SME Participation
in
Horizon 2020
Including SME Instrument
Phase 1
DG Research and Innovation, Unit B.3
SMEs, Financial Instruments and State Aid
@ NCP Training
October 7, 2014
Horizon 2020 for SMEs
20 %
budgetary
target in
LEITs (IL)
& SC*
'Innovation
in SMEs' (IL)
Collaborative Projects
13%
SME Instrument
7%
Eurostars II
Enhancing Innovation
Capacity
'Access to
Risk Finance'
(IL)
InnovFin – EU Finance
for Innovators
MSCA (ES)
Fellowships
(Access to Skills)
& accompanying measures
*= ~ EUR 9 billion of direct SME support. over the period 2014-2020
Horizon 2020 Global View –
SME participation in the 3 Pillars
(excl. 'Innovation in SMEs' & 'Access to Risk Finance')
An Encouraging Start
Bilan au
30/09/2014
An Encouraging Start!
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9 months into Horizon implementation. SMEs represent…
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1/4 of applicants (24.82%)
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1/5 of beneficiaries (19.55%)
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1/6 of budget allocation (16.18%)
What about the target (set by Council and EP) to allocate 20% of the
budget for Societal Challenges and LEITs to SMEs?
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For Societal Challenges. we are at close to 12% (11.98%)
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For LEITs. we are at about 21.4% (21.46%)
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For both together we are currently at 18.12%
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This while the full impact of SME instrument funding has not
kicked in yet (no phase 2 yet)
•
On the basis of an extrapolation taking into account the full
impact of SME instrument phase 2, it can be assumed that the
target will be exceeded by 2-3% for 2014-2015
SMEs in Excellent Science: A Mixed Bag
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Two sections out of four with high relevance for SME
participation:
1. Future and Emerging Technologies (FETs)
2. Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
For FETs: suboptimal results, given relative attractiveness of
the topics for SMEs (esp. start-ups):
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•
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7.4% of all applicants are SMEs
4.2% of all beneficiaries are SMEs
5.4% of the budget goes to SMEs
12.09% of SME applicants are successful (vs. 20.96% of all
applicants)
For MSCA: first information confirms that SMEs have found
their way to this scheme:
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•
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11.76% of applicants are SMEs
13.77% of beneficiaries are SMEs (// close to 15 % in FP7)
10.31% of the budget goes to SMEs (// close to 11% in FP7)
19.27% of SME applicants are successful (vs. 16.45% of all
applicants)
SMEs in Excellent Science – applicants and budget *
SME applicants in the selection
Priority Area
European
Research Council
FETs
MSCA
Research
infrastructures
Total: Excellent
Science
Requested EU financial
contribution to SME applicants in
selection
Retained
Proposals
(in million
EUR)
Eligible Proposals
Retained
Proposals
Success
Rates
Eligible
Proposals (in
million EUR)
2
0
0.00%
0.21
91
11
12.09%
344.13
1.91
5.55%
1308
252
19.27%
317.87
48.16
15.15%
0
0
1401
263
19%
352.5
50.07
14%
* As available in CORDA on 25/9/2014
Success
Rates
0.00%
SMEs in LEITs: Clear Chemistry
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Most interest (in absolute terms) for:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) [4198 SME
applicants = 29.84% of total]
Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (AMP) – [1336 SME
applicants = 30.72% of total]
Nanotechnologies. Advanced Materials and Production (NMP) [692
SME applicants = 44.85% of total]
Space (SP) [639 SME applicants = 25.58% of total]
Biotechnology (Biotech) [74 SME applicants = 100% of total*]
Overall, reassuring figures for all LEITs:
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30.65% of all applicants are SMEs
25.29% of all beneficiaries are SMEs
About 1/9 of SME applicants are successful (vs. 13.38% of all
applicants)
234.2 million EUR of the 1.092 billion EUR (21.46%) allocated so
far went to SMEs
* Only SME instrument (phase 1)
SMEs in LEITs – applicants and budget figures*
SME applicants in the selection
Requested EU financial
contribution to SME
applicants in selection
Retained
Eligible
Success
Proposals
Proposals (in
Rates
(in million
million EUR)
EUR)
% of
budget
allocated
to SMEs
Priority Area
Eligible
Proposals
Retained
Proposals
ICT
4198
429
10.22%
1188.27
130.54
10.99%
19.48%
NMP
692
58
8.38%
164.38
22.11
13.45%
30.86%
Biotech
74
3
4.05%
3.7
0.15
4.05%
100%
AMP
1336
165
12.35%
476.26
58.19
12.22%
25.58%
Space
639
111
17.37%
149.69
23.23
15.52%
19.47%
Advanced
Materials
0
0
Total: LEITs
6941
766
11.04%
1982.3
234.23
11.82%
21.46%
* As available in CORDA on 25/9/2014
Success
Rates
SMEs in SC: More Highs than Lows
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Most interest (in absolute terms) for:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing [1163 SME applicants =
22.1% of total] – SC1
Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy [959 SME applicants = 30.92% of total]
– SC3
Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials [665
SME applicants = 31.49% of total] – SC5
Smart, Green and Integrated Transport [342 SME applicants = 48.24% of
total] – SC4
Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies [226 SME applicants =
16.78% of total] – SC6
Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and
Inland Water Research [190 SME applicants = 100% of total*] – SC2
Secure Societies [47 SME applicants = 100% of total*] – SC7
Overall. OK. yet budget going to SMEs should be increased
(what will happen in any case with SME instrument phase 2):
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28.04% of all applicants are SMEs
19.57% of all beneficiaries are SMEs
About 1/10 of SME applicants are successful (vs. 14% of all
applicants)
71.4 million EUR of the 595.7 million EUR (11.98%) allocated so far
went to SMEs
* Only SME Instrument (Phase 1)
SMEs in SC - applicants and budget*
SME applicants in the selection
Requested EU financial
contribution to SME
applicants in selection
Retained
Eligible
Success
Proposals
Proposals (in
Rates
(in million
million EUR)
EUR)
% of
budget
allocated
to SMEs
Priority Area
Eligible
Proposals
Retained
Proposals
SC1
1163
116
9.97%
371.22
29.7
8.00%
12.17%
SC2
173
10
5.78%
8.65
0.5
5.78%
100%
SC3
959
63
6.57%
231.69
15.32
6.61%
8.33%
SC4
342
40
11.7%
31.37
3.88
12.36%
16.61%
SC5
665
85
12.78%
137.03
16.88
12.32%
14.87%
SC6
226
24
10.62%
56.60
4.83
8.54%
16.03%
SC7
47
6
12.77%
2.05
0.3
14.63%
100%
Total: SC
3575
344
9.6%
838.61
71.42
9%
11.98%
* As available in CORDA on 25/9/2014
Success
Rates
Horizon 2020 for SMEs =
Integrated & Complimentary Support
20 %
budgetary
target in
LEITs (IL)
& SC*
'Innovation
in SMEs' (IL)
'Access to
Risk Finance'
(IL)
MSCA (ES)
Collaborative Projects
13%
Enhancing Innovation
Capacity
Eurostars II
Debt & Equity Facilities
& accompanying measures
Fellowships
(Access to Skills)
*= ~ EUR 9 billion of direct SME support, over the period 2014-2020