EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITIES IN EUROPEAN COMMISSION HORIZON 2020 RESEARCH AND INNOVATION WORK PROGRAMME APRIL 2017 (VERSION 1)

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This is the Executive Summary of a longer report of the same title, which analyses advanced manufacturing Research and Innovation policies, key actions and funding under the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. A copy of the full report is available from: David Brody Technology & Innovation Advisor LifeSciences, IDA Ireland Tel: +353 1 6034274 Email: [email protected]

To reference, please cite as: Bayliss-Brown, G.A., Murphy, D., McAvinia, R. and Baron, H. (2017) Advanced Manufacturing Opportunities in European Commission Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Work Programme - Executive Summary. AquaTT: Dublin, Ireland.

INTRODUCTION IDA Ireland would like to encourage its clients to assess and potentially avail of European funding for advanced manufacturing Research and Innovation. To frame the opportunity and stimulate discussion, IDA Ireland appointed AquaTT to map the EU funding ecosystem relevant to advanced manufacturing and provide key considerations and strategic recommendations for IDA clients interested in applying for such funding.

Compiled by:

Georgia A. Bayliss-Brown David Murphy Ruth McAvinia Helen Baron AquaTT PO Box 8989 Dublin 2 Ireland www.aquatt.ie [email protected] +353 (0) 1 644 9008

POLICY AND FUNDING LANDSCAPE

What is Europe’s Position on Advanced Manufacturing?

still recovering from the losses sustained during the financial crisis.

The financial crash of 2007-2008 caused upheaval and shrinkage in the European manufacturing sector. Manufacturing dropped from 34 million employees and €1,711 billion value added in 2006 to 29.7 million employed and €1,630 billion value added in 2013. The numbers employed in manufacturing, and the contribution to the European economy overall, are

The European Commission is encouraging growth within the area of advanced manufacturing through research and innovation investments to support sectoral development in manufacturing.

High Performance Manufacturing Technologies

The European Commission divides advanced manufacturing into three main areas:

ICT-Enabled Technologies

• Industrial robots/handling systems • V  R/simulation in production reconfiguration •A  utomated Warehouse Management Systems

• VR/simulation in product design

•T  echnologies for safe humanmachine cooperation

•S  upply chain management with suppliers/customers

•P  rocessing alloy construction materials

•P  roduct Lifecycle Management Systems

• Processing composite materials

Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies •D  ry processing/minimum lubrication •R  ecuperation of kinetic and process energy •C  ontrol system for shut down of machines •C  ombined cold, heat and power (Bi-/Trigeneration)

•M  anufacturing micromechanical components

Whilst employment numbers and losses sustained during the crisis are recovering, the European Union wants to return to a world-leading position in manufacturing and plans to do so through the development of advanced and sustainable methods and applications supported by investing in research, development and innovation through its funding instruments. European Union policy has focused on: •p  rotecting research and development in the face of cutbacks linked to the financial crisis; •p  romoting support for skills that underpin manufacturing and industry; •w  orking on greater cooperation between Member States; and, •c  onverting more research to patented technology. A 2016 report commissioned by the European Commission1 (An analysis of drivers, barriers and readiness factors of EU companies for adopting advanced manufacturing products and technologies) shows that businesses want to have policies like these to help make the change to advanced manufacturing to: •p  rovide financial incentives to implement and use advanced manufacturing technologies; •o  ffer subsidised training to employees to get acquainted with advanced manufacturing technologies;

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•d  evelop new curricula and education programmes/ methods for the creation of new skills and competences on advanced manufacturing technologies; • increase access to technology services from competence centres such as research and technology organisations; •b  uild pilot/demonstration facilities for advanced manufacturing technologies and make them accessible to SMEs; • increase the cultural acceptance of employees in overcoming organisational barriers; and, •d  iffuse the knowledge and awareness on advanced manufacturing technologies among manufacturing companies. Europe also sees the promotion of advanced manufacturing in the context of energy use, so that new manufacturing methods will be sustainable and reduce carbon emissions. The cross cutting nature of advanced manufacturing means that no one division of the European Commission is responsible for its development, or the development of relevant technologies. Organisationally, relevant funding opportunities come from different Directorates General and there are different potential routes to funding. However, in recent years the EU has been working to simplify funding opportunities primarily through its research and innovation funding programme, Horizon 2020.

POLICY AND FUNDING LANDSCAPE

What is Horizon 2020? Horizon 2020 is a single strategic framework that brings together all the European Union’s research and innovation funding strands. It began in 2014 and will continue until 2020. It is part of the Innovation Union, one of the seven flagship initiatives of Europe 2020, the European Union’s ten-year jobs and growth strategy. Horizon 2020 has a budget of just under €80 billion and has three pillars: • Pillar 1 – Excellent Science • Pillar 2 – Industrial Leadership

Some €78.6 billion has been allocated to the Horizon 2020 budget so far, and this includes €17 billion toward “Industrial Leadership” which contains projects most relevant to advanced manufacturing.

KEY POINT: Between 2014-16, the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 work programme has already invested substantially in advanced manufacturing research and innovation activities (€1.4 billion on advanced manufacturing topics, increasing to more than €2 billion if you include other research that could have relevance to advanced manufacturing).

• Pillar 3 – Societal Challenges

KEY POINT: The European Commission has made significant efforts to simplify Horizon 2020, compared with past programmes, with a view to attracting organisations who were previously excluded due to the funding rules or organisations who elected not to engage because they were concerned about bureaucratic burden. Full details of the programme are available at: https:// ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/ As the funding is broken down under each of the three pillars, the system becomes slightly more complicated – different programmes have discrete budgets for different types of activities including public-private partnerships, public-public partnerships, and large public consortia. Excellent Science (24.4 b€)

Industrial Leadership (17 b€)

Societal Challenges (29.7 b€)

European Research Council (13.1 b€)

LEIT = Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies •ICT •Nano, new materials •Biotechnology •Space (13.5 b€)

Health (7.5 b€)

Future and Emerging Technologies (2.7 b€) Marie SkłodowskaCurie Actions (6.1 b€) Research Infrastructures (2.5 b€)

Access to Risk Finance (2.9 b€) Innovation in SMEs (0.6 b€)

Food (3.9 b€) Energy (6 b€)

Transport (6.3 b€) Climate (3 b€)

Industrial Leadership funding is broken into different categories but by far the largest is the Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) initiative covering ICT and Key Enabling Technologies (KETs). The KETs include Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology; Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) including those covered by Factories of the Future (FoF); Energy-efficient Buildings (EeB); and, Sustainable Process Industry (SPIRE). By navigating these different funding programmes, companies and research institutes can identify funding opportunities for research, development, and innovation in advanced manufacturing. Support structures are in place in Ireland to aid organisations wishing to navigate the system, to identify suitable funding topics, and to submit competitive proposals.

KEY POINT: Given the scale of the Horizon 2020 programme, it can be daunting to navigate the funding system and identify opportunities. Ireland has a good support infrastructure to assisst companies wishing to explore the opportunities within the programme, build partnerships and submit proposals. A first starting point would be the National Contact Point network: http://www. horizon2020.ie/who-to-contact/europeanadvisors-competitive-industry/

Inclusive Societies (1.3 b€) Security (1.7 b€)

Spreading Excellence (0.8 b€) Science for Society (0.5 b€) European Institute of Innovation and Technology (2.7 b€)

Joint Research Centre (1.9 b€)

Euratom (1.6 b€)

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KEY ACTORS AND PARTNERSHIPS

How can my Organisation Position itself in the European Research and Innovation Landscape?

(policy, regulatory, and research and innovation) in which you can carry out and develop your business operations.

Organisations interested in the development of advanced manufacturing in Europe can get involved in various interactions at the European level as a stakeholder. Participating in different dialogues can help support your organisations strategic objectives through helping to ensure there is an enabling environment

Different institutions/platforms/networks have varied roles and mandates and it can be difficult to navigate at times. The most significant structures for industrial partners working in advanced manufacturing are mapped below:

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS with EU representation

DG CONNECT

DG R&I

DG GROWTH

Communications, networks, content and technology

Research & innovation

Internal market industry, entrepreneurship & SMEs

The European Commission (EC) promotes the general interests of the European Union (EU) by proposing and enforcing legislation as well as by implementing policies and the European Union budget. There are 31 Directorates General in the European Commission, but the three shown have the most relevance for advanced manufacturing. EU TASK FORCE e.g. advisory groups, high-level groups Advanced manufacturing for clean production Advanced processing

Advanced materials Nanotechnologies Modelling

Task Forces were established following the 2012 Industrial Policy Communication from the European Commission (A stronger European Industry for Growth and Economic Recovery). They are working groups that can include members from industry and they operate across six key priority areas including advanced manufacturing, key enabling technologies, bio-based products, sustainable industrial policy, clean vehicles and smart grids. Advisory groups are independent experts whom the EC consults for assistance. The Advisory Group on Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (NMP/B comprises 32 members from academia, research, and industry, and publishes reports and meeting minutes online.

Industry-led Developing strategic R&I agendas PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (PPPs) Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)

PPP Boards and Associations EC and Industry-led

Contractual PPPs (FoF, EaB, SPIRE, etc)

EFFRA A.SPIRE E2B EU Robotics

The Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are of two types – contractual and institutional - based on the structure of their funding. Private companies involved in contractual PPPs such as Factories of the Future (FoF) and Energy-Efficient Buildings (EeB) are represented by associations – in these cases EFFRA and E2B respectively. These associations’ members play an active role in shaping the European research and innovation agenda. European Technology Platforms are industry-led stakeholder fora recognised by the European Commission as key actors in driving innovation, knowledge transfer and European competitiveness. They develop agendas and roadmaps for action at EU and national level to be supported by both private and public funding. KEY POINT: Networking at a European level has numerous benefits including being on the pulse of developments, influencing funding priorities, feeding into policy and regulatory discussions and forming partnerships and collaborations.

NETWORKS, ASSOCIATIONS AND INDUSTRIAL BODIES ADVANCED / ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AM Platform CECIMO 3D Printing Association EPA-EuroAM

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PHOTONICS EPIC Nanophotonic Europe Association ROBOTICS EUnited

MED/BIOTECH MedTech Europe EFB EuropaBio

NCP NETWORKS Transport, Health, NMPB, SMEs, Security

ERA-NET PROJECTS

CONFERENCES Manufacture, Industrial Technologies, EuroNanoForum, ICT Conference

M-ERA-NET MANUNET ERA-MBT

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - GENERAL

What Does a Successful Project Look Like? 273 projects, that are directly relevant to advanced manufacturing, were funded under Horizon 2020 Work Programmes 2014-2015 and 2016-2017. These projects represent a €1.4 billion direct investment by the European Commission. An in-depth study was performed to analyse trends in projects funded to date (details are provided in the main report). Identifying trends and patterns can inform future strategies for organisations, including IDA clients, wishing to target and apply for future calls. By looking at the past, it is possible to identify:

What Type of Research and Innovation is Horizon 2020 Funding in Advanced Manufacturing? The pioneering innovative nature of advanced manufacturing is reflected in and recognised by the funding calls that are serving its growth within Horizon 2020. The range and depth of calls reflect the broad technological landscape in the fields of work covered under the umbrella of advanced manufacturing. The different funding mechanisms are intended to allow consortia to go beyond current state-of-the-art and push the boundaries of innovation in this exciting field of work.

• identify the expected level of competition for different types of topics and funding mechanisms; •e  xplore how other similar businesses are engaging with and benefitting from the programme; •d  etermine how consortia design and project structure can overcome any perceived barriers to participation; and,

KEY POINT: The Horizon 2020 themes funded are broad, encompassing a variety of aspects of advanced manufacturing development. In many cases, there are open funding calls (topics) which allow applicants to propose research and innovation activities that they believe will address the needs, challenges and opportunities within the sector.

• identify key strategic partners to align with on future calls.

Horizon 2020 can be broken down by initiative areas under which “calls” for funding are launched on specific topic areas. The table below summarises the funding initiatives, and number of calls and successfully-funded projects, relevant to advanced manufacturing between 2014 and 2016: Initiative

Description

Broad topics for innovation

Number of calls

Number of projects

ICT

“Information and Communication Technologies” and divided into sub-sectors of “robotics”, “photonics” and “future”

• 5G networks • Big data • High performance computing

• Photonics • Robotics

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75

EeB

“Energy-efficient Buildings”

• Building envelopes • Construction processes • Energy-efficiency monitoring • Environmental Quality • Heating and cooling systems

• • • • •

Insulation materials Material recycling Refurbishment Retrofitting Thermal energy storage

16

34

FoF

“Factories of the Future”

• Additive and subtractive manufacturing • Advanced joining and assembly • Complex structures • Energy and resource efficiency

• Integrated design and production • Manufacturing intelligence • Process optimisation • Product personalisation • Smart factories

22

91

PILOT

“Pilot lines” covering PILOT projects and any NMP projects relevant to the development of pilot lines

• Customised thermal/ electrical conductivity • Open-access • Nano-factories

•N  ovel nano-materials and structures • Nanopharmaceuticals • Scale-up production

10

26

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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - GENERAL

Initiative

Description

Broad topics for innovation

Number of calls

Number of projects

NMP/B

“Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials and Production” (NMP), excluding those related to pilot lines, within the 2014-2015 Work Programme and all advanced manufacturing projects within the topic of “Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Production” (NMBP) within the 2016-2017 Work Programme

•G  overnance, standards and business models • Healthcare • High-added value products and processes • Materials for energy technologies • Safety and regulations

7

9

SPIRE

Sustainable Process Industry

• • • • • •

14

38

80

273

 lexible feedstock F Integrated process and data control Metal and mineral recovery Process intensification Sustainability Assessments Water management systems

The location of these funding initiatives (in blue) relative to the three Horizon 2020 pillars are illustrated below. Marie Sklowdowska Curie Actions (MSCA)

Joint Programming Initiatives (JPI) Knowledge and Information Communities (KIC)

European Research Council (ERC)

European Institute of Innovation and Technology

Research Infrastructure

SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

EXCELLENT SCIENCE

Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI)

Future of Emerging Technologies (FET) Access to Risk Finances

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING (FETHPC)

SPACE Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT)

PUBLIC PRIVATE partnerships (ppps)

FoF

FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE

KEY ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

ICT FUTURE INTERNET (5G)

PILOTS ROBOTICS

PHOTONICS

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EeB

ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS

Innovation in SMEs

BIG DATA

FUTURES

ERA-NET

INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP

NMP/NMPB

NANOTECHNOLOGIES, ADVANCED MATERIALS, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

SPIRE

SUSTAINABLE PROCESS INDUSTRY THROUGH RESOURCE EFFICIENCY

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - GENERAL

What are the Chances of a Project Proposal being Successful? Examining success rates for past calls is a useful exercise to identify trends and assess how much competition there may be in future calls. Given that it is a significant investment to write a high-quality bid, it is important to assess and target opportunities to maximise the chance of winning funding. The overall success rates for the different funding initiatives varied significantly over the funding initiatives relevant to advanced manufacturing. The average success rate for a proposal submitted to the assessed

topics was 12.8%, between 2014 and 2016, where just over 2,600 proposals were submitted. Only 336 of those were funded (under 76 call topics), 273 of which are relevant to advanced manufacturing. This is higher than the average across all Horizon 2020 funding programmes, which is 10.7% (Source: http:// sciencebusiness.net). The funding initiative with the most consistent chance of success was NMP/B, followed by ICT-Future, ICT-Photonics and SPIRE. The following table outlines the number of projects submitted and won by the advanced manufacturing sector between 2014 and 2016:

Submitted proposals (A)

Nunmber of projects awarded (B)

Overall success rate (A/B)

Number of projects relevant to advanced manufacturing

ICT – Robotics

518

50

9.7%

39

ICT – Photonics

247

44

17.8%

27

ICT – Future

182

40

22.0%

9

EeB

290

34

11.7%

34

FoF

768

91

11.8%

91

PILOT

364

26

7.1%

26

NMP/B

46

13

28.3%

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SPIRE

218

38

17.4%

38

2633

336

12.8%

273

KEY POINT: There has been a lot of Horizon 2020 investment in advanced manufacturing to date (2014-16), with 273 projects being funded across different topic areas. The overall chance of funding success for advanced manufacturing calls is above the average compared with the overall Horizon 2020 funding programme. KEY POINT: The themes funded are broad, encompassing a variety of aspects of advanced manufacturing development. In many cases, there are open funding calls (topics) which allow applicants to propose research and innovation activities that they believe will address the needs, challenges and opportunities within the sector.

Project Type The project type is determined by the call text. More than half of the previously funded projects were Research and Innovation Action projects and a third were Innovation Action projects. Of the €1.4 billion of funding, approximately €800 million was invested in Research and Innovation Action projects and €550 million to Innovation Action projects. The remainder was provided to Coordination and Support Actions and a single project funded by the ERA-NET Co-fund.

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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - GENERAL

There exists a range of funding actions suited to different types of these research and innovation activities in support of advanced manufacturing: Type of Action

Description

Funding ratio*

Research and Innovation Action (RIA)

Collaborative research projects of typically 36 to 60-month average duration with an average EC contribution of €2-5 million.

100% funding for all participants

Innovation Action (IA)

Projects producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes and services. Typically, 30 to 36-month average duration with an average EC contribution of €2-5 million.

100% for non-profit organisations and 70% funding to private-for-profit companies

Coordination and Support Action

Projects to accompany measures (standardisation, dissemination, policy dialogues etc.) of typically 12to 36-month average duration with an average EC contribution of €0.5-2 million.

100% funding for all participants

*All projects include 25% overheads on all personnel and direct costs (excluding sub-contracting)

Project Value The average contribution by the European Commission per project and Project Coordinator, by action type, varies widely, the highest being Innovation Action (on average): Average contribution from the European Commission

Project type

per Project

per Project Coordinator

Research and Innovation Action

€5.2 million

€0.9 million

Innovation Action

€5.9 million

€1.2 million

Coordination and Support Action

€1.2 million

€0.25 million

Project Size Consortia ranged in size from comprising 3 to 48 partners, whilst averaging eleven partners in a project. The size of the partnership is also directly correlated with the total contribution received from the European Commission:

€45,000,000

€40,000,000

Total Contribution

€35,000,000

€30,000,000

€25,000,000

€20,000,000

€15,000,000

€10,000,000

€5,000,000

€0 0

10

20

30

40

Number of Project Partners

10

50

60

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - GENERAL

Project Partners and Partnership Composition A range of organisation types are seen to partner with advanced manufacturing projects that have been funded by Horizon 2020: such as research and higher education organisations (REC), private-for-profit companies (PRC), public organisations (PUB) and other organisations (OTH; such as not-for-profits, clusters, non-governmental organisations and industrial bodies). The following table shows the ratio of these organisations, which have remained relatively constant, with some downward trends in participation of REC and PRC organisations, over the the different years of the Horizon 2020 Funding Programme.

600

Number of Organisation Occurances

500 400 300 300 100 0

REC

PRC

PUB

OTH

2014

465

593

11

30

2015

420

488

9

164

2016

340

432

6

152

Most winning consortia have a mix of different organisation types representing the different types of roles needed in projects. The main type of participant in advanced manufacturing projects are private-for-profit companies, along with a strong presence from research and higher education organisations. Whilst research and higher education organisations are very active across all analysed funding initiatives, the proportion ratio of research and higher education organisations to private-for-profit companies involved in consortia (on average) is only the highest in NMP/B projects, whilst private-for-profit companies dominate all others. KEY POINT: Proposal development in response to all call topics is bottom-up, meaning that a company that wants to target a call can select and build its own consortia and design its own project structure (roles, research activities, budget, intellectual property management, duration, etc.) to suit its needs whilst adhering to the scope of the topic and funding conditions as laid out in the call text.

Technology Readiness Levels Approximately half of the funding calls indicated the expected Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) in the call text. In some cases, a starting TRL range was demanded, in other cases the starting TRL and an expected TRL target by the end of the project. Projects under the assessed SPIRE, PILOT, FoF and EeB funding initiatives will develop technologies that have been validated in the lab as a minimum (from TRL4), as might be expected with applied sectors that are more aligned with industrial needs, and sit closer to initial market introduction (as opposed to early stage innovations).

KEY POINT: Funding topics target different stages of development from conceptual (TRL4-6) to closer to market (TRL7-9) innovations.

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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - GENERAL

Partner Origin Germany has been the most successful country in terms of participants in funded projects, followed by Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom and France. Participation of non-EU countries in consortia is possible in Horizon 2020 if strongly justified. The following table highlights the number of participations per country:

600 4 3

500

1

400

Russia

China

Japan

300

Taiwan

0 USA

Total Number

2

200

100

Germany Spain Italy United Kingdom France Netherlands Belgium Greece Austria Sweden Switzerland Finland Portugal Poland Ireland Denmark Norway Slovenia Israel Czech Republic Turkey Hungary Romania Cyprus Luxembourg Bulgaria Lithuania Serbia Latvia Croatia Estonia Iceland Slovakia Rest of the World

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German partners also coordinate the most projects:

60

48 44 36

40 25

7

7

4

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

Cyprus

8

Slovikia

10

Hungary

12

Slovenia

13

Denmark

13

Switzerland

15

Israel

19

30

Ireland

Total Number

50

20

10

12

Finland

Portugal

Norway

Sweden

Austria

Greece

Belgium

France

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Italy

Spain

Germany

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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Who are the Most Successful Research and Higher Education Organisations engaging with Horizon 2020? Whilst research and higher education organisations made up less than 40% of partnerships, they led two-thirds of all advanced manufacturing projects. This might be expected as they are more experienced in funding programmes led by the European Commission and are administratively set up to manage these funding mechanisms.

NOTE: All data was sourced from public information and is available on the European Commission’s Community Research and Development Information Service database, CORDIS. To find out more information about any particular project, search for the project acronym at: http://cordis.europa.eu/ projects/home_en.html

The most successful research and higher education organisation is Fraunhofer (Germany) which partners with 74 projects, and coordinates 14 projects: Number of projects

Top 10 research and higher education organisations to coordinate and partner in the most projects

Coordinator

Partner

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung EV

14

74

Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation

7

35

Stiftelsen SINTEF

6

9

Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis

4

11

Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT

4

21

Politecnico di Milano

3

17

Technische Universiteit Delft

3

6

Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

3

22

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek – TNO

3

18

Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

3

10

Fraunhofer received the highest total of funding from the European Commission (€47.7 million), which was more than double that received by any other organisation: Top 10 research and higher education organisations to receive the largest sum of funds from the European Commission

Total European Commission contribution

Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Angewandten Forschung EV

€ 47,733,247

Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

€ 20,424,601

Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation

€ 19,741,513

Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT

€ 12,079,653

Politecnico di Milano

€ 10,309,665

Stiftelsen SINTEF

€ 9,018,994

Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek – TNO

€ 8,463,451

University of Patras

€ 8,040,032

Technische Universiteit Delft

€ 7,557,322

Teknologisk Institut

€ 7,527,528

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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION

The largest contribution from the European Commission for a single project coordinated by a research and higher education organisation was granted for the DIVERSIFY project, led by Uninova (Portugal; €40.6 million):

Top 10 research and higher education organisations to coordinate the projects with the highest total budget Uninova - Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork

Diversify

Total project budget

€ 40,558,400

Pixapp

€ 13,407,813

Fortissimo 2

€ 9,999,777

Institut National de l’Environnement et des Risques Ineris

Nanoreg II

€ 9,996,205

Natural Environment Research Council

Nanofase

€ 9,954,479

Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT

Mobile Flip

€ 8,606,175

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

Eden2020

€ 8,361,446

Precious

€ 8,291,218

The University of Edinburgh

Stichting Katholieke Universiteit Commissariat A l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

Robmosys

€ 8,000,000

Politecnico di Milano

Beincpps

€ 7,999,489

Most of the research and higher education organisations coordinating the largest number of advanced manufacturing projects also partner in a significant number of projects. There is also a correlation to funding: eight research and higher education organisations participate in the most projects and received the highest total amount of funding from the European Commission. Furthermore, three of those coordinating the most projects, partner in and coordinate some of the largest projects led by research and higher education organisations: •M  OBILE FLIP, “Mobile and Flexible Industrial Processing of Biomass”, led by VTT (Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT; Finland); •R  obMoSys, “Composable Models and Software for Robotics Systems towards an EU Digital Industrial Platform for Robotics” led by CEA (Commissariat á l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies; France); and, •B  EinCPPES, “Business Experiments in Cyber-Physical Production Systems” led by Poltecnico di Milano (Italy).

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Project acronym

The University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) was the research and higher education organisation that secured the largest individual budget as a Project Coordinator for its role in the Fortissimo 2 project (€5.9 million).

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - RESEARCH AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Top 10 research and higher education organisations to receive the largest budget, as a Project Coordinator, from the European Commission for a single project

Project acronym

Total European Commission contribution

Fortissimo 2

€ 5,883,438

Robmosys

€ 4,911,970

Technische Universiteit Delft

Rosin

€ 4,663,708

Teknologisk Institut

Tt-Net

€ 3,458,148

Beincpps

€ 2,841,875

Pixapp

€ 2,799,958

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

Eden2020

€ 2,657,853

Natural Environment Research Council

Nanofase

€ 2,381,246

Fundacion Cidetec

Nanopilot

€ 2,045,560

Ree4eu

€ 2,019,588

The University of Edinburgh Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

Politecnico di Milano University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork

Stiftelsen SINTEF

Research and higher education organisations whom appeared more than once in the top ten lists are provided below: •C  ommissariat a l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives

•N  ederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappellijk Onderzoek - TNO •P  olitecnico di Milano •S  tifelsen SINTEF •T  echnosche Universiteit Delft

•F  raunhofer Gesellschaft zur Forderung der angewandten Forschung EV

•T  eknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT

•F  undacion Technalia Research and Innovation

•T  he University of Edinburgh

• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

•T  yndall National Institute, University College Cork, National University Ireland Cork

•N  atural Environment Research Council

•T  eknologisk Institut

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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - PRIVATE-FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES

Who are the Most Successful Private-For-Profit Companies engaging with Horizon 2020? Whilst private-for-profit companies coordinate just over a quarter of all advanced manufacturing projects, they partner in 98.2% of them; and make up half of all partners. Acciona Infrastructuras S.A. (Spain) is involved in the most advanced manufacturing projects (14) and D’Appolonia S.p.A. (Italy), whilst partnering in 13 projects and coordinating three. Top 20 private-for-profit companies to coordinate and partner in the most projects

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Number of projects: as a partner

NOTE: Industry (SMEs and large companies) are eligible and encouraged to participate in Horizon 2020. Across the projects analysed in this report, private-for-profit companies have led or partnered in 268 (of 273) successful advanced manufacturing projects between 2014 and 2016.

Project acronyms

Number of projects: as a Coordinator

Acciona Infraestructuras S.A.

14

Bresaer, Buildheat, E2vent, Eco-Binder, Ecoscale, Green, Instruct, Hephaestus, Isobio, Kraken, Meman, Nanoleap, Opteemal, Re4, Veep

1

D’Appolonia S.p.A.

13

Am-Motion, Create, Disire, E2vent, Eco-Binder, Eeb-Ca2, Eensulate, Manutelligence, Nanoleap, Polaroll, Rehap, Thermoss, Veep

3

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

12

Am-Motion, Bdve, Borealis, Far-Edg, Maya, Moder, Openhybrid, Paraddise, Perform, Repromag, Robmosys, Scorpius

1

Stam SRL

9

Bresaer, Caxman, Fortissimo 2, Nanoleap, Newtrend, Re4, Stream-0D, Thermoss, Veep

0

Holonix SRL-Spin Off del Politecnico Di Milano

8

Beincpps, Falcon, Human, I4msGrowth, Manutelligence, Nimble, Scorpius, Z-Fact0r

0

FENIX TNT s.r.o.

7

Create, E2vent, Eco-Binder, Eensulate, Re4, Thermos, Veep

0

Comau S.p.A.

7

Digicor, Human, Perform, Proregio, Robmosys, Satisfactory, Versatile

0

MBN Nanomaterialia S.p.A.

5

Ibd, Integral, Optinanopro, Procets, Propat

0

IBM Research Gmbh

5

Dimension, Ict-Streams, L3matrix, Prodia, Wipe

0

Center Of Technology Research and Innovation Ltd

5

Finesol, Green Instruct, Procets, Stream-0D, Z-Fact0r

0

Arcelik A.S.

5

Disrupt, Falcon, Improve, Nanohybrids, Proregio

0

Robert Bosch Gmbh

4

Co4robots, Hiperdias, Recam, Scorpius

1

New Infrared Technologies S.L.

4

Amblifibre, Flair, Flexhyjoin, Mashes

0

Johnson Matthey Plc.

4

Adrem, Memere, Printcr3dit, Prodia

0

Nxtcontrol Gmbh

4

Daedalus, Forzdm, Recam, Symbioptima

1

Prima Industrie S.p.A.

4

Borealis, Icp4life, Manuwork, Symbionica

2

Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativa Scoop

4

Bresaer, Fof-Impact, Meman, Rennovates

1

Mostostal Warszawa Sa

4

Create, Hit2gap, Innovip, Rennovates

0

BASF SE

4

Consens, Prodias, Recoba, Samt

2

Arkema France Sa

4

Atlass, Consens, Fortape, Printcr3dit

0

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - PRIVATE-FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES

The most successful private-for-profit company in terms of the sum of funding received is Siemens (Germany), who received €5.9 million in funding from the European Commission: Top 20 private-for-profit companies to receive the largest sum of funds from the European Commission Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Total European Commission contribution

€ 5,937,178

Acciona Infraestructuras S.A.

€ 5,048,997

D’Appolonia S.p.A.

€ 4,041,600

BASF SE

€ 3,916,920

Stam SRL

€ 3,176,188

Holonix Srl-Spin Off del Politecnico di Milano

€ 2,909,063

Prima Industrie S.p.A.

€ 2,687,375

Midatech Biogune

€ 2,614,594

Ascora Gmbh

€ 2,495,935

Kuka Roboter Gmbh

€ 2,478,350

Elkem A.S.

€ 2,476,208

Johnson Matthey Plc.

€ 2,462,360

Ibm Israel - Science And Technology Ltd

€ 2,454,670

Comau S.p.A.

€ 2,388,681

Ams AG

€ 2,285,138

Evonik Industries AG

€ 2,168,766

Laing O’Rourke Plc

€ 2,105,494

Renishaw Plc

€ 2,028,759

Robert Bosch Gmbh

€ 2,022,084

Nxtcontrol Gmbh

€ 2,010,575

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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - PRIVATE-FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES

The largest contribution from the European Commission for a single project coordinated by a private-for-profit company was granted for the PRODIAS project, led by BASF (Germany; €10 million): Top 20 private-for-profit companies to coordinate the projects with the highest total budget

Total project budget

Prodias

€ 9,993,011

Enel Ingegneria E Ricerca S.p.A.

Matching

€ 9,715,559

I-Deals Innovation & Technology Venturing Services SL

Methco2

€ 8,622,295

Digicor

€ 7,993,819

Horse

€ 7,945,601

Nanofacturing

€ 7,898,783

Information Catalyst For Enterprise Ltd

Vf-Os

€ 7,758,580

Atos It Solutions And Services SRO

C2net

€ 7,126,498

Thermoss

€ 7,099,718

Perform

€ 7,094,095

Laing O’rourke Plc

Optimised

€ 7,012,638

Introsys-Integration For Robotic Systems-Integracao De Sistemas Roboticos SA

Openmos

€ 6,932,292

Atlass

€ 6,508,046

Hi-Response

€ 6,444,023

Inspired

€ 6,414,873

Facts4workers

€ 6,362,445

BASF SE

Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh European Dynamics Advanced Systems of Telecommunications Informatics and Telematics SA Midatech Biogune

Exergy Ltd Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Merck Chemicals Ltd Precision Varionic International Limited Intrinsiq Materials Limited Kompetenzzentrum - Das Virtuelle Fahrzeug, Forschungsgesellschaft Mbh

Insiter

€ 5,999,887

BASF SE

Recoba

€ 5,999,349

Prima Industrie S.p.A.

Borealis

€ 5,998,938

Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativa Scoop

Meman

€ 5,998,687

Demo Consultants BV

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Project acronym

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - PRIVATE-FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES

BASF was also the private-for-profit company to receive the largest individual payment as a Project Coordinator from the European Commission for its role in the same project (€2.8 million): Top 20 private-for-profit companies to receive the largest budget, as a Project Coordinator, from the European Commission for a single project

Project acronym

Total European Commission contribution

Prodias

€ 2,783,796

Nanofacturing

€ 2,614,594

Romeo

€ 2,113,766

Optimised

€ 2,105,494

Lawin

€ 1,896,125

Bio4products

€ 1,309,787

Information Catalyst For Enterprise Ltd

Vf-Os

€ 1,241,875

Tie Nederland BV

Crema

€ 1,239,084

Inspired

€ 1,222,859

Facts4workers

€ 1,218,060

Perform

€ 1,172,920

Insiter

€ 1,170,545

DIGICOR

€ 1,147,956

REProMag

€ 1,120,375

Hi-Response

€ 1,056,826

Methco2

€ 1,042,335

Recam

€ 1,027,585

Homeskin

€ 985,000

Borealis

€ 971,750

Rennovates

€ 957,688

BASF SE Midatech Biogune Evonik Industries AG Laing O’rourke Plc Ducatt NV B.T.G. Biomass Technology Group BV

Intrinsiq Materials Limited Kompetenzzentrum - das Virtuelle Fahrzeug, Forschungsgesellschaft Mbh Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Demo Consultants BV AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH OBE OHNMACHT & BAUMGAERTNER GMBH & CO KG PRECISION VARIONIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED I-Deals Innovation & Technology Venturing Services SL Robert Bosch Gmbh Produits Chimiques Auxiliaires Et De Synthese SA Prima Industrie S.p.A. Koninklijke Bam Groep NV

Private-for-profit companies whom appeared more than once in the top twenty lists are provided below: •A  cciona Infrastructureas SA - renewable energy and infrastructure •A  irbus Defence and Space GMBH - space and defence solutions and services •B  ASF SE - chemical manufacturers •C  omau SPA - manufacturing automation and robotics •D  ’Appolonia AS - engineering services •D  emo Consultants BV – real estate information management •E  vonik Industries AG – business line catalysts •H  olonix SRL – Spin-off del Politecnico di Milano - process solutions specialists with expertise in the Internet of Things • I-Deals Innovation and Technology Venturing Services S • Information Catalyst for Enterprise Ltd – software and IT • Intrinsiq Materials Limited – printed electronics •J  ohnson Matthey PLC – sustainable technologies •K  ompetenzzentrum – Das Virtuelle Fahrzeug, Forschungsgesellschaft mbH – vehicle development •L  aing O’Rourke PLC - engineering •M  idatech Biogune – nanoparticle manufacturing and pharma/medtech •M  ondragon Corporation Cooperativa Scoop - Spanish business cooperative •N  xtcontrol GMBH – engineering solutions •P  recision Varionic International Ltd – sensor developers •P  rima Industrie SPA - designers and manufacturers of industrial laser cutting machines •R  obert Bosch GMBH – engineering and electronics •S  iemens Aktiengescellschaft - manufacturing and electronics •S  TAM SRL - design and manufacture of advanced power transmission systems 19

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - IRISH PARTICIPATION

Are Irish Organisations Participating in Advanced Manufacturing Horizon 2020 Projects? Thirty Irish organisations are engaged with advanced manufacturing projects. Ireland is 15th of 38 countries for the number of times it partners in projects and is coordinating four advanced manufacturing projects. The Irish organisations, and the projects in which they partner, are listed below (yellow highlights an Irish Coordinator of a project). Private-for-Profit Companies Arden Energy Ltd

TOPAS: Tools for cOntinuous building Performance Auditing (IA)

Blueacre Technology Ltd

OPENMIND: On-demand production of entirely customised minimally invasive medical devices (RIA)

C.C.I.C.C. Ltd

Factory2Fit: Empowering and participatory adaptation of factory automation to fit for workers (RIA)

Ceramix Ireland Ltd

CerAMfacturing: Development of ceramic and multi material components by additive manufacturing methods for personalized medical products (RIA)

Dawn Meats Group

NanoPack: Pilot line production of functional polymer nanocomposites from natural halloysite nanotubes: demonstrating controlled release of active antimicrobials in food packaging application (IA)

Depuy (Ireland) Unlimited

ENCOMPASS: ENgineering COMPASS (RIA)

Eblana Photonics Ltd

PIXAPP: Photonic Integrated Circuits Assembly and Packaging Pilot Line (IA)

Ecofix Ltd

Built2Spec: Built to Specifications: Self-Inspection, 3D Modelling, Management and QualityCheck Tools for the 21st Century Construction Worksite (RIA)

Element Six Ltd

HIPERDIAS: HIgh throughPut LasER processing of DIamond and Silicon (RIA)

Enerit Ltd

HIT2GAP: Highly Innovative building control Tools Tackling the energy performance GAP (IA)

IBM Ireland Ltd

CogNet: Building an Intelligent System of Insights and Action for 5G Network Management (RIA) TOPAs: Tools for cOntinuous building Performance Auditing (IA)

Iris Advanced Engineering Ltd

PREVIEW: PREdictiVe system to recommend Injection mold sEtup in Wireless sensor networks (RIA)

Manopt Systems Ltd

 iBUS: An integrated BUSiness model for customer driven custom product supply chain (IA)

Mcor Technologies Ltd

 iBUS: An integrated BUSiness model for customer driven custom product supply chain (IA)

Multimedia Computer sustainablySMART: Sustainable Smart Mobile Devices Lifecycles through Advanced ReSystem Ltd design, Reliability, and Re-use and Remanufacturing Technologies (RIA) Oran Pre-Cast Ltd

Built2Spec: Built to Specifications: Self-Inspection, 3D Modelling, Management and QualityCheck Tools for the 21st Century Construction Worksite (RIA)

Redzinc Services Ltd

5GEx: 5G Exchange (IA)

UTRC-I

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Factory2Fit: Empowering and participatory adaptation of factory automation to fit for workers (RIA) OptEEmAL: Optimised Energy Efficient Design Platform for Refurbishment at District Level (IA)

Vornia Limited

MOZART: MesopOrous matrices for localiZed pH-triggered releAse of theRapeuTic ions and drugs (RIA)

Wattics Ltd

ExcEED: European Energy Efficient buildingdistrict Database: from data to information to knowledge (CSA)

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - IRISH PARTICIPATION

Research and Higher Education Organisations Boston Scientific Clonmel Ltd

COMPOSITION: Ecosystem for Collaborative Manufacturing Processes – Intra- and Interfactory Integration and Automation (RIA) TOPAs: Tools for cOntinuous building Performance Auditing (IA)

Cork Institute of Technology

MOEEBIUS: Modelling Optimization of Energy Efficiency in Buildings for Urban Sustainability (IA)

Institute of Technology Tralee

ProPAT: Robust and affordable process control technologies for improving standards and optimising industrial operations (RIA) BDVe: Big Data Value ecosystem (CSA) Built2Spec: Built to Specifications: Self-Inspection, 3D Modelling, Management and QualityCheck Tools for the 21st Century Construction Worksite (RIA)

National University of Ireland, Galway

HIT2GAP: Highly Innovative building control Tools Tackling the energy performance GAP (IA) NanoPilot: A Pilot Plant for the Production of Polymer based Nanopharmaceuticals in Compliance with GMP (RIA) PHABLABS 4.0: PHotonics enhanced fAB LABS supporting the next revolution in digitalization (CSA)

Trinity College Dublin

CO-PILOT: Flexible Pilot Scale Manufacturing of Cost-Effective Nanocomposites through Tailored Precision Nanoparticles in Dispersion (RIA) NoCanTher: Nanomedicine upscaling for early clinical phases of multimodal cancer therapy (RIA) SWIMming: Semantic Web for Information Management in Energy Efficient Buildings (CSA) COMPOSITION: Ecosystem for Collaborative Manufacturing Processes – Intra- and Interfactory Integration and Automation (RIA) PIXAPP: Photonic Integrated Circuits Assembly and Packaging Pilot Line (IA)

Tyndall, University College Cork

MOEEBIUS: Modelling Optimization of Energy Efficiency in Buildings for Urban Sustainability (IA) NewTREND: New integrated methodology and Tools for Retrofit design towards a next generation of ENergy efficient and sustainable buildings and Districts (IA) OCTCHIP: Ophthalmic OCT on a Chip (RIA) SWIMming: Semantic Web for Information Management in Energy Efficient Buildings (CSA)

University College Dublin

NANOFACTURING: The Development of Medium- and Large-Scale Sustainable Manufacturing Process Platforms for Clinically Compliant Solid Core Nanopharmaceuticals (RIA) NewTREND: New integrated methodology and Tools for Retrofit design towards a next generation of ENergy efficient and sustainable buildings and Districts (IA)

University of Limerick iBUS: An integrated BUSiness model for customer driven custom product supply chain (IA) Waterford Institute of Technology

CogNet: Building an Intelligent System of Insights and Action for 5G Network Management (RIA) Other

Zutec Inc (Irl) Ltd

HIT2GAP: Highly Innovative building control Tools Tackling the energy performance GAP (IA)

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PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - IRISH PARTICIPATION

Irish organisations received €21.3 million from the European Commission for their involvement in advanced manufacturing projects between 2014 and 2016. The Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork and National University Ireland, Galway are the two research and higher education organisations involved in the most projects (six and five projects respectively), and IBM is most prominent private-for-profit company (appearing in two projects). IBM is also the only Irish private-for-profit company who partners in more than one project. The Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork received the largest single contribution from the European Commission in Ireland for its involvement in an advanced manufacturing project (€2.8 million), for its role as Project Coordinator for the PIXAPP project, that will establish the world’s first open access Photonic Integrated Circuit assembly and packaging Pilot Lines. The Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork also received the greatest sum of funding (of all Irish organisations) from the European Commission

Country

Aside from IBM, in terms of the top ten largest contributions received by an Irish private-for-profit company for a single project is Manopt System Ltd (now operating as Entellexi) who received a sum of approximately €800k for their involvement in the iBUS project, “an integrated business model for customer-driven custom product supply chain”. Blueacre Technology also received over €600k for their involvement in the OPENMIND project delivering “on demand medical services”. When compared to countries of a similar population size (Austria, Sweden and Denmark), Ireland is roughly on a par with Denmark but significantly behind both Sweden and Austria in terms of both participation and funding pull down:

Amount received from the European Commission

Number of Projects

Coordinator

Coordinator

Partner

Partner

Austria

€ 9,476,118

€ 41,702,254

12

92

Sweden

€ 11,474,677

€ 37,640,823

10

89

Denmark

€ 4,708,678

€ 18,306,954

2

42

€ 5,230,221

€ 16,116,369

4

41

Ireland

What Insights can be Gained from Examining Successful Projects? Six funded projects were analysed in detail to gain insights into consortium structure and the reasons for a private-for-profit company engaging with the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme. From analysing six case study projects, the following insights into way private-for-profit companies engage with Horizon 2020 projects were found: •C  ollaborating with European partners can lead to the co-creation of innovative solutions and future potential commercial deals;

proposals. This is especially beneficial for SMEs with limited internal resources and/or expertise in writing European Commission applications; •P  rojects of low Technology Readiness Levels can allow multidisciplinary partnerships to come together to validate concepts. These projects can act as a test-bed to innovate and develop collaborations with a range of partners, such as high-end industrial designers and infrastructure managers to technology consultants;

•T  hey can gain access to pilot lines made available by projects for product development and testing;

•P  roject Management can be performed by specialist organisations taking that burden off private-for-profit companies; if well justified in terms of competence and value for money; and,

•C  ompanies can benefit from innovations arising from projects by appropriately protecting intellectual property;

• If well justified, they can partner with organisations outside of Europe allowing global knowledge sharing and strategic partnerships to occur.

•C  ompanies can strategically partner with repeat performers who are willing to coordinate projects and have a track record in writing successful

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(€4.7 million). The National University of Galway (€1.6 million), Cork Institute of Technology (€1.5 million), IBM Ireland Ltd (€1.4 million), Trinity College Dublin (€1.3 million), and the University of Limerick (€1.2 million) all received more than €1 million over the course of the same period, with the University College Dublin and the Waterford Institute of Technology closely behind.

PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS - INFOGRAPHIC OF KEY STATISTICS

Advanced Manufacturing in Horizon 2020 The financial crash of 2007-2008 caused upheaval and shrinkage in the European manufacturing sector. Whilst employment numbers and losses sustained during the crisis are recovering, the European Commission is encouraging growth within the area of advanced manufacturing through its investment in the sector.

KEY STATISTICS FROM THE ANALYSIS OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN HORIZON 2020 (2014-16*): *(correct to November 2016)

273 projects funded between 2014-16: Total investment >

€1.4b

13%

(Compared to 11% across all Horizon 2020 programmes)

Types of Projects: & Innovation 56% Research Action projects 34% Innovation Action projects oordination & 10% CSupport Projects coordinated Action



and other projects

€21.3m

Total budget for Irish participations

average success rate

by private-for-profit organisations:

27%

11

(Smallest: 3 partners; Largest: 48 partners)

Partner role: 14 Coordinator role: 60 Funding received:

DIVERSIFY (coordinated by UNINOVA)

€40.6m Leading Country by total participants Partner role:

Germany (545) Cooordinator role:

Germany (48)

Proportion of partners from private-for-profit organisations:

49%

Position of Ireland for involvement in projects:

15th of 38 countries

€47.7m Research & Innovation Action and Innovation Action projects:

 ighest value H project:

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FRAUNHOFER

Average budget Average Project Partners

 rojects coordinated P by Irish organisations:

Leading organisation:

€15.6m

€6m

Coordination & Support Action projects:

€1.2m

Average budget of Project Coordinator Innovation Action Project:

€1.2m

Research & Innovation Action project:

€0.9m

Coordination & Support Action project:

€0.3m

Highest value project coordinated by an Irish organisation: PIXAPP (Coordinated by Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork)

Irish Participation 45 partner occurrences 30 Irish organisations 30 projects Irish participation by type of organisation Private-for-Profit: 20 Research & Higher Education: 8 Other: 2 Leading Irish Organisation by value of funding received: Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork

€2.8m

Having already committed €1.4 billion into the sector through the Horizon 2020 programme since 2014, the European Commission is set to continue funding action in the following areas: • ensuring future-proof connectivity and preparing for the internet of the future; • building on European strengths and supporting the digitalization of industry; • building a competitive and inclusive data-driven economy and society; • setting up large-scale pilots addressing cross-sector challenges; • boosting digital innovation capacity across Europe and supporting standards; • exploring new high potential areas; and, • further developing an ambitious international agenda serving our Digitizing European Industry strategy.

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FUTURE FUNDING

What Future Opportunities are coming up in Horizon 2020?

Where can I get Help if I want to Apply for Funding?

At the time of writing, April 2017, the work programmes for 2018-2020 are still being finalised. It is expected that the final work programme will be published officially around September/October 2017. There are drafts, outlines, and discussion documents being distributed to various national delegates, expert groups etc. for consultation and input. In advance of the final work programmes, it is possible to predict key areas where there will be investments based on public policy documents that have been drafted by various expert working groups.

National Contact Points are in place providing a support mechanism to newcomers (and existing partners) to the programme, as they navigate the system. National Contact Points are also able to provide access to insights into upcoming calls before official call announcements, and can raise your attention to Horizon 2020 Information Days, which inform potential applicants of relevant information.

An important reference document is the EC’s Horizon 2020 Work Programme 2018-2020 – Strategic Programme Overarching Document2 . The Strategic Programme Overarching Document outlines lessons learnt and key priorities and highlights the following areas: •b  uilding a low-carbon, climate resilient future; •d  igitising and transforming European industry and services; •c  onnecting economic and environmental gains – the Circular Economy; and,

Topic: Nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced manufacturing and processing Name: Dr Sergio Fernandez-Ceballos Organisation: Enterprise Ireland Email: [email protected] Tel: 01-7272704 Topic: Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)

•b  oosting the effectiveness of the Security Union.

Name: Stephen O’Reilly Organisation: Enterprise Ireland Email: [email protected] Tel: 021-4800217

Timeline: Consultation with the 2018-2020 Programme Committee in the configuration of the work programme drafts is taking place in Q1-Q3 of 2017. In late Q3 or Q4 of 2017, the Work Programme 2018-2020 will be adopted.

Name: Gerard Kennedy Organisation: Enterprise Ireland Email: [email protected] Tel: 061-777052

A range of working documents, industry recommendations, and roadmaps have been published that give indications of priorities for different areas, and illustrate the importance of continued communication with the industry networks. Recent examples include: • “ Scoping Paper for Horizon 2020 work programme 2018-2020 Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Advanced Manufacturing and Processing (NMBP)”3 ; • “ Energy Efficient Buildings - Multi-annual roadmap for the contractual PPP under Horizon 2020” 4; and, • “ Factories 4.0 and Beyond Recommendations for the work programme 18-19-20 of the FoF PPP under Horizon 2020” 5.

2 3

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National Contact Points

http://bit.ly/H2020overarching http://bit.ly/H2020scopingNMBP

4 5

http://bit.ly/H2020roadmapEEB http://bit.ly/H2020factories

CONSIDERATIONS FOR IDA CLIENTS

Different organisations have different strategies and policies for research and innovation and no one model fits all. Horizon 2020 is unlike previous European funding programmes and we would recommend that all companies carefully examine the opportunities and potential benefits presented through Horizon 2020 collaborations and consider reaching out and developing opportunities through the programme. For IDA clients, leading or partnering in a Horizon 2020-funded project may provide one or more of the following benefits: 1. T  he opportunity to engage, collaborate, and exchange perspectives with the best research teams in Europe who are carrying out state-of-the-art research in fields of interest to you. Such interactions could:

- lead to new strategic research and development partnerships;



- provide ideas and inspiration for your day to day operations;



- help inform foresight and strategic activities in your organisation; and,



- identify intellectual property that you may want to secure or licence.

2. T  he provision of a source of research and development funding that may fund bottom-up or high risk ideas in your team at a local level without the requirement to use internal research and development budget. 3. T  he opportunity for your in-house researchers to see other working environments and potentially access novel or pilot research and development facilities/platforms to test ideas and concepts using equipment that you may not currently have in-house. 4. A  dvanced manufacturing is a rapidly advancing area where policy may need to adapt to establish suitable regulatory conditions for future business operations. By participating in Horizon 2020 and the relevant networks, platforms and fora surrounding the programme, your organisation can be exposed to key European actors tasked with debating, defining and designing future European research and innovation investments and policy/regulatory framework conditions. Feeding into such processes can allow your organisation to influence, as well as help predict, evolving conditions in advance of official announcements. 5. Y  our staff can be exposed to networks and forums that may lie outside of your core expertise or, whilst not being directly related to your core business today, those that might have applicability in the future. Such exposure could help develop strategic symbiotic relationships with other businesses or research organisations for future collaboration, commercialisation activities or acquisitions. 6. H  elp to identify talent that you may wish to recruit in the future.

One or more of the above benefits could contribute to ensuring your Irish operations justify its current or future activities but also can help ensure that your organisation continues to align with state-of-the-art research and innovation activity, working to ensure competitiveness in an ever-changing environment.

If you would like support in defining an organisational strategy to identify and pursue Horizon 2020 opportunities, please contact the IDA Contact Point to arrange a one-to-one exploratory meeting: David Brody Technology & Innovation Advisor LifeSciences, IDA Ireland Tel: +353 1 6034274 Email: [email protected] IDA Ireland Wilton Park House Wilton Place Dublin 2 Ireland 25

CONCLUSION

This executive summary, and the full report that it summarises, serves to present an overview of the European Commission Horizon 2020 advanced manufacturing funding landscape in a clear accessible format that allows IDA clients to better understand and assess the opportunities within the funding programme. Between 2014 and 2016, €1.4 billion was invested in advanced manufacturing. By October 2017, the calls for 2018-2020 will be launched and will transparently map out all the main opportunities for the remainder of the programme. Priorities and focus areas are already announced and present significant opportunities for IDA clients. One would predict that over €3.3 billion will be invested into NMP/B and ICT before the end of the programme, with projects funded in later rounds running for up to five years (predicted final project completion dates by 2025).

Key observations arising from report •T  he European funding system can be difficult to navigate but this document provides an overview, sources of further information, insights, trends and contact points to support you in navigating through the system. •K  ey platforms and fora are outlined to assist organisations in networking. Ensuring other actors are aware that your organisation is interested in participating, and there is a contact point for enquiries is important to ensure you receive approaches to participate; •T  he European Commission has made significant efforts in Horizon 2020 to make the programme as open and accessible as possible. Industry is encouraged and funded to participate in Hoirzon 2020. Many consortia seek out relevant industrial actors to recruit into their consortia as a recognised, positive aspect at evaluation stage; •T  he protection of intellectual property is an important issue of which the European Commission is aware. It is possible for companies to influence project design and ensure that intellectual property is protected within the consortia via robust contracts (namely, the Consortium Agreement and the Grant Agreement); •T  here are many key performers with a track record of success in Ireland and across Europe. These key performers are listed in this report. Several have experience in all stages of project development, proposal writing and implementation of successful projects. Engaging with key performers can be part of an effective networking strategy to secure roles in strong consortia; •N  ational Contact Points and other Irish organisations (research organisations and also consultants) with expertise in European funding can provide much needed support and are able to open doors to European counterparts.

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“ Innovation is change that unlocks new value.” Jamie Notter

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Science. Communication. Knowledge. Innovation.