• EUREKA started in 1985, when 18 European countries tried to strike balance with America by establishing "European Collaborative R&D Network.," which aimed to produce an industrial technology development organization that is SME centered and market driven.
• Currently, there are 40 European countries as Member states and in general assembly that takes place 4 times in a year, new projects and approved and the future direction of EUREKA's technology development are decided.

  ※ EUREKA is unique from the aspect that thanks to its bottom-up style, voluntary industry-academia cooperation has been promoted. Also, being market driven has allowed variety in the types of projects and accelerated development

Founded year

• Founded in 1985.

Participating Countries

• Member states: 39 European countries + European Union European Associated Countries(NIP1): Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina

  ※ NIP(National Information Point) - Refers to the level of a country before it gets to be a member state.

• Non-European Associated Countries: Republic of Korea

Size of Projects (July, 2009)

• Number of Running Projects / Total budget / Total Number of Organizations Involved / Etc. 722 / €1.3 billion (￦25 trillion) / 2,640 (476 Large Companies, 1,174 SMEs) / 491 Research Institutes, 459 Universities

Types of Projects

Types of Projects	Mid to Long-term, Big Projects		Short-term, Small Projects
EUREKA's Initiatives	Cluster	Umbrella	Individual	Eurostar
Duration	Over 5 years average	3~5 years average	1~3 years average	Limited to 3 years
Funding	Funding to Individual countries	Funding to Individual countries	Funding to Individual countries	Eurostar fund + unding to Individual countries
Participating Organizations	No Restriction	No Restriction	No Restriction	Limited to SMEs
Where to Submit an Application	Manager of each clusters	Each Countries' NPC	Each Countries' NPC	EUREKA Secretariat(Brussel)
Application Period	By cluster	At all times	At all times	1~2 times per year

Summary

• A strategic, key technology development project led by Europe's major companies
• Quickly adapt to changes in the global market over a relatively long period of time
• The percentage of involvement depending types of participants: large companies 74%, SMEs 13%, research institutes 9%, and universities 4%.

Cluster( 5 Key Research Fields, 7 Clusters)

클러스터 분야

Field	Program
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	CATRENE (2008-2012) ITEA 2 (2006-2014) EURIPIDES (2006-2013)
INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING	MF.IND (2008-2013)
COMMUNICATION	CELTIC (2003-2011)
ENERGY	EUROGIA+ (2008-2013)
WATER MANAGEMENT	ACQUEAU (2010-2015)

Summary

• Support new projects by facilitating European network in a specific technology area

Specific Technology / Business area ( 6 Areas total, 7 Projects)

주제별 특수 분야

Field	Program
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	EUREKA TOURISM (2006-2012)
MEDICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY	EUROAGRI FOOCHAIN(2009-2013)
LASER	EULASNET 2 (2006-2010)
NEW MATERIALS	EUREKABUILD(2010-2013)
ROBOTICS	PRO-FACTORY (2007-2011) E!SURF (2010-2015)
TRANSPORT	LOGCHAIN+ (2006-2011)

Summary

• Support new projects by facilitating European network in a specific technology area

Specific area

• Electronics, IT & Telecommunications
• Industrial Technology, Materials & Transportation
• Energy
• Chemistry, Physical & Exact Sciences
• Biological Sciences
• Agriculture & Marine Resources
• Agrofood Technology
• Measurements & Standards
• Technology for Protecting Man & the Environment
• Other Industrial Technologies

Summary

• One of new intiatives started by EUREKA in October, 2007. Focused on commercialization and SMEs.
• Handles short-term projects that could be commercialized, with SMEs as the main participant. Duration is limited to 3 years.
• Eurostar will cooperate with EUREKA and European Community