From FP7 to Horizon 2020 – New approaches to speed up innovation

and market in the water

Panagiotis BalabanisEuropean CommissionDG Research & InnovationClimate Action and Resource Efficiency DirectorateDeputy Head of the ‘Eco-Innovation’ Unit

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7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development

• Four main blocks of activities: Cooperation, Ideas, People, Capacities

• Supports research in selected thematic priority areas - the aim being to make, or keep, the EU as a world leader in those sectors

• Address European social, economic, environmental, public health and industrial challenges, serve the public good and support developing countries

• Designed also to respond to Europe’s employment needs and competitiveness

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What is Horizon 2020

Research and innovation funding programme (2014-2020) about €80 billion1

A core part of Europe 2020, Innovation Union & European Research Area:

− Responding to the economic crisis to invest in future jobs and growth

− Addressing people’s concerns about their livelihoods, safety and environment

− Strengthening the EU’s global position in research, innovation and technology

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HORIZON 20202014-2020

•Excellent science

•Industrial leadership

•Societal challenges

Challenge 5Climate action, environment,

resource efficiency

and raw materials

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Horizon 2020 support to the market uptake of innovation

Stronger support to activities closer to end-users and markets

More partnering for greater impact (PPPs, P2Ps, EIT-KIC)

Strengthened bottom-up activities (SME instrument, Fast Track to Innovation)

More support to demand-driven innovation (public procurement for innovation, debt and equity facilities)

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IDEA business coaching throughout the project MARKET

Concept & Feasibility

Assessment

DemonstrationMarket Replication

ResearchDevelopment

Commercialisation

SME window EU financial facilities

Procurement

SME instrument

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R&D and Innovation procurementin Horizon 2020

Pre-commercial Procurement (PCP) is an approach for procuring R&D services which enables public procurers to:

share the risks and benefits of designing, prototyping and testing a limitedvolume of new products and services with the suppliers, without involvingState aid;

create the optimum conditions for wide commercialization and take-up of R&Dresults through standardization and/or publication pool the efforts of severalprocurers;

First-commercial Procurement or Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions(PPI) refers to procurement where contracting authorities act as a launching customer (early adopter) to

purchase/deploy innovative goods or services that are newly arriving on themarket and which are not yet available on a large-scale commercial basis.

Complementarity between PCP and PPI

Supplier B

Supplier C

Supplier D

Phase 1Solution design

Phase 2

Prototype

development

Phase 3Original developmentof limited volumeof first test products /services

Supplier A

Supplier B

Supplier C

Supplier D

Supplier B

Phase 0CuriosityDrivenResearch

R&D / Pre-commercial Procurement (PCP)

Phase 4Deployment of commercial end-productsDiffusion of newly developedproducts / services

Supplier D

Public Procurement of

nnovative Solutions (PPI)

Supplier(s)

A,B,C,D

and/or X

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Fast Track to Innovation (FTI)- speed up time from idea to market

- increase industry participation and first-time applicants- contribute to innovation and competitiveness in Europe

Close-to-market innovation actions

maximum 5 partners, up to 3 million euro per project

Bottom-up driven logic

Higher weighting for criteria "impact"

Continuously open call with three cut-off dates per year

Time to grant not exceeding 6 months

Covering any technology fields across LEITs and Societal Challenges

Pilot FTI with cut-off date in 2015 (up to 100 projects)

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Horizon 2020 and COSME are complementary programmes to generate growth and jobs

Different focus

Horizon 2020 = innovation driven growth

COSME = support to create favourable business environment and competitiveness

But closely coordinated, for instance:

Integrated financial instruments (debt and equity), with facilities in both programmes serving complementary objectives

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) set up under COSME, but supports SMEs for EU funding

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Cohesion Policy Synergies with Horizon 2020

Both parts of EU 2020 Strategy

Strengthening research and technological innovation is part of the 11 thematic priorities of ERDF

Possibility of joint implementation by a single beneficiary of projects from ERDF and H2020

Smart specialisation strategies

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Water related R&D in FP7

Climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation

Management of water resources and aquatic ecosystems

Strengthening innovation in the water sector

Meeting global water challenges

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A very competitive call attracting more than 130 proposals and more than 1500 organisations (55% of them representing industry and SMEs).

11 proposals selected for funding, addressing innovative solutions for a wide variety of water challenges in urban, rural, agricultural and industrial domains and promoting innovative public procurement strategies.

Combination of innovative solutions with real business cases, e.g.

• making a business case for smart water supply networks

• applying an evaluation framework to account for changes in the value of ecosystem services of water bodies

A dedicated contribution to the EIP Water

•FP7-ENV-2013 WATER DEMO&INNO Call•Helping the transition from FP7 to Horizon 2020

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Water from FP7 to Horizon 2020

INFRA 5,0%

ERC 4,6%

SSH 0,7%Transport 2,0%

SME 9,4%

Regions KN/CAP

0,7%

Securities 0,7%

Environment

38,5%

Energy 6,1%

Space 9,2%

INCO 0,3%

ICT 6,7%

Health 0,3%

People 8,2%

KBBE 4,3%

NMP 2,9%

Science in

Society 0,2%

CIP-EIP 0,2%

€130million per year in FP7900 projects on Water

from

a science driven programme in FP7

to

An investment for research and innovation programme inHORIZON 2020

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Joint Programming Initiative 'Achieving Sustainable Water Systems for a

Sustainable Economy in Europe and Abroad'

Reaching effective, sustainable coordination of

European water RDI

Harmonizing national water RDI agendas and activities

in Partner Countries

Attaining critical mass of research programmes

Supporting European leadership in science and

technology

Involving water end-users for effective RDI results

uptake

PolicyResearch andInnovation

EIP Water

ResearchExportTechnolgy

development

Market

application

JPI Water

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ETPs

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Climate KIC

EcoAP

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BOTTLENECKS & INNOVATION BARRIERS

EIP on WaterProblem oriented and demand driven innovation

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SC5 Work Programme 2014-2015 Focus Area

Water innovation: Boosting its value for Europe

Reinforcing water innovation capacity and market uptake of successful research results

Boost the competitiveness and growth of European water sector

Create leadership in water resources management and positioning Europe as a global market leader in water related innovative solutions

Support the needs of relevant EU water, innovation and resource efficient policies, international commitments and related initiatives.

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SC5 – Water Innovation 2015 call Overall budget : 96 M€

WATER-1b-2015 Bridging the gap: from innovative water solutions to market replication (demonstration/pilot activities – EIP Water)

WATER-2b-2015 Integrated approaches to water and climate change (food-energy-climate-water interactions)

WATER-3-2015 Stepping up EU research and innovation cooperation in the water area (Era-Net Cofund action – JPI Water)

WATER-4b-2015 Harnessing EU water research and innovation results for industry, policy makers and citizens (CSA - water use efficiency and quality in agricultural practices)

WATER-5b/5c-2015 Strengthening international R&I cooperation in the field of water (CSA and R&I actions for water supply and sanitation in Africa)

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Prospects for water R&I in the 2016-2017 Horizon Work Programme

Maintain the momentum of the Water Innovation FA promoting investment of innovative solutions

Putting water in the center of a systemic approach for eco-innovation and circular economy

Help unlock public and private investments in the water sector

Make wider use various Horizon 2020 financial instruments and create opportunities for synergies with other EU funds (Cohesion funds, LIFE+, etc.)

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Thank you for your attention!

Find out more:

www.ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020