Trainings

Training in Technology Transfer & Innovation

      We provide training sessions, both introductory, advanced, and hands-on workshops, in several areas related to innovation management and technology transfer. These courses are designed to provide independent, in-depth knowledge, and professional practical guidance.

  • A – Grant Writing and grant management (more details bellow)
  • B – Project management (more details bellow)
  • C – Innovation Management
  • D – Foresight and scenarios
  • E – Internationalization and business development (more details bellow)
  • F – Functional and value analysis
  • G – Crisis management
  • H – Organizational behaviour, culture and Biases
  • I – Information systems
  • J – System modelling and analysis
  • K – Risk analysis and safety
  • L – Investment analysis
  • M – Sustainable economic development

A – Grant Writing and grant management

Horizon Europe (HE)*

  • Grant Writing in general
  • Preparation of HE Grant Applications:
    • ERC
    • EIC Pathfinder, Transition, Accelerator
    • IA/RIA/CSA projects (emphasis in HE Cluster 2)
    • MSCA (Marie Curie)
    • WIDERA
  • Project Execution & Management (including legal and financial matters)
  • Dissemination, Communication, and exploitation
  • Impact assessments and socioeconomic studies
  • State of the art analysis (market, scientific, patents) – Technological assessment and desk research
  • Set-up of international partnerships for R&D and science (including consortium-building)
    • Green and digital
    • Aerospace
    • Smart Manufacturing
    • Health research and healthcare
    • International cooperation (south America, Africa)
    • Innovation ecosystems

* Parts of this training are also applicable to other European programmes such as ERASMUS+, DIGITAL, CEF, I3, InnovateUK, SMP, Creative Europe, EU4Health, IMCAP, IMREG…

Eurostars/Eureka

  • Preparation of Eurostars/Eureka Grant Applications
  • Market analysis
  • Business plans & financial projections

Green Deal, Environmental, and Climate funding programmes

  • Innovation Fund (InovFund)
  • Blue Growth/EMFAF
  • EEA grants
  • LIFE+
  • Environmental impact analysis

Structural funds: national funding programme for R&D, innovation and growth (PT2030)

Writing styles and good writing practices – General and applicable to multiple programmes and situations

B – Project Management

  • General PM techniques and processes
  • Advanced PM and team management, with emphasis in R&D / innovation projects
  • PM for development of new services, products, and processes
  • Roadmapping techniques
  • Pipeline management (multiple projects, PMO – PM Office)
  • Process definition and management

E – Internationalization and business development

  • Market studies
  • Competitor analysis
  • IPR and FtO (freedom to operate) analysis
  • Go-to-market planning
  • Preparation of business plans
  • Fundraising (including matchmaking with investors: VCs, business angels, crowdfunding…)
  • Commercial and business development activities
  • Marketing planning