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Antragstellung in
                            Horizon 2020
         Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences
                                Webinar 25.02.2014

Morgensternstrasse 24
12207 Berlin
www.consultech.de
Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
ConsulTech+GmbH+

                             • Firmen+und+
      Beantragung+von+         Forschungseinrichtungen+
       Fördermi:eln+
                             • In+D+(Bund,+Länder)+EU,+USA+

                             • pharmazeu@sche,+
      Spezialisierung+auf+
                             • Biotechnologische++
         LifeSciences+
                             • medizintechnische+Projekte+

                             • Iden@fika@on+von+passenden+
                               Fördermöglichkeiten+
                             • Zusammenstellung+von+
          Consul@ng+           Projektkonsor@en+
                             • Konzep@on,+Begleitung+der+Projekte+
                               +von+der+Planungsphase+bis+zum+
                               Abschlussbericht+

                                                       www.consultech.de
Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
ConsulTech+GmbH+

                     Kleine und
Großunternehmen   Mittelständische   Forschungseinrichtungen
                   Unternehmen

                                                     www.consultech.de
Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
ConsulTech+GmbH+

                                       Erfolgreiche
                EU Projekte seit
Eingeworbene                         Beratung großer
                     1994
Fördersumme                        Forschungsverbünde
               Laufende Projekte
                                         (Cluster)

                   Miracle
                                    Neuroallianz

>250 Mio €       EuroCalin

                                          CI3
                 SmartBees

                                                www.consultech.de
Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
Übersicht+

Förderinstrumente in     Beteiligungs- und
                                              Rechtliche Aspekte
    Horizon 2020           Förderregeln

                                               Administrative
Aufrufe mit Relevanz    Inhaltliche Aspekte
                                                Aspekte im
für die Life Sciences    der Antragstellung
                                               Antragsprozess

                                                          www.consultech.de
Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
Förderinstrumente in
Horizon 2020
Dipl.-Ing. Heidrun Gürtler
Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
Hintergrundinforma@onen+
                 zu+Horizon+2020+
                                                                               Vereinfachungen
         Laufzeit                                Budget
                                                                                    vs FP7
• 2014 - 2020                       • 80 Mrd. €

                              Budget'Horizon'2020'in'Mrd'€'

                                                               I%Excellent%science%

                             2,8,%4%% 1,9,%2%%   1,6,%2%%
                                                               II%Industrial%leadership%

                31,7,%39%%                        24,6,%31%%
                                                               III%Societal%challenges%

                                 17,9,%22%%
                                                               IV%European%Ins@tute%of%Innova@on%and%
                                                               Technology%(EIT)%%

                                                               V%NonHnuclear%direct%ac@ons%of%the%Joint%
                                                               Research%Centre%%

                                                               VI%Euratom%

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Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
Programmstruktur+von+Horizon+2020+

Wissenschaftliche                           Führende Rolle der      Gesellschaftliche
    Exzellenz                                   Industrie          Herausforderungen

                                                                     Lösungsansätze
                                                    industrie-
      wissenschafts-                                getriebene              in 7
       getriebene,                                   Forschung       Themenfeldern
       grundlagen-                                                         von
        orientierte                                Unterstützung
                                                                     übergeordneter
        Forschung                                 und Vernetzung
                                                                    gesellschaftlicher
                                                      von KMU
                                                                       Bedeutung

Gemeinsame Forschungsstelle (JRC)

Europäisches Innovations- und Technologieinstitut (EIT)

EURATOM
                                                                               www.consultech.de
Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
Programmstruktur+von+Horizon+2020+T+
              Bereiche+mit+Relevanz(für(Life(
              Science(Unternehmen(

Wissenschaftliche           Führende Rolle der        Gesellschaftliche
    Exzellenz                   Industrie            Herausforderungen

   European Research         Technologien                 Gesundheit,
     Counsel - ERC           • ICT                      demographischer
                                                       Wandel, Wohlergehen
                             • Nanotechnologie
   Future Emerging           • Werkstoffe                 Ernährungssicherheit
  Technologies - FET         • Biotechnologie                   (KBBE)
                             • Produktionstechnol.           Energieversorgung
 Marie Skłodowska Curie      • Raumfahrt
                                                                   Verkehr
     Stipends - MSC
                               Risikofinanzierung     Klimaschutz, Ressourceneffizienz,
                                                                 Rohstoffe
Research Infrastructure -
                                                          Allg. Gesellschaftsfragen
           RIS                Innovationen in KMU       (integrativ, sicher, frei etc.)

                                                                             www.consultech.de
Antragstellung in Horizon 2020 - Erste Aufrufe in den LifeSciences Morgensternstrasse 24 12207 Berlin www.consultech.de - Dechema
Instruments+in+Horizon+2020+

1. Research collaborations

2. SME Funding

3. Access to risk financing

4. Co-Financing-Instruments (EC + Member states, .... )

                                                          www.consultech.de
Instruments+Horizon+2020+–+FP7+(1)+

Horizon 2020                      FP7
                           Integrated project (IP)
      Research and
 Innovation Action (RIA)
                           Focused project (STREP)

                           Integrated project (IP)
 Innovation Action (IA)
                           Focused project (STIPs)

                                                www.consultech.de
Main+instruments+for+collabora@ve+
         research+and+development+projects+

Research and Innovation Actions           Innovation Actions
             (RIA)                               (IA)

• Development of new knowledge    • Plans, schemes, drafts for new,
• Feasibility tests                 modified or optimised products,
• Basic and applied research,       processes or services
  technology development and      • Prototypes, demonstration and
  integration                       pilot actions
• Prototypes (lab scale)          • Transfer to market actions
• Small scale demonstration and   • (large) product validation
  pilot actions                     actions
          100 % funding                       70% funding
                                             (100% funding for
                                          non profit organisations)

               One project – one funding rate                         www.consultech.de
Instruments+Horizon+2020+–+FP7+(2)+

Horizon 2020                        FP7
                               Support Action (SA)

 Coordination and Support
      Actions (CSA)         Co-ordination Action (CA)

                             Network of Excellence
                                    (NoE)

     SME Instrument
                                       -

                                                     www.consultech.de
SME+Instrument+
                • Phase 1: Feasibility study
  3 phases      • Phase 2: Development phase
                • Phase 3: Marketing phase

                • Phase 1: 4 cut-off dates p.a.
No deadlines    • Phase 2: 1 cut-off date p.a. (“Health” more than one)

„bottom-up“

   Pillars      • 2 (Industrial Leadership) and 3 (Societal Challenges)

                • Phase 1: lump sum
Funding rates   • Phase 2: 70% (exception: 100% topic “Biomarker”)
                • Phase 3: no funding
                • Phase 1: 50.000 Euro per project
  Funding       • Phase 2: 1-2.5 mill. € (exception: 5 mill. € “Biomarker”)
                • Phase 3: no funding

  Coaching      • Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

                                                                          www.consultech.de
Instruments+Horizon+2020+–+FP7+(3)+

Horizon 2020                           FP7
  Programme co-funding        ERA-NET, Art.185 activities
         actions              (AAL, EuroStars), JTIs (IMI)

     Pre-Commercial
    Procurement (PCP)                      -
   Public Procurement of
 Innovative Solutions (PPI)                -

                                                       www.consultech.de
Instruments+Horizon+2020+–+FP7+(4)+

Horizon 2020                    FP7
 Fast Track to Innovation          -
          Prizes                   -
            -               Research for SME

                                               www.consultech.de
Fast+Track+to+Innova@on+
Accelerating Technology Transfer
• Time to grant = 6 months

Increasing participation of industry and SMEs
• Open for all types of organisations

Bottom-up calls from 2015
• 3 cut-off-dates p. a.
• Pillar 2: Industrial leadership
• Pillar 3: Societal challenges

Funding instrument
• Innovation action (70% funding rate, max. 5 partners, max. 3 mill. Euro funding)

Based on structure of national funding programmes
• „KMU-innovativ“

                                                                                     www.consultech.de
Instruments+Horizon+2020+–+FP7+(5)+

Horizon 2020                  FP7
   Risk financing
   (loans, equity)                -
    Public Private          Public Private
  Partnerships (PPP)      Partnerships (PPP)

    Public Public           Public Public
  Partnerships (P2P)      Partnerships (P2P)

                                               www.consultech.de
Risk+financing+instruments+–+
New+in+Horizon+2020+

  Loans                        Equities
                                      venture capital
Loans for companies and            for young, research-
  innovative projects                development and
Guarantees for creditors           innovation intensive
                                        companies

• Accompanying measures
• Implementation by European Investment Bank (EIB) /
 European Investment Fund (EIF)

                                                          www.consultech.de
Accompanying+measures+                               Diffe
                                                                        rent
                                                                             rules
                                                                                  !
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)
                                     • Financed by Horizon 2020 + Industry
             i.e. IMI2

                                     • Financed by member states and EC
Public Public Partnerships (P2Ps)
                                       (partly)

               Source: KoWi                                               www.consultech.de
PreTdefined+instrument+for+each+call+

        Participant Portal

          Select a call

            Topic description

              Type of action

                                  www.consultech.de
Summary+
 New+Instruments+in+Horizon+2020+

RIA       • Research and Innovation Actions

 IA       • Innovation Actions

SME       • SME Instrument

FTI       • Fast track to innovation

Risk      • Risk financing instruments

                                         www.consultech.de
Beteiligungs- und
Förderregeln
Dr. Daniel Schubart
Wer+kann+sich+beteiligen?+

Alle Personen und Rechtsformen

• Natürliche Personen und Personengesellschaften
• Juristische Personen
• Keine Firmen in Insolvenzverfahren

Prinzipiell Teilnehmer aus allen Ländern

• Ausnahmen
  • ERA-NET, PPP, Bestimmungen im Call

                                                   www.consultech.de
Wer+wird+gefördert?+

Projektpartner

• EU Mitgliedsländern
• Mit dem Rahmenprogramm assoziierte Staaten
  (Schweiz ?, Norwegen, Israel, Türkei, etc.)
• Best. Länder der 2. und 3. Welt
• Andere Teilnehmer eigene Finanzierung
  • i.A. außereuropäische Länder der 1. Welt
  • Ausnahme: spezielle Regelungen im Call
    • China (Ausschreibungen in Landwirtschaft)
    • USA (immer in „Gesundheit“)

                                                  www.consultech.de
Wie+wird+gefördert?+

Voraussetzung

• Projekt mit mind. 3 unabhängigen Partnern aus 3
  Mitglieds- bzw. assoziierten Staaten
  • Ausnahmen
    • ERC, Mobilitätsprogramm, KMU Instrument,
      CSA, im Arbeitsprogramm explizit festgelegt
• Erfolgreicher Evaluations- und Verhandlungsprozess
• Nachweis der Kosten durch Buchführung
  • Führen von Time-Sheets
    • Ausnahme: 100% Tätigkeit im Projekt
• s. part A general annexes, General Work Programme

                                                  www.consultech.de
Wie+wird+gefördert?+

                                                                    Indirekte
Erstattungsfähige                        Nicht
                                                                    Kosten /
     Kosten                        erstattungsfähig
                                                                    Overhead
         Personalkosten
                                                                   Pauschale von 25% auf
           Sachkosten                          Zölle,            direkte, erstattungsfähige
                                                                           Kosten
                                        Wechselkurzverluste,
           Reisekosten
                                             Schulden,
         Unteraufträge
                                      Kosten anderer Projekte,
                                                                           ! Keine
    Projektspezifische Kosten        unverhältnismäßige Kosten     Vollkostenabrechnung !
                                                                  (eventuell für non-profit
                                                                 Forschungsorganisationen)
     MwSt. (Partnerabhängig)

•   Financial guide -> annotated model grant agreement
                                                                                  www.consultech.de
Funding+rates+for+eligible+costs+

                    Funding rate*
                     100 %                                    70 %
        Research and             Coordination
                                                              Innovation
         innovation              and Support
                                                             Actions (IA)**
        actions (RIA)            Actions (CSA)

* direct and indirect costs
** except Universities, public institutions (100% funding)
                                                                          www.consultech.de
Zusammenfassung+
Transnationale Verbundforschung

• Ausnahmen: MSC, SME-Instr., call spezifisch

i.A. Industriebeteiligung wichtig, aber ausschreibungsabhängig

Time to Grant

• Maximal 8 Monate ab Call – Deadline

Eine Förderquote pro Projekt

• 100% oder 70% auf direkte Kosten + Overhead
• Max. ein Certificate on Financial Statements pro Partner
• Weniger Audits

Partner aus den USA in Health-Pillar förderbar

Klinische Studien förderbar (s. Ausschreibung)

                                                                 www.consultech.de
Rechtliche Aspekte
Dr. Daniel Schubart
Important+Agreements+

                        www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement+(MGA)+

             A single document with all provisions

no more Core agreement + Annex II, specific Annex III or special
                          clauses

                    Electronic signature of

       Grant Agreement                   Accession Forms
   coordinator and European             by all beneficiaries
          Commission                         (Annex 3)

                                                               www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement:+Structure+
Chapter 1: General
                                    Annex I: Description of the
                                    action
Chapter 2: Action

                                    Annex II: Estimated budget
Chapter 3: Grant

                                    Annex III: Accession Form for
Chapter 4: Rights and obligations   Beneficiaries

                                    Annex IV: Model for Financial
Chapter 5: Division of roles        statements

Chapter 6: Rejection, reduction,    Annex V: Model of Certificate on
penalties, termination, etc         the financial statements

                                    Annex VI: Model of Certificate on
Chapter 7: Final provisions         the methodology

                                                              www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement+
Chapter 1: General

• Art 1: subject of the agreement

Chapter 2: Action

Chapter 3: Grant

Chapter 4: Rights and obligations

Chapter 5: Division of roles

Chapter 6: Rejection, reduction, penalties, termination, etc

Chapter 7: Final provisions

                                                               www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement+
Chapter 1: General

Chapter 2: Action

• Art 2-4 Action, duration and budget

Chapter 3: Grant

Chapter 4: Rights and obligations

Chapter 5: Division of roles

Chapter 6: Rejection, reduction, penalties, termination, etc

Chapter 7: Final provisions

                                                         www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement+
Chapter 1: General

Chapter 2: Action

Chapter 3: Grant

• Art 5-6 Amount, reimbursement rates, eligible costs

Chapter 4: Rights and obligations

Chapter 5: Division of roles

Chapter 6: Rejection, reduction, penalties, termination, etc

Chapter 7: Final provisions

                                                         www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement+
Chapter 1: General

Chapter 2: Action

Chapter 3: Grant

Chapter 4: Rights and obligations
• Art 7–16: To implement the action: resources, in-kind
  contributions, subcontracts
• Art 18-22: Grant administration: reporting, payments, audits
• Art 23-31: Background and results: access rights, protection of
  results, exploitation, dissemination
• Art 32-40: Others: gender equality, ethics, confidentiality

Chapter 5: Division of roles

Chapter 6: Rejection, reduction, penalties, termination, etc

Chapter 7: Final provisions

                                                               www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement+
Chapter 1: General

Chapter 2: Action

Chapter 3: Grant

Chapter 4: Rights and obligations

Chapter 5: Division of roles

• Art 41: Roles and responsibilities, internal arrangements

Chapter 6: Rejection, reduction, penalties, termination, etc

Chapter 7: Final provisions

                                                              www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement+
Chapter 1: General

Chapter 2: Action

Chapter 3: Grant

Chapter 4: Rights and obligations

Chapter 5: Division of roles

Chapter 6: Rejection, reduction, penalties, termination, etc

• Art 42-45: Rejection, reduction, recovery and penalties
• Art 46-51: Liability, Suspension and termination of the action

Chapter 7: Final provisions

                                                             www.consultech.de
Model+Grant+Agreement+
Chapter 1: General

Chapter 2: Action

Chapter 3: Grant

Chapter 4: Rights and obligations

Chapter 5: Division of roles

Chapter 6: Rejection, reduction, penalties, termination, etc

Chapter 7: Final provisions

• Art 52-58: Accession, entry into force, amendments, applicable
  law

                                                           www.consultech.de
Annotated+Model+Grant+Agreement+

! Detailed+explana@on+of+Art.+1+T+6++
  ! Interpreta@on,+defini@ons,+examples+
  ! Similar+to+financial+guide+in+FP7+
  ! h:p://ec.europa.eu/research/par@cipants/data/ref/h2020/
    grants_manual/amga/h2020Tamga_en.pdf+
  +

                                                              www.consultech.de
Consor7um(Agreement+

• Consortium Agreement (MGA Art. 41.3)

• Is mandatory unless otherwise stated

• There will be a template like the DESCA template

                                                www.consultech.de
Consor7um(Agreement+

              • internal organisation
              • distribution of EU funding

              • additional matters regarding Foreground and Background
     CA       • settlement of internal disputes, breaches, sanctions

should deal   • confidentiality
   with       • liability and indemnification

              • receipts

              • grant reduction
              • etc.

                                                                       www.consultech.de
Electronic(communica7on((
        +
Electronic signature

•   Of the Grant Agreement coordinator and European Commission
•   Of the Accession Forms by all beneficiaries
•   Of the Amendments
•   Financial Statements and Technical reports
•   LEAR - important: assigns roles in IT system for GA signature and
    management

Communication between the Commission and the
beneficiaries
• Through the Participant Portal
• Electronic-only submission of reports

                                                                        www.consultech.de
Wie gestaltet sich der
Antragsprozess?
Dipl. Ing. Ursula Wirtz
Administra@ve+Aspects++

Documents & Definitions

Application: process & levels

Participant Portal

Registration process – organisation related

Registration process – project related

                                              www.consultech.de
Important+documents+T+overview+

          Specific Programme Horizon 2020

               Rules for participation

   work programme – call topics & general annexes

                Guide for evaluators

              Model Grant Agreement

         Annotated Model Grant Agreement

                                                    www.consultech.de
Defini@ons+

Participant Portal   • single-entry point for interactions between participants and EC

   Beneficiary       • legal entity which benefit from the GA

  Coordinator        • contact point of the consortium towards EC

    MGA / CA         • Model Grant Agreement / Consortium Agreement

                     • European Commission Authentification Service
      ECAS             to create an account for the portal based on your email address

                     • Participant Identification Code (PIC) ,
       PIC             unique identifier for every validated organisation

                     • Rights a user can have in in projects and/or organisations
      Roles            (e.g. Participant contact, LEAR, LSign, FSign)

                     • Legal Entity Appointed Representative, correspondent on all legal
      LEAR             status related issues

                                                                                    www.consultech.de
Applica@on:+Process+&+Levels+

                 Administrative Part                               Scientific Part

Organisation Level                                    Proposal Level

                                                                        project idea
      ECAS Account              register for a call
                                                                         Call text
    PIC - Registration         download template
                                     Part B                             consortium

       Verification             complete Form A                         project plan
                               Partner /financials

Financial & Legal Viability                                            work packages
          Check                   upload Part B
                                                                         financials

    Lear-Appointment               Submission
                                                                       Part B writing

                                                                               www.consultech.de
Administra@ve+Part:++
  Registra@on+Process+–+Two+Levels+

1. ECAS Account         6. Register for a call

2. PIC - Registration   7. Download template
                           Part B
3. Verification         8. Complete Form A
                           Partner /financials
4. Financial & Legal
   Viability Check      9. Upload Part B

5. LEAR-Appointment     10. Submission

                                                 www.consultech.de
The+Par@cipant+Portal+

A(single(gateway(for((
    " informa@on+++
      (documents,+calls)+
    " registra@on++
    " proposal++applica@on++
    " project+management+

(

     https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html

                                                                              www.consultech.de
Par@cipant+Portal+w/o+Login+

Funding         How to          My AREA   Experts     Support
opportunities   participate     • …..     • FAQ for   • FAQ
• H2020         • Documents     • …..      Experts
 • Calls        • Beneficiary   • …..     • Funded
• FP7            Register       • …..      Projects
                • Financial
 • Calls
                 Viability
                 Self-Check

                                                      www.consultech.de
Par@cipant+Portal+with+Login+

Funding         How to             My AREA            Experts          Support
opportunities   participate        • Organisation
• H2020         • Documents          related area     • FAQ for        • FAQ
 • Calls                           • Proposal(s)        Experts
                                                      • Funded
• FP7                               for funding         Projects
 • Calls        • Financial        • Project(s)       • Expert
                 Viability Self-    related service     registration
                 Check             • Managing roles

                                                                       www.consultech.de
Example:+My+Proposals+

                         www.consultech.de
Example:+My+Projects+

                        www.consultech.de
Registra@on+Process+–+Two+Levels+

1. ECAS Account         6. Register for a call

2. PIC - Registration   7. Download template
                           Part B
3. Verification         8. Complete Form A
                           Partner /financials
4. Financial & Legal
   Viability Check      9. Upload Part B

5. LEAR-Appointment     10. Submission

                                                 www.consultech.de
1.      Create+Your+Personal+ECAS+
                  Account+
The+unique(iden7fier((
for(a(physical(person++
is+the+eTmail+address+

                                    choose “Register”

                                  create an ECAS account

                                receive identification email

                                 finalize user registration

                                           Login
                                                              www.consultech.de
2.++Get+Organisa@on’s+PIC+

   choose                               PIC number
                Fill in the
 “Beneficiary                 Submit     on screen
                  forms
  Register”                            and by email

                                        www.consultech.de
3.+ +Verifica@on+of+Organisa@on’s+Legal+
                     Existence+and+Status+

       Public Entities

       • Legal Entity Form (public status)
       • official document establishing your organisation
       • VAT registration document or document attesting VAT exemption

       Non profit research organisations

       • Legal Entity Form (public status)
       • document mentions
         • status of a non-profit organisation by national or international law
         • that your organisation carries out research or technological
           development as one of its main objectives

Source: Rules of verification; not yet available for H2020
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3.++Verifica@on+of+Organisa@on’s+Legal+
            Existence+and+Status+

Private Entities

•   Legal Entity Form (private status)
•   extract of registration (Company Register, Official Journal)
•   registration number
•   VAT registration document (official document not older than 6 months ago)

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
(additional)
•   SME check-list
•   Annual Balance sheet for the last approved accounting period
•   Profit and Loss account for the last approved accounting period
•   Appendix indicating the number of declared employees
    and possible ownership for the last approved accounting period.

                                                                      www.consultech.de
SMETDefini@on+

              Recommendation 2003/361/EC relating to the definition of micro,
              small and medium-sized enterprises

               Enterprises (incl. linked organisations), which

                                                                 have an annual
                                        have an annual
                                                                 balance sheet
                  employ less than       turnover not
                                                                    total not
                    250 persons           exceeding
                                                                   exceeding
                                        50 million euro
                                                                 43 million euro

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/sme/files/sme_definition/sme_user_guide_de.pdf

                                                                                   www.consultech.de
+5.+Appoint+a+LEAR++
+++
Legal signatory (e.g. managing director / chancellor)
• appoint the LEAR
• sole formal process using blue ink signature

       European Commission
       • send password
       • send Link

             LEAR
             • use validation link
             • finalise process via password
                           • Nominate+         • nominate+   • onlineT
                             LSIGN               FSIGN         update+of+
                                                               organisa@on+
                                                               data

                                                                    www.consultech.de
Registra@on+Process+–+Two+Levels+

1. ECAS Account         6. Register for a call

2. PIC - Registration   7. Download template
                           Part B
3. Verification         8. Complete Form A
                           Partner /financials
4. Financial & Legal
   Viability Check      9. Upload Part B

5. LEAR-Appointment     10. Submission

                                                 www.consultech.de
6.1.+Call+Registra@on+

! find+your+topic+

+
                                    ! use+sec@on++
                                      “submission++
                                           service”++
                                        to+register++
                                    for+a+proposal+

                                            www.consultech.de
6.2.+Call+Registra@on+
! PIC+is+required+

                                  www.consultech.de
7.+Download+Part+B+(S&T)+

        Download+Templates+to+drap+Part+B+

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8.+Add+Partners+

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8. Completion of Part A

! Details
  ! Name, address of
    organisation
  ! Dept. carrying out
    work
  ! Responsible scientist
  ! Budget (stage 1 vs.
    stage 2)
  ! Ethics issues
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    questions
Inhaltliche Aspekte
der Antragstellung
Dr. Daniel Schubart
Birds+Eye+Perspec@ve+–+From+Idea+to+
Proposal+Submission+
• One or two                                          • Research
  stage proposal                                        organisations
                                                      • Companies
                                                      • others

                      Find and
                      interpret        Assemble
                     appropriate      consortium
                         Call

                                     Administrative
                    Write proposal
                                        aspects

• Scientific part                                     • Coordinator
• Financials                                          • Partner
                                                      • PIC, LEAR etc

                                                                        www.consultech.de
Find a call

! Participant portal /
  calls
  ! Search & filter function
  ! Pillar level

! In general, call texts
  broader than FP7

! ConsulTech Homepage
  Horizon 2020
  ! Headlines
  ! Link to PP page
Example:+Advancing+bioinforma@cs+to+
meet+biomedical+and+clinical+needs+

                                www.consultech.de
Participant Portal

! Important documents             ! Call specific information
  ! Political background papers     ! List of countries and applicable
    (framework programme, model       rules for funding
    grant agreement)                ! Eligibility and admissibility
  ! Work programme                    conditions
    ! General annexes               ! Evaluation criteria and
    ! call topics                     procedure, scoring and threshold
  ! Rules for participation         ! Guide to the submission and
                                      evaluation process
  ! Financial guide
                                    ! Proposal template
Topics+2014+–+Health+/+Examples+
Area                  Topic                                            Instrument   Budget

Improving diagnosis   PHC 10: Development of new diagnostic tools      RIA (100%)   48 Mio. €
                      and technologies: in vitro devices, assays and
                      platforms (4-6 Mio. €)
                      PHC 12: Clinical validation of biomarkers        RIA (100%)   ca. 60 Mio. €
                      and/or diagnostic medical devices
                      (50.000 € for Phase 1, 1-5 Mio. € in Phase 2)
Innovative            PHC 13: New therapies for chronic non-           RIA (100%)   60 Mio. €
treatments and        communicable diseases (4-6 Mio. €)
technologies
                      PHC 15: Clinical research on regenerative        RIA (100%)   72 Mio. €
                      medicine (4-6 Mio. €)
                      PHC 17: Comparing the effectiveness of           RIA (100%)   48 Mio. €
                      existing healthcare interventions in the
                      elderly (4-6 Mio. €)

   To be found in work programme

                                                                                     www.consultech.de
Basics+of+a+good+proposal+
                    • Scientific, technical excellence
                    • Reference to political objectives
                    • Reference to call and work programme
             good
             idea

 Excellent
consortium

                perfect              • Meet formal requirements
              formulated             • Please reviewers
               proposal

                                                      www.consultech.de
Proposal template & evaluation

! Review process
  ! Score of each chapter from 1
    (worst) – 5 (best)
  ! Threshold: call specific

! Page limits
  ! Max. 7 / 10/ 15 pages for
    stage 1 (call specific)
  ! Max. 70 pages for stage 2

! Financial planning / Budget
Proposal+Template+

! 1.+Excellence+                     ! Work+plan+
  !   Objec@ves+                     ! Management+structure+&+
  !   Rela@on+to+work+programme+       procedures+
  !   Concept+&+approach+            ! Consor@um+as+a+whole+
  !   Ambi@on+                       ! Resources+

! 2.+Impact+                       ! 4.+Members+of+consor@um+
  ! Expected+impact+            ! 5.+Ethics+&+Security+
  ! Measures+to+maximise+impact+

! 3.+Implementa@on+

                                                            www.consultech.de
Important+aspects+for+proposal+
        wri@ng+

Topic

• Analyse conditions of application (formal, impact)

Analyse the call

• Is this an appropriate topic?
• Is my idea fitting the topic text?
• Does my idea meet the goals of the call?

Understand evaluation criteria

• Annex H, reviewer’s guide
• Write comprehensible

                                                       www.consultech.de
Consor@um+
+       +Iden@fy+project+partners+++

    • Minimum+of+partners+             • Type+of+beneficiary+
    • SME+par@cipa@on+                 • Field+of+ac@vi@es++
    • Complementary+characteris@cs+    • Interdisciplinary+
                                                               www.consultech.de
Overview+

              Applica@on+process+–+step+by+step+

          +                                                                                           Submit++
                                                                                                      just+in++
                                                                                   update++           @me+

2                                                               upload++
                                                                Part+B+to+
                                                                                   financials+in+
                                                                                   Part+A+
                                                                                   according+to+
                                          write++               Par@cipant+        Part+B+
                                          Part+B++              Portal+
                      Download+
                      template+for+
    complete++        Part+B+
    Form+A+                                                                                             add+Partners+
    (partner+and+                                                                                       to+Form+A+
    project+                                                                         register+for+      (Portal)+
    specific)++                                                                       call+/+topic++
                                                                  make+a+Lear+T+     (coordinator)+
                                                                  appointment+
                                            finish+Financial+
1                       Registra@on+of+
                                            &+Legal+
                                            Viability+Check++
                        register+your+
      create+ECAS+      organisa@on+
      Account+at+       (PIC)+
      par@cipant+
      portal+                                                                                           www.consultech.de
Vorstellung aktueller
relevanter Aufrufe
Dr. Daniel Schubart
Important+calls+

Call identifier: H2020-PHC-2014-two-stage

• Pillar or sub-theme: e.g. PHC, SFS, LEIT, NMP, SMEINST, ICT
• Deadline: e.g. 2014

Work programme (budget: pro call PHC und topic PHC-12)

Examples

• New therapies for chronic non-communicable diseases
• Development of new diagnostic tools and technologies: in vitro devices, assays
  and platforms
• Vaccine development for poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases:
  tuberculosis
• Advancing bioinformatics to meet biomedical and clinical needs

                                                                               www.consultech.de
Topics+2014+–+Health+/+Examples+
Area                 Topic                                           Instrument   Budget

Understanding        PHC 1: Understanding health, ageing and         RIA (100%)   54 Mio. €
health, ageing and   disease: determinants, risk factors and
disease              pathways (4-6 Mio. €)
Effective health     PHC 5: Health promotion and disease             RIA (100%)   24 Mio. €
promotion, disease   prevention: translating “-omics” into
prevention,          stratified approaches (4-6 Mio. €)
preparedness and
screening
                     PHC 6: Evaluating existing screening and        RIA (100%)   15 Mio. €
                     prevention programmes (2-3 Mio. €)
                     PHC 7: Improving the control of infectious      RIA (100%)   20 Mio. €
                     epidemics and foodborne outbreaks through
                     rapid identification of pathogens (15-20 Mio.
                     €)
                     PHC 8: Vaccine development for poverty-         RIA (100%)   25 Mio. €
                     related and neglected infectious diseases:
                     Tuberculosis (15-20 Mio. €)

                                                                                   www.consultech.de
Topics+2014+–+Health+/+Examples+
Area                  Topic                                            Instrument   Budget

Improving diagnosis   PHC 10: Development of new diagnostic tools      RIA (100%)   48 Mio. €
                      and technologies: in vitro devices, assays and
                      platforms (4-6 Mio. €)
                      PHC 12: Clinical validation of biomarkers        RIA (100%)   ca. 60 Mio. €
                      and/or diagnostic medical devices
                      (50.000 € für Phase 1, 1-5 Mio. € in Phase 2)
Innovative            PHC 13: New therapies for chronic non-           RIA (100%)   60 Mio. €
treatments and        communicable diseases (4-6 Mio. €)
technologies
                      PHC 15: Clinical research on regenerative        RIA (100%)   72 Mio. €
                      medicine (4-6 Mio. €)
                      PHC 17: Comparing the effectiveness of           RIA (100%)   48 Mio. €
                      existing healthcare interventions in the
                      elderly (4-6 Mio. €)

   To be found in Work programme

                                                                                     www.consultech.de
Example+1:+New+therapies+for+chronic+
nonTcommunicable+diseases+

                                 www.consultech.de
Example+1:+New+therapies+for+chronic+
                     nonTcommunicable+diseases+
!   Specific+challenge:+Chronic+nonTcommunicable+diseases+represent+a+significant+burden+on+individuals+and+healthcare+
    systems.+Innova@ve,+cost+effec@ve+therapeu@c+approaches+are+required+to+provide+the+best+quality+of+care+when+
    preven@on+fails.+While+a+considerable+amount+of+knowledge+has+been+generated+by+biomedical+research+in+recent+
    years,+the+development+of+new+therapies+is+stagna@ng,+in+part+due+to+a+lack+of+clinical+valida@on.+

!   Scope:+Clinical+trial(s)+suppor@ng+proof+of+concept+in+humans+to+assess+the+poten@al+clinical+efficacy+of+the+novel+
    therapeu@c+concept(s)+and+/+or+op@misa@on+of+available+therapies+(e.g.+drug+repurposing).+The+applica@on+may+build+
    on+preTexis@ng+preTclinical+research+and+addi@onal+results+from+large+scale+databases.+A+concise+feasibility+assessment+
    jus@fied+by+available+published+and+preliminary+results+and+suppor@ng+data+should+also+be+provided.+Considera@ons+of+
    effec@veness+and+poten@al+clinical+benefit+(possibly+including+real+world+data)+should+be+integrated+in+the+applica@on+
    if+relevant.+++++++++
    The+Commission+considers+that+proposals+reques@ng+a+contribu@on+from+the+EU+of+between+EUR+4+and+6+million+
    would+allow+this+specific+challenge+to+be+addressed+appropriately.+Nonetheless,+this+does+not+preclude+submission+and+
    selec@on+of+proposals+reques@ng+other+amounts.+

!   Expected+impact:+New+therapeu@c+strategies,+adapted+where+relevant+to+the+differing+needs+of+men+and+women,+with+
    the+highest+poten@al+to+generate+advances+in+clinical+prac@ce+for+chronic+diseases,+including+mul@T+or+comorbidity,+
    ready+for+further+development.+
    Early+exclusion+of+candidate+strategies+unlikely+to+succeed.+
    Contribute+to+the+improvement+of+the+therapeu@c+outcome+of+major+chronic+health+issues+with+significant+impact+on+
    burden+of+diseases+both+for+individual+pa@ents+and+for+health+care+systems.+

!   Type+of+ac@on:+Research+and+innova@on+ac@ons+

                                                                                                           www.consultech.de
Example+2:+Clinical+valida@on+of+
             biomarkers+and/or+diagnos@c+medical+
             devices+(PHCT12T2014T1)+
! SME+instruments+(100%+funding+!)+

! Specific+challenge:++
  ! Biomarkers+are+used+in+clinical+prac@ce+to+describe+both+normal+and+
    pathological+condi@ons.+They+can+also+have+a+prognos@c+or+a+predic@ve+
    power.+They+are+therefore+increasingly+used+in+medicine+and+many+
    poten@al+biomarkers+are+proposed+every+year.+
  ! Only+a+few+of+them+are+however+validated+for+use+in+a+clinical+research+
    sevng.+Such+valida@on+implies+the+demonstra@on+of+a+link+to+a+per@nent+
    clinical+endpoint+or+process,+as+well+as+a+robust+and+appropriate+analy@cal+
    method.+
  ! The+clinical+valida@on+of+biomarkers+will+be+increasingly+important+for+the+
    development+of+new+diagnos@cs,+and+this+is+a+research+area+where+many+
    small+European+companies+are+ac@ve.+
  ! Improved+clinical+decisions+should+lead+to+be:er+health+outcomes+while+
    contribu@ng+to+the+sustainability+of+the+health+care+system.+       www.consultech.de
Example+2:+Clinical+valida@on+of+
              biomarkers+and/or+diagnos@c+medical+
              devices+(PHCT12T2014T1)+
! Scope:++
  ! The+SME+instrument+consists+of+three+separate+phases+and+a+coaching+and+
    mentoring+service+for+beneficiaries.+Par@cipants+may+apply+to+phase+1+with+a+
    view+to+applying+to+phase+2+at+a+later+date,+or+directly+to+phase+2.+
  ! Proposals+submi:ed+to+phase+1+shall+consist+of+a+drap+business+plan+and+
    feasibility+study+verifying+the+technological/prac@cal+and+economic+viability+
    of+the+clinical+valida@on+proposed.+These+may,+for+example,+comprise+risk+
    assessment,+market+study,+user+involvement,+intellectual+property+(IP)+
    management,+innova@on+strategy+development,+partner+search,+feasibility+
    of+concept+etc.+Proposals+may+analyse+bo:lenecks+preven@ng+advance+of+
    the+applicant+SME+in+this+area+and+iden@fy+how+a+phase+2+proposal+may+
    contribute+to+a:aining+growth+or+sustainability.+
  ! The+main+outcome+of+the+proposal+should+be+a+detailed+business+plan.+
    Funding+for+phase+1+will+be+provided+in+the+form+of+a+lump+sum+of+EUR+
    50.000+and+proposals+should+have+a+dura@on+of+around+6+months.+
                                                                        www.consultech.de
Example+2:+Clinical+valida@on+of+
                  biomarkers+and/or+diagnos@c+medical+
                  devices+(PHCT12T2014T1)+
! In+phase+2+proposals+should+address+the+specific+challenge+described,+elaborated+in+the+scope+sec@on+
  above,+and+demonstrate+high+poten@al+in+terms+of+applicant's+compe@@veness+and+growth+
  underpinned+by+a+strategic+business+plan.+
! Proposals+shall+be+based+on+a+business+plan+developed+either+through+phase+1+or+another+means.+
  Par@cular+a:en@on+must+be+paid+to+IP+protec@on+and+ownership;+applicants+should+provide+evidence+
  of+the+possibility+of+commercial+exploita@on+(‘freedom+to+operate’).+
! The+clinical+valida@on+of+exis@ng+poten@al+biomarkers+(not+the+iden@fica@on+of+new+ones)+is+sought.+
  This+valida@on+should+provide+evidence+for:+high+analy@cal+validity;+appropriate+sensi@vity+and+
  specificity;+clinical+validity/+u@lity.+Preference+will+be+given+to+valida@on+of+biomarkers+with+high+
  poten@al+for+short+term+uptake+into+clinical+prac@ce.+
! In+addi@on,+valida@on+of+the+clinical+performance+of+new+diagnos@c+devices+can+be+supported,+either+in+
  combina@on+with+the+biomarker+valida@on,+or+against+exis@ng+standards.+
! Both+in+vivo+and+in+vitro+poten@al+biomarkers+are+eligible.+Preference+will+be+given+to+the+valida@on+of+
  disease+related+biomarkers+(i.e.+diagnos@c,+suscep@bility/risk,+monitoring+and+prognos@c+biomarkers)+
! Proposals+shall+contain+a+specifica@on+for+the+outcome+of+the+project,+including+a+first+
  commercialisa@on+plan,+and+criteria+for+success.+
! The+Commission+considers+that+phase+2+proposals+reques@ng+a+contribu@on+from+the+EU+of+between+
  EUR+1+and+5+million+would+allow+this+specific+challenge+to+be+addressed+appropriately.+Nonetheless,+
  this+does+not+preclude+submission+and+selec@on+of+proposals+reques@ng+other+amounts.+Phase+two+
  projects+should+duly+jus@fy+their+dura@on+making+reference+to+obtaining+pa@ent+samples,+ensuring+
  pa@ent+follow+up,+etc.+
                                                                                            www.consultech.de
Example+2:+Clinical+valida@on+of+
              biomarkers+and/or+diagnos@c+medical+
              devices+(PHCT12T2014T1)+
! Expected+impact+
  ! Increased+clinical+availability+and+exploita@on+of+biomarkers+for+the+benefit+of+
    the+pa@ent.+
  ! New+diagnos@c+devices.+
  ! Facilita@on+of+entry+of+improved+diagnos@cs+in+the+clinic+and+the+market.+
  ! Support+for+the+implementa@on+of+the+Commission+proposal+for+a+revised+in+
    vitro+diagnos@c+devices+regula@on[1].+
  ! Enhancing+profitability+and+growth+performance+of+SMEs+by+combining+and+
    transferring+new+and+exis@ng+knowledge+into+innova@ve,+disrup@ve+and+
    compe@@ve+solu@ons+seizing+European+and+global+business+opportuni@es.+
  ! Contribu@on+to+the+sustainability+of+health+care+systems.+
  ! Increased+likelihood+of+market+uptake+and+distribu@on+of+resul@ng+
    innova@ons+tackling+the+abovemen@oned+specific+challenge(s)+in+a+sustainable+
    way.+
  ! Leveraging+of+private+investment+in+clinical+valida@on+as+described+above,+
    notably+leverage+of+private+coTinvestor+and/or+followTup+investments.+

                                                                        www.consultech.de
Summary+

! Simplifica@on+?+                      ! One+or+two+stage+proposals+
  ! Rules+of+par@cipa@on+and+             ! Refer%to%topic%text%and%
    funding+(finances,+@meT                    evalua2on%criteria%
    recording,+single+indirect+cost+      ! Quality%of%consor2um%%
    rate,+only+2+funding+rates,+less+     ! Innova2on%of%idea%%
    CFS,+less+audits)+
  ! Find+calls!?+                     ! Legal+aspects+
  ! Electronic+submission+(grants,+     ! GA,+CA,+IP+rules+
    amendments)+                        ! Amendments+
  ! Quicker+@me+to+grant+               ! Budget+alloca@on+flexible+

! Applica@on+process++              ! Consor@um+members+may+be+
  ! Administra@ve,+financial+&+        exchanged+
    technical+part+

                                                                       www.consultech.de
Websites+

! Research+par@cipant+portal:++
  h:p://ec.europa.eu/research/par@cipants/portal/desktop/en/
  opportuni@es/index.html+

! NKS+Deutschland+&+BMBF:+Informa@on+&+Ansprechpartner:+
  www.horizont2020.de+

! h:p://www.consultechTct.de/H2020/+

                                                       www.consultech.de
Thank you very much
       for your attention!
Dr. Daniel Schubart
Dipl.-Ing. Heidrun Gürtler
Dipl.-Ing. Ursula Wirtz

Tel.: +49 30 7720 5920
Email: info@consultech.de
                             www.consultech.de
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