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SME Conference – Istanbul

Speaker Michel Vanavermaete. Istanbul > 14-feb-2008. SME Conference – Istanbul. THE EUREKA INITIATIVE IS. intergovernmental nationally-financed market-oriented bottom-up. NATIONALLY-FINANCED. Financing for EUREKA projects comes from two main sources:.

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SME Conference – Istanbul

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  1. Speaker Michel Vanavermaete Istanbul > 14-feb-2008 SME Conference – Istanbul

  2. THE EUREKA INITIATIVE IS... • intergovernmental • nationally-financed • market-oriented • bottom-up

  3. NATIONALLY-FINANCED Financing for EUREKA projects comes from two main sources: • national public sources (national research and innovation funds) • investment by industry in R&D

  4. MARKET-ORIENTED • EUREKA addresses applied, not fundamental, research projects • The result of a EUREKA project must be a marketable product, process or service

  5. BOTTOM-UP • The EUREKA project consortium decides: • the way a project comes together • the end result • The consortium is close to the market, so can be flexible and respond quickly to market change.

  6. 38 MEMBERS Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Monaco The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Austria Belgium Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia European Union NATIONAL INFORMATION POINTS Albania Bulgaria FYR Macedonia ASSOCIATED COUNTRY Morocco

  7. THE PAST IS HISTORY • Established in 1985 • An initiative of French President Mitterand and German Chancellor Kohl • 18 countries and the European Union

  8. SOME STATISTICS Since 1985, 25 billion euro of public-private investment has been mobilised to support some 2,800 EUREKA projects

  9. SOME STATISTICS Who participates in EUREKA projects? Nearly 13.000 partners from across Europe - and beyond

  10. THE Two PILLARS OF EUREKA • Strategic initiatives • Individual projects

  11. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Two categories • Clusters • Umbrellas

  12. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES > Clusters • Long-term, strategically-significant initiatives • Large number of participants, many from Europe’s major companies (e.g. Philips, Infineon) • Develop generic technologies of key importance to European competitivenes

  13. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES > Clusters • MEDEA+: micro- and nano- electronicswww.medeaplus.org • ITEA2: software-intensive systemswww.itea2.org • CELTIC: telecommunicationswww.celtic-initiative.org • EUROGIA: safe and sustainable energywww.eurogia.com • EURIPIDES: smart system integrationwww.euripides-eureka.eu

  14. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES > Umbrellas • Thematic networks of public authorities and sectoral experts • Their objective is to generate EUREKA projects • Fields of activity: manufacturing, logistics, food and feed, digital content

  15. STRATEGIC INITIATIVES > Umbrellas • FACTORY: Production technologies • EUROENVIRON: Environmental R&D • EUROAGRI+: Agriculture, food and feed • EUREKA TOURISM: IT technologies for tourism • LOGCHAIN+: Freight chains and logistics • EULASNET II: Laser and optics applications • ECONTEC: Digital content • INNOFISK: Innovative aquaculture • ENIWEP: Industrial-wear prevention • EUREKABUILD: Construction technology

  16. INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS • Small, short-term projects • Ready-to-market results • Involve participants from at least two member countries • Result in a product, process or service representing a significant advance in their sector

  17. WHAT IS AN NPC? • Based in relevant ministry or government agency • Local market knowledge • Scientific expertise • General support • Facilitates access to national funding • Local language and culture

  18. WHO DECIDES ON PROJECTS? > High-level Representatives (HLRs) • Act on behalf of government ministers • Meet four times a year to review project applications • Award the internationally-recognised EUREKA label

  19. IN WHAT TECHNOLOGIES CAN EUREKA PROJECTS BE FOUND?

  20. WHICH MARKETS BENEFIT FROM THE TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED?

  21. NATIONAL SPENDING ON EUREKAPROJECTS IN RELATION TO GDP

  22. EUREKA RESULTS Additional turnover and jobs created : • 30% exploited results in the market upon project completion • ratio of R&D costs/additional turnover: 57% upon completion and 219% within 3 years • 1 euro of subsidy generates 13-53% of additional turnover From: Annual Impact Report 2005 (Final Reports from 678 participants in 328 projects, finished between 2001-2005)

  23. EUREKA IS A PARTNER OF CHOICE FOR PRIVATE INVESTORS It supports : • Highly-innovative SMEs • Market-relevant projects • Internationally-minded teams • Projects are always pre-screened

  24. PRIVATE INVESTORS INVEST INEUREKA-LABELLED SMEs • Some 40 SMEs received venture capital funding in 2005 • Capturing over 150 million euro

  25. Eurostars projects

  26. By combining existing instruments THE BEST OF THREE WORLDS • By exploiting Article 169 of the EU Treaty, bringing together: • National funding programmes • The EU 7th Research Framework Programme • The EUREKA Network and bottom-up approach

  27. Eurostars projects will ... • support R&D-performing SMEs to: • conduct market-oriented research, managed from the bottom up • perform the core research and to exploit the results • shorten time to market • be in the driving seat • Facilitate access to funding coupled with fast application procedures • Align national programmes

  28. R&D-performing SMEs? existing and starts-up companies • EU definition for SME applies • plus: • 10% of full-time equivalent engaged in R&D or • 10% of turnover dedicated to R&D

  29. The Eurostars Programme • A joint programme with EUREKA and the European Community • 27 countries committed so far • Estimated budget: 400 million euro • A target of 560 projects for 7 years • Nest cut-off for project proposals on mid November 2008

  30. Eurostars member countries Status January 2008

  31. Exemples • Success stories

  32. SUCCESS STORY - Smartcards Safe transactions Making secure transactions viable by developing generic smartcard open platforms. EUREKA Cluster project MEDEA+ A302

  33. SUCCESS STORY – Sound effect A sound approach to classification Providing an objective sound-effect classification system for professional and domestic use. EUREKA project E! 2668 AUDIOCLAS

  34. SUCCESS STORY – Medical research New hope for prostate cancer patients Carrying out essential research with the human androgen receptor to understand the workings behind its mechanism. EUREKA project E! 1948 SASTEREC

  35. SUCCESS STORY - Environment Air pollution software An integrated software system, providing vital information to local and regional planners who manage air pollution. EUREKA project E! 1388 EUROENVIRON AIDAIR

  36. SUCCESS STORY – Husbandry Safely destroying BSE waste High-temperature plasma and high levels of ultra-violet light combined to destroy toxic organic species and to melt hazardous inorganic materials. EUREKA project E! 2742 PLASMER

  37. SUCCESS STORY - Transport Doubling intermodal freight train capacity The creation of an intermodal conveyor belt system, doubling intermodal freight train capacity and increasing traffic volume. EUREKA project E! 2388 LOGCHAIN MUSIC

  38. SUCCESS STORY – Oil transport Preventing oil disasters Cost-effective, environmentally-friendly twin hulled tankers, aimed at preventing environmental disasters. EUREKA project E! 2772 BALTECOLOGICALSHIP

  39. SUCCESS STORY - Environment Making cars cleaner A software system to monitor a vehicle's exhaust gas-emission levels and detect malfunctions. EUREKA project E! 938 POLADIA

  40. SUCCESS STORY - Packaging Perfect packaging Creating honeycomb cardboard packaging that offers reduced weight, uses less raw material and achieves better results. EUREKA project E! 1929 FACTORY FOLDHEX

  41. SUCCESS STORY - Construction Revolutionising panel production New thermoplastic sandwich section panels that are recyclable, lighter than wood and have a market worth an estimated 20 million euro a year. EUREKA project E! 2535 FACTORY PANELFORM

  42. SUCCESS STORY – Digital radio Digital AM radio Combining the quality of disturbance-free digital radio with the range and global popularity of AM. EUREKA project E! 2390 DIAM

  43. SUCCESS STORY – Oil transport Preventing oil disasters Cost-effective, environmentally-friendly twin hulled tankers, aimed at preventing environmental disasters. EUREKA project E! 2772 BALTECOLOGICALSHIP

  44. SUCCESS STORY - Environment Making cars cleaner A software system to monitor a vehicle's exhaust gas-emission levels and detect malfunctions. EUREKA project E! 938 POLADIA

  45. SUCCESS STORY - Packaging Perfect packaging Creating honeycomb cardboard packaging that offers reduced weight, uses less raw material and achieves better results. EUREKA project E! 1929 FACTORY FOLDHEX

  46. SUCCESS STORY - Construction Revolutionising panel production New thermoplastic sandwich section panels that are recyclable, lighter than wood and have a market worth an estimated 20 million euro a year. EUREKA project E! 2535 FACTORY PANELFORM

  47. SUCCESS STORY – Digital radio Digital AM radio Combining the quality of disturbance-free digital radio with the range and global popularity of AM. EUREKA project E! 2390 DIAM

  48. EUREKA MEMBER ORGANISATIONS www.eureka.be

  49. Thank you for listening

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