Exploitation as understood in the context of EU-funded projects is the part that deals with the use of the results for commercial purposes or in public policymaking, as described by the European Commission. It covers the identification of the results obtained during the action and their subsequent use in further research activities as well as developing, creating, and marketing a process or service. The exploitation concept also includes standardisation activities.

The exploitation of the results guarantees a return on investment of the funding provided by the Commission and states the value and impact of the subsidised activities, whether it be commercial, societal, political, or knowledge based. Without it, the knowledge would not be shared with other consortia or the community itself, with the risk of efforts being repeated in the future. Also, the investment effort is considered as a push to allow new products, process and services to be commercialised, creating new job opportunities and strengthening the position and competitiveness of Europe in the global market.

Exploitation related activities are of increased importance under European programmes and related projects. In that regard, FI Group can support you either as a project partner or as a subcontractor to clearly identify during the project execution different types of exploitable results such as methods, knowledge, communities of interest, or technologies for instance. This includes identifying the role of each partner involved, how the results will impact him, and which value this will represent. We will help you and your project in identifying the impediments towards the exploitation, whether they concern Intellectual Property, competition, or certification, and to consider the appropriate measures to be applied.

To support informed decision-making and effective strategic planning, FI Group furthermore supports project consortia in the preparation of market analysis related to a particular sector. The systematic collection and analysis of data about goods and services market ecosystems will allow for predicting the commercial viability of the intended exploitation of the key project outputs.

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