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Practical guidelines for Polish companies and researchers based on experiences of the FP 6 first call

Dr ir Matthijs SoedePoznan, 9 June 2003

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Content

SWOT Analysis Framework Programme Type of projects – Instruments Experiences with FP6 Conclusions Recommendations

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Strengths Funding for core R&D that we were going to do

anyway Helps to focus R&D strategy on what is needed by

supply chain and customers Access to partner's facilities and technologies ‘Soft' money (think of how much T/O would be

needed to generate this amount of profit) Positive cash flow Total budget of $XM far beyond what could be

achieved alone Prestige of being in an International project

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Weaknesses Deadline too short to do a proper job Increasingly complex system, more Euro-speak

(easier to get national funding) High cost to prepare & low chance of success 15%? Can’t justify cost of preparing proposal but..... Not very flexible - 3-5 year contract/programme Involvement of competitors Inhibits N America/Pacific Rim collaborations Too much non-core activity compared to in-house

project

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Opportunities Networking with supply chain and customers Interactions with new people and technologies

leading to new ideas Access to the EC and possible input to future

strategic planning Staff development Develop ideas and partnerships for new proposals Use as background to speed up other technology

developments Separate projects with some of the partners

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Threats Liability due to non/bad performance of other

partners (especially for a $50M project?) Changing economic circumstances Changing technical priorities eg need to

troubleshoot production rather than R&D Impact of £-$ exchange rate Project has to be very large and ambitious. Perhaps too large/complex to work and too

ambitious 1 year delay in starting work eg others have filed

new patents Confidentiality amongst consortium

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Type of projects - Instruments

Integrated Projects-to achieve ambitious, clearly defined scientific and

technological objectives by integration of different areas, competences, and resources

Network of Excellence-to tackle the fragmentation in research society by

integrating the critical mass of expertise STREPS

-new breakthrough projects

CRAFT/Collective research …

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… among Participants … among funding bodies governments, contractors, industry, universities, research institutes, etc.

… across Activitiesfrom basic research

Support to SMEs Technology transfer

to dissemination and training…

… across Technical AreasDesign, life-cycle aspects,

Materials,

Processes,

Maintenance, repair, etc...

ObjectivesReal breakthroughs,Support to Industry,

Sustain. Development

Clear and Quantified Deliverables and Integration...

50% EC Funds

The “priority 3” IPs

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Integration in IPs Each IP should comprise a coherent set of

components Internal architecture may vary depending on topic,

scope and managerial approach Forms of integration:

“vertical” - full value chain of stakeholders “horizontal” - multidisciplinarity “sectoral” - private/public “financial” - synergy with other schemes (EIB, national

or regional funds)

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Evaluation Criteria IP

Relevance to Call 3/5Potential Impact 3/5S&T Excellence 4/5Quality of the Consortium 3/5Quality of the Management 3/5Mobilisation of Resources 3/5

24/30

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Strengthening Europe’s excellence on a particular research topic

by integrating the critical mass of expertise needed

to provide European leadership and be a world force around a joint programme of activities

Tackling the fragmentation of European research where the main deliverable is a durable structuring

and shaping of how research is carried out in Europe

Spreading excellence beyond its partners

Network of Excellence

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Joint programme of Activities in NoE

Joint Programme of Research Clear research strategy for 10-15 year

Joint Programme of Integration Financial, legal

Joint Programme of Spreading of Excellence Workshops, training,…

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Joint programme of Activities in NoE

Joint Programme of Research Clear research strategy for 10-15 year

Joint Programme of Integration Financial, legal

Joint Programme of Spreading of Excellence Workshops, training,…

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Relevance to call 3/5

Potential impact 3/5

Excellence of the participants 3/5

The JPA & Degree of integration 4/5

Organisation and management 3/5

20/25

Evaluation criteria NoE

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Experiences in FP6

Too many proposals Type of instruments not clearly understood Not enough industry involved

Broad variety of research topics also for not high-tech industry

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basicbasic

AppliedApplied

UniversityUniversity IndustryIndustry

36 NoEs

41 IPs Industrial machinery

Robotics

Micro-manufacturing

New material processing

Textile

P&P

Electronics

Coatings

Chemical technologies

Porous materials

Safety, health

Diagnosis imaging

Materials by design

Functional Intelligent Materials

Agro-Bio-Mats

Composites

From interfaces to tissue engineering

Medical systems

Instrumentation

Nano- fundamentals

Nanotubes Nano-particles

Av. Nbre Partners: 34

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FP6 and Poland

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N Industry N Partners %

AT 32 80 40,0%

DK 19 48 39,6%

FI 25 65 38,5%

NL 41 117 35,0%

DE 157 485 32,4%

IT 81 255 31,8%

UK 89 301 29,6%

GR 19 67 28,4%

SE 31 111 27,9%

BE 30 125 24,0%

FR 67 291 23,0%

CH 17 74 23,0%

ES 39 195 20,0%

PT 5 43 11,6%

PL 5 81 6,2%

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Retained for 2nd Stage!!

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Proposal Title Adaptive Landing Gears for Improved Impact Absorption

Aircraft safety

and security

STREP

Acronym: ADLAND

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FP6 and Poland

Degree of participation is increasing compared to FP5

Participation of Industry should increase

Polish researchers are taking initiatives

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Conclusions

FP6 is giving opportunities

Industry is still underperforming

Poland is improving

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Recommendations

Make your own strategy plan

Use your (inter-)national network

Be patient

Ask your regional or national contact point for advice!