Innovation as a tool for boosting collaboration with companies

experience of

Romania
Marius MITROI
Transition to Knowledge-Based Economy 11th April 2013 Chisinau, Moldova

overview
UEFISCDI public body under ultimate authority of Ministry of National Education funding and management activities for higher education, scientific research, development, innovation and technology transfer. Implementation of National Research Development and Innovation Plan from terms of reference to financing management:
IDEAS HUMAN RESOURCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS INNOVATION CAPACITIES

International cooperation(ERA-NET, JTI, EUREKA, EUROSTARS, EEA Grants)

European Science Foundation ESF L'Agence nationale de la recherche ANR Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft DFG Swiss National Science Foundation - SNSF National Science Foundation NSF - USA

overview
UEFISCDI

implementation of Strategic Projects for Higher Education (ESF):

Quality and leadership for Romanian Higher Education, Doctorate in Excellence Schools, Doctoral Studies in Romania Organization of Doctoral Schools, Improving University Management, National Student Enrolment Registry National Study for Monitoring the Labor Market Insertion of Higher Education Graduates

Policy design projects

SEE-IFA Network FINNO VIBE CLOUD EVLIA SEE Technology KT Force

National R&D Plan (2007-2013)

Implementation instruments (1) (Government Decision 475/ 2007)
Programme 1. Programme 2. Programme 3. Programme 4. Programme 5. Programme 6. Human Resources Capacities Ideas Partnerships in priority RD fields Innovation (focused on RDI performed by companies) Promoting institutional performance

National R&D Plan (2007-2013)

fundamental
R&D Risk taken over by public funding

pre-competitive

innovation

No R&D risk Private funding

IDEAS

PARTNERSHIPS

INNOVATION

INNOVATION PROGRAM

Innovation Project design

Innovation Project design

Innovation Vouchers
Objectives: o increasing SMEs competitiveness o Funding of market-driven innovative projects with strong applied research component o Technology transfer between R&D institutions and SMEs Budget: ~ 1.4 mil EUR(initial) + ~0.67 mil EUR= ~2.1 mil EUR
Year 2012 ~2.1 mil EUR 2013 ~1,7 mil EUR 2014 ~0.3 mil EUR TOTAL ~ 4.1 mil EUR

Voucher value: ~ 10.000 EUR Duration: 6 months Calendar: 12 months open call 2 weeks evaluation

Innovation Vouchers
Final Report
382 proposals 360 eligible proposals
250 200 150 100 50

176 Funded projects

1080 evaluation reports

Succes rate: 46%

Domain

Buget total: ~2.1 mil EUR

Innovation Vouchers
Lesson leaned: Dynamic instrument Fast funding

high level of interests

fast results

Boosted collaboration between SMEs and R&D org.

Support of HIGH-TECH EXPORT

Objectives

Development of high-tech products and export of patented high-tech technologies ;

Duration : maximum 24 months + 36 months

Funded project value: max. 1 mil EUR

No more then 50%

* state aid regulation

Support of HIGH-TECH EXPORT

Report:
8 received proposals: 2 - IT&C 3 - Energy, 1 - Biotechnologies 2 - Innovative materials and processes

Status: Evaluation finalized, waiting for funding decision

Support of HIGH-TECH EXPORT

Lesson leaned: Restricted eligibility criteria & low funding percent high quality projects low number of proposals Powerful organizations

DEVELOPMENT of NEW
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/TECHNOLOGIES
Objectives:
development of new innovative products/services/technologies, based on marked driven research results with high commercialization potential on internal and international level; Pushing SMEs to consider innovation as a development strategy using available R&D infrastructure

private investment in R&D

DEVELOPMENT of NEW
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/TECHNOLOGIES
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Call details

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120
100

Project value: min 0.45 mil EUR

80
60 52 40 20 28 12 8

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Funding: max 50% max 1.3 mil EUR

Duration: 36+36 months * state aid regulation

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20

DEVELOPMENT of NEW
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/TECHNOLOGIES
Report:
88 received proposals/ 85 eligible :
13 IT&C 10 - Energy 5 - Environment 3 - Health 7 Agriculture and food safety 2 - Biotehnologies 31 - Innovative materials and processes 16 - Space and security 1 - Social sciences and humanities

Evaluation in progress

DEVELOPMENT of NEW
PRODUCTS/SERVICES/TECHNOLOGIES
Lesson leaned: Permissive eligibility criteria & low funding percent moderate number of proposals High variety of organizations High collaborative level

EUREKA-EUROSTARS
Funding under state aid regulation Using international PAM open call

Umbrellas

Individual projects

Strategic Initiatives

Eurostars

Clusters

EUREKA-EUROSTARS
Albania Austria Belgium Bosnia&Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark

Estonia European Union Finland France

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg

Malta Monaco The Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russian Federation San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom

Umbrellas EUREKA-EUROSTARS
EUROAGRI FOOD CHAIN (2009-2013) E! SURF (2010-2015)

EUREKABUILD2 (2010-2013)

PRO-FACTORY PLUS (2011-2015)

EUREKA Cluster
www.eurekanetwork.org

Results Innovation vouchers

Beneficiary: SC ARMTECH SA Curtea de Arges R&D provider : SC UPS PILOT ARM SRL

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Results Innovation vouchers

Beneficiary : S.C. MEDISAN 2010 S.R.L. Media R&D provider: INCDCP-ICECHIM Bucureti

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Results Products/Services/Technologies
SC MB TELECOM-Ltd SRL: Sistem de inspecie neintruziv cu radiaie gama contr. 258/2008

SC VELFINA SA: Pansamente impregnate cu trigliceride i nanoparticule de ZnO dopat cu Ag pentru tratamentul plgilor cu risc de suprainfecie contr. 202/2008 S.C. ECOPROIECT S.R.L. Pat medical polifunctional tip PATMEDcontr.195/2008

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Results
Trends in employment in R&D (2005-10) midterm evaluation report

Sources: National Institute of Statistics, INS yearbook 2010, * Press release no 203/2011 of the National Institute of Statistics, ** Autoritatea Nationala pentru Cercetare Stiintifica, Politicile guvernamentale pentru cercetare, dezvoltare si inovare in Romania, Raport 2010, p 4

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New Innovation policy design

Small companies support
max 0.4 mil EUR Max 50% funding

Commercialization support program

Start-up/Spin-off

Policy design support projects

Finalized projects Running projects

Approved projects

2010 ECOEMERGE

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

SEE-IFA Network

FINNO VIBE CLOUD EVLIA SEE Technology KT Force CSA Oceans WatEUr eDIGIREGION

NFO www.uefiscdi.gov.ro
http://uefiscdi.gov.ro/Public/cat/594/INOVARE.html
E-mail: inovare@uefiscdi.gov.ro

Thank you!

Marius MITROI
Head of Innovation Funding Department Development and Innovation Funding Division Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding mail: marius.mitroi@uefiscdi.ro web: www.uefiscdi.gov.ro