CONNECTING AMBITIONS HORIZON 2020 - LEIT – NMP FEBRUARY 2014 LEADERSHIP IN ENABLING AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES (LEIT) LEIT includes the parts of Horizon 2020 focusing on new opportunities for industrial leadership in ICT, Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) and space. These are areas of key industrial competences determining Europe’s global competitiveness. The emphasis is on areas of research and innovation with a strong industrial dimension and where mastering new technological opportunities will enable and drive innovation. The objective is to achieve the EU industrial policy goals, which represent an important component of the EU Strategy for KETs. Projects that focus on interactions and convergence across and between different technologies and their relationships to societal challenges are preferred. NMP: FUNDING FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES, TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS The development of state of the art technologies, techniques and materials has a high priority within Horizon 2020 because innovation is necessary to get European organizations to the top of the world. The second pillar within LEIT is NMP, the programme for Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing, and Biotechnology. It has a total budget of over 13.5 billion euro which makes it the biggest programme within Horizon 2020. Activities of the work programme will address the whole innovation chain with technology readiness levels (TRLs) spanning the crucial range from medium levels to high levels preceding mass production, and helping to bridge the gaps ("valley of death") in this range. These activities will be based on research and innovation agendas defined by industry and business, together with the research community, and have a strong focus on leveraging private sector investment. For the TRLs, dedicated support will therefore be provided for larger-scale pilot lines and demonstrator projects to facilitate industrial take-up and commercialisation. There will be a strong focus on the contribution of KETs to societal challenges. WHO CAN APPLY? Horizon 2020 is open to a wide range of participants such as universities, institutes for (applied) research, public authorities, SMEs and larger corporations. To be eligible for EU funding, cooperation in the form of a consortium is in most cases a prerequisite. Regarding the so called SME instrument SMEs can submit their applications on an individual basis. Will you join? COME IN ACTION Deadlines have been set for the next two years. So come into action and decide which topic connects best to your ambitions. The main fundable topics with the 2014 and 2015 deadlines are as follows: 1. Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials and Production (NMP): This call includes topics on nanotechnologies, advanced materials, production and support actions for the deployment of KETs. It includes contributions to cross-cutting KETs, addresses both KETs for multiple applications, and KETs for applications in specific societal challenges or focus areas; as well as safety, outreach, structuring, business models and other innovation issues. The 2014 deadlines are May th th 6 and October 10 . The 2015 deadline is th March 26 . There is also funding for the specific SME instrument topic on “accelerating the industrial uptake of nanotechnologies, advanced materials or advanced manufacturing and processing technologies by SMEs”. The 2014 deadlines for Phase 1 are: PNO Consultants, Postbox 75759, 1118 ZX Schiphol Airport, +31 (0)20 655 60 90 www.pnoconsultants.nl  June 18 , th  September 24 and th  December 17 The deadlines for Phase 2 are: th  October 9 and th  December 17 th 2. to drive the creation of a high-tech building industry which turns energy efficiency into a sustainable business, fostering EU competitiveness in the construction sector on a global level. th The 2014 deadlines are March 20 and th December 9 . Biotechnology: Generation of scientific and technological know-how and its translation into industrial products and solutions for societal challenges is paramount in securing European leadership in this key enabling technology, and it is as such at the very core of the current call. The EU’s aim in supporting biotechnology research is to improve our understanding of terrestrial and aquatic biological systems and, more importantly, to exploit this knowledge to boost technological innovation. Thus, biotechnology can significantly contribute to the development of more sustainable production processes products based on renewable raw materials. th The 2014 deadline is March 12 and the 2015 th deadline is February 24 . 5. Sustainable process industries (SPIRE): The general goal is to optimise industrial processing, reducing the consumption of energy and resources, and minimising waste. th The 2014 deadlines are March 20 and December th 9 . All themes have specific calls for proposals that are further elaborated in the Work Programme. MAKE AN IMPACT The evaluation of all proposals is done by independent specialists which takes about five months. Experts will evaluate the proposals on the basis of the criteria ‘scientific and/or technological excellence’, ‘potential impact’ and ‘quality and efficiency of the implementation’ CONNECT WITH US There is also funding for the specific SME instrument topic on “SME boosting biotechnology-based industrial processes driving competitiveness and sustainability”. The deadlines are the same as mentioned above. 3. Factories of the future (FoF): The Factories of the Future Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative aims at helping EU manufacturing enterprises, in particular SMEs, to adapt to global competitive pressures by developing the necessary KETs to support EU manufacturing across a broad range of sectors. th The 2014 deadlines are March 20 and th December 9 . 4. Energy-efficient buildings (EeB): The objective of the Energy-efficient Buildings Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Initiative is Do you want to realize your NMP and Biotecambitions on a European scale? Or do you want to know more about this programme in general or specific calls in particular? Then please feel free to connect with us. PNO Consultants, Postbox 75759, 1118 ZX Schiphol Airport, +31 (0)20 655 60 90 www.pnoconsultants.nl