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1. Alliance for Materials A4M The role of the ETPs in Horizon 2020 – the A4M way to the coordination of Materials technology from research to innovation Marco Falzetti

2. From ETP to ETIP • A report from the HLG on ETP (October 2009) • the ETPs have achieved their mission and that something new is needed to revitalize the ETP instrument and reach a new level of enthusiasm and engagement • The ETPs should continue to exist, but should join forces in temporary activity clusters to work towards solutions to a particular challenge

3. From ETP to ETIP Proposed Societal challenge Driven - (new) evolution ETP a ETP b Clustering Focusing ETIP ETP c ETP d ETP e Proposed Competitiveness driven - (conservative) evolution ETP a ETP b ETP b ETP c ETP d ETP e A pre-Horizon 2020 analysis. Is it still valid?

4. Horizon 2020 structure Excellent science Industrial leadership Societal Challenges • Health, demographic change and wellbeing [8.0] • Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine maritime research & the bioeconomy [4.1] • Secure, clean and efficient energy [5.7] • Smart, green and integrated transport [6.8] • Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials [3.1] • Inclusive, innovative and secure societies [3.8] • European Research Council [13.2] • FET [3.1] • Marie Curie actions [5.7] • Research infrastructures [2.4] • KET [13.7] • Access to risk finance [3.5] • SME [0.6] Knowledge and Innovation Communities [1.3]

5. Horizon 2020 structure Excellent science Industrial leadership Societal Challenges …to facilitate industrial use of research infrastructures and to stimulate the creation of innovation clusters…. …FETFlagships…should provide a strong and broad basis for future technological innovation and economic application in a variety of areas…. ….promote research and innovation with a business driven agenda and accelerate the development of new technologies which will underpin future businesses and economic growth…. …The activities should cover the full range of research and innovation with an emphasis on innovation-related activities such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement, pre-normative research and standard setting, and market uptake of innovations… Knowledge and Innovation Communities ….integrate the knowledge triangle of research, innovation and education and thus to reinforce the Union's innovation capacity….

6. Horizon 2020 structure Excellent science Industrial leadership Societal Challenges …to facilitate industrial use of research infrastructures and to stimulate the creation of innovation clusters…. …FETFlagships…should provide a strong and broad basis for future technological innovation and economic application in a variety of areas…. ….promote research and innovation with a business driven agenda and accelerate the development of new technologies which will underpin future businesses and economic growth…. …The activities should cover the full range of research and innovation with an emphasis on innovation-related activities such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement, pre-normative research and standard setting, and market uptake of innovations… Innovation crosscuts all the proGramme parts Knowledge and Innovation Communities ….integrate the knowledge triangle of research, innovation and education and thus to reinforce the Union's innovation capacity….

7. From ETP to ETIP or ....even better • .... a better tuning of the concept may be proposed following the current evolution of Horizon 2020 structures ETP a ETP b Clustering Focusing ETP c ETP d ETP e ETP a Alliance ETP b ETP e

8. Alliance for Materials

9. A4M – The concept • The original initiators of A4M initiative are six European Technology Platforms with a strong material agenda in their respective strategies. These are: EuMaT, Suschem, Manufuture, FTC, ESTEP, SMR • Among the fundamental concepts of A4M is the Value Chain concept. It is regarded as the key element driving the expected synergy through a common path which integrates actors, resources and strategies from the fundamental aspects of materials science up to the industrial system which produce and/or transform the materials in valuable products, acting as driver of the final innovation processes

10. A4M – The concept • Even if the related industries belonging to A4M will have competitive activities the A4M group regards the complementary aspects of higher importance: the collaboration impact is stronger than the sum of the individual contributions • A4M intends to contribute and to provide an effective answer to this coordination need, in the frame of the present and future European research and innovation programme and initiatives • This integration will contribute to overcome some limitations existing in the today research and innovation programmes still mostly sectorial driven

11. A4M – The concept • to contribute to create the conditions for an effective integration of stakeholders, views and resources in the field of Materials R&D at EU dimension • Stakeholders: any subject/system directly or indirectly involved in the process of increasing knowledge on materials, producing materials, processing and/or transforming materials, using materials and any form of their aggregation (i.e. ETPs) • Views: any technological, industrial, commercial strategy which deal with materials R&D and/or count on that • Resources: any programme, initiative or financial tools, at national or EU level, able to support the R&D and innovation processes in the field of Materials R&D • A4M does not act on behalf of the single ETPs. These lasts remain totally independent on their decision making action

12. A4M – key elements • it includes the ETPs directly related to Materials science, technology, production, transformation [EuMaT, Suschem, Textile, Manufuture, SMR, ESTEP] in short “the core“ • it includes other ETPs which have evident links to the materials related aspects [ETPIS, PV, ENIAC, ARTEMIS, NanoMed, etc..] • it includes the final transformers of materials, and/or the end users [ACARE, ERTRAC, ERRAC, ZEP, ECTP, etc…] in short the final ‘industrial sectors’ A value chain driven action

13. A4M – key elements • it includes the ETPs directly related to Materials science, technology, production, transformation [EuMaT, Suschem, Textile, Manufuture, SMR, ESTEP] in short “the core“ • it includes other ETPs which have evident links to the materials related aspects [ETPIS, PV, ENIAC, ARTEMIS, NanoMed, etc..] • it includes the final transformers of materials, and/or the end users [ACARE, ERTRAC, ERRAC, ZEP, ECTP, etc…] in short the final ‘industrial sectors’ A value chain driven action ...but ...is this an ETPs only affairs? Definitively not! A gradual involvement of different ETPs and other related sectors systems/organisations, within a specific VC, is mandatory for an effective implementation of the A4M strategy

14. Clustering along value chain …Others…..

15. Clustering along value chain ...a clustering example, still in progress

16. Clustering along value chain ...a clustering example, still in progress

17. Clustering along value chain ...a clustering example, still in progress

18. Clustering along value chain ...a clustering example, still in progress

19. Conclusions • The European Technology Platforms have been and are still today a value for bridging Industrial and Research communities in the EU research policy • In a complex and challenging environment as Horizon 2020 seem to be, coordination is need for any relevant crosscutting actions as Materials research is • the radical change of H2020 toward a programme where Research and Innovation as regarded as an unicum, asks for a robust and genuine approach based on ValueChain concept (Integration of players and efforts and resources along the VC) • A4M is a bottom approach to valorise the already existing dialogue between the main ETPs involved in Materials research and intends to create the conditions for the best coordination among players • Innovation passes through ETPs clustering as a way for bringing value together, while maintaining the respective roles and characteristics. • This is the A4M way for contributing to the best implementation of actions and use of resources in Materials Research for Horizon 2020

20. Thank you for your attention m.falzetti@c-s-m.it Responsible EU Research Affairs Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A. Chairman of the Management Board of Alliance for Materials - A4M Chairman of EuMaT - The European Technology Platform on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technologies