Maria Lianou
Senior Project and Business Development Manager
Innovation Hive
Larissa, Greece
Economist and Senior Project & Business Development Manager experienced in complex, multi-partner projects, budgeting, risk management and stakeholder coordination, ensuring strategic alignment, operational efficiency and quality delivery.
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About me
Innovation Hive is a private non-profit organisation based in Larissa, Greece, working at the intersection of research, innovation, education and sustainable development. It develops and submits proposals and implements projects under major EU funding programmes, including Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, AMIF, CERV, Interreg NEXT MED and Erasmus+, with a strong focus on large-scale collaborative initiatives addressing societal, environmental and economic challenges.
Its expertise spans life-cycle assessment (LCA), living labs, market and stakeholder analysis, needs assessment, participatory co-design and pilot implementation. Bringing together researchers, businesses, public authorities and civil society, Innovation Hive supports the development and testing of practical solutions in real-world settings. It also contributes to project management, capacity building, impact assessment, dissemination and exploitation, helping translate project results into tools, practices and services that benefit organisations and communities.