The European Commission’s Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) scheme supports targeted, collaborative, multidisciplinary, technology-oriented research projects.

FET has a long history within Framework Programmes going as far back as FP3 (1990-1994). While FET has evolved in terms of its implementation modes, the fundamental mission has remained the same: underpinning the basic research engine fuelling the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

However, in Horizon 2020 FET has moved from ICT to a crosscutting position within the ‘Excellent Science’ Pillar and solicits proposals from the widest range of advanced sciences (including the life sciences, social sciences and humanities) and cutting-edge engineering disciplines.

FET has three complementary lines of activity: FET Open, FET Proactive and FET Flagships.

FET Open is bottom-up (i.e., unconstrained on themes/areas) and supports the early stages of research to establish a new technological possibility.

FET Proactive aims to establish critical knowledge and mass around emerging topics and associated communities (top-down).

This Workshop will focus on the new FET WP 2016-2017 and its particular attention to the innovation potential from the FET action lines. It will feature:

• FET Open & FET Proactive schemes, their context and corresponding funding opportunities
• Success stories from UK FET grant holders
• A view from a far-looking industry
• Practical aspects on ‘How to do it’

This free event is brought to you by the Knowledge Transfer Network in collaboration with the UK FET National Contact Point, with UKRO’s collegial help.

The number of places is limited so booking is essential for this event.

Draft Agenda

Time

Topic

Speaker

10.00

Registration, Coffee and Networking

10.30

Welcome and Introduction

Lee Vousden (EU Innovation Policy, Department of Business, Innovation and Skills)

10.35

KTN support

Susanne Coles (EU Projects Manager, Knowledge Transfer Network)

10.40

UKRO’s support

Maribel Glogowski (UK Research Office)

10.50

Introduction on FET

George Papadakis (NCP ICT & FET, Innovate UK)

11.05

FET – Open Opportunities 2016-2017

Martin Lange (Deputy Head of Unit FET-Open, Research Executive Agency – European Commission)

11.35

FET – Proactive Opportunities 2016-2017 and FET Flagships

Martin Lange (Deputy Head of Unit FET-Open, Research Executive Agency – European Commission)

12.05

Q&A session

12.20

Lunch

13.20

A View from a far looking industry

Roy Katso (Director Open Innovation & Funding Partnerships – Bioelectronics R&D, GlaxoSmithKline)

13.40

H2020 FET – Open Project ‘NEMF21’

Gregor Tanner (Associate Professor & Reader in Mathematical Physics, University of Nottingham)

13.55

H2020 FET – Open Project ’QCUMbER’

Brian Smith (Associate Professor in Experimental Quantum Physics, University of Oxford)

14.10

Q&A

14.20

Coffee and Networking

14.40

An Evaluator’s perspective

Markys Cain (Director and Owner of Electrosciences Ltd., Visiting Professor at Queen Mary, University of London)

15.00

H2020 FET – Process and Practicalities

George Papadakis (NCP ICT & FET, Innovate UK)

15.20

Q&A

15.30

Coffee and Networking

16.00

Event Closes

Enquiries to UK FET NCP - georgios.papadakis@innovateuk.gov.uk