Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
under Horizon 2020
Alessandra Luchetti
Head of Unit, DG EAC.C3
Convegno Horizon2020Health
Napoli, 1-2 February 2013
Education
and Culture
Date: in 12 pts
Agenda
Marie Curie achievements
Italian participation in MCA
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions:
Objectives and rationale
Key features
New actions - Building on past experience and
recent developments
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FP7 MCA Achievements
1996-2010
50 000 Marie Curie Researchers
• ~ 60 000 researchers financed since creation of
MCAs
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• >10 000 PhD supported in FP7
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1996-1998 1999-2002 2002-2006 2007-2010 2011-2013
• Marie Curie researchers coming from all over the
world (~ 130 nationalities)
• Marie Curie host organisations in >80 countries
• 38% women participation in FP7 MCA (target:
40%)
• ~50% of budget dedicated to research in societal
challenges
• Bridging academia-business gap: ~8 000
secondments/recruitments in ~750 projects
• SMEs play a major role: in IAPP & ITN account for
>50% of all businesses participating
Budget distribution by scientific panel
in FP7 (bottom-up approach)
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Italian participation in MCAs
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The 5th highest participating country, out of
over 80 (877 participations by Italian organisations)
1724 Italian researchers funded
(1st nationality)
EU contribution of €204,5 million
(7th country in EC contribution)
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Napoli University in MCA
projects
• 180 Health MC projects (out of ~800)
with italian participation -22,5%
• In 67 of these projects the
coordinator is an Italian organisation
• Budget 43312494€ out of
475.334.062€ - 9,11%
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MCAs Health projects
Success stories
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204828-PEPMIDAS RG-2007–45000€
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The scientist Luca Ronconi has developed gold-based anticancer "drugs" that might help pioneer new treatments
against breast and prostate cancer. The new drugs are to
help increase quality of life and life expectancy for
patients who suffer from cancer.
Ronconi's quotes: 'The grant was essential. It allowed me
to carry out my research work at the University of Padova,
where I initiated my career as a researcher in 2000 and,
eventually, took up an academic position in 2008.'
Luca Ronconi was supported for a MC re-integration grant
from January 2008 to December 2010. Between 2005 and
2006 he also benefited from a MC Intra-European
Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh (UK).
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MCAs Health projects
Success stories
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237962-CYCLON ITN-2008-2.415.547€
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The aim of the project is to develop a sugar-based anti-cancer drug. Final
results of the research into the anti-cancer treatment, known as Project
Cyclon, are expected by 2013.
The Italian scientist Milo Malanga is working with a team of scientists and
researchers at Budapest-based Cyclolab, the largest research and
development laboratory of its type in the world.
Partners of the project:
- Greece (National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”),
- Spain (University of Castilla-La Mancha),
- France (Université de Paris-Sud),
- Iceland (University of Iceland),
- Italy (University of Catania)
- Italy (Bologna's Consiglio Nationale Richerche),
- Sweden (University of Goeteborg),
- Spain (University of Almeria),
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MCAs Health projects
Success stories
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251522-GENDRIVAX-IAPP-2009- 1.639.638€
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The aim of the GENDRIVAX (GENome-DRIVen Vaccine) scientific
programme is to develop novel prophylactic vaccines against invasive
bacterial diseases caused by Salmonella and Neisseria.
Partners
- Italy ,Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health S. r. l. (NVGH), the
industrial partner with a specific mission to develop vaccines for neglected
diseases of developing countries.
- United Kingdom Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute (WTSI), academic
institution working in the research areas of genetics, 3.
- Swiss Tropical Institute (STI), a public non-commercial organisation with
the mission of contributing to health development.
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the national body responsible
for carrying out health science research in Kenya.
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MCAs Health projects
Success stories
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217768-EIMID-IAPP-2007- 2.172.806€
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The EIMID-IAPP training programme is part of the European Initiative for
Basic Research in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (EIMID), created in
2003 by scientists of five European centres of excellence (the Max Planck
Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, the CMMI at Imperial College in
London, the Institut Pasteur in Paris, the Karolinska Institutet in
Stockholm; and the vaccine company Novartis in Siena).
The goal of the collaborative project is the development of Novel
Therapeutic Approaches against Infectious Diseases, with particular
emphasis to drug-based and vaccine-based therapies for bacterial
infections affecting mucosal surfaces.
This activity of Industry-Academia exchange fulfils the EIMID goals of
1) harmonising European research programmes, so as to achieve a critical
mass on relevant topics.
2) fostering exchange of scientists, particularly at the doctoral and postdoctoral levels.
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Horizon 2020
Europe 2020 priorities
International cooperation
European Research Area
Shared objectives and principles
Common rules, toolkit of funding schemes
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Simplified access
Societal Challenges
Health, demographic change and wellbeing
Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and
maritime research, and the
bio-based economy
Secure, clean and efficient energy
Smart, green and integrated transport
Climate action, resource efficiency and raw
materials
Inclusive, innovative and secure societies
Industrial Leadership
− Leadership in enabling and industrial
technologies (ICT, nano, materials, bio,
manufacturing, space)
− Access to risk finance
− Innovation in SMEs
Excellent Science
− European Research Council
− Future and Emerging Technologies
− Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions on skills, training and career
development
− Research infrastructures
Supporting the objectives:
European Institute for Innovation and Technology
Joint Research Centre
Dissemination & knowledge
transfer
MSCA Objective
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Main objective
Ensure the optimum development and dynamic use of Europe’s
intellectual capital in order to generate new skills and innovation
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Rationale
Encourage new, creative types of training
Identify excellent talents in research and innovation in international
competition
Make best researchers in Europe and the world work together
across countries, sectors and disciplines
Create a whole new mind-set in Europe, crucial for
entrepreneurship and innovation
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MSCA – Key Features
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Bottom-up approach
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Supporting researchers careers
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Fostering key skills and competences
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Mobility, both trans-national and inter-sectoral
Mobility
Opening research careers at European and international level
Enhanced business-academia collaboration and staff exchange
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Excellent employment and working conditions, in line with the EU Charter
and Code for Researchers
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Role model with pronounced structuring effect on regional, national and
other international programmes
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MSCA – Key Features
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Broad definition of industry involvement: participation of businesses
(including SMEs) and other socio-economic actors
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Internal H2020 synergies with other part of Excellent Science, societal
challenges, industrial technologies, EIT
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Developing synergies with Erasmus for All programme
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Gender balance and equal opportunities
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Strong emphasis on outreach activities and communicating research
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MSC Actions
(including EID and IDP)
Action 1
Early-stage
Researchers
Doctoral and initial training of researchers
proposed by international networks of
organisations from public and private
sectors
IEF
IOF
IIF
CIG
Action 2
Experienced
Researchers
Individual fellowships for most promising
experienced researchers to develop their
skills through international or inter-sector
mobility
ITN
IAPP
IRSES
COFUND
Action 3
Exchange of
Staff
Action 4
COFUND
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International and inter-sector cooperation
through the exchange of research and
innovation staff
Co-funding of regional, national and
international programmes
Innovative Training
Networks (ITN)
MSCA - main EU programme for structured doctoral training
Dedicated to early-stage researchers (no ER recruitment)
Involving wide partnership of institutions from academic and nonacademic sectors
Based on FP7 ITNs experience + support to joint doctorates
Addressing triple 'i' dimension of mobility
Combining scientific excellence with innovation-oriented approach
Developing entrepreneurship and skills matching research labour
market needs
Enhancing employability of researchers
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Individual Fellowships
(IF)
Opportunities for international and inter-sector
mobility of ER to facilitate career moves
Enhance competences and creative potential of best
researchers, European and non-European willing to
work in the EU
Encompass intra-European, incoming, outgoing
mobility and re-integration
Possibility of inter-sector secondments
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Research and Innovation
Staff Exchange (RISE)
New type of exchange of staff action to stimulate transfer of knowledge
Flexible inter-sector (within Europe) and international (with 3rd countries)
exchanges of highly skilled research and innovation staff
No recruitment foreseen
Single eligibility rule for partnership consortia
Based on a common research project
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COFUND
Stimulating regional, national and international programmes to
foster excellence
Spreading best practices of MSCA in terms of international mobility,
research training, career development
Extended to doctoral training and exchange of staff
Building on experience from FP7 COFUND – evaluation results
available:
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COFUND is enhancing the international dimension of a number of national and
regionally-based fellowship programmes in ways that are not open to Individual
Fellowships
Modest positive impact on operational and administrative procedures of host
institutions (COFUND)
Contributing to a gradual ‘levelling up’ in employment conditions for researchers
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Inter-institutional
discussions
Council
Framework Programme Regulation:
Partial General Approach (PGA) reached on 31 May 2012
Rules for Participation and Dissemination:
PGA reached on 10 October
Specific Programme:
PGA reached on 11 December 2012
MSCA:
Impact across the programme on the innovativeness of the private sector
Importance of industrial doctorates
Mobility for European brain gain – importance of (re)integration
Extension of co-funding, involve private sector
Synergies with Erasmus for All, Structural Funds, KICs
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Inter-institutional
discussions
European Parliament
ITRE vote on 28 November 2012
Importance of widening participation
Building synergies between Horizon 2020 and Structural Funds
Establishing bridges with national and regional initiatives
20% of budget for SMEs
Open access to publications and scientific data
MSCA:
Increase of budget (from 7.2% to 8.3% of H2020)
Importance of joint and industrial doctorates
Promoting excellence in less innovation performing regions
Measures to remove obstacles to the mobility of female researchers
Support for outgoing mobility followed by return to Europe
"Seal of excellence" on positively evaluated projects (not funded)
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Horizon 2020 Advisory Groups Call
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Widening search for experts from all fields to participate in shaping the
agenda of Horizon 2020
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Call for expression of interest launched on 24 January 2013
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Experts can register at any time
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For the setting up of the first Horizon 2020 Advisory Groups, registration
no later than 6 March 2013
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More information on the Horizon 2020 website, What's New, Experts for
Advisory Groups
http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm?pg=h2020experts
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