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Ways we help you grow

We don’t just do projects – we make innovation happen the Nordic way! Our funding experts closely follow the opportunities offered by the calls for proposals launched by the European Defence Fund, which supports collaborative defence development projects with billions of euros in 2021-2027. Read more below how we can help you with opportunity assessment, bid and proposal preparation and project coordination.

Opportunity assessment

Let us help you define which of your strategic defence technology projects could get funding! We have funding experts who are specialised on defence industry and they know what kind of projects will be funded during the upcoming two to three years. This will help you have more time to prepare and scope your projects. With our wide network, you can engage with new partners for your innovation projects. Now is the time to act and improve your success rates.

Public funding workshop
Matching the company’s R&D pipeline and EU funding possibilities covering the whole Horizon Europe.

Market evaluation studies
Evaluation of commercial potential of specific innovation including market research as well as policy and IPR analysis

Creation of open innovation strategy
Reviewing and crystallizing company’s open innovation vision and strategic objectives

Proposal and bid preparation

Our service helps you to initiate your defence technology project earlier for the best advantage in your preparations for a winning funding proposal. A typical project involves multiple partners, long-term risky R&D&I and external funding. Turning an idea into a project requires specific expertise. We help you to make a business and action plan for a successful proposal.

Full proposal preparation for EU project calls
Planning and facilitating the project with you from start to submission, including writing of key parts of proposal based on partner input.

Quality check
Checking the project proposal and guiding how it can be improved.

Bid preparation
Helping to prepare Requests for Proposal (RFP) for NSPA, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency, or bids for Ministries of Defence (MoD).

Project coordination

Let us help you in the coordination of your project regarding practicalities and daily administration so you can focus on your core business! Spinverse will take care of overall project management, including active communication and fostering cooperation between partners.

Grant Agreement negotiation
Helping with the Grant Agreement Preparation (GAP) practicalities after the grant has been awarded.

Project coordination
Administrative coordination of the project, including monitoring progress, organisation of meetings, supporting project reporting and preparation of amendments.

Read about our success stories

Spinverse supported Patria-led European Defence Fund consortium in securing close to 100 M€ for future ground combat capabilities

The European defence industry consortium FAMOUS2 led by Patria and consisting of leading defence companies from nine European countries, has been selected by the European Commission (EC) to receive almost 95 M€ in funding from the first European Defence Fund (EDF) work programme worth a total of 1.2 B€. Spinverse helped plan and prepare the successful proposal and will support Patria in the project’s day-to-day management.

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Spinverse is part of successful EDIDP consortium focusing on developing next generation defence capabilities

Patria Land is leading a defence industry consortium that has now been selected as part of the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), an industrial programme of the EU. As part of the EDIDP, the program focuses on Ground Combat Capabilities (GCC) to develop the next generation armoured platforms and upgrade the current ones. Patria Land acts as the industrial coordinator of the EDIDP-GCC-2020 and has formed a consortium called FAMOUS (European Future Highly Mobile Augmented Armoured Systems) to execute the program.

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Our experts

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Spinverse defence team offers professional technology and industry consulting combined with expertise, best practices, international innovation networks and creativeness.




Anu Ilmonen

SENIOR MANAGER AND TEAM LEADER FOR DEFENCE AND SECURITY, M.SC. (TECH.)
+358 400 263251
anu.ilmonen@spinverse.com





Saija Juslén

PROJECT MANAGER, M.SOC.SC.
+358 50 477 2600
saija.juslen@spinverse.com




Cloé Balloch

PROJECT MANAGER, MASTER’S DEGREE IN DEFENCE
+358 50 434 4040
cloe.balloch@spinverse.com





Samuel Nash

CONSULTANT, B.SC, (GEOGRAPHY)
+358 50 471 2541
samuel.nash@spinverse.com





Robert Eklund

ANALYST, B.SOC.SC.
+358 50 431 5610
robert.eklund@spinverse.com

Are you interested in learning more about the opportunities of public funding for your company’s defence technology projects or how you could increase your chances in succeeding in your bid preparation? Our funding experts are happy to help you!

customer stories

How we’ve helped our clients

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Hear what our clients have to say about Spinverse, and how we can help grow your business.

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Our collaboration with Spinverse helped us shape our ideas into a comprehensive and innovative proposal and bring out the best from the outstanding expertise of all partners. Spinverse was always there to answer technical and administrative questions about the proposal application process. We have learned a lot and are more confident in our chances for future project applications.

Prof. Ana Marušić

Chair of Department, University of Split – School of Medicine

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It was a pleasure working closely with Juho in the preparation of the proposal and it was amazing how the Spinverse team delivered on point. Now, being in the project phase with a multitude of technical and admin activities running in parallel, I am grateful to have Malin as seasoned project manager at my side. I can only say Thank you!

Dr. Claudia Gärtner

CEO, microfluidic ChipShop

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Spinverse was instrumental in organizing the process of building a complex LIFE application, maintaining a constant focus on ensuring top quality. We can certainly recommend Spinverse to others contemplating an EU R&D application.

Jens Holmegaard

CEO, Purgos ApS

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Spinverse provided a solid framework for structuring the proposal content and effectively highlighted areas that needed further improvement. What we appreciated the most was their advice, drawn from their extensive experience with various proposals. This added a valuable layer of expertise and significantly enhanced the quality of our final submission.

Gints Kučinskis

Researcher at Grants Project Unit, Aerones

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Spinverse’s strong network and connections within the European research and innovation landscape have been invaluable in assembling the right consortium for POC4TRIAGE. Their expertise has been key in ensuring the project’s alignment with the Horizon Europe priorities. We recommend Spinverse for the seriousness, availability and effectiveness of the support.

Corrado Vecchi

Professor, EBRIS Foundation

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Spinverse played a key role in ensuring a high overall quality and perfect fit of the project proposal to exactly meet the criteria of this CBE funding call. In addition, our fruitful and successful collaboration resulted in maximum scores of 15/15 in the evaluation process.

Nathan de Geyter

Business Developer End-of-Waste, Ghent University

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Collaborating with Spinverse proved to be a seamless experience, underscored by their profound expertise in EU funding issues. Their valuable insights and understanding facilitated the refinement of our application.

Maari Parkkinen

Development Manager, Findata

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The knowledge Spinverse experts contributed to the innovation section was of great help, as well as their resourcefulness in quickly providing additional guidance to parts of the financial sections. It really helped us present our innovation in a compelling and dynamic way and find gaps that were missing.

Therese Nylander

Project Manager, Bio Östrand

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“

The support Cinia got from Spinverse in the preparation of the CEF Digital project proposal worked very well and yielded excellent results. I was especially impressed by the experienced Spinverse team taking an overall responsibility on ensuring the progress of the proposal. Further, the Spinverse experts actively presented different sections of the suitable solutions as the proposal progressed.

Pertti Hyvärinen

Senior Vice President Business Development, Cinia

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Our Unique Take

What makes us stand out from the crowd

Our experience in EU funding instruments and company-led innovation projects is based on 100+ years of industrial experience and 12+ PhDs. We have also well-proven tools and methodologies for your need to build collaborative projects.

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