Michaela Vlková, NCP for Innovation in SMEs, Technology Centre ASCR

1. Horizon 2020 SME Instrument:
Opportunity for highly innovative
SMEs
Central Nano, Brno, 01/06/2016
Michaela Vlková
NCP Innovation in SMEs, TC ASCR

2. SMEI: Overview
What is it?
New scheme under H2020 with a budget of 3 bil. € to boost
market introduction of breakthrough innovative
solutions
Who can apply?
Highly innovative and ambitious SME(s) based in the EU
Member states or H2020 Associated countries
What is supported?
Transformation of disruptive ideas into innovative solutions
with a European and global impact
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3. SMEI: Phases
• Phase 1: Concept and Feasibility Assessment
Development of a feasibility study in order to verify
technological and economic viability of an innovation
idea/concept
6 months project, 50 000 € lump sum
• Phase 2: Demonstration, Market Replication
Activities to bring the inovation to industrial readiness and
maturity for market introduction
12 – 24 months project, 0,5 – 2,5 mil. €
• Phase 3: Commercialisation
Specific support and services to SME Instrument beneficiaries
during/after Phase 1 or 2
No direct funding
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4. SMEI: Coaching
• Free of charge business coaching available under
Phase 1 and Phase 2:
Up to 3 days in Phase 1
Up to 12 days in Phase 2
• 3 main areas of services:
Business development (fucus on business opportunities)
Organization (focus on efficiency and performance of the
company´s organisation)
Cooperation (focus on planning and implementing innovation
partnerships)
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5. SMEI: Cut-offs 2016
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6. SMEI Overview 2014-2016:
Total/Funded proposals
Cut-offs Phase 1
06/2014
09/2014 6972/592
12/2014
03/2015
06/2015 7514/
09/2015 574
11/2015
02/2016 – 1995/174
05/2016 – 2005/?
Cut-offs Phase 2
10/2014 1209/
12/2014 134
03/2015
06/2015 3615/
09/2015 144
11/2015
02/2016 – 553/47
04/2016 – 969/48
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7. SMEI Overview 2014-2016:
Total/Funded proposals
Cut-offs Phase 1
06/2014
09/2014 6972/592
12/2014
03/2015
06/2015 7514/
09/2015 574
11/2015
02/2016 – 1995/174
05/2016 – 2005/?
Cut-offs Phase 2
10/2014 1209/
12/2014 134
03/2015
06/2015 3615/
09/2015 144
11/2015
02/2016 – 553/47
04/2016 – 969/?
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24 832
projects submitted

8. SMEI Phase 1: SMEs funded per
country (Total/FEB 2016)
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9. SMEI Phase 2: SMEs funded per
country (Total/FEB 2016)
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10. SMEI: CZ Beneficiaries (2014-
2016)
Company Project Area Cut-off
Phase 1
Kinalisoft s.r.o. Gait Biometrics 3 ICT 09/2014
ENANTIS s.r.o. FGFSTAB BIOTEC 12/2014
GPI s.r.o. DIMINU SIE 12/2014
Matapo s.r.o. BlindShell ICT 03/2015
Netcampaigner.com
s.r.o. Incomaker ICT 02/2016
Phase 2
Olife Corporation, a.s. LEFAPO SC 5 06/2015
PVFS s.r.o. SAFE-CTS IT 06/2015
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11. SMEI: NMP (2016-2017)
SMEInst-02-2016-2017 „Accelerating the uptake of
nanotechnologies advanced materials or advanced
manufacturing and processing technologies by SMEs“
Specific Challenge: Research results should be taken up by
industry, harvesting the hitherto untapped potential of
nanotechnologies, advanced materials and advanced
manufacturing and processing technologies. The goal is to
create added value by creatively combining existing research
results with other necessary elements, to transfer results
across sectors where applicable, to accelerate innovation and
eventually create profit or other benefits. The research should
bring the technology and production to industrial readiness
and maturity for commercialisation after the project.
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12. SMEI: NMP budget
35,35 mil. € (2017)
31,83 mil. € (2016)
23,80 mil. € (2015)
21,80 mil. € (2014)
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13. SMEI: Budget distribution (2016-2017)
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14. SMEI: NMP proposals success rate
Phase 1 (2015-2016)
Cut-off Evaluated Above
Treshold
Funded Success
rate (%)
03/2015 173 31 14 8,1
06/2015 235 55 10 4,3
09/2015 204 38 9 4,4
11/2015 198 48 18 9,1
02/2016 178 44 15 8,4
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15. SMEI: NMP proposals success rate
Phase 2 (2015-2016)
Cut-off Evaluated Above
treshold
Funded Success
rate (%)
03/2015 76 27 5 6,6
06/2015 95 38 4 4,2
09/2015 112 53 2 1,8
11/2015 89 42 3 3,4
02/2016 59 26 4 6,8
04/2016 93 54 4 4,3
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16. CZ proposals per Area: Phase 1
(2014/2015 - including resubmissions)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
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17. SMEI: NMP project examples (1)
SilkByPass – company Silk Biomaterials s.r.l (IT)
 Regeneration of small blood vessels
Project abstract: Silk Biomaterials is a nanotechnology platform company. Its goal is to revolutionize
the €85bn global tissue engineering market by leveraging the biomimetic properties and the mechanical
advantages of silk. SilkByPass, a device designed for the regeneration of small blood vessels, will
be the first product developed by Silk Biomaterials.
About 560k/year coronary artery bypass graft surgeries (CABG) are performed in OECD countries. The
current golden standard for CABG is autograft (mainly saphenous vein, umbilical vein and mammary
artery) and very often more than one graft is required for each procedure. However, autografts are not
always available and present several drawbacks: so, there is a global urgent need for man-made
grafts. Very few synthetic grafts are on the market and, due to their very poor results, they are used
only when autografts previously failed. There is also a need for man-made solutions for peripheral
blood vessels, like saphenous veins and carotids. For those vessels there are no autografts available
and small calibre synthetic grafts fail in restoring the bloodstream.
Our innovative nanotechnology stimulates faster natural human tissue regeneration, with no
rejection risks or use of drugs. In addition to that, it is cheaper than other synthetic grafts, allows
for easy surgery and doesn’t produce any dangerous degradation product in the patient’s
body.
Key opinion leaders, clinicians, venture capitalists and medical device companies have already
recognized its commercial potential, which is estimated to be around €3.9bn annually in OECD
countries. The feasibility assessment to be undertaken in Phase 1 will help Silk Biomaterials further de-
risk its technological/commercial viability and plan for a series of activities requiring Phase 2 funding
(i.e.: clinical trials, reimbursement negotiations, distribution and licensing agreements, etc.) that will
improve the investment readiness of our company and strengthen its long term sustainability.
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18. SMEI: NMP project examples (2)
ONYX – company DAS-NANO s.l. (ES)
 Graphene and thin film quality inspector
Project abstract: 1. Currently indium-tin-oxide (ITO) is the standard material for the mobile device
displays industry, with an annual production over 25.000 m2.
2. The industry, together with Research & Science institutions, is looking for substitute
materials for ITO, in the search for better performance, flexible displays and to satisfy the market
growth of the coming years in mobile devices.
3. Graphene and other thin film materials are the most promising candidates to revolutionize the
display industry.
4. The lack of agility of current inspection and characterization methods makes difficult the
establishment of efficient quality control processes, hindering the production of thin films on a
large scale and in a cost effective way.
5. In order to speed-up the development of those new materials, a real-time and full fabricated
area characterization system is needed.
6. In this framework, das-nano has developed an innovative characterization tool (ONYX
Graphene & Thin Film Quality Inspector) which will allow screen manufacturers to speed up the
development process of the new materials, bringing graphene and thin films production to
industrial readiness, to unlock the next era of consumer electronic technology.
Das-Nano’s Onyx provides an increment of up to 100x in the speed of the characterization process
during the research and development stage thus allowing a huge reduction in the time to market.
Onyx will also be ready for the on-line manufacturing process control in the display industry when
those materials will reach the industrial stage.
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19. SMEI: NMP project examples (3)
OLU-PREG- company SKL GmbH (DE) and Berbetores Industrial s.l. (ES)
 Affordable organosheets for mass-customised FRP components in multiple sectors
Project abstract: The demand for lightweight materials is growing and has attracted a variety of plastic
composite solutions. However obstacles still remain for the mass uptake of composite materials
and production technologies, some of them being the low volume production capabilities, the
customization of products and related adaptability of processes as well as the low acceptance of the
materials due to problems of their recyclability in some sectors. The OLU-Preg technology offers
solutions for these problems.
The OLU-Preg project aims to accelerate the commercialisation of a patented technology for
affordable, continuous fibre reinforced, thermoplastic non-crimp fabric organosheets that will
enable highly customised, high-volume FRP applications in multiple sectors. The system has clearly
superior formability than similar composite products, and its manufacturing process allows for mass
customisation (making organosheets designed for the applications at high volumes and minimum costs of
production switching), while additionally being fully recyclable.
This unique system has a variety of applications in fabrication of complex, (semi-)structural, light FRP
parts. SKL and Berbetores, the two SMEs collaborating for the initial commercialisation of the innovative
material, are already exploring potential markets and have identified transport vehicles and
agricultural machinery as the two most promising application sectors to target. Two potential
early adopters end-users, which are market leaders at European and international level in their sectors,
have already expressed their interest in the results of OLU-Preg (Fiat-Chrysler Group and Lely Group).
Building on this interest, SKL and Berbetores will work together with key stakeholders that complete the
value chain during this Phase 1 to define the most feasible business cases, as well as full market entry
strategy and business plan, and so prepare for large-scale production, demonstration and market launch in
Phase 2.
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20. SMEI: NMP project examples (4)
Result of collision-energy absorption of material used
so far in comparison to OLU-Preg®
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2 roving glass
layers K2/1
2 layers OLU-
Preg® 0°/ 90°

21. SMEI: Information and Support
• EASME: http://ec.europa.eu/easme/
• SMEI, European Commission:
http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-
section/sme-instrument
• Participant Portal:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/
• H2020 in the Czech Republic: http://www.h2020.cz/cs
• Enterprise Europe Network CZ: http://www.enterprise-
europe-network.cz/cs
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22. Thank you!
Questions?
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