About
Contact: tania.moreira[@]inova.business
INOVA+ is an innovation consulting company with 27+ years of experience supporting organisations across Europe in designing, securing funding for, and managing research and innovation projects.
We bring together technical expertise, market insight, and a global network of partners. Here’s what we offer:
Experience: 27 years at the forefront of innovation consulting, both nationally and internationally.
Specialized Team: A team of 130+ experienced consultants from diverse backgrounds, supported by a global network of partners.
International Presence: Offices in Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Poland, and Germany.
Proven Results: High success rates in securing funding and delivering impactful projects.
+500 Organizations supported in accessing funding across different sectors.
+300 Projects under management.
+30 European projects as coordinator.
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In the Net4Society Matchmaking Event, INOVA+ will be represented by the INNOVATION Unit which is specialized in Horizon Europe projects.
Currently, INNOVATION Unit is managing 35 projects (as coordinators or partners). Besides project coordinators, we assume roles as work package leaders in communication, dissemination & exploitation; stakeholder engagement & community management; IPR & standardisation; training & capacity building; cascade funding (FSTP). We also apply SSH research methods (qualitative & quantitative).
Check our projects portfolio here: https://inova.business/en/projects/research-and-innovation-project-portfolio/#europe
The following projects might be of special interest:
Arxive: Advanced Research and eXploration for Interoperable Value in European Heritage (European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH))
GAME-ER: Gaming Clusters Across Multiple European Regions
CROSS-RE-TOUR: Breaking silos in the tourism industry: cross-domain open innovation supporting the twin transition for SMEs
CROPS: Curating, Replicating, Orchestrating, and Propagating Citizen Science across Europe
VOICE: Valorising Artist-led Innovation through Citizen Engagement
LAUDS Factories: Local Accessible Urban Digital and Sustainable Factories: New European Bauhaus Approach to Open and Decentralised Urban Manufacturing
SoilTribes: Glocal ecosystems restoring soil values, roles and connectivity
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Destination: Innovative Research on Democracy and Governance
HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-01: Tackling gender-based violence against politically active women and LGBTIQ people HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-02: Understanding the forms of local democracy in low-income and low-middle income countries HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-03: Government in transition – how governments change the way they work and prepare the civil service for the future HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-04: Sustainable paths to media viabilityHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-05: Research and Innovation Network for a Union of EqualityHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-06: Governing global commons sustainablyHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-07: Supporting post-conflict democracy and reconstructionHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-08: Electoral integrity in the digital context HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-09: Lifelong learning of citizenship education and citizen participationHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-10: Digital and media literacy as drivers for democratic and civic resilience HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-01: Advisory support and network for countering and preventing radicalisation, extremism, hate speech and polarisationHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-02: Women’s, LGBTIQ and minority rights in a context of autocracy, conflict and geopolitical shiftsHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-03: Student and family engagement for developing a culture of democratic/civic participationHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-04: Addressing the impact of artificial intelligence, cyberviolence, and deepfakes on equality, democracy and inclusive societiesHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-05: Development aid and democratic governanceHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-06: Identifying user-focused solutions to support news media freedomHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-07: The role of private companies in democracyHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-DEMOCRACY-08: Global Human Rights and EU valuesHORIZON-CL2-2027-02-DEMOCRACY-09-two-stage: Open topic on reinvigorating and shielding European democracy
Destination: Innovative Research on Social and Economic Transformations
HORIZON-CL2-2026-02-TRANSFO-01: Co-funded European Partnership for Social Transformations and ResilienceHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-02: Open topic: Strengthen Europe's social model and sustainable competitiveness through productivityHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-03: Tackling child poverty and ensuring disadvantaged children's access to Early Childhood Education and Care HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-04: The impact of the use of digital tools outside school and for communication on educational outcomes and mental healthHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-05: Long-term contribution of basic skills to productivity, innovation, competitiveness and economic growthHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-06: Making Europe a global magnet for talent - Attracting and retaining students, researchers and high-skilled workers from outside the EUHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-07: Fostering competences for the green transitionHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-08: Strengthened implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and a focus on inclusion, integration, and healthHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-09: Rethinking long-term care policy in the face of EU demographic shiftsHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-TRANSFO-10: Fostering cooperation and integration between SSH and STEM research and innovation in the EUHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-01: Impact of access to nature-positive environments in promoting social cohesion and reducing inequalities in urban and peri-urban settingsHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-02: Impact of in-kind benefits on income distribution and on vulnerable populationsHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-03: Rethinking sustainable competitiveness beyond traditional perspectives: role and contribution of the Social EconomyHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-04: The impact of EU labour mobility on the Member States of the EUHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-05: The effective use of artificial intelligence in learning environments in pre-primary and primary educationHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-06: Closing the learning gap: uncovering causes and effective policy interventions for declining youth skills in mathematics, reading, and scienceHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-07: Persons with disabilities: opportunities for labour inclusion and social protection through the life courseHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-TRANSFO-08: Scaling and deploying innovations in migration managementHORIZON-CL2-2027-02-TRANSFO-09-two-stage: Improving socio-economic outcomes for persons with dementia and informal caregivers
Destination: Innovative Research on European Cultural Heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries
HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-01: “Artistic intelligence” : harnessing the power of the arts to address complex challenges, enhance soft skills and boost innovation and competitivenessHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-02: Boosting creative startups for disruptive innovationHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-03: AI integration in CCSI work practice: catalysing innovation and competitivenessHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-04: Towards a fair and transparent market for cultural and creative content in the era of generative AIHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-05: Creative alliances: Fostering global partnerships in cultural policies and CCI innovationHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-06: Safeguarding linguistic diversity in EuropeHORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-07: Preventing and fighting illicit trafficking of cultural goodsHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-01: Towards a consolidated culture and creativity driven European innovation ecosystemHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-02: AI4Creatives Support Platform: embracing a fair AI revolutionHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-03: Crafting routes to a circular economyHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-04: Culture, heritage and creative industries for health and well-beingHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-05: Re-imagining the creative economy: the interplay between the cultural and creative sectors and industries and the social economyHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-06: Future-proofing sustainable cultural tourismHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-07: Societal impact of cultural heritageHORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-08: Safeguarding & transmission of intangible cultural heritageHORIZON-CL2-2027-02-HERITAGE-09-two-stage: Open topic: Impact-driven research on realising the full potential of cultural heritage, arts and cultural and creative industries