SMEs: their need for strategic information - challenges and opportunities for SMEs within the life science cluster

Hans M Borchgrevink MD MHASenior adviserThe Research Council of Norway

The Research Council of Norway

Administration Communication

Division forScience

Division for Innovation

Division for StrategicPriorities

Director General Staff International staff

Division for Science

Social Sciences

Physical Sciences and Technology

Biology and Biomedicine

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Humanities

Clinical Medicine and Public Health

Division for Strategic Priorities

Future Technologies

Marine Resources and Environment

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Environmental Issues, Energy and Sustainable Development

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Energy, Petroleum and Maritime Research

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SMEs go LifeSciences 1

FP6 SSA (Specific Support Action)

Programme: Research and innovation

ETI (Economic and Technological Intelligence)

HRM i 6RPFP6 (EC PART): THREE MAIN BLOCKS OF ACTIVITIES

BLOCK 1: FOCUSING AND INTEGRATING EUROPEAN RESEARCH

7 PRIORITY THEMATIC AREAS ANTICIPATING S/T NEEDSResearch forpolicy support

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FOUNDATIONS OF ERAResearch andInnovation

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Development of research/innovationpolicies

SMEs go LifeSciences 2

Objective: to support and foster the participatioin of SMEs and SME groupings in Life Sciences projects of the EU FP6, particularly in - IPs (Integrated Programmes)- NoE (Networks of Excellence)- STREPS (Specific targeted research projects)

Goal: SMEs should have 15% of budgets in FP6 LifeSciences (now only 8%)

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18 mill. SMEs in Europe95% of European enterprises are SMEs

SMEs contribute to appr. 2/3 of employment and economic turnover in Europe

However,Only 4% of EoI submitters to FP6 LifeScienceswere from industry incl SMEsTargeted, tailored support for SMEs is needed

SMEs go LifeSciences 4

28 partners from 26 countries- 12 members states- 10 candidate countries- 4 associated states (incl Switzerland)

Main activities:

Capacity building and training- for SMEs and SME groupings- for researchers on how to involve SMEs

Consortium building and match-making for SMEs and researchers preparing proposals

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Activities:

Promote transregional co-operation between SMEs

Stimulate networks of Life Sciences incubators and biovalleys

Facilitate the creation of co-operations and groupings of SMEs with similar innovation needs

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To support and foster the participatioin of SMEs and SME groupings in Life Sciences projects of the EU FP6 within the relevant Thematic Priorities (TPs), i.e.

- TP 1 Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnologiesand in relevant parts of- TP 2 IST – e.g. bioinformatics- TP 3 Nanotechnologies

- TP 5 Food quality and safety (11 partners also participates in the complementary ETI ”SMEsforFOOD”

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SMEs will receive direct support, assistance and coaching for successful participation in FP6

Increasing visibility and Match-making will be made through preparation of- SME (activity) profile forms - FP6 profile formsfor electronic storage in catalogues for partner search also in search for partners to enter ongoing projects

Seminars - trans-national, and with national follow-ups - will be organised on SME-relevant topics (e.g. IPR)for dissemination of information for SME coaching

SMEs go LifeSciences 8Outcome envisaged: The project aims to

- contact 2500 SMEs and SME groupings- enter 250 high-quality SME profiles into the database

- contact 400 FP6 researchers/coordinators- enter 100 researcher/coordinator/proposal/project profiles into the database

- make 300 consortiae take in at least one additional SME partner

- and thereby contribute to the creation of the European research Area (ERA)

SMEs go LifeSciences 9

The project will recruit SMEs by visiting universities and research parks/ incubators/ biovalleys

The international kick-off meeting was held in Warsaw late March 2004

The Norwegian project is run by the RCN, had kick-off late March 2004 and includes- a part-time project manager (HM Borchgrevink)- a steering group (RCN representatives)- a reference group (universities/incubators/innovation-/biotech organisation)

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We want to run the project in close contact with

- the Norwegian universities, research parks, incubators, innovation units and biotech organisations

- other Nordic networking activities in the field of Life Sciences (e.g. MedCoast, ScanBalt, MediconValley, STRATINC)

which is in line with the recent Nordic political initiatives to promote a Nordic Research & Innovation Area (NORIA) to obtain synergy and ”critical mass”