• What we do…

  We provide business consultancy services covering the entire innovation spectrum from conception through to commercialisation support through acquisition of R&D funding and project management support.

  Funding and projects are mainly from European (including Horizon Europe), National (including Innovate UK) and regional funding programmes.

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• How we work…

  We engage with a wide range of organisations including SMEs, large multinational companies, Universities and Research Organisations to develop a variety of innovative R&D project ideas from renewable energy technologies to advanced materials to high value manufacturing.

  Our extensive skills and expertise convert these ideas into well-structured proposals and projects.

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• Services at a Glance…

  The main arenas we operate in are:

  • Proposal and Project Development for National funding through Innovate UK programmes and European Commission – Horizon Europe and Eurostars
  • Project Management
  • Project Communication activities for maximum impact
  • Technology Readiness Levels 1-7

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Iconiq Innovation in numbers:

• 180 mn +

  of grant funding for innovation projects secured by the team over the past 5 years

• 60+ years

  of experience of delivering innovation services

• 1500+

  cups of coffee drunk in the last twelve months

What we offer:

• Help and advice – assistance with finding the right funding programme to fit your company’s needs.
• Ideas generation – we work with you to identify the potential project ideas for new product/process development and suitability for funding.
• Concept development – we help you develop the initial idea into a fundable project concept.
• Market reviews – we conduct a market feasibility study to establish likelihood of freedom to operate.
• Business model generation – we establish the supply chain requirements for the new product/process development and the business case for commercialisation of the technology.
• Partnering – we help you partner with the right supply chain partners to enable commercialisation of the technology and help you gain access to the right research and development partners (universities and research technology organisations) to help you achieve your project goals and objectives.
• Proposal bid writing – preparing well-structured proposals for submission to R&D funding programmes.
• Ongoing support through process – helping your company along the journey to securing funding.
• Contract negotiation – assisting you through the contract negotiation process with the project funding body.
• Project Management – assisting consortia with project management to allow you to focus on technical and commercial development.
• Project Dissemination & Exploitation – ensuring the right messages reach the right audiences to maximise project impact.