Thinking for the space
between research and use.
Practical perspectives on scientific ambition, consortium design, IP, translation and European impact.
Designing a consortium in which every partner is indispensable
A strong research consortium is not a collection of impressive organisations. It is the minimum architecture of capabilities required to make a breakthrough credible.
From proof of principle to a credible pathway to impact
Why early-stage deep-tech projects need a precise chain from new capability to future use - without pretending that the market already exists.
Treating intellectual property as part of the research architecture
IP becomes useful when it shapes interfaces, evidence and decisions early - not when it arrives as paperwork after the science is complete.
A research budget is an execution model, not a distribution exercise
How to build a Pathfinder budget that follows technical responsibility, exposes the real cost of evidence and tells the same story as the work plan.
Communication for deep tech: evidence before amplification
How to make complex research visible without flattening uncertainty, exaggerating maturity or losing the people who need to understand it.
The consortium as a system, not a collection of work packages
Why interfaces, shared evidence and decision architecture determine whether multidisciplinary research truly integrates.