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Maria Youssefzadeh - Coorperation of researchers and SME in Europe
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Cooperationofresearchersand SME in Europe
A Swiss example
Prague, 17 June 2013
Maria Youssefzadeh, European Advisor for Innovation
5. SwissCore
Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education
• is the Swiss information and liaison office for European
research (1995), innovation (2006) and education (2011) in
Brussels
• bridges between Swiss and European knowledge institutions
• supports Swiss participation in European knowledge
programmes
• is a branch of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
and co-funded by the State Secretariat for Education,
Research and Innovation (SERI)
12. particularities of Swiss innovation funding
• Competitive funding mechanisms: main selection criteria
are excellence and quality of the proposals
• Bottom-up approach prevails: project content defined by
project partners (no predefined priority area by the state)
• Direct funding mechanisms for firms are mostly non-
existent: support focuses on facilitation of cooperation
between public and private sector
• Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI),
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), cantons,
and ministry offices are the main sources for public R&D&I
funding.
14. • “Bottom-up”: no topical funding
• No funding to industry
(only via research partner)
• 50% industry contribution
• All CTI experts are part time;
must have other jobs
Transfer Support
Project Funding
Start-up Coaching
Market
Applied
Research
Product
Development
Basic
Research
+ Leaves structural flexibility to
industry
− Leaves choice of topics to
industry
− Surrounding states work
differently
CTI instruments
16. Corporate
27%
SME
73%
Projects in 2012: 454
FIT-Domain
133
Universities
69
Other
11
UAS
229
CSEM
12
Research PartnersIndustry Partners
focus on applied research with SME
17. CTI funding model
pays
< 50%
pays
10%
CTI Research Partner
Industry Partner
CTI-Project
own effort
> 50%
Typical project
18 months
Total: 800’000.-
CTI: 350’000.-
Main Criterion: Innovation
potential
= scientific value x economic
impact
19. Networks to connect
researchers and industry
Innovation Mentors
to coach the SMEs
5%
Carbon
Composite
Inartis
Innovative
Surfaces
Logistics
Swiss
Biotech
Swiss Food
Swiss Wood
Swiss-
photonics
CTI networks and mentoring
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Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Bruxelles
Tel +32-2-549 09 80
Fax +32-2-549 09 89
infodesk@swisscore.org
Thank you for your attention!
Maria Youssefzadeh
youssefzadeh@swisscore.org