Jean-Emmanuel FaureEuropean Commission, DG RTD

jean-emmanuel.faure@ec.europa.eu

Paris, September 2, 2011

FP7 Research Infrastructures Call for proposals

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1

Overall information

Facilities, resources, and related services used by the scientific community

Major scientific equipment Scientific collections, archives and

structured information ICT-based infrastructures

Extending the frontiers of knowledgeExchanging and transmitting knowledgeTraining the next generation of top researchersSupporting industrial innovation

Importance of a European approach for

research infrastructures

To open access to instruments and services not available in one country, and improve services

To connect national research communities and increase the overall quality of the research

To share construction and operation costs

To develop interoperability of facilities and resources

To exchange best practice

To become an international partner

Support from EU programmes

Framework Programme 7 (total for research infrastructures: ~1.7 B€)

Preparatory Phase (ESFRI projects) Implementation Phase (ESFRI projects) Integrating Activities E-Infrastructures Design studies Support to policy development

Structural Funds One of the categories of expenditure: “R&D

infrastructure and centres of competence in a specific technology” (~10 B€)

1.1 Support to existing research infrastructures

1.1.1 Integrating activities ~ 30.00 M€

1.2 Support to new research infrastructures

~ 22.30 M€

~ 20.00 M€

Total budget:~ 90.30 M€ (+78.5 M€)

1.3 Support to policy development and programme implementation

1.2.2 Construction of new infrastructures (or major upgrades) – Preparatory phase

1.2.3 Construction of new infrastructures (or major upgrades) – Implementation phase

~ 18.00 M€

+ 78.5 M€(budget to be

added from 2013)

FP7-Infrastructures-2012-1 Current call overview

Date of publication 20 July 2011

Deadline 23 November 2011 17:00 (Brussels time)

Evaluation Dec. 2011 – Feb. 2012

Evaluation results March 2012

Launch of negotiation May 2012

Signature GA from autumn 2012

Pre-financing 45 days after GA signature

Starting date to be negotiated

Indicative timetable

Integrating Activities

Integrating ActivitiesObjectives and activities

To bring together and integrate, on a European scale, key research infrastructures (RIs) in a given class, in order to promote their coordinated use and development

Activities (1) Transnational access and/or service activities and (2) Networking activities, (3) Joint research activities

Integrating ActivitiesObjectives and activities

A specific work package on innovation Activities to reinforce partnership with industry Activities to foster use by industrial researchers Involvement of industrial associations in consortia

or in advisory bodies

Maximum EC contribution (48 months) 10 M€ (eligibility criterion)

Total indicative budget: 30 + 78.5 M€

Integrating ActivitiesTransnational Access and/or Service Activities

To support scientific communities in their accessto the participating RIs

To provide access ‘free of charge’ ‘Hands-on’ access or remote access (sample

analysis…) To support access to scientific services freely

available through communication networks e.g. databases available on the web

Only services widely used by the community of European researchers will be supported

Support limited to 20% of the operating costs

Integrating ActivitiesNetworking Activities

To foster a culture of cooperation between the RI and scientific communities and help developing a more efficient and attractive ERA

Joint management of access provision… Definition and development of common standards,

protocols, databases… Spreading of good practices, training to new users… Coordination with national or international

initiatives… Promotion of long-term sustainability, involvement of

funders, business plan…

Integrating Activities Joint Research Activities

To improve (in quality and/or quantity) the services provided by the RIs

Explore new fundamental technologies or approaches underpinning the efficient and joint use of the participating RI

Methodologies, protocols, instrumentation, software…

Integration of infrastructures into virtual facilities… Innovative solutions for data collection,

management, curation and annotation… Impacts on social, environmental and economic

levels…

Integrating Activities A few lessons learnt

Consortium Inclusive consortia are successful Large consortia mean a strong management is

needed Complementarities between Integrating Activities

and ESFRI projects are important

Activities Openess of access is essential Integration of access modalities is important Integrating Activities are an interesting tool for

developing Standards, SOPs, common data resources, etc.

Integrating Activities Targeted approach

27 defined topics, focusing on strategic priorities Topic codes: INFRA-2012-1.1.1,… INFRA-2012-1.1.27 One proposal expected per topic

Topics for the potential follow-up of projects and topics for the opening to new communities

More topics than can be funded to ensure competition (around 15 projects expected to be selected)

Check operational programme for Structural Funds applicable in the regions of applicants and contact related managing authorities for complementary or alternative support

1. Research infrastructures for the study of poverty, working life and living conditions New topic

2. Research infrastructures for the assessment of science, technology and innovation policy New topic

3. Research infrastructures for archaeological datasets and related technologies New topic

Integrating Activities List of topics

Social Sciences and Humanities

4. Mouse archives and centres for phenotyping mouse models Access to mouse lines and data Support to ESFRI «Infrafrontier», with new

European participants

5. Facilities for translational research in medicine Common technical procedures Building on the ESFRI «EATRIS»

6. Biological Resources Centres for micro-organisms Virus archives, bacterial and fungi collections Links with the ESFRI «MIRRI», and building on the

FP7 «EMbaRC» and «EVA» Integrating Activities

Integrating Activities List of topics

Life Sciences

7. Experimental facilities for animal disease infectiology BSL3 for animal and zoonotic infectious diseases Plus key collections of samples Building on the FP7 «NADIR» Integrating Activity

8. Stem cell banks Create a European stem cell resource SOPs and quality control standards

9. Large-scale prospective cohort studies Prospective cohorts comprising or aiming at

hundreds of thousands of subjects Links with ESFRI «BBMRI»

10. Plant Genetic Resources Centres Native seed banks, gene/DNA banks

Integrating Activities List of topics

11. Fixed point open ocean observatories New topic Links with ESFRI projects like «EMSO» and «ICOS»

12. Research Vessels Building on the FP7 «EUROFLEETS» Integrating

Activity

13. Research Aircrafts Building on the FP7 «EUFAR» Integrating Activity Links with ESFRI «COPAL»

Integrating Activities List of topics

Environmental Sciences and Earth Sciences

14. Atmospheric simulation chambers Building on the FP7 «EUROCHAMP» Integrating

Activity

15. Research Infrastructures for Climate Earth System modelling Building on the FP7 «IS-INES» Integrating Activity

16. Natural History Collections Building on the FP7 «SYNTHESYS» Integrating

Activity

Integrating Activities List of topics

17. Research Infrastructures for Solar Energy: Concentrating solar power Building on the FP7 «SFERA» Integrating Activity Links with the ESFRI «EU-Solaris»

18. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) facilities for energy research New topic. Links with ESFRI «ECCSEL»

19. Research Infrastructures for Distributed energy resources – smart electricity grids Building on the FP7 «DERri» Integrating Activity

Integrating Activities List of topics

Energy, Materials Sciences and Analytical Facilities

20. Infrastructures for studying turbulence phenomena and applications Building on the FP7 «ESWIRP» Integrating Activity

21. Research infrastructures for integration of processing, analysis and characterisation of nano-scale materials and structures Building on the FP7 «NFFA» Design Study

22. Imaging, Diffraction and Spectroscopy using Electrons Building on the FP6 «ESTEEM» Integrating Activity

23. Synchrotron radiation sources and Free Electron Lasers Building on the FP7 «ELISA» Integrating Activity

Integrating Activities List of topics

24. Accelerator physics New topic. Links with «TIARA» Preparatory Phase

25. Research Infrastructures for optical/IR astronomy Building on FP7 «OPTICON» Integrating Activity Prepare the community to the «E-ELT»

26. Research Infrastructures for High-Resolution Solar Physics New topic. In particular towards a Solar Virtual

Observatory

27. Research Infrastructures for space weather New topic. Links with ESFRI «EISCAT»

Integrating Activities List of topics

Physics and Astronomy

Preparatory Phase

Preparatory PhaseObjectives and activities

To provide catalytic and leveraging support for the preparatory phase leading to the construction of new Research Infrastructures

Bringing the project to a level of maturity Involving all the necessary stakeholders to make the

project move forward, take decision, etc.

Activities: legal, governance, strategic, financial work and, if necessary, technical work

A specific work package on innovation, whenever appropriate

Requested EC contribution (3-4 years) : 3-6 M€ Total indicative budget: 22.3 M€

Preparatory phase List of topics

1. INFRA-2012-2.2.1. EU-SOLARIS - The European SOLAR Research Infrastructure for Concentrating Solar Power

2. INFRA-2012-2.2.2. Windscanner - The European WindScanner Facility

3. INFRA-2012-2.2.3. ECCSEL – The European Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage Laboratory Infrastructure).

4. INFRA-2012-2.2.4. ISBE – The Infrastructure for Systems Biology-Europe

5. INFRA-2012-2.2.5. MIRRI – The Microbial Resource Research Infrastructure

6. INFRA-2012-2.2.6. ANAEE - The Infrastructure for Analysis and Experimentation on Ecosystems

Strategic approach targeting the new projects on the 2010 edition of the ESFRI roadmap

Implementation Phase(DG INFSO)

Support to policy development and programme implementation

Activities

INFRA-2012-3.1: International cooperation with the USA on common data policies and standards relevant to global research infrastructures in the environment field (total indicative budget: 2 M€)

To reinforce cooperation with the USA in jointly addressing global scientific challenges through interoperable research infrastructures across the Atlantic

+ Topics INFRA-2012-3.2 and INFRA-2012-3.3 (DG INFSO)

Conclusion and perspectives

Europe 2020: A European strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth (COM(2010) 2020)

Seven flagship initiatives « Innovation Union » « A digital agenda for Europe » « Youth on the move » « Resource efficient Europe » « An industrial policy for the

globalisation era » « An agenda for new skills and jobs » « European platform against poverty »

EU perspectives

Europe 2020 Flagship Initiative Innovation Union, COM (2010) 546

Strategic approach to innovation, focused on the Grand Challenges

Three main characteristics A world class science base Coherent Europe wide use of public sector intervention

to stimulate private sector Concerted effort to remove bottlenecks which stop

ideas reaching the market

Will shape next generation of programmes for R&I Endorsed by February European Council (Heads of

State) as key to future growth and jobs

Innovation Union

« … opening of Member State operated research infrastructures to the full European user community… »

« By 2015 (…) have completed or launched the construction of 60% of the priority European research infrastructures currently identified by the ESFRI (…). The Member States are invited to review their Operational Programmes to facilitate the use of cohesion policy money for this purpose.»

« The European Union should step up its cooperation on the roll-out of the global research infrastructures… »

Innovation UnionResearch Infrastructures

«Green paper» of Feb. 9th: COM (2011) 48 For the next EU Budget (to start in 2014)

Combination of the Framework Programme for Research (FP), the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Strengthening Europe's science base and the ERA Tackling societal challenges Strengthening competitiveness

Consultation closed on May 20th, 2011More than 1300 questionnaire responses, more than

750 position papers!

«Horizon 2020»

A Common Strategic Framework for EU R&I funding

Results of the consultation Research Infrastructures

The programme for research infrastructures should be reinforced financially

Integrating Activities are considered as very successful: they should be maintained and reinforced

Sufficient resources should be allocated to allow the implementation of the ESFRI roadmap projects

e-infrastructures are an important component to enable knowledge and innovation

There is a need to enhance the impact of research infrastructures on innovation

Member States should be further encouraged to use structural funds for research infrastructures

1. Optimise the use and development of European RIsSupport the development, implementation and operation of ESFRI projects

and other major infrastructures of European wide relevanceFacilitate the integration of and access to national research infrastructuresSupport the development, deployment and operation of ICT-based e-

Infrastructures

2. Foster the human and innovation potential of RIsStrengthen the technological innovation potential of RIsStrengthen the human potential of RIs

3. Reinforce the consistency of the European Research Infrastructure policy

Main part

Increased emphasis

Essential EC actions

Horizon 2020Research Infrastructures: potential objectives

Timeline

Specific consultation workshops June - July 2011

Commission proposal for post 2013 EU budget 29 June 2011

Commission proposal for Common Strategic Framework

end of 2011

Legislative decisions on the Common Strategic Framework by the Council and European Parliament

during 2012-2013

Common Strategic Framework from 2014

For more information

Contact persons

National Contact Points http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.html

European Commission (name.surname@ec.europa.eu) General information: Anna-Maria.Johansson or Teodora.Rusu Social sciences and humanities: Maria.Theofilatou Life sciences: Jean-Emmanuel.Faure or Brigitte.Sambain Environmental sciences: Agnes.Robin or Anna-Maria.Johansson Energy/ Materials/Analytical facilities: Brigitte.Weiss or

Hugues.Crutzen Physics and Astronomy: Christian.Kurrer or Elena.Righi-Steele Preparatory Phase: Christos.Profilis or Christos.Vasilakos e-Infrastructures part: Bernhard.Fabianek (topic 2.3.1; PRACE),

Pekka.Karp (topic 3.2; EU-USA), Leonardo.Flores (topic 3.3; CSA)

Essential documents

Work Programme (FP7 ‘Capacities’, Research Infrastructures, 2012) and ‘Call fiche’

Detailed information on objectives, actions and budgets List of topics (targeted approach) Deadline, eligibility conditions, evaluation criteria and

procedures, particular requirements

Guides for applicants Practical information on how to apply (electronic

submission of proposals only) Specific to a call and a funding scheme Instructions for completing ‘part A’ (forms) and drafting

‘part B’ (text) of the proposal

(on Cordis web site, with other useful documents)

For further information

Europe 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020

Innovation Union http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union

Consultation CSFRI (« green paper »)http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri

FP7http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/

EC Research Infrastructures and ESFRIhttp://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures

EC Regional Policyhttp://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy