EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION OFFICE Michael Browne

Head of European Research & Innovation University College London

Presentation Structure

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Introduction to UCL

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UCL ’s strategy for Horizon 2020

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Connecting with innovation actors on a European (global) scale

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Examples of how Research Technology Organizations & SMEs can work together

A bit about me/UCL

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London ’s Global University

• More than 700 FP7 projects • Total cumulative budget of €400M • 110 ERC Projects • Europe’s lead HEI in Health research • Consistently ranked in top 5 HEIs in Europe across all of FP7 • UK lead in collaborative research • Plan to be Europe lead in collaborative research

HORIZON 2020 REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY

UCL ’s Horizon 2020 Mission Statement

Dedicated Proposal Writing Support Service

Horizon 2020 = €80 billion: Focus areas

International Cooperation European Research Area Europe 2020 priorities Tackling Societal Challenges

•Health, demographics and wellbeing

Creating Industrial Leadership and Competitive Frameworks

•Food security and sustainable bio-resources •Secure, clean and efficient energy •Smart, green and integrated transport •Leadership in enabling technologies (ICT, nanotech, bio-economy, manufacturing, space & biotechnology •Resource Efficiency and Climate Challenge •Secure and inclusive societies •Access to risk finance •Integrating research, education and innovation (EIT)

Seamless Connections

•Innovation in SMEs

Excellence in the Science base

•Frontier research (ERC), FET •Skills and career development - Marie Curie •Priority research infrastructures

Coherent with other EU and MS actions Simplified Access Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes

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Vision2020: connecting research and innovation actors across Europe Key objective for UCL is to work with other sectors across Europe Primary focus is SMEs – from all thematic areas (focus on innovation) Vision2020 is central to UCL ’s strategy to connect with SMEs – this is already happening – Kitforkids, Cell2b and iQur

Thank you!

www.ucl.ac.uk/reseach/europe [email protected]

Michael Browne