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Strategic Objectives of NMP Calls Michel Poireau Industrial Technologies Directorate DG Research European Commission Michel. poireau@ec. europa. eu
Ø Strategic objectives of NMP calls Ø Main lessons from 2007 calls Ø Key features of 2008 calls Ø Some advice to conclude NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
A. Strategic objective of NMP calls Contribute to ensure transition FROM Resource based TO Knowledge based industry NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
A 1. AS EU faced with and practical societal constraints… No margins of competitiveness: By using more natural resources By polluting the environment By lowering social standards NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
A 2. And nano and materials: potentially ubiquitous… Medicine and Health Information Technology Drug delivery • • • GMR Hard Disk Energy Production / Storage Hydrogen Fuel Cells Materials Science Lightweight and strong Food, Water and the Environment Remediation methods Instruments Tunneling microscopy to serve citizens and satisfy their needs to support industrial competitiveness to exploit science and technology advances NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
A 3. …NMP can help Overcome these constraints and preserve/enhance EU long term competitiveness NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
B. Lessons from 2007 calls • Call management system worked fairly well from submission to evaluation • Overall success rate justifies 2 stage approach • Competition remains high after stage 1 • Diversity of success rates among topics reflects diversity of topics and confirms impartiality of evaluators NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
B 1. Call system worked well FROM submission (ESS) TO evaluation Ø Altogether 550 experts from various origins Ø working remotly (stage 1) locally(stage 2) Ø using Rivet and facility in Bruxelles WITH quick feed back to proposers WITH and information days for GO proposers NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
B 2. Call success rate… Received GO Selected LA 265 80 39 SME 181 57 22 SMALL 770 173 48 …justifies 2 steps approach ! HIGH COMPETITION STILL AFTER STAGE 1 Not legally binding NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007
B 3. Diversity of sucess rates among topics Average SMALL LARGE SME Min Max 6. 2% 14. 9% 12% 2. 8% 7% 8% 13% 20% 14% ØReflects diversity of topics ØConfirms independance of evaluators ØMay call for better focussing NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
C. Key features of 2008 calls • Big budget but less then in 2007 • Effort to prioritize = 45 topics • Cross cutting and international dimensions • Same operational principles as in 2007 NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
C 1. Budget available Over 2 years = 500 ME need for prioritisation Against = 535 ME and 44 topics for the 2007 calls NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
C 2. Prioritisation through dialogue and involvement of all partners: Policy, Industry, Research • Policy input Commission DG’s and Member States • Strategic Research Agendas from. Technology Platforms – Priority for multi-sectoral benefits / applications • Foresight studies • EAG / Stakeholders / Public Consultations • Portfolio of on-going projects • Feedback and dialogue with PC NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
C 3. Ensuring effectiveness Focusing on where the highest European value added is: Ø Industrial partner participation is key for all research activities; Ø SMEs importance in generating value added in the networks; Ø Oriented to multi-sectoral benefits or clusters of industries along the value chain with potential commonalities • Modernised traditional industries (such as textiles, …) • Scale intensive industries (such as automotive, …) • New science-based industries (such as biotechnology, medical, . • New supply industries (such as renewable (paper, . . . )) Ø Cooperation along the value chain (producers, suppliers, users, . . ) Ø Interdisciplinary approach and involvement of academia, research organisations, industries, SME’s, other organisations as required NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
C 4. OVERVIEW OF NMP NANO (9) 2 4 2 9 1 PRODUCTION (8) 3 2 2 1 INTEGRATION (15) 6 3 13 5 ERA Net Plus 3 MATERIALS (13) ERA Net Othe r Coordination & Support Actions (CSA) SMal l cooperative projects SME Small or medium scale cooperative projects 45 topics Large scale LArg e SME-focused cooperative projects 2 ND CALLS - 2008 Totals (45) NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 1 3 15 3 7 3 Not legally binding 1
TOTAL of topics (45) TOTAL EC budget 500 M€ (indicative) Indicative EC funding 13 5 15 7 3 240 65 170* 15 4 ERA Net Plus ERA Net Other Coordination & Support Actions (CSA) cooperative projects SME Small or medium scale 500 M€ cooperative projects 45 topics Large scale LArge SMall SME-focused cooperative projects C 5. OVERVIEW OF NMP 2 ND CALLS - 2008 1 6 NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding *including 1 Joint and 2 Coordinated Calls (20 M€)
C 6. Same operating principles Call Main Features • One funding scheme per topic • Calls by funding scheme (Large, Small, SME, CSA, Eranet, Joint, Coordinated = 8 altogether in 2008 • Budget allocation by call (NOT by Activity / Area) • Two stage submission for all projects except CSA, Eranet, Joint call energy • One evaluation panel per topic, overall …list by Final Panel in each funding scheme. NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
Usual NMP evaluation thresholds unless differently specified § 0 – 5 points per criterion § Half points may be used by evaluators § Totals will have a resolution of 0. 1 CPs Stage 1 Thresholds: Criteria 1 (S&T Quality) 4/5 Criteria 2 (Implementation) CSAs 3/5 Criteria 3 (Impact) Overall 8/10 Stage 2 Thresholds: Criteria 1 (S&T Quality) 4/5 3/5 10/15 - Criteria 2 (Implementation) 3/5 - Criteria 3 (Impact) 3/5* - Overall NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 * Criteria impact 4/5 for large 12/15 - Not legally binding
Funding Schemes - NMP Collaborative projects • Small or medium scale focussed projects (SSRFP) < € 4 million EC funding requested • Large scale integrating projects (LSIP) > € 4 million EC funding requested • SME-targeted projects: at least 35% to SMEs Networks of Excellence (not in these calls) Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
4 million EURO is a maximum, not a target ! NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
D. Schedule Publication date: 30 Nov 2007 Closing dates NMP Large, SME, Small Large, SME Collaborative Projects in 2008: - 1 st Stage: 6 March – 2 nd Stage: 2 Sept. - 2 nd stage: 23 Sept. Joint Call NMP with ENV (1 stage) Joint Call NMP with Energy: 1 st stage : 2 nd stage: 25 Febr. Coord. Call NMP with India (1 stage) 24 April Coordination and Supporting Actions 24 April Joint Call ERANET and ERANET-Plus 12 Aug. NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 26 Febr. 6 May Not legally binding
E. Some advice • Beyond… • pure software development, • pure methodology on technology and/or pilot cases, • consultancy activities, without any real/proven industrial participation (both solution providers and end users) • « Local » applications with no added value at European level NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
Some advice • Begin early (but there will be further calls) • Read carefully the contents of the Work Programme! • Take into account the evaluation criteria (from the 1 st stage…) • Submit a draft version on EPSS one week before the deadline! • Do not leave it until the last minute to present the « Submit » button! • Consider also other possibilities in ERC, SME actions, Marie Curie fellowships, ICT, Health, … NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
Theme 4 information • Cordis NMP activity service - Calls info! http: //cordis. europa. eu/nmp/home. html • Industrial Technologies website http: //ec. europa. eu/research/industrial_ technologies/index_en. html • Commission Nanotechnologies homepage http: //cordis. europa. eu/nanotechnology • Theme 4 enquiry service (helpdesk) http: //ec. europa. eu/research/enquiries/ NMP Infoday, Linz – 05 December 2007 Not legally binding
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