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European Commission - Press release

E7 billion boost for research and innovation will create jobs and growth

Brussels, 19 July 2011 - Today Commissioner MАire Geoghegan-Quinn announced
nearly E7 billion to kick-start innovation through research. The European
Commission's biggest ever such funding package, under the EU's Seventh
Framework Programme for Research (FP7), is expected to create around 174
000 jobs in the short-term and nearly 450 000 jobs and nearly E80 billion
in GDP growth over 15 years[1]. EU research funding is at the top of the
political agenda and has now been placed at the centre of a coherent
innovation strategy, the Innovation Union (IP/10/1288, MEMO/10/473), which
Europe needs if it is to compete with large, dynamic countries like the US
and China.

Grants will promote research to tackle the biggest societal challenges
facing Europe and the world. Universities, research organisations and
industry will be among more than 16.000 funding recipients. Special
attention will be given to SMEs, including a package close to E1 billion.
There will also be a new EU Prize for Women Innovators whose work has been
funded by FP7 or earlier programmes. The majority of the "calls for
proposals" (invitations to bid for funds) will be published on 20 July.

"Today, Europe is again showing its commitment to putting research and
innovation at the top of the political agenda for growth and jobs. EU-wide
competition for these funds will bring Europe's best researchers and
innovators together to tackle the biggest issues of our time, such as
energy, food security, climate change and our ageing population. The
Commission is proposing a significant increase in research and innovation
funding for our Horizon 2020 programme post-2013 and I want to show
taxpayers already with the calls we are announcing today our determination
to get the best value for every euro," said Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn.




More follows

Details on the grants
The main focus of the calls is the integration of research with innovation
to tackle societal challenges and create sustainable jobs and growth by
giving Europe a lead in the key technology markets of the future.

This will be achieved by providing more support than ever before for
activities that help bridge the gap between research and the market, for
example by demonstrating that new technologies have commercial potential or
can work on a sufficiently large scale to be industrially viable. This
market-linked approach is also central to the European Innovation
Partnerships (EIPs), set up under the Innovation Union action plan. Each
EIP, including the pilot on Active and Healthy Ageing will be supported by
FP7 projects.

In all, E220 million of the E656 million available for health research and
E240 million of the E1.3 billion in funding for information and
communication technology (ICT) will be allocated to work aimed at tackling
the challenge of providing for an ageing population.

The rest of the ICT funding will go to key developments in network and
service infrastructures, in nano-/micro-systems, photonics and robotics, in
digital content and language technologies and for applications such as ICT
for health and ICT for energy-efficiency.

The European Research Council (ERC) will award close to E1.6 billion to the
best senior and young researchers working in Europe. To help bridge the
gap between frontier research results and commercialisation, a small scale
"Proof of Concept" initiative has been introduced. Another initiative is
the new 'ERC Synergy Grant' to support a few small groups of researchers
working together on the same project.

Around E900 million in support for researchers' mobility and careers will
be provided through 'Marie Curie Actions' for around 10,000 highly-
qualified researchers. This will include E20 million for a pilot project
to fund "European Industrial Doctorates", to stimulate entrepreneurship and
cooperation between universities, research institutions and companies.

The E265 million reserved for environment research will help address major
challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss or resource
efficiency.

In response to the increasing demand for safer, healthier food and
sustainable bio-resources, the European Commission will invest over E307
million in building a strong bio-economy that will improve production
methods, create new industries and provide jobs.

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), recognised as vital for
innovation, are given special incentives to participate. In addition to
newly simplified rules, the investment package of almost E1 billion for
SMEs includes pilot schemes both within the Health theme and through the
European Investment Bank's 'Risk-Sharing Finance Facility for SMEs.'

E488 million for nanotechnologies will focus on areas such as factories of
the future, green cars and energy efficient buildings.

Research and innovation for cleaner, safer and more efficient transport and
mobility will get E313 million.

Finally, the Commission sets aside E40 million for the "Smart Cities
initiative" to help find more efficient ways to use energy and provide
urban transport.


Background
FP7 is the largest research funding programme in the world with a budget of
more than E53 billion for 2007-2013. Member States have put research and
innovation at the top of the European political agenda, by adopting the
Europe 2020 strategy and endorsing the Innovation Union in February this
year, making it the cornerstone of plans for investment in sustainable
growth and jobs.

See also MEMO/11/520 and MEMO/11/521

Innovation Union: http://ec.europa.eu/innovation-union

Europe 2020 http://ec.europa.eu/europe2020

Digital Agenda ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda



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[1] based on the NEMESIS model which was developed by Prof. Paul ZagamИ
(Ecole Centrale Paris Erasme) as part of the European research project
DEMETER.