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FTI- Fast Track TO Innovation

Horizon2020

Israel Innovation Authority

• The country’s public entity which supports and funds local

innovation, industrial research & development. (former name: “Office of the Chief Scientist”)

• ISERD – Israel-Europe R&I Directorate:

“Your Israeli gateway to cooperation in research and innovation with Europe”

• ISERD is the NCP for H2020 in Israel, and aims at maximizing

the Israeli participation in the FPs ISERD

Horizon2020

Societal Challenges

Spreading Excellence EIT JRC Euratom Science for Society

Industrial Leadership

Excellent Science Health Food Energy Transport Climate Security

European Research Council Future & Emerging Technologies Marie Sklodowska- Curie Actions Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs

Leadership in Enabling & Industrial Technologies

• ICT
• Nano, New Material
• Biotechnology
• Space

Research Infrastructures

Inclusive Societies

Context:

Taken from a presentation of the EC, about the EIC pilot, Access4SMEs EIC Webinar Dec. 2018

What is the FTI?

2020

Business Acceleration Services for SMEs

Taken from the EC Impact report of the EIC Accelerator/SME Instrument

• A consortium of min 3-5 participants, from min 3

countries.

• Mandatory industry involvement:
• Allocation of at least 60% overall budget to industry; or
• Min. 2 industry partners out of a consortium of 3-4; or
• Min. 3 industry partners out of a consortium of 5
• Fully bottom-up; classification by keywords

Who should apply?

Highlights

• Consortium that could involve mature and ripe entities
• Main aim: market uptake of ground-breaking innovations;
• shape a new market and achieve wider deployment
• “Last push”

Technology Readiness Level

TRL9: Actual system proven in operational environment

(competitive manufacturing in the case of key enabling technologies, or in space)

TRL8: System complete and qualified TRL7: System prototype demonstration in operational environment TRL6: Technology demonstrated in relevant environment

(industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)

TRL5: Technology validated in relevant environment

(industrially relevant environment in the case of key enabling technologies)

TRL4: Technology validated in lab TRL3: Experimental proof of concept TRL2: Technology concept formulated TRL1: Basic principles observed

What is the money for?

How much? 1-3 M € (70% funding rate for profit entities; 100% funding rate for non profit entities ) How long? ~2 years project Eligible activities: Piloting, test-beds, systems validation in real-world working conditions, validations of business models, pre-normative research, and standard-setting. What for? 'last push‘ for a product, service or process ; Increased participation of industry. Commercialization- maturity for market take up no more than 3 years; stimulate private sector investment

How are the winners chosen?

EVALUATION

Under the FTI grant proposals are evaluated by independent experts, on the basis

• f three award criteria

Innovation and technology Business, benefits Execution

IMPACT is the most significant part in the evaluation (50% of the final grade, while the two other criteria are 25% each) The grade for each criterion is from 0 to 5

A few more highlights

• Application size is 30 pages
• Threshold to be considered for funding is 13 (but

actual funding requires a much higher grade)

• The threshold for 'Impact' and 'Excellence' is 4
• The threshold for 'implementation' is 3
• Evaluation process “through an investor’s eyes”
• No dilution; 70% funding + 25% overhead

How is the funding of the project calculated?

• 70% funding of the project
• 25% overhead (=indirect costs) calculated

automatically from direct costs and other direct costs Example:

• Direct costs (personnel, travel, equipment) = 100 Euros
• Subcontracting = 50 Euros
• Overhead (=Indirect costs) calculated from the

direct costs of 100 Euros: 25 Euros

• Overall budget of the project: 175 Euros
• EU contribution of 70%: 122.5 Euros (70% of 175)

Deadlines

FTI

• 21 February 2018
• 31 May 2018
• 23 October 2018
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• 21 February 2019
• 23 May 2019
• 22 October 2019
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• 19 February 2020
• 09 June 2020
• 027 October 2020

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Israel statistics 2015-2019

Israeli winning companies (11)

Number of Israeli winners Year 3 2015 4 2016 3 2018 6 2019

Israel statistics 2018-2019

(~180 submissions per cut-off, ~15 funded projects per cut-off)

European success rate

(funded projects out of submissions)

Cut-off 2018 11.02% 1 6.6% 2 5.81% 3 Israeli winners

• ut of Israeli participants

10% 16.7% 0% European success rate

(funded projects out of submissions)

Cut-off 2019 5.7% 1 5.5% 2 4.2% 3 Israeli winners

• ut of Israeli participants

10% 0% 12.1%

How can ISERD assist?

• Ongoing guidance and support in submission
• ISERD website- FTI (webinars, FTI guide, reports, links and more)
• Red Team (It is free…!)
• Preliminary review of Israeli proposals before the submission, by expert evaluators

from the IIA.

• The draft proposal must be final and sent to ISERD at least one month before the

deadline!

• For returning submitters (with a grade 13+) or SME Phase 1 / 2 winners or EIC

Accelerator winners

FTI Data hub

Sources for more information

ISERD’s website! You can address general questions to: Research Enquiry Service Submitting the proposal: Funding and Tender portal FTIE-EIC call SEDIA IT Helpdesk contact form, Phone: +32229 92222 Email: ec-sedia-support@ec.europa.eu

www.iserd.org.il

SME_FTI@iserd.org.il