Harness the power of Tech Ecosystems

The Brief Despite leadership in many research fields, Europe lags behind other world regions in the commercialisation of research results. Addressing this gap could add a significant amount to EU GDP.​ The Commission sought to explore ways in which the results generated under the €100bn flagship R&D programmes could yield further commercial results through a […]

The Brief The extent of Arctic sea ice during summer is decreasing by 12.6% per decade due to global warming. The European Space Programme Agency commissioned the second CASSINI Hackathon to focus on the Arctic to show how European space technologies can help us to access, understand and protect the arctic in a number of […]

The Brief The City of Madrid wanted to accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies by businesses and attract tech startups to the establish a base in the City. They launched the “Blockchain and advanced technology prizes” to identify best-in-class solutions across 12 categories including; Energy. DLTS and Smart contracts, Buildings, Universal ID and the Metaverse […]

The Brief Toys account for 23% of product alerts that could lead to serious harm or even death. Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) across the EU are overwhelmed with the multiple channels through which faulty or fraudulent goods can enter the part as a result of the exponential growth in eCommerce. There was a need to […]

Supporting corporate venturing The Brief The market share of European cloud providers has dropped to only 13% while the cloud computing market continues to grow at over 14% CAGR. The adoption of cloud computing solutions presents numerous challenges, many of which are related to the global nature of the market, especially about data privacy and […]

Supporting corporate venturing The Brief Global insurance fraud detection market size was valued at $3.3 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach $28.1 billion by 2031. Our client was a global insurance company seeking innovative solutions to enhance the security of their digital channels. Existing authentication methods posed significant challenges including:​ Complex, time-consuming processes […]

Supporting corporate venturing The Brief ESB´s corporate venture runs structured corporate incubation programmes annually through which zero-carbon ideas are explored; projects may receive further funding to move to experimentation and, if successful, are put forward for commercialisation – spin in/out etc.​ ESB required a comprehensive advisory service to support projects along this journey; identifying those […]