Past projects

FUNDING REQUESTS AND INNOVATION COMPETITION EVALUATIONS, for the European Commission – European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA)

The EISMEA implements European public policies relating to regional development and innovation:

Evaluations of funding proposals about local and regional economic development, innovation ecosystems, green economy, SME support and finance
Consensus meetings and redaction of resulting reports
Jury Member and Rapporteur 2022 Social Innovation Competition

ECOCIR, for SNCF Réseau (‘SNCF Networks’, French national railways infrastructure arm)

Expansion structuration of a recycling venture in the South of France. Ballasts and railway ties are processed into aggregates for the construction and concrete markets:

Commercial assessment
Ecosystem mobilisation
Strategic and operational advisory
Socio-economic impacts quantification and maximisation

SEDICIM, for Eqiom

Input of waterway sediments into the cement production line, enabled by flash calcination, industrialised for the 2nd time in France, and cutting cement energy consumption by 75%:

Commercial assessment
Ecosystem mobilisation
Strategic and operational advisory
Socio-economic impacts quantification and maximisation
Local acceptability study

SEDINNOVE, for HAROPA Port (Le Havre, Paris, Rouen commercial port authority)

Industrialisation of the first circular economy loop in Le Havre port, after prototyping: maritime sediments are transformed into sand for the concrete and road sub-layers industries:

Market sizing
Commercial assessment
Ecosystem mobilisation
Strategic and operational advisory
Socio-economic impacts quantification

FUNDING REQUESTS EVALUATIONS, for the European Commission – Executive Agency for Culture, Education and Audiovisual (EACEA)

The EACEA implements European public policies relating to education and training :

Evaluations of funding proposals about capacity building and support to civil society organisations
Consensus meetings and redaction of final synthesis reports

GREEN AND CIRCULAR REJUVENATION, for the Greater Lille Authority

Economic rejuvenation of 4 former industrial sites and deprived districts in Roubaix and Tourcoing, based on green and circular economy and part of the New National Urban Renovation plan :

Local economic development strategy
Operational kick-off: 16 SMEs implantations secured
Ecosystem mobilisation
Socio-economic impacts quantification
Mapping of future circular economy loops

NEW GENERATION RECYCLING CENTRE, for the Pays Orne Moselle District Council

Relocation, redesign and enhancement of a public recycling centre in Amnéville, aligning with current and emerging user’s practices:

Practices and needs analysis
Large data collection campaign
Codesign of the new facility

CIRCULAR URBAN RENOVATIONS, for Vilogia and Lille Métropole Habitat (social housing developers)

Inception of a hybrid circular economy platform combining recycling and reusing, part of the New National Urban Renewal Plan :

Commercial assessment
Ecosystem mobilisation
Strategic and operational advisory
Socio-economic impacts quantification and maximisation

SUPERVISION OF FUNDING REQUESTS EVALUATIONS, for the European Commission – Research Executive Agency (REA)

The REA implements European public policies relating to research and innovation :

Supervision of the funding request evaluation process
Quality control of evaluation reports

ALLUVIO, for Voies Navigables de France (VNF, French waterways agency) and Hauts-de-France Regional Council

Inception of a new value chain by the national waterways agency and the Hauts-de-France region after prototyping : waterway sediments are valorised in sand for the construction and concrete industries:

Commercial assessment
Market sizing
Ecosystem mobilisation
Local acceptability and operational feasibility study
Strategic and operational advisory
Socio-economic impacts quantification and maximisation

EVALUATIONS « DUE DILIGENCE », for LEK and 4 US/UK investment funds

4 due diligence targeting European SMEs, prior to acquisition by UK or US private equity fund (EUR 3-40M revenue, industries: tech and healthcare:

Quantitative, qualitative, strategic analysis
Assessment of business models, value propositions, market sizes and trends, distribution chains, competition, financial forecasts