The European Metrology Research Programmes EMRP and EMPIR. Duncan Jarvis EMRP Programme Manager

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1 The European Metrology Research Programmes EMRP and EMPIR Duncan Jarvis EMRP Programme Manager

2 Contents Metrology EURAMET History of the European programmes Strengths and weaknesses of the A169/A185 tool Implementation issues Conclusion

3 Metrology: the science and application of measurement secure measurements and reference data do/underpin basic science drive innvovation do you get what you pay for? safely below radiation limits? do constants of nature drift with time? efficiency? quality control in production? data quality for policy making sufficient? precise enough to be competitive?

4 EURAMET is... The gateway to Europe s integrated metrology infrastructure It facilitates access to European measurement expertise, and underpins the delivery of globally competitive, high impact metrology It ensures Europe maintains its global reputation for excellence in measurement science It raises awareness of the value of measurement by demonstrating the impact of metrology on society s grand challenges

5 What are the EMRP and EMPIR? They are about improving measurement to drive innovation and competitiveness. They enable European metrology institutes, industrial organisations and academia to collaborate on joint research projects. They are implemented by EURAMET based on Article 169 and then 185, jointly funded by the participating countries and the European Union (over 1 B )

6 The road to EMPIR Pilot Call 2007 imera-plus Austria Implementation Calls EMRP Austria Belgium Bosnia- Herzegovina Czech Republic Broadening From 2014 Belgium Estonia Czech Republic Denmark Finland Deciding Denmark Estonia France Estonia Finland Germany imera Finland France Hungary Czech Republic France Germany Ireland Exploring Denmark Germany Hungary Italy Finland Italy Italy Netherlands MERA France Netherlands Netherlands Norway Czech Germany Norway Norway Poland Republic Italy Portugal Poland Portugal Denmark Netherlands Romania Portugal Romania France Norway Slovakia Romania Serbia Germany Poland Slovenia Slovakia Slovakia Ireland Slovakia Spain Slovenia Slovenia Italy Slovenia Sweden Spain Spain Netherlands Sweden Switzerland Sweden Sweden Norway Switzerland Turkey Switzerland Switzerland Sweden UK UK Turkey Turkey Switzerland EC EC UK UK UK EC EC EMPIR Austria Belgium Bosnia- Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark

7 EMRP inputs Projects selected 119 JRP funding contracted RG funding contracted Funded years in JRPs 2116 Unfunded years in JRPs 206 Funded years in RG 442 Total participations 2113

8 Strengths of the A169/185 tool Long term alignment of strategies, infrastructure and relationships on shared challenges Call topics known for up to 5 years ahead National budgets committed for up to 8 years ahead Research providers often have plan for 10 years ahead Additional, generic annual calls give flexibility 50 % success rate promotes well developed proposals

9 Challenges with the A169/185 tool Diversity of inputs Slovenia Poland Norway Belgium Romania Hungary Bosnia- Herzegovina Estonia National Commitment Austria Bulgaria Portugal Croatia Serbia Ireland Slovakia Denmark Sweden Spain Czech Republic Germany Switzerland Finland Turkey Netherlands Italy France United Kingdom

10 The diversity of EURAMET members Large NMI PTB, Germany >1900 employees Focus on R&D Long experience in metrology PTB and NPL >100 years Centralised system Netherlands, VSL Bulgaria, BIM-NCM Small NMI MNS-NMS, Malta 4 employees Focus on services and KT Being established Cyprus, Luxembourg Network of labs France LNE + 9 DIs Slovenia MIRS + 9 DIs

11 Challenges with the A169/185 tool Diversity of inputs, not all contributors are research led, others have priorities in: Regulation Calibration and testing services Diverse political strategies e.g. Nuclear Institutional controls may prevent best use of EU funds e.g. staff number caps, financial control by ministry.

12 Implementation issues Freedom to match processes to the community Own contract Budget and calls agreed at start Outsider participation through Grants fixed rates, no financial reporting no audits A169 Transparency of cofunding A185 Required to follow H2020 rules for participation Contract defined by EC Annual workplan needs EC approval Outsider participation as H2020 H2020 funding rules, full financial reporting audits by EURAMET Cofunding model unsustainable

13 Metrology is ideal for A169 / A185 All states maintain institutes for metrology as part of their scientific-technical infrastructure common core mission gives a natural interest in a joint programme history of mutual trust stable national commitments common activities beyond research in services to industry, conformity assessment, standardisation, Measurements at primary level must be better than all applications leading to cutting edge measurement science aligned with real-life needs But with research embedded in the wider mission, the longterm implementation of results is guaranteed along with a wide impact of results in all European states

14 Article 185 is a powerful instrument It produces a multi-annual programme with abovecritical mass It aligns the long-term research strategies of the member sates It allows the existing responsible expert community to establish the implementation body: central management in EURAMET e.v. well defined decision making in EMPIR committee with representation of all participating states with fair weighted voting rights