ExpertiseUpdated on 29 January 2026
Impact, exploitation and market uptake partner for Horizon Europe Cluster 4 consortia. We turn project outputs into adoption proof, buyer traction and scale.
Head of Strategy and Commercial Partnerships at DevelopMinded
Rotterdam, Netherlands
About
DevelopMinded is an execution driven impact, exploitation and market uptake partner for Horizon Europe consortia and deep tech teams.
Evaluators prioritise a clear path from results to adoption, with credible beneficiaries, measurable outcomes and plans that extend beyond reporting. We structure and execute this workstream alongside the technical activities that consortium partners are involved in.
Where We Add Value in Proposals
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Impact, exploitation and market uptake execution: Impact pathways, KPIs and an exploitation narrative that makes results usable and measurable.
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Ecosystem and partner model orchestration: Align roles, decision rights and external validators and adopters so pilots generate credible evidence.
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Joint business development and market access: Create demand while delivery is happening through structured outreach, commercial packaging and traction capture.
Concrete Deliverables We Can Own in Horizon Europe Proposals and Projects
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Adoption cases and value cases that define who adopts, how impact is quantified and what conditions make uptake realistic.
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Business and KPI pack that turns outputs into procurement relevant requirements and baselines that can be tracked in project delivery.
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Replication design and rollout playbook to scale from one pilot to multiple sites with clear roles, steps and assumptions.
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Exploitation structure and collaboration rules that clarify ownership, incentives and the chosen valorisation route so the path to uptake is executable.
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Early adopter and buyer activation to build an adoption pipeline and capture traction signals such as LOIs and MoUs where relevant.
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Follow on pathway and post grant route with decision points, validation targets and credible continuation options.
Cluster 4 topics we are targeting
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 Next Generation AI Agents for Real World Applications in the Apply AI sectors
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03 Apply AI Next Generation Agile and Intelligent Robotics Platforms for Industrial and Service Applications
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08 Apply AI Robotics for Manufacturing Advancing Core Skills through Technical Challenges
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19: Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01 Developing and demonstrating core technologies for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-06 Efficient and compliant access to and use of data
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-48 Proof of market to improve valorisation and commercialisation of Horizon generated research and innovation results
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-05 Circular innovative advanced materials facilitating the transition from design to markets
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HORIZON-CL4-2026-01-MAT-PROD-01 Advanced manufacturing for key products
We are also open to other Cluster 4 topics where impact, exploitation and market uptake can be strengthened.
Field
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Big data & analytics
- Cloud computing
- Cybersecurity
- Manufacturing
- Materials Science
- Photonics
- Quantum technologies
- Robotics
- Circular economy
- Energy
- Batteries
- Transport and mobility
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Project cooperation
- Partner seeks consortium
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-03: Open Internet Stack Support for Scale
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19: Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DATA-06: Efficient and compliant access to and use of data
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-18: Large-Scale Photonic Quantum Computing Platform Technologies
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-53: Innovative AI methods and technologies for the process industries
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01: Developing and demonstrating core technologies for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITA-EMERGING-51: AI improved advanced manufacturing and production processes in factories
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09: Advanced Local Digital Twins using AI for Early Warning and Preparedness
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-02: Web 4.0 architectural framework and Open Internet Stack applications for virtual worlds
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in the Apply AI sectors
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-MATERIALS-PRODUCTION-25: New or enhanced Innovative Advanced Materials (IAM) enabled sensing functionality
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08: Apply AI: Robotics for Manufacturing: Advancing Core Skills through Technical Challenges
- HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03: Apply AI: Next-Generation Agile and Intelligent Robotics Platforms for Industrial and Service Applications
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