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World Intellectual Property Day
26th April 2010
Summary of EI R&D Offer
R&D Advocates specialist R&D advice and consultancy
Programme
3 days
offered
Innovation
vouchers
to investigate new technology opportunity
(3rd level institute or knowledge centre)
€5k grant
Strategic
Consultancy
help companies formulate effective R&D and
design strategies to underpin business
development
€25k grant
Feasibility
Study
establish the commercial & technical feasibility
of new products, processes and services
€60k grant
R&D Fund
To develop new or improved products,
processes and services
€450k grant
R&D Fund
Small Projects
As for R&D Fund above, but small projects for
very small companies & new R&D performers
€150k max
project cost
Advocates for R & D Awareness Programme
 R & D Awareness Seminars
 Target audience EI clients with limited interaction with
EI
 Advocates new Programme – commencing 2009
 18 Advocates – Consultants not EI staff
 Initial contact by phone and then company visit
Advocates
 More information
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Advocates Programme manager - Cathy Courtney
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[email protected]
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066 7149370
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Margaret Halligan
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[email protected]
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01 7272474
2010 Programme Innovation Vouchers
 Standard and Pooled Applications
 2 Calls: April and October
 200 Vouchers Available In Each Call
 (If Over Subscribed:- Random Selection Process)
 Applicant Restrictions: Used <2 Vouchers To Date
 No Active Vouchers
 Small, Reg. Limited Company
 EI Clients: <€300k in R&D Support
Vouchers are Valid for 12 Months
2010 Programme
 NEW €5,000 Co-Funded Fast Track Voucher
 Available since Mid February
 10 Vouchers / Week
 (If Over Subscribed:- Random Selection Process)
 Same Applicant Restrictions Apply
Innovation Vouchers
 More information
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www.innovationvoucers.ie
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Pat O’Brien
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[email protected]
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01 727 2766
R & D Fund
Who is Eligible
 All manufacturing and Internationally traded services
companies
 Existing & Potential clients of:
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Enterprise Ireland
Udaras na Gaeltachta
City & County Enterprise Boards - CEBs (Small Projects only)
Small Company
Medium Co.
Type of Funding
Grant
Maximum Grant
€450,000
Large Co.
Innovative Projects
that are technically
challenging & involve
significant risk
45%
35%
25%
Bonus where there is
collaboration between
2 or more companies
15%
15%
15%
Max Funding Rate
50%
50%
40%
Eligible Costs
 Materials/Equipment – all materials and equipment
associated with the R & D project
 Salaries – Researchers, Technicians & General staff
 Overheads - 30% of Salary expenditure
 Building costs – only for use of R & D
 Subcontracted Work
Eligible Costs Continued
 External Consultancy fees
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Certification & Design works
Funding towards market led research/Clinical trials etc
Input from technical consultants
Implementation consultants
 Patent Costs limited to 20%
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Costs preceding the grant of patent in Ireland Inc.
Costs relating to preparation, filing & validation of application
Cost incurred to obtaining validation in other appropriate countries
Eligible Costs continued
 Technology Acquisition – limited to 50%
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Down payment & agreed no. of phased payments of licence over a
max period of 2 years
Purchase of patents the same as technology acquisition
 Loan of qualified personnel (SME’s Only)
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50% of salary costs and all recruitment costs – Max 3 years
Must be employed in a newly created R & D role within company.
How it operates?
 Applications are invited through a public call on last working day
of each month.
 Applications should be submitted to
[email protected]
 8 weeks between the closing date for applications & committee
meetings
 Committee made up of industry, universities & agency
representatives
Small Projects
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Designed for SMEs who have not been active in R&D with EI
Open to CEB client companies
Not for large companies
Project spend (before grant) must be < €150 k (proposed)
Process
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Submit by call-close date to CSU, 8 week decision time
Simplified assessment procedure
Non-competitive
Shortened application and assessment
Approved by 3-person EI committee
Ratified by R&D fund committee
R & D Fund
 More Information
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www.enterprise-ireland.com/R&D
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Thilak Gunawardhana
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[email protected]
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01 7272558
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Maura Shields
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[email protected]
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01 7272224
Eureka
 Eureka is a Pan-European Network for Market
Oriented, Industrial R & D
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Projects are Nationally funded
Successful projects will be awarded the EURKA ‘label’
Eureka projects must involve collaboration between two or more
organisations from at least two member countries
Projects should result in a significant technological advance in their sector
resulting in a marketable product or service in two years.
Eureka
 Eureka Programmes
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Eureka Individual Projects
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“Bottom-up” market oriented industrial research projects
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Involves participants from at least two member countries
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Duration of projects typically 2 – 3 years
 Eurostars
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Main participant must be an R&D performing SME based in a Eurostars
participating country
R&D performing SMEs undertake at least 50% of the total R&D project costs
Involves participants from at least two member countries
Duration of projects 3 years or less
Eureka
 Eureka Clusters
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Longer term, strategically significant public-private partnerships
Aim: to develop generic technologies of key importance for European
competitiveness
Several clusters in operation
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CELTIC
- Telecommunications
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ITEA 2
- Software
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EURIPIDES
- Smart Systems based on Microtechnology
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CATRENE
- Nanoelectronics
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EUROGIA
- Energy
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MF.IND- Manufacturing
EUREKA
 More Information
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www.eurekanetwork.org
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EUREKA National Project Coordinator – Terence O’Donnell
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[email protected]
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021 4800236
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EUREKA Clusters – Rita Ward
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[email protected]
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01 7272767
Enterprise Programmes
 One-year development programme that provides
entrepreneurs with the facilities and supports
necessary to navigate the business start-up process
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2 programmes in South East (IT Carlow and WIT)
 Possibility of additional support from Enterprise
Ireland under the CORD Business Development Fund
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total package of 50% of verifiable (P60/P45) salary up to a maximum €30,000 for
one year.
 Each eligible participant is assigned a personal
mentor.
Supports to New Enterprise
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EnterpriseSTART
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EnterpriseSTART 2
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Introduction workshop - understand and evaluate entrepreneurship - what it
involves - the right choice for you?
next workshop May 11th – 12th Wexford
Feasibility Ready? Assess readiness for feasibility study - gather the information decide on viability as a HPSU.
Advice for developing investor-ready business plans
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Advisory support includes:
A development programme that helps you build an investor-ready business plan.
Access advice, guidance, training and business mentoring tailored towards helping
you to develop a commercially aware business plan.
Help and guidance on raising finance.
Ongoing HPSU support & development
 Successful negotiation of the investment stage brings
official recognition as an HPSU.
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As a HPSU client you have access, through your Development Adviser (DA), to the
full range of our resources.
 We will continue to work with you.
 Your DA will help your venture achieve
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key reference sales,
access international markets,
reach your growth targets and accelerate your development as a HPSU.
World Intellectual Property Day
26th April 2010