Internal Market Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs Directorate General

Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Directorate General The path towards KETs Laure Baillargeon Neuromorphic computing Workshop Brussels, 3 February 2017

KETs definition today High R&D intensity High capex Enabling and systemic Advanced Manufacturing Advanced Materials Industrial biotechnology Photonics Micro-/nanoelectronics Nanotechnologies

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KETs faced with increasing competition Patents & Export market shares in KETs-components For all six KETs Increasing competition from East Asia dominating now the market Market shares are increasing for Asia, decreasing for North America, and rather constant for EU-28 Source: KETs Observatory

Value created through KETs in regions: GDP growth; interregional spill -overs; industrial diversification Source: KET Observatory Source: KETs Observatory approx. 10. 000 EU companies base their business on KETs further growth potential in coming years High-performing industrial base High-growth innovative companies 5

EU support 2014 -2020 Fundamental Research Pillar 1: Technological Research Pillar 2: Product demonstration Pillar 3: First production Horizon 2020 (TRL 1 – 8) Structural Funds (TRL 2 – 9) European Investment Bank (TRL 2 – 9) State aid rules modernised: higher notification thresholds & aid intensity Regional aid & IPCEI* * Important Projects of Common European Interest (C(2014)3290)

Funding opportunities for KETs Horizon 2020: EUR 6 bio under Industrial Leadership Pillar Structural Funds: EUR 118 bio for innovation Article 5, ERDF: "… pilot lines, early product validation, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in KETs" KETs are the highest R&I priority of regions with 65% of regions (15 out of 25 MS) indicating KETs-related priorities EIB: EUR 12 bio of loans to KETs companies in 2013 -2016 "…KETs companies struggle or fail to obtain adequate debt financing" (EIB report, March 2016)

KETs technology centres for SMEs • https: //ec. europa. eu/growth/tools-databases/kets-tools/kets-tc/map Currently 187 KETs Technology Infrastructures mapped 60% in only 4 countries (DE, ES, FR, UK) For each infrastructure: competences, TRLs, market sectors, services, trainings, SME contact… Update ongoing