AAVANZ excels at the composition of new Strategies for Start-ups and SMEs, supported by tailored design of specific Innovation processes targeted into the development of new Products and obtaining funding for project implementation.
Funding Consulting
Technology Roamaps and State of the Art Studies
Development of proposals for European Public funding programmes, focusing on Innovation and R&D instruments:
- FP7, Marie Curie, CIP, ARTEMIS, CleanSky
- Eureka, Eurostars, CYTED/Iberoeka
- Regional and Structural Funds (QREN)
Innovation and International cooperation / networking
Managing International cooperation and clustering in ICT and Space domains with Africa and South America
Tutoring on proposal preparation & pre-evaluation
R&D Project Management and Project Results Exploitation
Innovation Management
Design Innovation Management Processes and Systems
Perform Market analysis, trends and Research studies
Foresight and Scenario based planning
New product market receptivity analysis
Operational and financial business planning:
- New companies
- New products/services
Innovation Strategies
Planning and execution of Differentiation Strategies
Creation of implementation plans for new Web business and services
Identification of Market trends and of new market niches
ICT Expertise
AAVANZ provides consultancy and development of the following ICT software systems:
- Embedded Systems design and development, particularly Wireless Sensor Networks
- Wireless technologies, particularly GSM, mobile and monitoring applications
- AAL – Ambient Assisted Living; IoT – Internet of Things
- Expert CRM systems for Health sector, HORECA, Sales forces and Industrial environments
- Space Systems: Telecommunication, Galileo and GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security)
- System Dynamics: Business and Policy modelling/simulation
- Artificial vision algorithms for logistic processes
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…
Examples of similar trainings performed:
- University of Lisbon ERC, EIC and collaborative pillar 2 projects (Horizon Europe) https://www-ulisboa-pt.translate.goog/info/apoio-candidaturas-financiamento-europeu-de-investigacao?_x_tr_sl=pt-PT&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp
- IPN Institute – also Horizon Europe but emphasis on WIDERA and international cooperation with Associated States to Horizon Europe https://www.ipn.pt/noticias/noticia/3553?uri=%2F
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