIA Proposers Day 29th January 2020, at Nokia Premises in Madrid Agenda

1 Luxinnovation presentation 2 EUREKA Perspective for companies in Luxembourg 3 National Funding Framework (R&D aid schemes) 4 Evaluation Criteria 5 Recommendations

Luxinnovation a public-private partnership

MINISTRY MINISTRY CHAMBER CHAMBER FEDIL OF THE OF HIGHER OF OF SKILLED ECONOMY EDUCATION COMMERCE CRAFTS AND RESEARCH

3 Luxinnovation

Business Company International Business Clusters / Sectoral Development Development relationship management Relations and Support Start-up Acceleration Flagship Projects Market Intelligence SME Performance Digital Innovation Hub

R&D and Innovation Corporate RDI Support Support European RDI Support

4 Luxembourg Cluster Initiative

Information & Communication Technologies

5 EUREKA Perspective for companies in Luxembourg Example Luxembourg-based company SME or Large Enterprise

Strengthen or Research and increase economic development impact (internal + external) Looking for new business opportunities to Complementary Increase competitiveness Know-how

Initiate or Pursue an Break technological internationalisation barriers strategy COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITY

6 National Funding Framework R&D aid schemes AND eligible costs

Supporting Innovation Eligible costs of the project for SME and large companies Mainly company-internal activities

Flexible Innovation Fund – Grants Personnel costs % based on Community Framework for RDI Utilisation costs (depreciation over the project’s duration) Type of R&D activities (industrial research / experimental development) Material costs et other consumables

Special costs Company size (small, medium and large companies) General costs (25% of personnel costs)

7 RDI national Funding Framework Principal Evaluation Criteria

Innovation

Economic Impact / substance / Return on Invest

Cofounding – capacity

Incentive effect Submission of a state aid application before start of the projects /signature of the consortium agreement

8 Recommendations Key steps for obtaining a state aid in the frame of EUREKA calls

2 EUREKA project proposal 4 EUREKA 5 National application 7 Start of the project Label (after official submission at the Ministry of the Economy)

Contact Luxinnovation Celtic Eurogia 5 Luxinnovation support Submission at the Ministry 1 (pre-check national 3 6 Submission Project instruction funding criteria )

9 Recommendations

What does the company need to do?

Estimate of the costs Description of the investment respectively of the tasks to be realised within the R&D project Your company has a project Link « investment/R&D project » - Strategy of the company idea or proposal for a a partner Fulfil the evaluation criteria of the Ministry of the Economy from Luxembourg ? What can Luxinnovation offer?

Assistance on how to use the state aid application canvas Methodological support « Decoding » des regulations / laws / exceptions Relationship management, counseling services, etc.

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Practical information

Funding criteria for R&D aid schemes: https://guichet.public.lu/en/entreprises/financement-aides/aides-recherche- developpement/rdi/aides-rdi.html

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Connected Mobility Cross-border testbed Luxembourg – France – Germany National Composite Centre Industry-oriented Plastics Loop collaborative research Optimising the value chain for boosting recycling, reuse and design of plastics

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