1. Katharina Lehmeier Barcelona > 24-03-11
EUREKA and its Construction Technology
Sector
EUREKA BUILD2 Brokerage event
www.eurekanetwork.org
Doing business through technology

2. The EUREKA Initiative is… >
> intergovernmental
> nationally-financed
> market-oriented
> bottom-up
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3. Nationally financed >
Financing for EUREKA projects comes from two
main sources:
> national public sources
(national research and innovation funds)
> investment by industry in R&D
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4. Market-oriented >
> EUREKA addresses applied,
not fundamental, research projects
> The result of a EUREKA project
must be a marketable product,
process or service
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5. EUREKA statement and target >
> EUREKA means business
> EUREKA means project cooperation
> EUREKA means links to customers, partners,
experts and financing bodies
www.eureka.be

6. EUREKA is a Partner of choice for private investors >
It supports :
> Highly-innovative SMEs
> Market-relevant projects
> Internationally-minded teams
> Projects are always pre-screened
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7. Bottom-up >
The EUREKA project consortium decides:
> the way a project comes together
> the end result
The consortium is close to the market, so can be
flexible and respond quickly to market change.
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8. 40 Members >
> Austria Finland Israel Norway Slovenia
> Belgium France Italy Poland Spain
F.Y.R.O.M Latvia Portugal Sweden
> Bulgaria
Germany Lithuania Romania Switzerland
> Croatia
Greece Luxembourg Russia Turkey
> Cyprus
Hungary Malta San Marino Ukraine
> Czech Iceland Monaco Serbia United Kingdom
Republic
Ireland The Netherlands Slovakia
> Denmark
> Estonia NATIONAL INFORMATION POINTS
> European Albania
Union Boznia-Herzegovina
ASSOCIATED COUNTRY
South Korea
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9. The past is history >
> Established in 1985
> An initiative of French
President Mitterand and
German Chancellor Kohl
> 18 countries and the
European Union
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10. Some Statistics >
> Since 1985, 25 billion euro of public-private
investment has been mobilised to support some
2,800 EUREKA projects.
> On-going projects are attracting investment of
some 4 billion euro.
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11. Some Statistics >
Who participates in EUREKA projects?
> Nearly 13.000 partners from
across Europe - and beyond
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12. The pillars of EUREKA >
> Strategic initiatives: Umbrellas
and Clusters
> Individual projects
> The Eurostars Programme
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13. Strategic Initiatives >
> Clusters
> Long-term, strategically-significant initiatives
> Large number of participants, many from
Europe’s major companies (e.g. Philips,
Infineon)
> Develop generic technologies of key importance
to European competitivenes
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14. Individual Projects >
> Individual projects
> Small, short-term projects
> Ready-to-market results
> Involve participants from at least two
member countries
> Result in a product, process or service
representing a significant advance in
their sector
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15. Strategic Initiatives >
> Umbrellas
> Thematic networks of public authorities
and sectoral experts
> Their objective is to generate EUREKA
projects
> Fields of activity: manufacturing,
construction, logistics, food and feed,
surface, tourism
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16. Strategic Initiatives >
> Umbrellas
> ProFACTORY: Production technologies
> EuroAgri FoodChain: Agriculture, food and feed,
bio-economy
> EUREKABUILD2: Construction technology
> EUREKA TOURISM: IT technologies for tourism
> LOGCHAIN+: Freight chains and logistics
> i-Surf: surface materials
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17. The Eurostars Programme >
> Eurostars
> A European funding and support programme to
be specifically dedicated to R&D performing
SMEs
> An Article 169 programme of the Treaty, co-
decision by EU parliament and EU council
> Multi-annual joint programme (2007-2013),
combining
> National R&D programmes from 32 countries
(300 M€ committed)
> FP7 (up to 100 M€ committed)
> EUREKA Secretariat (20+years of experience in national
R&D programmes coordination)
> Two calls for proposals per year
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18. In what technologies can EUREKA Projects >
be found?
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19. Which markets benefit from the technologies >
developed?
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20. Spending on EUREKA >
Projects in Relation to GDP
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21. Construction and Materials technology
EUREKA statistics
> Construction Technology
> Materials Technology

22. Construction Technology
HOW TO GET Technologies
Construction EUREKA Statistics >
INVOLVED
Comprising the following technology fields:
> Building Materials
> Components and Methods
> Civil engineering
> Construction Equipment
> Construction Technology
> Fire Resistance
> Mechanical Engineering, Hydraulics, Vibration and Acoustic
Engineering related to construction technology
> Pipeline Technology
> Sensory/Multisensory Technology, Instrumentation related
to construction technology
> Sound Insulation

23. Construction Technology
Overview EUREKA Statistics
>
Construction Projects Completed 24
Construction Projects Running 16
Total Cost of all Construction Projects 56.3 M€
Average Project Cost 1.4 M€
Average number of Participants per Project 3.5
Average Project duration 36 months

24. Construction Technology
Construction - Projects Generated
EUREKA Statistics
>

25. Construction Technology
Construction EUREKAof Projects
- Cost Statistics >

26. Construction Technology
Construction - Top 10 Countries
EUREKA Statistics
>

27. Construction Technology
Construction - Type of Company
EUREKA Statistics
>
SME 62
Large company 38
Research Institute 17
University 22
Other 1
Grand Total 140

28. Construction and Materials technology
EUREKA statistics
> Construction Technology
> Materials Technology

29. Materials Technology
Materials Technologies
EUREKA Statistics
>
Comprising the following technology fields:
> Building materials
> Colours and varnish
> Composite materials
> Glass
> Iron and Steel, Steelworks
> Properties of Materials, Corrosion/Degradation
> Stone

30. Materials Technology
Overview EUREKA Statistics
>
Materials Projects Completed 32
Materials Projects Running 17
Total Cost of all Materials Projects 74.6 M€
Average Project Cost 1.5 M€
Average number of Participants per Project 3.3
Average Project duration 39 months

31. Materials Technology
Materials - Projects Generated
EUREKA Statistics
>

32. Materials Technology
Materials - Cost of Projects
EUREKA Statistics
>

33. Materials Technology >
EUREKA Statistics

34. Materials Technology >
EUREKA Statistics
SME 59
Large company 57
Research Institute 49
University 30
Other 4
Grand Total 199

35. Ex-Post Impact
EUREKAof the Final Report 2000-2005
Analysis
- The Leverage Effect
14
13
12
11
10
9
Leverage effect on Commercial Turnover : 13
Expected
8 Commercial Turnover
10 M€
7
6
5
4
Leverage Effect on Private Fund : 2.5
3
Private Fund
2 2.5 M€ Achieved
Commercial Turnover
1
Public Fund 1M€ 3 M€
0

36. Ex-Post Impact
Analysis of EUREKAReport 2000-2005
the Final Impact
Based on 1000 final reports received from 2000 to 2005, we could
determine that for one million euros of Public funds invested in a
EUREKA project, on average :
 2.5 millions euros of Private funds were put in additionally
 which resulted in 13 millions of additional turnover (achieved and expected)
 and 54 Jobs created or safeguarded (achieved and expected).

37. EUREKA Added Value in in the ERA
EUREKA Added Value the ERA
EUREKA tackles two weaknesses of the ERA thanks to:
> Strong support to European Industry (notably to SMEs)
reducing the gap between Research & Innovation
> Efficient & Balanced Model for Joint programming
reducing the European fragmention
EUREKA is a key actor for a successful ERA !

38. Thank you for
listening
Katharina Lehmeier
EUREKA Secretariat
Brussels
katharina.lehmeier@eurekanetwork.org
www.eurekanetwork.org
www.eurostars-eureka.eu