OpenLab
Open innovation management
Open innovation ecosystems are key to boost innovation nowadays. However, making it work remains a challenge for most of us. Let’s master these management challenges collectively, by building performant open innovation factories.
As a European innovation management consultancy office, we work with start-ups, corporate companies, research institutes and governments. Together we successfully set up and manage thematic open innovation programs, transfer technology and ensure your ventures are supported by top-notch experts.
Open innovation services
A broad set of services is available for you as government, agency or corporate company to build open innovation factories. Implement them à la carte or as managed innovation services, the so called Open Innovation Factory.
Toolbox
Develop and implement open innovation training, coaching, tools and web platforms.
Technology
Technology transfer services on European level in robotics, sensing, geospatial, Artificial Intelligence and simulation.
Program
Set up, manage and operate your open innovation initiative and community, while you focus on your core.
Incubator
Launch and operate incubation and acceleration programs for both start-ups and scale-ups, with coaching, mentoring and product development.
LivingLab
Coordination of third party collective (public funded) innovation research and development (IR&D) projects.
Funding
Venture and project selection, often based on public calls, fund and grant management towards start-ups and ventures.
What sets us apart?
Ecosystems
Verhaert is active across industries and has access to corporate R&D centers, and their innovation agenda.
In-depth expertise
Combining expertise in community building and management, acceleration, incubation and living labs, with cross sectorial international business networks.
Beyond consulting
We’re more than just a consultancy, because together with other Verhaert Labs we make things work and provide end-to-end solutions for your innovation challenge.
Network
More than 100 innovation coaches, a portfolio of +500 technologies, +750 alumni start-ups and long-term partnerships with institutes like ESA and the European Commission.
Some of our open innovation projects
Fusion Technology Transfer Activities (FUTTA II)
Supports innovative projects in Europe through the promotion of fusion energy technologies and their applications.
Blog posts on open innovation
Get in touch
Interested in our open innovation services? Get in touch with Dany for your strategic innovation, we’re looking forward to helping you.