WEFO’s Horizon 2020 Unit: supporting Welsh organisations Geraint Green Head of Horizon 2020 Unit

1. WEFO’s Horizon 2020 Unit:supporting Welsh organisations Geraint Green Head of Horizon 2020 Unit Welsh European Funding Office

2. WEFO’s Horizon 2020 Unit • Established in January 2013 • A central contact point (one-stop-shop) for integrated, consistent and targeted advice and support for Welsh organisations on accessing the most appropriate research and innovation funding from the EU • Teams in North and South Wales Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

3. Rationale for Unit Building on existing relationships with Welsh Government Departments, the European Commission, Higher Education and those representing business needs Located in WEFO – maximising opportunities for synergy with the Structural Funds Extra resources and ambition to ‘raise the game’ in Wales Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

4. Role of Unit • Proactively engaging and targetingexisting Welsh, UK and EU resources and expertise for the benefit of Welsh organisations • Working with stakeholders to identifygaps in advice/support and how best to address them • Where appropriate enhancing the support available through additional investment, with Structural Funds likely to play a role Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

5. Overview of WEFO’s added value approach todelivering Horizon 2020 support National Contact Points Sector forums European Commission UK Depts • Bid writing • Technical advice • Capacity building • Financial support • Specific networks ChiefScientific Advisor W E F O Others Enterprises Horizon 2020 Unit W E F O W E F O Technology Strategy Board UKRO ENHANCEMENT W E F O Enterprise Europe Network Wales (EEN) HEFCW ES&TSectorTeams Welsh Higher Education Welsh Government Office Brussels Welsh Government Depts. Welsh Higher Education Brussels

6. Examples of Unit’s activity • Targeted awareness raising, e.g. today’s workshops • Working with stakeholders to build new links between existing support structures • Working with stakeholders to identify and target ‘competitive funding ready’ researchers and businesses • Focussing investments on building capacity or addressing barriers that will ensure improved access to competitive research funding Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

7. The Challenge: For example, raising the participation of industry and SMEs is important. Not easy but there is something to build on…

8. SCoRE Cymru • Supporting Collaborative Research and innovation in Europe • Grants to support Welsh-based organisations with the costs of accessing EU programmes such as Horizon 2020 Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

9. SCoRE Cymru: Currently supports… • The travel and accommodation costs involved in: • identifying and building consortia, • negotiation of contracts • The cost of subcontracted expertise for: • writing funding proposals, • negotiation and conclusion of consortium agreements and/or contracts Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

10. SCoRE Cymru: Grant available Travel – up to £1,000 • Up to 100% of the costs for SMEs • Up to 75% of the costs for HE • Up to 50% of the costs for other organisations travelling with a Welsh SME/HE partner Expertise - up to£10,000 • Up to 100% of the costs for all organisations Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

11. SCoRE Cymru: Features Quick turnover time Supports early consortium building Travel outside the EU and to UK destinations allowed under certain circumstances Assessment criteria focus on quality of proposal and added value Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

12. Other WG activity supporting the ‘stairway to excellence’ A4B: technology transfer collaborations Innovation Vouchers (£25k/1yr) SMART Cymru: grants for feasibility to exploitation IP advice (PATLIB) Knowledge Economy Skills Scholarships (KESS) Business support Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

13. Unit’s current activity • Continuing to engage with stakeholders • Identifying key EU/UK events • Developing targeted Welsh workshops • SCoRE Cymru applications • Considering Structural Fund ideas • Scoping Study on Horizon 2020 support in Wales underway Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future

14. Thank you Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol Europe and Wales: Investing in your future Ewrop & Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich dyfodol Europe & Wales: Investing in your future