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ICA Regional Network for Central and South Eastern Europe (CASEE) Opportunities for EU funding of research activities of the network Sabine Herlitschka Division of European and International Programmes FFG-Austrian Research Promotion Agency Page 1

Issues for today Services for project preparation Open Calls 2010: opportunities! Seite 2

Issues for today Services for project preparation Open Calls 2010: opportunities! Seite 3

Strong services are effective…. FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency Established in 2004 Austrian central organisation for public promotion of research and innovation Budget ~ 600 Mio Euro year 2008 Competitiveness, networking through national funding of applied research FFG offers not only funding but also high-quality services to the R&D community in Austria Seite 4

National Contact Points in each Country in Austria: Division of European and International Programmes (EIP) based on contract with 5 Ministries and Economoc Chamber Objectives: Strengthening the Austrian participation in international R&D Programmes (FP!!) Host of: FP National Contact Points, EUREKA, EEN, e. Content Activities: Awareness, Information, Training, Consultation, Coaching, international Networking (Consortium building), international cooperation Page 5 Sabine Herlitschka-FFG/EIP

Effektivität der Beratung 2. 579 Projects incl. partners from AT submitted under Cooperation part of Framework Programme 7 22% 30% 367 442 14% 16% 100% 80% 60% 1271 not funded 40% funded 20% 105 179 0% General info Detailed Assistance/ Proposal Check 215 No contact 2625 EU Average, PROVISO Daten: FFG – Eigene Auswertung

Two complementary Projects fostering the strategic EU – US S&T Cooperation BILAT-USA Link 2 US Participation of EU Teams in US Programmes Trans-atlantic Dialog Platform, Information, Awareness, Cooperation, Participation of US Teams in FP 7 Link 2 US: European Union – United States Research Cooperation Network: Link to the United States; Coordinator: AAAS

Issues for today Services for project preparation Open Calls 2010: opportunities! Seite 8

Europe is changing: The European Research Area Page 9

7 th EU Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development & Demonstration: 50. 000 Euro for… ü Largest, international, cooperative, competitive R&D Programme ü Central instrument in the development of the European Research Area ion ct e l e s d, ü Strategic programme, 7 years duration e t t i ! bm s l u a s s s po states or associated ü Cooperation: min. 3 partnersos from al 3 EU member o r p p o partners of possible r p y t states, further international are i 0 l 0 a 0 u. q 5 4 n. o d app e s ü Attractive funding: 50% large companies, 75% SME, Universities, ba Research Organisationen Strategic Objectives at Political Level: Promotion of excellence in research and technology Strengthening of companies‘ competitiveness European Research Area

This is in it for you. . 2010 calls: 6 billion Euro ´Cooperation´ ‘Ideas’ -Frontier 1. Health Research Single Teams, 2. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology 3. Information Communication Technologies 4. Nanosciences + Nanotechnologies, Materials + new Production Technologies 5. Energy 6. Environment (incl. climate change) 7. Transport (incl. Aeronautics) 8. Socio-economic sciences + the Humanities 9. Space 10. Security Criteria Excellence, European Research Council ‘People’ Mobility and Career Development of People ‘Capacities’ • Research Infrastructure • Research for the benefit of SMEs • Regions of Knowledge Research Potential • Science in Society • Coherent development of research policies, International cooperation

Calls 2010: 6 billion Euro, plus 150% • • Will opened end July 2010 • More than 6 billion EURO for all calls, deadlines fall/winter 2010/2011 • International cooperation high on the political agenda • SME participation stressed in several areas Draft Work Programmes indicate the specificities www. ffg. at

Health: 5 th call - preliminary • • more focus on fewer areas - several areas closed two major cross-cutting features: • • Investigator-driven clinical trials SME topics • 2 -stage submission/evaluation extended to majority of topics, including clinical trials and SME topics • International cooperation continues to be important - several topics for SICA or programme-level cooperation • Deadlines • • two-stage call: 1 st stage ~ October 2010, 2 nd stage ~ beginning 2011 single-stage call: ~November/December 2010 www. ffg. at

Health – 5 key research challenges • Increasing innovation and competitiveness of European health-related industries => SME-Topics (at least 30% of budget going to SMEs) • Supporting clinical trials to verify safety and efficacy • Two pilot actions for high impact research initiatives (30 Mio € funding): „Epigenomics“ and „Immunisation strategies and applications“ • How lifestyle affects health and how this can be mitigated, with emphasis on brain-related diseases, diabetes/obesity, cardiovascular disease, social determinants of health • Global health (epidemics, antimicrobial drug resistance) www. ffg. at

IMI – Innovative Medicines Initiative 2. Call concluded on 8. 2. 2010: • 124 applications with 1120 participations for 9 Topics (increase compared to 1 st Call) • Evaluation of 1 st stage concluded Upcoming 3. Call: • 8 „Scientific Priorities“ published (including areas of Immunogenicity, Diabetes, Neurological diseases) • Publication of 3 rd Call presumably in September 2010 Further issues: • Decision on possible change of overhead flat rate for IMI-Projects from currently 20% to 60 % (as in FP 7) should be made in summer 2010 • Update of IMI Strategic Research Agenda started -> further input can be provided by the research community during the IMI Stakeholders Forum (June 14 th + 15 th 2010, Brussels) www. ffg. at

KBBE – Main Topics • Outlook on Calls 2011: Deadline Mid- January 2011, single-stage For some topics, more than one project can be funded Focus areas: • • New: SME-Topics (for some, minimum 30% of the budget earmarked for SMEs) International cooperation; Cooperation with Latin America and the Carribean Primary production mitigating and adapting to climate change Greening the industry Food security and safety for Europe and beyond Social inclusive and healthy Europe -> „Preventive approach“ Oceans for the future ERA-Nets www. ffg. at

KBBE - Indicative Topics Activity 2. 1 Sustainable production and management of biological resources from land, forest and aquatic environments Indicative topics include: Ø Strategies to replace copper-based products as plant protection products in low input and organic farming systems Ø Root signalling, growth and development under abiotic stress conditions Ø Aquaculture feeds and fish nutrition: paving the way to the development of efficient and tailored sustainable feeds for European farmed fish Ø Development of field tests for rapid screening of pathologies as well as simple laboratories tests

KBBE-Indicative Topics Activity 2. 2 “Fork to farm”: Food (including sea-food), health and well being Indicative topics include: Ø Ø Ø Development of functional foods and ingredients Long-term influence of early nutrition on health Sustainable cleaning and disinfection technologies Processed foods with lower content of salt, fat and sugar Safety and quality of ready-to-eat foods Environmental sustainability in the European food and drink chain Activity 2. 3 Life sciences, biotechnology and biochemistry for sustainable non-food products and processes Indicative topics include: Ø Perennial grasses: optimising biomass production Ø Cellular, metabolic and genetic engineering for novel compounds Ø Bio. WASTE - Novel biotechnological approaches for transforming industrial and/or municipal biowaste into bioproducts Ø Applying Synthetic Biology principles towards the cell factory notion in biotechnology

KBBE Joint Call “The Ocean of Tomorrow” 2011 Call Identifier: FP 7 -OCEAN-2011 Call opens: 30 July 2010 (presumably) Deadline: January 2011 (presumably) Budget: ca. 34 Million Euro Joint Call with FP 7 Themes Energy, Environment, Transport Objective: to join research forces to meet challenges in ocean management Indicative Topics Multi-use offshore platforms Marine microbial diversity – new insights into marine ecosystems functioning and its biotechnological potential

This is in it for you. . 2010 calls: 6 billion Euro ´Cooperation´ ‘Ideas’ -Frontier 1. Health Research Single Teams, 2. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology 3. Information Communication Technologies 4. Nanosciences + Nanotechnologies, Materials + new Production Technologies 5. Energy 6. Environment (incl. climate change) 7. Transport (incl. Aeronautics) 8. Socio-economic sciences + the Humanities 9. Space 10. Security Criteria Excellence, European Research Council ‘People’ Mobility and Career Development of People ‘Capacities’ • Research Infrastructure • Research for the benefit of SMEs • Regions of Knowledge Research Potential • Science in Society • Coherent development of research policies, International cooperation

ICT – Main Topics Calls 2010 Draft WP 2011/12 - Call 7: 28. Sept. 2010 - 18. Jan 2011 Call 8: July 2011 - Jan 2012 PPP Calls: 30. July 2010 - 2. Dec 2010 New: - PPP „Future Internet“ Pre-commercial Procurement FET Flagships ICT for Greening www. ffg. at

ICT – Relevance for Life Sciences • Objective ICT-2011. 3. 2 Smart components and smart systems integration Micro-Nano Bio Systems (MNBS) (Call 8) • Objective ICT-2011. 3. 5 Core and disruptive photonic technologies New photonic approaches for life sciences, such as biophotonics based tools for investigating bio-chemical and metabolic processes and/or the origins of disease at the cellular level (Call 7) • Objective ICT-2011. 5. 5 ICT for smart and personalised inclusion Brain-Neural Computer Interfaces (BNCI) for assisting people with disabilities (Call 7) • Objective ICT-2011 9. 11: FET Proactive: Neuro-Bio-Inspired Systems (NBIS) (Call 9) • Objective ICT-2011. 10. 1 EU-Brazil Research and Development cooperation Topic 5: e-Infrastructures. Create a data and open access e-Infrastructure enabling collaboration on virtual & remote instrumentation and taxonomy, with emphasis on life sciences, biodiversity and climatology. This cooperation should allow the integration between Brazilian and European e-science initiatives. (specific Call, Deadline 10/2010) www. ffg. at

NMP Call 2011 - (presumably) • • • Draft Work Programme Expected date of Publication: July 2010 Deadlines Step 1: Nov/Dec 2010, Step 2: Spring 2011 www. ffg. at

NMP – Relevance for Life Sciences 1. 2 -2 New targeted therapy using nanotechnology for transport of macromolecules across the biological blood-brain barrier / LARGE 1. 3 -2 Worker protection and exposure risk management strategies for nanomaterial production, use and disposal / SMALL 1. 4 -4 Nanotechnology based implantable and interfaceable devices [for medical applications] / SMALL 2. 2 -2 Biomaterials for tissue engineering for age-related cancer and sensory organ diseases / SMALL project: funding < 4 Mio EURO LARGE project: funding > 4 Mio EURO www. ffg. at

Energy – Main Topics Call 2011 - Preliminary • • • Work Programme focussing on SET-Plan priorities Deadline October 2010 (2 -stage, RTD-projects) Deadline March 2011 (1 -stage, Demo-projects) Topics supporting the European Industrial Initiatives (EII) Cross thematic approaches • • PV manufacturing – joint call with NMP PPP Energy Efficient Buildings (very low energy buildings) Ocean of tomorrow (e. g. multi-use of off-shore platforms) International Cooperation • • EU-Japan coordinated Call (Concentration PV) New: Pilot Action „Researcher Exchange“ with US + Japan envisaged www. ffg. at

Energy – Relevance for Life Sciences • • • No dedicated Life Science topics included, but… Socio-economic dimension of research important • Ensure engagement of relevant stakeholders (e. g. user groups, civil society organisations, policy-maker) • Multi-disciplinary approach (incl. where relevant researchers from social sciences and humanities) Possible Topics within the Joint Call Ocean of tomorrow: · OCEAN. 2011 -1: Multi-use offshore platforms · OCEAN. 2011 -3: Assessing and predicting the combined effects of natural and human-made pressures in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea in view of their better governance · OCEAN. 2011 -4: Knowledge-base and tools for an integrated management of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea marine and maritime activities www. ffg. at

Environment – Main Topics Call 2011 - Preliminary Budget: € 240 Million in total New: Eco-Innovation Call Bottom-up Topics, eco-efficient environmental technologies (e. g. bio-mimetic technologies), 2 -stage evaluation Deadlines: 26 October 2010: ECO-INNOVATION Call (1 st Stage) 18 November 2010: “Main” ENV Call 18 January 2011: OCEAN Call 29 March 2011: ECO-INNOVATION Call (2 nd Stage) www. ffg. at

Environment – Relevance for Life Sciences Nearly whole of Work Programme relevant for Life Sciences Especially Sub-activities: 6. 1. 1 Pressures on environment and climate 6. 1. 2 Environment and health 6. 1. 3 Natural Hazards 6. 2. 1 Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources and biodiversity 6. 2. 2 Management of marine environments 6. 3. 1 Environmental technologies … 6. 4. 1 Earth and ocean observation systems … 6. 4. 2 Forecasting methods and assessment tools for sustainable development … www. ffg. at

Environment – Relevance for Life Sciences Examples of concrete Topics relevant for Life Sciences ENV. 2011. 1. 2. 1 -1 Environmental change and its effects on atopic diseases (allergies, asthma, eczema) in Europe ENV. 2011. 1. 2. 2 -1 Combined exposures to environmental agents: integrated approaches to evaluate environment-health relationships in children ENV. 2011. 1. 2. 2 -2 Exposure to electro-magnetic fields (EMF): investigations of mechanisms to support risk assessment and reduce uncertainty ENV. 2011. 2. 1. 4 -1 Potential of biodiversity and ecosystems for the mitigation of climate change ENV. 2011. 2. 1. 4 -2 Behaviour of ecosystems, thresholds and tipping points ENV. 2011. 4. 2. 3 -1 Community based management of environmental challenges www. ffg. at

Transport – Main Topics Call 2011 • • • Draft- Workprogramme in preparation Deadlines December 2010, 1 step, 3 Areas Aeronautics and air transport Sustainable surface transport GALILEO (last Call in FP 7) • JTI Clean Sky: 4 Calls in 2010 www. ffg. at

Transport – Relevance for Life Sciences SST. 2011. 4. 1 -1. Design of vehicle safety systems for a better protection of vulnerable road users and other under-protected and less safe user groups The aim of research is the development of vehicle safety systems and technologies. … Research shall focus on the following specific areas: • • • Design of vehicles and components compatible with the needs of vulnerable users (elderly; children and other frail user groups), both as passengers or traffic opponents. Test procedures and standards for active, passive and combined systems for pedestrian and 2 wheeler safety for consumer (Euro NCAP) and regulatory testing. Safety of Public Transport Systems, in particular safety of children, persons with reduced mobility, elderly users in public transportation and public transportation drivers and crew. TPT. 2011. 1 -2. Transport needs for an ageing society … The development of guidelines, requirements and specifications that allow a safe and adequate usage of different transport modes for this group can be one approach. The application of these results to other related special groups (e. g. disabled, people who are not computer aware) could also be considered. Generally the activity should take into account all relevant aspects including human and gender-related factors related to the use of transport (e. g. mobility patterns, driving ability, human-machine interface), safety and infrastructure needs. Geography and regional differences as well as welfare and cultural ones are also crucial for mobility issues of the ageing society which need to be investigated thoroughly. … www. ffg. at

Social Sciences – Main Topics Call 2011 - Preliminary Budget: ca. € 81 Million in total Still new: „Societal Challenges“ (IPs) are again central instrument in the work programme This time 6 Challenges and 12 ‚traditional‘ Topics Deadlines: Not known yet! www. ffg. at

Social Sciences – Relevance for Life Sciences • Challenge: Economic, social and political conditions for satisfying the world food needs • Topic: Combating poverty in Europe: a key question of human dignity and social cohesion • Challenge: Sustainable health behaviours in Europe • Challenge: Tackling poverty in a development context (SICA) • Topic: Europe and the Development of Africa (SICA) • Topic: Deepening the greening of the economy - Beyond GDP www. ffg. at

Space – Main Topics Call 2011 • • Draft Work Programme in preparation Deadline November 2010, 1 step, Budget: 92 Mio. € 3 Areas: GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) Services Strengthening the foundations of Space science and exploration Cross-cutting activities www. ffg. at

Space – Relevance for Life Sciences SPA. 2011. 2. 1 -01 Exploitation of space science and exploration data: Space based observations play a leading role in Earth, Planetary, Universe, Environmental, Physical and Life sciences, providing a privileged vantage point of our planet and objects of the universe, especially when taken in synergy with ground based observations, data analysis and modelling tools and other research in laboratories. … … the focus should be on robotic-exploration and pre-requisites to human exploration, such as biomedical studies. … SPA. 2011. 3. 2 -01 Facilitating access to space for small scale research missions …. The development of a mechanism suitable to deploy cubesats (or alternative nano-satellite platforms) is to be supported with funding and should include demonstration. The demonstration should include a number of payload placements in orbit performing realistic space based research, typical of the type of research flights to be offered in future. These experiments could encompass for example in-situ environmental monitoring in thermosphere, climatechange monitoring, materials testing, in-orbit validation of components, medical or biological research or microgravity research. … www. ffg. at

Security – Main Topics Call 2011 - Deadline: End of November - Coordinated Call SSH & Security - Expected Budget: 220 M€ www. ffg. at

Security – Relevance for Life Sciences Area: 10. 1. 3 Explosives: Topic SEC-2011. 1. 3 -1 Improvised Explosive Device (IED) neutralization in urban / civil environment - Capability Project Area 10. 1. 4 Ordinary Crime and Forensic: Topic SEC-2011. 1. 4 -1 Understanding of unintended consequences of global illicit-drug control measures – Capability Project Topic SEC-2011. 1. 4 -3 Advanced forensic framework - Coordination and Support Action www. ffg. at

Security – Relevance for Life Sciences Area 10. 1. 5 CBRN Protection: Topic SEC-2011. 1. 5 -1 Development of detection capabilities of difficult to detect radioactive sources and nuclear materials Capability Project Topic SEC-2011. 1. 5 -2 Identification and Development of low-risk alternatives to high-risk chemicals – Capability Project or Support Action Topic SEC-2011. 1. 5 -3 Development of improved forensic tools applied to radiological contaminations – Capability Project Area 10. 5. 4 Standardisation: Topic SEC-2011. 5. 4 -1 Towards standardisation of CBRN detection and identification www. ffg. at

Security – Relevance for Life Sciences Activity 10. 4 Restoring security and safety in case of crisis: Topic SEC-2011. 4. 1 -2 Psycho social support of Crisis Management – Capability Project Topic SEC-2011. 4. 2 -3 Rapid deployment of shelters, facilities and medical care resources following a major disaster - Integration Project Topic SEC-2011. 4. 2 -4 Enhancing crisis response abilities of the public – Coordination and Support Action Topic SEC-2011. 4. 4 -1 CBRN individual Protective Clothing Capability Project www. ffg. at

This is in it for you. . 2010 calls: 6 billion Euro ´Cooperation´ ‘Ideas’ -Frontier 1. Health Research Single Teams, 2. Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology 3. Information Communication Technologies 4. Nanosciences + Nanotechnologies, Materials + new Production Technologies 5. Energy 6. Environment (incl. climate change) 7. Transport (incl. Aeronautics) 8. Socio-economic sciences + the Humanities 9. Space 10. Security Criteria Excellence, European Research Council ‘People’ Mobility and Career Development of People ‘Capacities’ • Research Infrastructure • Research for the benefit of SMEs • Regions of Knowledge Research Potential • Science in Society • Coherent development of research policies, International cooperation

Research Infrastructures – Relevance for Life Sciences Call FP 7 -INFRASTRUCTURES-2011 -1 (Start: 29 July 2010, End: 25 Nov. 2010, Budget: 159 Mio. Euro) Themes of Life Sciences: § INFRA-2011 -1. 1. 5. Facilities and resources for multinational clinical trials. § INFRA-2011 -1. 1. 6. Facilities and resources for protein production, for protein crystallisation and for structure determination at analytical facilities (including synchrotron radiation and neutron sources). § INFRA-2011 -1. 1. 7. Life sciences bio-molecular data resources and services. § INFRA-2011 -1. 1. 8. Facilities and resources for plant phenotyping. § INFRA-2011 -1. 1. 9. Facilities and services for livestock physiology and phenomics. Call FP 7 -INFRASTRUCTURES-2011 -2 (Start: July 2010, Deadline: End 2010, Budget: 95 Mio. Euro) General Themes (relevant for Life Sciences too): § INFRA 2011 1. 2. 1: e-Science environments § INFRA 2011 1. 2. 2: Data infrastructures for e-Science www. ffg. at

Research Infrastructures – Event Transnational Information Event (D-A-CH): Crossing Boarders – Research Infrastructures in FP 7 When: 14. / 15. June 2010 Where: Weiterbildungszentrum St. Gallen, CH Link: http: //rp 7. ffg. at/resinf_crossingborders. RI Themes: Networking, Future of Research Infrastucture, Training www. ffg. at

Regions of Knowledge – Call 2011 Expected Topic 2011 Call: • Boosting the competiveness of transport related economy Administrative Details: • • Preliminary Deadline: 9. December 2010 • Funding: Coordination and Support Action, 1 -3 Mio EURO Eligibility: a minimum of three regional research-driven clusters from at least three different EU Member States and/or Associated Countries. Research-driven clusters must be composed of at least three types of legal entities (so called 'triple helix'), namely legal entities conducting research, business entities, regional/local authorities www. ffg. at

Science in Society – Main Topics Call 2011 - Preliminary Call Opens: 30 July 2010 Budget: ca. € 37 Million for competitive proposals (excl. public procurement etc. ) Still new: Mobilisation & Mutual Learning Actions now thematically focused 3 Societal Challenges identified for the MMLAs: - Health and Ageing Climate Change and Resource Efficiency Energy Security Deadlines: Not known yet! www. ffg. at

Science in Society – Relevance for Life Sciences Topic: Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) Action Plans: mainstreaming Si. S actions in research Objective: Under this topic, the objective of each project will be to bring together research organisations and a series of actors from wider society to develop and implement a joint Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) Action Plan to shape research in new or emerging science and technology in response to the views and needs of society and citizens. Topic: Regulating Emerging Scientific and Technological Developments Objective: Emerging sciences, such as nanosciences and nanotechnologies, Synthetic Biology, converging Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno sciences, and related emerging technologies in the fields of human enhancement, surveillance, dual-use, etc. will make the setting of hard and soft laws even more sensitive in the coming years. It is therefore necessary to investigate further the interplay between the co-evolution of science and law in democratic contexts… Topic: Integrated Assessment Methods for measuring societal impacts of emerging scientific and technological developments Objective: Researchers should investigate ways of integrating different Knowledge Assessment methods (e. g. Technology Assessments, Risk Assessment , Impact Assessment , Foresight, Ethical Reviews, etc. ) into an anticipatory approach to science, technology, innovation and Knowledge Societies progress. www. ffg. at

CIP - Eco Innovation (1/2) Market Replication Projects in the field of Eco Innovation priorities Food and drink Materials recycling Sustainable building products Greening business/ smart purchasing Criteria Support innovative ideas which can be turned into ‘marketable’ green products and services These need incentives to penetrate the market. Potential for replication and wider application must be demonstrated

CIP - Eco Innovation (2/2) NOT FP 7, but similar process: single stage, EPSS, Forms similar to FP 7 but simpler, 2 page prepoposal checks from project officers via NCPs possible Results from the last years year Proposals from EU Funded projects 2008 138 44 Coordinators from Austria 3 2009 202 45 Data still missing Basic data for every year Publication of the Calls: April 201 X Deadline: Sept. 201 X Budgetl: € 35 Millionen (increasing every year) Projects: Ca. 45 cofunding: up to 50% Size of consortia min. one Organisation

It is all about People: the Programme „PEOPLE“ Ø International outgoing fellowships Ø International incoming fellowships Ø Industry - Academia partnerships Ø Initial training networks Ø and much more. . .

Conclusions Ample opportunities! Most importantly: the partners you want to cooperate with and Strategic orientation of participation at institutional and individual level Take advantage of expert services available Seite 49

Any Questions? Sabine Herlitschka, DI Dr. MBA Austrian Coordinating National Contact Point Director – European & International Programmes sabine. herlitschka@ffg. at FFG – Austrian Research Promotion Agency www. ffg. at Page 50 Sabine Herlitschka-FFG/EIP