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European Research CouncilThe European Research CouncilExplaining the ERC

ERC StructureEuropean Research CouncilThe European Commission• Provides financing through the EU framework programmes• Guarantees autonomy of the ERC• Assures the integrity and accountability of the ERC• Adopts annual work programmes as established bythe Scientific CouncilThe ERC Scientific Council• 22 prominent researchers proposed by an independentidentification committee• Appointed by the Commission (4 years, renewable once)• Establishes overall scientific strategy; annual work programmes(incl. calls for proposals, evaluation criteria); peer review methodology;selection and accreditation of experts• Controls quality of operations and management• Ensures communication with the scientific communityThe ERC Executive Agency• Executes annual work programme as established by the Scientific Council• Implements calls for proposals and provides information and support to applicants• Organises peer review evaluation• Establishes and manages grant agreements• Administers scientific and financial aspects and follow-up of grant agreements• Carries out communications activities and ensures information disseminationto ERC stakeholders

ERC Scientific Council MembersEuropean Research Council• Prof. Claudio BORDIGNON (Medicine)Prof. Nicholas CANNY, (History)Prof. Don Dingwell• Prof. Sierd A.P.L. CLOETINGH (Earth Sciences)ERC Secretary General• Prof. Mathias DEWATRIPONT (Economics)• Prof. Tomasz DIETL (Physics)• Prof. Daniel DOLEV (Computer Sciences)Prof. Carlos M. DUARTE (Biology)• Prof. Daniel ESTEVE (Physics)• Prof. Pavel EXNER (Applied Mathematics & Mathematical Physics), ERC Vice President• Prof. Hans-Joachim FREUND (Physics & Physical Chemistry)Prof. Carl-Henrik HELDIN (Molecular Cell Biology), ERC Vice President• Prof. Timothy HUNT (Biology)Prof. Norbert KROO (Physics)Prof. Maria Teresa LAGO (Astrophysics)• Prof. Henrietta L. MOORE (Social Anthropology)Prof. Helga NOWOTNY (Science and Technology Studies), ERC President• Prof. Christiane NÜSSLEIN-VOLHARD (Genetics)Prof. Alain PEYRAUBE (Linguistics)Dr. Jens ROSTRUP-NIELSEN (Chemistry)• Prof. Mart SAARMA (Biology)• Prof. Anna TRAMONTANO (Biochemistry)• Prof. Isabelle VERNOS (Molecular and Cell Biology)

European Research CouncilERC Grant schemesStarting Grantsstarters(2-7 years after PhD)up to € 2.0 Miofor 5 yearsConsolidator Grantsconsolidators(7-12 years after PhD)up to € 2.75 Miofor 5 yearsAdvanced Grantstrack-record ofsignificant researchachievements inthe last 10 yearsup to € 3.5 Miofor 5 yearsSynergy Grants2 – 4 Principal Investigatorsup to € 15.0 Mio for 6 yearsProof-of-Conceptbridging gap between research - earlieststage of marketable innovationup to €150,000 for ERC grant holders

European Research CouncilCreative freedom of the individual grantee (I)ERC offers independence, recognition & visibility• to work on a research topic of own choice, with a team of own choice• to gain true financial autonomy for 5 years• to negotiate with the host institution the best conditions of work• to attract top team members (EU and non-EU) and collaborators• to move with the grant to any place in Europe if necessary (portabilityof grants)• to attract additional funding and gain recognition; ERC is a qualitylabel│ 7

After 5 years of existence…A success storyEuropean Research Council‣ more than 3.000 funded proposals‣ in more than 500 different host institutions in 27 countries;almost 5 billion euro‣ “excellence attracts excellence”: 50% of PIs in 50 institutions‣ highly competitive: average success rate 12%‣ EU value added: pan-European competition amongresearchers for the first time ever‣ strengthening peer-review-based evaluation systems‣ strong structuring effects: reshaping the Europeanlandscape of basic/frontier research‣ making Europe more attractive in the global competition forscientific talent│ 9

PrestigeEuropean Research Council"Despite being a new, and thus untried instrument,the ERC has manifestly succeeded in attracting andfunding world-class research and is playing animportant role in anchoring research talent." .The independent interim evaluation of FP75 Nobel Prize laureatesfunded by ERCSergeHarocheNobel 2012KonstantinNovoselovNobel 2010TheodorHanschJamesHeckmanJean-MarieLehn3 Fields Medalistscurrently fundedby ERCStanislav Smirnov AdG 2008Simon Donaldson AdG 2009Elon Lindenstrauss AdG 2010Other Prizes awarded to ERC granteesEMBO GOLD MEDAL 2011 – Simon BOULTON - AdG 2010FEBS|EMBO WOMEN IN SCIENCE 2011 - Carol ROBINSON - AdG 2010EMBO GOLD MEDAL 2010 – Jason W CHIN - StG 2007THE SHAW PRIZE IN MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES 2011 - Christodoulou Demetrios - AdG 2009CRAFOORD PRIZE 2011 and EUROPEAN LATSIS PRIZE 2010 – Ilkka Hanski - AdG 2008L'ORÉAL-UNESCO AWARD FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE 2011 - Anne L'Huillier - AdG 2008WOLF PRIZE 2010 – Anton ZEILINGER, David BAULCOMBE-AdG 2008, Alain ASPECT–AdG 2010MILLENIUM AWARD 2010 – Michael GRATZEL - AdG 20092012 Prizes awardedto ERC granteesEMBO GOLD MEDAL 2012Jiri FRIML - StG 2011Royal Society of EdinburghKELVIN PRIZE 2012Colin McINNES - AdG 2008LEIBNIZ PRIZE 2012Michael BRECHT - AdG 2008 &Joerg WRACHTRUP - AdG 2010CNRS SILVER MEDAL 2012Paolo SAMORI - StG 2010Ehrlich-Darmstaedter Prize Young 2012│ 10Kathrin MAEDLER - StG 2010

ERC Competitions 2007-2012Total number ofapplicationsreceivedEuropean Research CouncilEvaluated* Funded success rates**Starting Grant 2007 9.167 8.787 299 3,4Starting Grant 2009 2.503 2.392 245 10,2Starting Grant 2010 2.873 2.767 436 15,8Starting Grant 2011 4.080 4.005 486 12,1Starting Grant 2012*** 4.741 4.653 536 11,5Starting Grant 23.364 22.604 2.002 10,6Advanced Grant 2008 2.167 2.034 282 13,9Advanced Grant 2009 1.584 1.526 245 16,1Advanced Grant 2010 2.009 1.967 271 13,8Advanced Grant 2011 2.284 2.245 301 13,4Advanced Grant 8.044 7.772 1.099 14,3Proof of Concept 2011 - 1&2 151 139 51 36,7Proof of Concept 2012 - 1*** 75 60 33 55,0Proof of Concept 226 199 84 45,8* withdrawn and ineligible proposals not taken into account** percentage of funded proposals in relation to evaluated proposals*** selectedof whichData as of 26/09/2012 │ 11

Number of granteesEuropean Research CouncilMany of the grantees are Young Scientists250Starting Grant200150100Advanced Grant50023 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74Age of the grantees at the time of applicationERC 2012Starting Grant 2007-2012; Advanced Grant 2008-2011

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Submitted proposals by domainERC Starting grant calls 2007 - 2012European Research CouncilStarting Grant5000450040009,1674406Physical Sciences and EngineeringLife SciencesSocial Sciences and Humanities35003000250020001500100050033991362-73%2,5031112927464+15%2,87412051030638+42%4,08016901440950+16%4,741205816531030+53%3,329150210577700Starting Grant 2007 Starting Grant 2009 Starting Grant 2010 Starting Grant 2011 Starting Grant 2012 Starting Grant 2013**) StG2013 only starters, without consolidators│ 14ERC 2012

Submitted proposals by domainERC Advanced grant calls 2008 - 2012European Research CouncilAdvanced Grant1400Physical Sciences and EngineeringLife SciencesSocial Sciences and Humanities120010008009972,167766-27%7361,583+27%2,009+14%902 9172,284789+1%7732,3049786004004045126214865785533352000Advanced Grant 2008 Advanced Grant 2009 Advanced Grant 2010 Advanced Grant 2011 Advanced Grant 2012ERC 2012│ 15

Evaluated proposals from hosts in CZERC Starting Grant calls 2007-2012ERC Advanced Grant calls 2008-2012European Research Council*) StG2013 is without consolidators; all submittedIneligible and withdrawn proposals not taken into account│ 16

Funded projectsERC Starting grant 2007-2012ERC Advanced grant 2008 – 2011European Research Council│ 17

ERC grants at host institutions in CZERC Starting Grant calls 2007-2012ERC Advanced Grant calls 2008-2011European Research Council6 ERC grants currently at host institutions in the Czech RepublicHost Institution Call Domain Principal Investigator Project TitleInstitute of Chemical Technology -Chemical Processing by Swarm RoboticsPrague StG-2007 Dr Frantisek StepanekCharles University Prague StG-2010 Dr Jana Roithova Ion Spectroscopy of Reaction IntermediatesLong-term woodland dynamics in Central Europe: fromInstitute of Botany (CAS)StG-2011Dr Peter Szabó estimations to a realistic modelPhys&EngDr Detlef Schroeder New Horizons for Mass SpectrometryInstitute of Organic Chemistry andAdG-2008Regular Arrays of Artificial Surface-Mounted DipolarBiochemistry (CAS)Prof Josef Michl Molecular RotorsSpintronics based on relativistic phenomena in systemsInstitute of Physics (CAS)AdG-2010Prof Tomas Jungwirth with zero magnetic momentDr Daniel Kral (Starting grantee 2010) moved recently with the grant from CharlesUniversity Prague to University of Warwick (UK) – grant portabilityCurrent host institutions; data as of 26/09/2012│ 18

European Research CouncilSuccess rates per country of Host InstitutionERC Starting grant 2007-2012ERC Advanced grant 2008 – 2011*) First legal signatories of the first grant agreement taken into account

European Research CouncilERC grant distribution to countries of HIERC Starting grant 2007-2012ERC Advanced grant 2008 – 20113101 projects have been selected, one fifthcorresponding to women PIs.*) Host institution refers to the organisation with which the first grant agreement was signed│ 20

Mobility of researchersERC Starting Grant calls 2007-2012ERC Advanced Grant calls 2008-2011European Research Council3 foreign grantees in CZ9 Czech grantees away from CZ:UK (3), DE (2), AT (2), BE (1), CH (1)│ 22

National initiativesin support offinalist projectsin the ERC callsRelation with National Agencies IIEuropean Research Councilsupports unfunded StG finalistsSome funding agencies uses ERC evaluation results in FI: support scheme researchA new partnership betweenNational Funding Councilsand ERCNO: The Research CouncilSE: support for unfundedfinalists of StG calls since 2007for finalists in reservelists since 2009 callsIE: New scheme openingin 2012. Previous schemefor StG2007 finalistsFR: ANR launchedan initiative tosupport unfundedStG2007 finalistsBE Flanders: FWOsupports the bestranked PIs on theERC-StG reserve listLU: FNR supportsunfunded StG andAdG finalists since2009 callsCH: SNSF launchedan initiative to backunfunded StG2007finalistsPL: Support scheme forfinalists of 2009 and 2010calls. It might continueCZ: openedsupport schemefor finalists in 2012HU: Call for unfundedERC finalists ofStG2007 and StG2009SI: Complementaryscheme for unfundedfinalists of 2010 callsRO: opened support schemefor finalists in 2012TR: Considers ascheme to supportunfunded ERC finalistsPT: New national initiativein support of ERC finalistsbeing developedES: support for unfundedfinalists of StG calls since 2007IT: Call open to allunfunded StG2007finalistsBG: Develops ascheme to financiallysupport projects in theERC reserve listEL: support for unfundedStG and AdG finalists in2010 and 2011 callsCY: ResearchPromotionFoundationsupported StG2009 finalists│ 23

Number of assignments*European Research CouncilERC panel members by country of HI and genderERC Starting and Advanced grant calls 2007 - 2011350300250321308266Averaged over the first eightERC calls 34% of the ERCpanel members were women.MenWomen200194196150125114 10510185 81 7766 655541 3627219 5 5 5 4 3 31005044 37166 4 315 11 6 5 3 3 3 1 1 10UK DE FR IT ES NL SE BE AT DK FI PL HU CZ PT EL IE RO BG CY SK LT EE SI CH IL NO TR RS HR IS US JP CA AU TW CL HK RU UA AR MXEU Member States Associated C. InternationalCountry of Panel Member's Host Institution* no of instances that experts of a certain country of origin are being used

European Research CouncilFrontier research and innovation:ERC Proof of Concept Initiated to help ERC grant-holder to bridge the gapbetween their research and the earliest stage of amarketable innovation Supporting grant-holders during the pre-demonstration Up to 150.000 Euro per grant One step evaluation First call in Autumn 2011 with 2 deadlines Second call in 2012 (deadlines: 3 May and 3 October 2012) 69 proposals recently submitted to PoC 2012-22011 2012Total applications 151 75Evaluated* 139 60Funded 51 33*) withdrawn and ineligible proposals not taken intoaccount

European Research CouncilSpeeding up the discovery process:ERC Synergy grant‣ 2012 work programme on a pilot basis‣ 2 – 4 Principal Investigators; complementary skills,knowledge & resources; to jointly address frontier researchproblems‣ Up to €15m for up to six years‣ Based on ERC principles (no consortia, no networks):• bottom-up and risk-taking• driven by scientific demand• PIs expected to spend significant “core time” together• only one Host Institution, but groups not required to bephysically located in the same place‣ 710 submissions to the first Synergy Call

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HORIZON 2020European Research Council‣ HORIZON 2020 structure: Excellence Science Industrial leadership Societal challenges EIT JRC‣ Excellent Science: reinforcing and extending the excellence of theEU’s science base and consolidating ERA to make EU’s R&I systemmore competitive on a global scale European Research Council (budget proposal under H2020: € 15 billion) Future and Emerging Technologies Marie Curie Research Infrastructures│ 30

Budget proposal under H2020European Research CouncilH2020 budget € 88 billionERC budget € 15 billionFP7 budget € 50.5 billionERC budget € 7.5 billionSocietalchallenges(39%)EIT(3.6%)JRC(2.5%)ERC(17.1%)JRC nonnuclear(3 %)Capacities(8 %)People(9 %)Co-operation(65 %)Ideas(15 %)Industrialleadership(23.1%)Other Excellentscience (14.6%)

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