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SME Instrument: A Recipe for Success in Horizon 2020

Learn about the SME Instrument in Horizon 2020, a funding program for innovative SMEs in Europe. Define a strong project, impress evaluators, and access coaching and networking opportunities. Themes include ICT innovation, biotechnology, sustainable food, and more. Understand the evaluation process, criteria, and how to increase your chances of success. Benefit from EU visibility and high-quality business support. Join consortia in Fast Track to Innovation for larger grants. Enhance your project impact, excellence, and implementation to secure funding.

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SME Instrument: A Recipe for Success in Horizon 2020

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  1. Horizon 2020 SME Instrument A recipe for success

  2. Agenda • SME Instrument • FT2I

  3. 1) SME Instrument - A recipe for success It's not about writing a good proposal It's about defining a good project… …convincing the evaluators

  4. SME Instrument target SME withinnovativeideas – single company ok Ambition to grow and have a global/EU impact EstablishedSMEswith high growthpotential ClearEuropean dimension For profit SMEs of the EU and associated countries

  5. SME Instrument target Technologyreadinesslevel 6 or above

  6. SME Instrument phases

  7. Themes for 2014 & 2015 • Low carbon energy systems • Greener and more integrated transport • Eco-innovation and sustainable supply of raw materia • Urban critical infrastructure • Biotechnology-based industrial processes • Mobile e-government applications (2015 only) • SME business model innovation (2015 only) • 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

  8. 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

  9. Whyparticipate? • Rank among the best European SMEs • Getvisibilityat European and global level • Receive high-quality business coaching • Benefitfrom networking opportunities • Get support for follow-up financing

  10. Evaluation process • Remote evaluation • No consensus meeting • Short standardised feedback • No negociation • Only one application per company for all phases

  11. Evaluation criteria • 3 criteria: • Possible economic impact • Excellence in innovation • Implementation • SME potentialachieving the envisagedresults • Median rating

  12. Evaluation: IMPACT • Marketopportunity • Targetedusers • Market conditions • Impact on growth • Alignement withstrategy and experience • Commercialisation plan • European dimension • Knowledge protection

  13. Evaluation: EXCELLENCE • New marketopportunity / EU challenge • Added value • Comparisonwithexisting solutions • Consistencywith the expected impact • Commercial potential • Understanding of risks and opportunities

  14. Evaluation: IMPLEMENTATION • Resources • Partners and stakeholders • Time frame • Experience of the team

  15. Evaluators 34% women, 12% academic/research, 88% privatesector

  16. Thresholds Phase 1 • 4 out of 5 for eachindividualcriteria • 13 out of 15 overall Phase 2 • 3 out of 5 for individualcriteria • Except 'Impact': 4 out of 5 • 12 out of 15 overall For criterion 'Impact' a weightof 1,5 isgiven to establish the ranking

  17. Results For the first cut-off phase 1, every second good proposal is funded

  18. The 5 highest "country success rates" are: Ireland: 20% Austria: 15% United Kingdom: 11% Israel: 10% Spain: 9%

  19. SME size

  20. SME age

  21. First lessonslearnt Unsuccessfulproposalswere: • Toomuchfocused on the project, not on the opportunity • Withoutconvicing description of the company • Withoutenough information on competing solutions • Not innovativeenough • Without commercialisation concept (TRL toolow) • Just tryingones' luck

  22. 2) Fast track to Innovation • Open to any legal entity - consortia of 3 to 5 participants: • at least 60% of the overall budget of the proposal must be allocated to consortium partner(s) from industry, or • the minimum number of industry participants must be 2 in a consortium of 3 or 4 partners, and 3 in a consortium of 5 partners • About 100 grants will be given • Maximum EU contribution per project: EUR 3 million (expected between 1 or 2 million Cut-off dates: 29/04/2015 01/09/2015 01/12/2015

  23. QUESTIONS? For more information http://ec.europa.eu/easme/sme/ EASME-SME-HELPDESK@ec.europa.eu @H2020SME

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