Presentation given by Imelda Lambkin, Enterprise Ireland, at the 2015 Horizon 2020 SC5 Information Day, 21/10/2015, Herbert Park Hotel, Dublin

1. Horizon 2020 in IRELAND
Dr Imelda Lambkin
National Director for Horizon 2020

2. • 2269 applications
• 343 successes
• €145M of funding
• 1.61% of the total budget allocated versus juste retour of 1.2%
• €2.8M per week versus €1M per week in the early part of FP7
• 15.12% success rate [Member State Average: 14.79%]
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Sector breakdown →

3. International Comparison: Funding(€M)
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4. FP7 H2020
Funding
(€M)
No. of
Applications
No. of
Successes
% Success
Rate
No. Securing
>€1M
Funding
(€)
Higher Education 336.1 1295 183 14.13 27 96,018,878
Companies 163.3 781 119 15.24 4 40,040,227
Public Bodies 27.4 62 16 26% 0 2,841,491
Research Orgs 26.6 77 20 26% 2 5,725,578
Others 13.1 54 6 11% 0 1,264,757
Sectors in detail →
• Some variation between HEIs, some IOTs growing
• EI and IDA clients account for 85% of company funding

5. Ireland in the Horizon 2020 Priority Areas
Priority Area Eligible Proposals Retained Proposals Success Rates Eligible Proposals Retained Proposals Success Rates
European Research Council (ERC) 129 19 15 % 207993594 25999733 13 %
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) 73 8 11 % 41669016 2628692 6 %
Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions 554 75 14 % 198755247 23903207 12 %
Research Infrastructures 79 21 27 % 30898557 5820747 19 %
Information and Communication Technologies 372 58 16 % 158387387 27485370 17 %
Nanotechnologies 36 5 14 % 17259233 4822755 28 %
Advanced materials 20 5 25 % 11973764 3563095 30 %
Biotechnology 9 2 22 % 7981298 1169406 15 %
Advanced manufacturing and processing 132 23 17 % 62141606 9477274 15 %
Space 21 5 24 % 4930670 1067559 22 %
Access to risk finance 6 0 0 % 1027714 0 0 %
Innovation in SMEs 5 2 40 % 502538 250600 50 %
Industrial Leadership - Cross-theme 16 1 6 % 7720334 424188 5 %
Health, demographic change and wellbeing 204 29 14 % 154342919 15500282 10 %
Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy121 37 31 % 66945999 11182796 17 %
Secure, clean and efficient energy 167 19 11 % 77462601 5301254 7 %
Smart, green and integrated transport 37 8 22 % 12259923 2263919 18 %
Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials 27 6 22 % 12893473 526243 4 %
Europe in a changing world - inclusive, innovative and reflective societies98 9 9 % 23300886 2202703 9 %
Secure societies - protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens115 4 3 % 47163156 920575 2 %
Teaming of excellent research institutions and low performing RDI regions5 0 0 % 0 0 0 %
Develop the governance for the advancement of responsible research and innovation by all stakeholders, which is sensitive to society needs and demands and promo41 6 15 % 10117581 1210092 12 %
1 1 100 % 170442 170442 100 %
Euratom Research and Training Programme 2014-2018 1 0 0 % 116416 0 0 %
Applicants Requested EU Financial Contribution (€)

6. WP 2014 Results
Pillar
Retained proposals with at
least one applicant in the
selection
Applicants in the
selection
Requested EU
financial
contribution to
all applicants in
the selection
(euro)
All Funding Schemes 6 6 €763,743
IA - Innovation action
RIA - Research and
Innovation action
2 2 €436,425
CSA - Coordination &
Support Action
1 1 €93,625
SME - SME instrument 2 2 €100,000
ERA-NET - European
Research Area
1 1 €133,693
Other 1 1 €50,000
Total (All Funding Scheme +
Others)
7 7 €813,742
0.26% of the SC5 Budget

7. WP 2014 Results
Catalogue of 2014
Projects available from
the EC
Low Participation from IE
(37)
14% Success Rate (n. of
applicants)
4% Success Rate (budget
requested)
0.26% of the SC5 Budget

8. WP 2015 Results – 1-Stage
Overall
• Total Budget going to IE (1-stage topics) = € 1,337,033.18 => 3 successful projects involving 4 IE partners
• Total IE participation: 15 participants (including 2 coordinators) of which 4 participants are successful
Water-1 stage
• 25 proposals received
• No IE coordinator
• 3 IE participants => 1 successful (EPA)
 Total Budget going to IE (Water) = € 330,708.18
Waste 1-Stage topics:
• 6 proposals
• No IE Coordinator
• No IE participants
 Total Budget going to IE (Water) = € 0
SC5 1-stage topics
• 12 IE participants including 2 coordinators (one reserve and one withdrawn) including:
• 2 Below threshold
• 1 withdrawn
• 6 on Reserve list
• 3 on main list (EPA, Met Eireann and NUIG)
 Total Budget going to IE (SC5) = € 1,006,325
Catalogue of 2015 1-Stage
Projects available from the
EC

9. WP 2015 Results – 2-Stage
2nd Stage being evaluated
• Stage 1: 806 submissions => 208 going to Stage 2
c. 31 IE participants(x) of which 29 are coordinators => 15 going to Stage-2
(11 IE Coordinators)
(x): estimate based on number of coordinators and information provided by participants
(therefore could be higher)

10. To-date
Not including 2-Stage 2015 Calls

11. How the National Support Network for Horizon 2020 can help you
12% 21% 22% EU Average: 16%
www.horizon2020.ie