EU Research Programmes in Slovenia

1. EU Research Programmes in Slovenia SLONANO 2007 12/10/ 2007 Bojan.Jenko@gov.si (Sources: EC, MHEST)

2. FP5 & SI (Source: EC 26/04/2004)

3. SI participations in FP6 contracts Source: EC 17/07/2006

4. SI participations in FP6 contracts Source: EC 17/07/2006

5. SI in FP6 contractsERANET projects Supporting cooperation & coordination of national or regional research funding programmes 229 ERANET projects (submitted in 5 calls) - 97 projects selected (71 CA + 26 SSA) • SIovenia participating in 23 projects • MHEST in 16(http://www.rtd.si/eng/era/aktivnost/projektimvzt/Default.asp) MVZT v: MNT pilotni razpis v 2006 & 2007&2008 MATERA pilotni razpis v 2006&2008 Pathogenomics pilotni razpis v 2006 SEE-ERA.NET pilotni razpis v 2006 EraSME pilotni razpis v 2007 MANUNET pilotni razpis v 2007

6. Slovenia in FP5 and FP6 • FP5: • No. of project: 385 • No. of SI participations : 481 • EC Contribution: 39,6 mio€ • FP6: • No. of project: 473 • No. of SI participations: 561 • EC Contribution: 70,2 mio€ • SRA (in 2006): • Budget for research programmes: 52 mio€

7. EUFramework ProgrammesFP Budgets 1984 - 2013 Opomba: proračun glede na trenutne cene.Vir: Letno poročilo 2003 in revidiran predlog FP7

8. 7th Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) Political agreement on Competitivness Council on 24 July 2006 Signature by EP and Council on December 18, 2006 Published in OJ on December 30, 2006 First calls: December 22, 2006 It is the main EU instrument for financing reseach in Europe in the peroid 2007–2013

9. FP7 budget(50.521 EUR million)

10. Specific Programmes Cooperation – Collaborative research Ideas – Frontier Research People – Human Potential Capacities – Research Capacity + JRC (non-nuclear) JRC (nuclear) Euratom

11. FP7 – (in million EUR)

12. FP7 2007-2013‘Cooperation’ budget

13. IDEAS Rationale • Investigator-driven "frontier" research, within the framework of activities commonly understood as "basic research", is a key driver of wealth and social progress, as it opens new opportunities for scientific and technological advance, and is instrumental in producing new knowledge leading to future applications and markets.

14. EU Member States Associated States ERC Requirements • Principal Investigator: Nationality of researchersis not relevant. • Host organisation:To be located in MSor AS. • Frontier ResearchProjects:All fields of scienceand scholarship are eligible(investigator-driven, bottom-up).

15. ERC Evaluation criterion Excellence is the sole criterion of evaluation: • It will be applied to the evaluation of both the researcher and the research project. • The evaluation will also assess the extent to which the research environment enables the excellence of the project to be achieved.

16. PROGRAMME “PEOPLE” • The programme “People” builds on the positive experiences of the Marie Curie Actions from the Sixth Framework Programme and structures the research training offer and options; • It encourages individual researchers to enter the profession of researcher; • It encourages intersectoral mobility; • It encourages European researchers to stay in, or return to, Europe; • It attracts researchers from all over the world to Europe.

17. Key criteria • Peer review • Evaluation criteria • Scientific and/or technological excellence (& relevance to SP) • Potential impact through the development, dissemination & use of project results • Implementation and management • Detailed criteria in WPs – including thresholds and weightings • Ethical principles

18. Who can participate? • Any undertaking, university or research centre or other legal entity,whether established in a: - Member State (MS) - Associated country (AC) , or - third country • Joint Research Centre (JRC) - is deemed to be established in another MS or AC • International organisationsand participants from third countries can participate only if in addition to the minima

19. 4. Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Materials New Production Integration of technologies for industrial applications

20. 4. NMP: Nano‑sciences, Nano‑technologies, Materials and new Production Technologies • Funding schemes: • Collaborative projects (two stage evaluation) • Smaller-scale research actions (SM) • Larger-scale actions (LA) • Networks of Excellence (two stage evaluation) - NoE • Coordination and Supporting Actions - CSA

21. FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMPIndicative priorities for future call(s)4.1 NANOSCIENCES & NANOTECHNOLOGIES 4.1.1 Nanosciences and converging sciences • Understanding the working of cells • Converging sciences at the nanoscale • Mimicking nature • Nanoscale motors and machines • Deeper understanding of the mechanisms governing the perception of taste and assimilation ofnutrients • Qualifying human resources for nanotechnology industry • Development of methodology, collection and elaboration of scientific-technical and socio-economicdata and studies on nanosciences and nanotechnologies, including risk assessment • Evolution of ethical, legal and social aspects linked to nano- and converging sciences

22. FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMPIndicative priorities for future call(s)4.1 NANOSCIENCES & NANOTECHNOLOGIES 4.1.2 Nanotechnology and converging technologies • Novel nanobiotechnology-based processes • Development of cost-effective nanotechnology-based solutions for protecting valuable goods –projects, in cooperation with ICPC third countries • Joint call with Theme "Science in Society" • Stimulating debates and building targeted communication strategies between stakeholders and thepublic on nanotechnology research and its societal implications • Realisation and circulation in Europe of an EuroNanoTruck and diffusion of information • Citizens' conference on acceptable N&N • Coordination in nanobiotechnology • Converging Technologies for Clean Water

23. FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMPIndicative priorities for future call(s)4.1 NANOSCIENCES & NANOTECHNOLOGIES 4.1.3 Health, Safety and Environmental Impacts • Research projects (possibly in cooperation with third countries) • Environmental and health impact of nanoparticles and nanotechnology based materials and products • Exposure information throughout the life cycle of nanomaterials, including development ofmeasurement equipment for environmental samples, environmental species exposure and data generation • Critical survey of available data for new chemicals • Updating risk assessment methods and strategies • Development of test methods, physico-chemical properties, hazard information

24. FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMPIndicative priorities for future call(s)4.1 NANOSCIENCES & NANOTECHNOLOGIES 4.3 NEW PRODUCTION • Monitoring the implementation progress ofEuropean strategic initiatives in industrial technologies • Volume production process chains for high throughput micro-manufacturing • Handling and Micro-assembly processes for multi-functional multi-material meso-micro devices • Manufacturing of Nanosurfaces by Surface Functionalisation and Nanolayering

25. FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMP 2007Indicative priorities for future call(s)4.1 NANOSCIENCES & NANOTECHNOLOGIES 4.4 INTEGRATION • Micro- and Nano Manufacturing Systems and Platforms and - Knowledge-based Fabrication - Manufacturing SystemsDesign, Modelling and SimulationTools - Equipment and Tools Integration into Intelligent scalable adaptable manufacturing systemsand platforms - New Flexible, Modular and Networked System Architectures for Knowledge-basedManufacturing

26. FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMP 2007Indicative priorities for future call(s)4.1 NANOSCIENCES & NANOTECHNOLOGIES Nanomedicine • Support to novel industrial development of nanotechnology-based functional in-vivo imagingtechniques • Innovation in industrial technologies and systems for in-vitro diagnostics targeting infectious diseases (possibly with ICPC ) • Support to industrial competitiveness in delivering therapeutic agents for inflammatory conditionsrelated to diabetes or auto-immune conditions, and nephropathy • Support to industrial competitiveness in cancer treatment

27. FP7 Cooperation Work Programme: NMP 2007Indicative priorities for future call(s)4.1 NANOSCIENCES & NANOTECHNOLOGIES Nanoelectronics • Joint call with IST on nano-electronics and –photonics Nano – and converging technologies for energy • Development of nanotechnology-based routes for the fixation of CO2 • Use of nanoparticles as new solid fuels or additives to existing fuel • Direct production of electricity, alcohols or hydrocarbons Nano- and converging technologies for security • Nanotechnology-based portable sensing devices for security • New nanotechnology-based protecting and functional textiles Nanotechnology for agriculture and fish farming • Development of nano-encapsulation technologies for supporting agricultural and fishery industry

28. NMP 1ST CALL • Published 22 December 2006 • 5 Funding Schemes • Large • Small • SME • ERANET • CSA • No NoE, No coordinated call

29. NMP Specific Feature:Two-Stage Approach • CPswill be evaluated using the 2-stage process(Small, Large, SME) • CSAswill be evaluated in a single stage • Stage 1 proposals <10 pages • Evaluation against limited criteria (S&T Quality, Impact) • Stage 1 evaluated “remotely” • “GO” proposals will be invited to submit at Stage 2 • Stage 2: full proposals evaluated against all criteria

30. WP Main Features • Strategic use of funding schemes (one funding scheme per topic) • Calls by funding scheme • Budget allocation by call (not by Activity/area) – Max size • Main calls for 2007: 3 calls for collaborative projects; 1 for CA/SAs; 1 call for EraNet)

31. 2007 Call Planning

32. 2007 Call Planning Other one-stage projects:CSA • Closing date: 5 June • Evaluation end June ERANET and ERANET-Plus • Closing date: 31 July • Evaluation: September

33. Documents • Call text • Work programme • Guides for Applicants • Rules for participation • Sample evaluation forms and ESRs • “Rules for proposals submission, evaluation, selection and award procedures" • Model Grant Agreement • EPSS http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/cooperation/nanotechnology_en.html

34. Some Advice • Begin early (but there will be further calls) • Read carefully the contents of the Work Programme! • Take into account the evaluation criteria (from the 1st stage…) • Think also of other interesting spots in FP7 (ICT, health, food, ERC, Marie Curie..)

35. Future ProposalsWhat should be avoided? • Pure software development with no research • Pure methodology with no research and innovation on technology and/or pilot cases • Consultancy activities, without any real/proven industrial participation (both solution providers and end users) • ‘Local' applications with no added value at European level

36. Information • EU Research: http://ec.europa.eu/research/ • FP7: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ • FP6: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/ • FP5: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp5/ • Informations on research programmes and projects: http:/cordis.europa.eu/ • Additional questions: http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries • Expert Regstration:http://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/ MVZT - 7.OP:http://www.mvzt.gov.si RTD Slovenija:http://www.rtd.si SI-contact persons:http://www.rtd.si/slo/7op/kontakti.asp

37. Action Plan on Nanotechnology - APN • On 7th June 2005 EC adopted the Action Plan “Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009” (COM(2005) 243) • On 6th September 2006 EC adopted the Communication “Nanosciences and nanotechnologies: An action plan for Europe 2005-2009, First Implementation Report 2005-2007” (COM(2007) 505 final) founding progress in virtually all areeas of the Action Plan. http://cordis.europa.eu/nanotechnology/actionplan.htm

38. The Prioritisation Challenge FP7-NMP cannot be expected to « do everything » foresighting UNIVERSITIES IPTS STOA ERC (&FET) loans / VC banks EIB/EIF States’ aids COST ESF R&D public funding - technologicalrisk FP (&ETP) CIP EIT? EUREKA raising priorities: standards, norms, rules,capital… Nationalfundsand ERA-NET private funding - industrial risk education + infrastructures acceleratethetempo

39. HVALA !Thank you for attention !

40. Informations • EU Research: http://ec.europa.eu/research/ • FP7:http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7 • FP6: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6/ • FP5: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp5/ • Informations on research programmes and projects: http://cordis.europa.eu/ • Info review RTD: http://ec.europa.eu/research/rtdinfo/ • Additional questions:http://ec.europa.eu/research/enquiries/ • Expert Regstration: https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/ MVZT - 7.OP:http://www.mvzt.gov.si RTD Slovenija:http://www.rtd.si/slo SI-contact persons:http://www.rtd.si/slo/7op/kontakti.asp