Instrument/Program level:
European
Name of the instrument/Program:
HORIZON 2020
Instrument/Program application areas:
Industrial leadership
Instrument/Program website:
Instrument/Program eligible areas:
BELGIUM
CZECH REPUBLIC
DANMARK
GERMANY
EESTI
IRELAND
SPAIN
FRANCE
CROATIA
ITALY
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
HUNGARY
MALTA
NETHERLANDS
AUSTRIA
POLAND
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
SWITZERLAND
SLOVENIA
SLOVAKIA
FINLAND
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
GREECE
CYPRUS
BULGARIA
Objectives:
a. Boosting Europe's industrial leadership through research, technological development, demonstration and innovation in the following enabling and industrial technologies:
(i) information and communication technologies ("ICT");
(ii) nanotechnologies;
(iii) advanced materials;
(iv) biotechnology;
(v) advanced manufacturing and processing;
(vi) space;
b. Enhancing access to risk finance for investing in research and innovation; c. Increasing innovation in SMEs.
Eligible thematics in line with ERC sectors:
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Social Sciences and Humanities
Eligible thematics in line with S3:
Advanced Manufacturing
Aerospace, Aeronautics and Space
Agrifood processing
Alpine activities & technologies
Automotive
Bio-processes of biomasses
Blue growth
Chemicals
City development
Climate Change Mitigation
Cloud computing, e-tourism, smart mobility systems
Cultural & creative industries
Eco-efficient factory
Efficient production technologies, automation & intelligent materials
Entrepreneurship & Growth of young companies
Environmental Governance & Information
Environmental technologies, renewable energies & resource efficiency
Food & nutrition (ingredients and modification of food, materials, smart packaging, food quality, quality assurance, food production technologies)
Green & Clean energy & technologies
ICTs (Digital technologies & user-friendly systems)
KETs
Life Science & Biotechnology
Logistic
Maritime technologies
Mechatronics
Nature & Biodiversity
New and intelligent materials, nano and microtechnology
New Technologies for mountain agriculture
Open data (including PA), GIS, e-learning, Cloud computing, e-tourism, smart mobility systems
Photonics
Public health & security (e-Health)
Renewable energies & resource efficiency
Robotics
Secure technologies
Smart & energy-efficient buildings
Smart manufacturing and related services
Specialised production for an excellent mountain
Sustainable energy & renewables
Sustainable innovation & infrastructure
Sustainable Living & mobility
Action typologies:
Foster cooperation and clustering between projects and monitor technology advances and developments in the specific field
Cross-cutting actions to develop jointly new knowledge, future and emerging technologies, research infrastructures and key competences
Support to pre-standardisation, pre-commercial procurement, standardisation and other user-centered measures to help the deployment of innovative products and services into the market
Provide innovative solutions for addressing societal needs and expectations in particular for the health and well-being, safety and security and environment
Operate close to the end-users and the market, piloting or proof-of-concept
Communicate and demonstrate the benefits and potential of miniaturised smart systems integration to users, public procurers, investors, regulators
Strengthen the networking and cooperation between the industrial smart systems integration stakeholder community in Europe and support to international collaboration
Support the industrial smart systems integration stakeholder community by translating industry needs into Strategic R&I Agendas (e.g. policy initiatives, skills development, etc.)
Beneficiaries:
Local public authority
Regional public authority
National public authority
Sectorial agency
Infrastructure and (public) service provider
Interest groups including NGOs
Higher education and research
Education/training centre and school
Start up
Large enterprise, enterprise excluding SME
SME
Business support organisation
EGTC
General public
International organization, EEIG under national law
Status of the eligible institutions:
Public
Private
Public equivalent body
International organisation
Program contribution maximum:
70%
Program Budget:
19 399 000 000,00 €
Project duration maximum:
36 months
Funded projects under this Program:
Events organized by this Program: