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WHY SEEK PUBLIC R&D FUNDS


Small, medium, and large companies all over the world invest in R&D inputs in order to produce innovative outputs. Meanwhile, approximately 1/3 of all R&D is funded through public money, e.g., non-dilutive funding sources such as tax credit programs, vouchers, grants, and competitions.

Public funding of R&D activities can directly and indirectly contribute to the success of your company.

Direct benefits stem from the lowered risk and cost of setting up and running an internal R&D team thus improving competitiveness and allowing you to focus on innovating and developing or advancing new products and services.

Indirect benefits relate to spill-over effects, increasing your knowledge base and open innovation network, creating a recruitment talent pool, testing, and identifying new market opportunities while also boosting the performance of R&D teams through diversity and cross-fertilization.

Whether you are a startup looking for funding to develop your MVP, or an established company looking to modernize your offering, there is an R&D scheme out there that can help you achieve your goals by supporting you with the resources you need. For example, public R&D funds could help you hire recent graduates or experienced developers, collaborate with university researchers, buy expensive equipment, or travel and exhibit at prestigious conferences and events.

PACKAGES

I offer three types of services to take you from idea, through funding application, all the way to the R&D team set-up.


  • In this 90-min introductory session, we'll l first conduct a critical analysis of your innovation idea, then discuss your R&D needs, and finally identify potential public funding sources that you can target. After the session, you’ll receive a written summary of everything we’ve discussed. The session fee is €300.

  • We’ll work together to define the objectives of your R&D project, as well as the key tasks and timeline needed to deliver it. I’ll then, with your input and frequent feedback, write your grant proposal. This is usually delivered within a month’s time.

    The fee for grant writing is as follows:

    Upfron fee + % of awarded grant

    €1000 + 3% for grants €200K - €500K

    €2000 + 2.5% for grants €500K - €1M

    €3000 + 2% for grants €1M - €3M

  • Once you win the grant and need to start assembling your R&D team, I am available to join your company on a fixed-term consultancy basis and work with you to get everything set up in the right way.

    This could include any of the following:

    • recruiting, interviewing, and setting objectives for the R&D Team

    • training and developing the R&D team and mentoring its leader

    • monitoring the project's progress and ensuring that it stays on track

    • preparing any required reports for submission to the funding body

    • preparing the R&D team for a successful project review day

    • aligning R&D efforts with your technology commercialization roadmap

    The subscriptions are as follows:

    Paid monthly, 3 months minimum contract

    €3K for 12 days a month (€250 per day = €35.7 per hour)

    €2.2K for 8 days a month (€275 per day = €39.3 per hour)

    €1.2K for 4 days a month (€300 per day = €42.8 per hour)

  • I’m an experienced R&D leader who has raised and managed over €10M in R&D funding from EU, CY, and UK sources.

  • Since receiving my Ph.D. in Mathematics in 2011, I’ve worked for big companies like Toshiba and innovative startups like Ultraleap.

  • I’ve authored 100+ peer-reviewed publications and 6 patents, and published a book on R&D.

  • Finally, I’ve been teaching R&D Management and Technology Commercialization to MBA university programs.

Technology areas that we can work together on: Wireless Networks (5G), Cloud Services, Smart Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience (UX), Digital and Web3 Applications, Virtual Reality (VR), Haptics, Complex Systems, Robotics, and Ultrasound.

R&D Expertise

FUNDING SOURCES

We typically target grants worth €200k or more

“Orestis has directly, and indirectly, positively influenced a large number of scientists and engineers around the world”

Claudio Pacchierotti, Chargé de Recherche at CNRS

“Orestis possesses a rare blend of qualities that make him exceptional in his role. He's a master at navigating complex projects with precision and care”

Sriram Subramanian, Professor at UCL

“He is one of only a few people who I truly feel can straddle the academic and industrial research worlds effectively”

Justin Coon, Professor at Oxford

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