European Commission
Aeronautics
Directorate General Research
The 6th EU Framework Programme for RTD
Involvement of the supply
chain and SMEs in aeronautics
European R&TD projects
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The actions of the aeronautics NCPs should aim at better
integrate the entire supply chain in the projects.
 The “Guiding principles for setting up NCP systems for FP6”
indicates the vital role of NCPs for assuring transparency and
equal access to the new structures and instruments of FP6, by
providing information and assistance to potential participants.
 Aeronautics is a very well structured sector with a small number
of major players that coordinate, trough structure like IMG³, and
lead most of the EU funded RTD project.
 The role of aeronautics NCPs is then even more important, in
order to facilitate access to these projects to the entire supply
chain.
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Table of Contents
1
Involvement of the supply chain under FP5
2
SMEs stimulation actions funded by the EC
3
Conclusions
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The aeronautics sector is very well structured
 During the last few years, the European aeronautics industry
experienced major reorganisations leading to a reduced number of
final customers.
 In addition, the main player have set-up organisations, like the
IMG³, which role is to co-ordinate the research effort of the main
players done at European level.
 The consequence is that, in FP5,
most of the Critical Technologies projects and all Technology
Platforms were led by one of the major players of the sector,
with a low participation of the whole supply chain from 2d tiers to
SMEs.
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600
SME
INDUSTRIES
RESEARCH ORG.
UNIVERSITIES
OTHER
500
400
300
200
100
0
0
20
0
>
50
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Size
9
Number of participations
The supply chain is poorly involved
 The big industries represent by far the largest number of participations,
together with the national aeronautics centers and some universities.
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Most of the participations are coming from the same
originations.
ORGANIZATIONS
PARTICIPATIONS
47,0%
90%
6,9%
16,8%
29,3%
9 R&T CENTERS
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In the first cal, 48
organizations
(10%)
represent
more that 50% of
the participations.
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Compared to other organizations, an SME will participate to less
projects and its contribution to a project will be lower.
1,23
SMEs
ASSOC/ORG
Average requested funding /
partner
Average project cost / partner
509.396
Commercial
organisations non SME
3,13
UNIV
R & T Centers
4,75
Associations /
Organisations
R&T CENTER
2,09
0
1
2
478.159
COMMERCIAL
(PR/PU/EEI)
2,11
Universities
247.484
1.255.626
SME
3
4
406.921
0
5
250000
500000
750000
1000000
1250000
The financial contribution of
an SME is typically 3 times
smaller that the contribution
of a large company.
Very few SMEs participate
to more than 1 proposal.
 In consequence, the funding received by one SME is much lower that
the funding received by a major player.
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In order to achieve a significant funding share for SMEs, it is
necessary to combine the participation of a very large number
of SMEs together with a limited number of major players.
 In order to achieve an important SME funding share, projects have
to combine the involvement of a very large number of SMEs together
with a limited number of major players.
 On the other hand, the composition of the projects consortia should
not be to far from the real situation of the supply chain where the
trend is to limit, at each level, the number of direct suppliers.
 The direct involvement of SMEs in projects with big players presents
a limit above which this involvement could become artificial.
 In consequence, the entire supply chain must be better involved in
order to increase the share of SMEs avoiding artificial situations.
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SME share (excluding CRAFT) is around 5%, even much
more that 10% of the participating organisation are SME.
SMEs
15%
13%
Industries
5%
5%
Research
Organisations
Universities
62%
Others
 In FP5, about 6 % (including CRAFT) of the 700 M€ aeronautic budget
has been spend on SMEs, mainly through participation of SMEs to
critical technologies projects. There was also 12 SME led projects.
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SMEs participation has increased from call to call iin FP5
MEuros
SMEs participation to aeronautics KA RTD calls
( EC funding )
50
40
30,7
30
20
22
15,7
10
7,5
12
10,8
0
1st call
2d call
3rd call
Submitted
proposals
Recommended
proposals
 Several measures have been taken during FP5 by the EC and the
industry to stimulate the participation of SMEs, amongst other, the
funding of different stimulation actions.
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Table of Contents
1
Involvement of the supply chain under FP5
2
SMEs stimulation actions funded by the EC
3
Conclusions
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Stimulation actions will continue under FP6.
 During FP5, the EC has funded different accompanying measure in
order stimulate the participation of SMEs and the whole supply
chain.
 Amongst those, 2 measures have been particularly efficient,
AeroSME an SCRATCH:
AeroSME aims mainly at exchanging information between the supply
chain and the major players.
SRATCH aims principal objective is to set up SME led CT projects.
 AeroSME and SCRATCH will continue to operate under FP6.
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AeroSME is a joint activity between the
aerospace industry and the European
Commission coordinated by AECMA
 Objectives
Support and improve SMEs participation in EU funded aeronautic RTD
projects
Facilitate co-operation among SMEs and with aeronautics related
bodies in order to improve SMEs position in the supply chain
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AeroSME is covering a large number of
countries.
 20 countries participate in AeroSME:
15 EU Member States, Czech Republic, Iceland, Israel, Norway and
Switzerland
Activities envisaged also in the New Accession States, particularly
Poland, Hungary and Romania
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AeroSME support SMEs by disseminating
information
 AeroSME target first aeronautic SMEs, but other organisations can
be supported when possible.
 Main services
Web site
Database of European aeronautic SMEs
Newsletter and RTD Flash
Help desk
Workshops
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The AeroSME database, a tool for partner
search
http://www.aerosme.com
 To date the database has nearly 600 entries on it (mainly SMEs)
 Why to use the AeroSME database?
to find partners for European RTD projects
to find partners for joint commercial activities
 The AeroSME database is free and has a high visibility in the
Aeronautics Industry and the Commission
 To register:
fill in the AeroSME Questionnaire
Registration on-line, by e-mail, fax, post
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The AeroSME database, a tool for partner
search
 Newsletter and R&TD Project Flash are used to disseminate
information by e-mail to a large population (over 700 recipients)
 Brief info on:
invitations to events / conferences
delivery dates for proposals
relevant R&TD possibilities
new trends
partner searches / information on projects for which partners (and
other types of co-operation) are sought
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The AeroSME help desk provide a free-ofcharge consulting service and facilitate
passage of information to SMEs
 The help desk provide (from Brussels) support to proposal
preparation :
Individual consulting
Partner search and support to the initial setting up of a proposal
 The help desk support the dissemination of information from the
large companies to he supply chain:
Publication of lists of technologies required by large companies
Support to large companies in their effort to present their proposals
to SMEs (ex: today’s workshop on IP for the 1st call), …
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AeroSME Project Office
c/o AECMA – European Association of Aerospace Industries
Gulledelle 94-b.5
B-1200 Brussels
Belgium
Tel:
+32 2 775 82 98
Fax:
+32 2 763 35 65
E-Mail:
[email protected]
Web site:
www.aerosme.com
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Scratch provides individual support to SMEs in building
their proposals
 The SCRATCH team is present in 9 countries : France, Belgium,
Spain, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Israel,
Greece
 Their main actions:
Awareness campaigns to raise SME interest,
In situ audit of SMEs,
Identification of potential RTD projects,
Servicing of proposals (help to consortium set up, proposal writing, …)
 web site http://www.aero-scratch.net
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Table of Contents
1
Involvement of the supply chain under FP5
2
SMEs stimulation actions funded by the EC
3
Conclusions
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Aeronautics NCPs have a clear role to play in order to
better integrate the supply chain into RD projects and
especially IPs.
 The effort to better integrate SMEs and the whole supply chain
started under FP5 has to be pursued and further developed in
order to contribute to the challenge of allocating to SMEs 15% of
the budget of the thematic priorities.
 In particular, the action of NCPs in aeronautics should be
reinforced and present the following characteristics :
focus on the supply chain and specially the SMEs,
work in close relationship with the running accompanying measures
AeroSME (major players proposals (IPs)) and SACTCH (for STP).
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Jean - Pierre LENTZ
DIRECTORATE GENERAL RESEARCH
H.3 - Aeronautics
Addresse :
Mail : European Commission
B7 2/31
B-1049 Brussels - Belgium
Office location: Rue Béliard 7, 2/31, B-1050 Brussels
Telephone : +32-2-296.65.92
Fax : +32-2-296.33.07
e-mail : [email protected]
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