Innovation & Commercialisation Experts Platform

Innovation & Commercialization Experts Platform

Access expertise across every stage of innovation, new product development and commercialisation.

Our Innovation & Commercialization Experts Platform connects researchers, startups, spin-outs, scale-ups and industry teams with verified specialists who understand both academic and industrial realities. Our experts bring practical experience across research, commercialisation, product development, regulatory affairs, intellectual property, scale-up and business strategy.

Whether you are validating a new technology, developing a product, preparing for market entry or scaling operations, the right expertise can be brought in at the right time to address specific challenges, reduce risk and accelerate progress.

Expert Support Across Every Stage of New Product Development

R&D

Engineering

Marketing

Regulatory

IP and Legal

Scale up

Business case

QA/QC

Featured Experts:

Innovation Funding and Strategy

Dr Jolanta Beinaroviča

Business Case development for Bio-Innovation

Dr Jolanta Beinaroviča with deep expertise in life sciences, industrial biotechnology, and emerging technologies. She works at the interface of science and commercial strategy, supporting clients across industry and the public sector to make informed decisions about technology development, market positioning, and innovation investment.

Expertise: Techno-economic Feasibility studies | Business case development for Bio-Innovation Projects| Strategy

Dr Adam M. Adamek

Innovation Translation and Startegy for Foodtech

Dr Adam M. Adamek is an innovation strategist and New Product Development (NPD) expert with over 25 years of experience turning food science into successful products. He has held senior innovation roles at Danone, Mondelēz, Mars, and EIT Food, Europe’s largest food innovation community. As CEO of impact.brussels he helps organisations build evidence-based products and turn European resilience innovation into real world impact. Author of books “FoodTech After the Hype” and “Proof before Hype”

Dr Robin McIntyre

Research & Innovation Funding Expert

Dr Robin McIntyre is an experienced innovation strategist with over 20 years of expertise in European R&D funding, consortium development, and technology commercialisation. Having secured more than €130 million in competitive public funding, he helps businesses, research organisations, and public-sector bodies access funding, build strategic partnerships, and translate ambitious research into commercially viable products and sustainable industrial solutions.

Antonio Iannone

Startups growth support, Academia-Industry collborations

Antonio Iannone is an AgriFood innovation strategist and entrepreneurship expert with extensive experience supporting startups, SMEs, and innovation ecosystems. Founder of TheFoodCons and Co-founder of the Agrifood-Tech Italia Association, he helps innovators accelerate growth through strategic positioning, fundraising, and industry collaboration. As Professor of AgriFood-Tech at ESCP Business School, Antonio combines academic insight with entrepreneurial experience.

Research & Development

Dr Amy Cochrane

R&D: Cultivated Meat & Cellular Agriculture Innovation

Dr. Amy Cochrane is a cultivated meat and biotechnology expert with a PhD in Stem Cell Biology and Tissue Engineering and over 10 years of experience across academia and industry. Most recently, she held a senior R&D role at Meatable, leading projects spanning cell biology, tissue engineering, bioprocess development, scale-up, product development, and scientific strategy. Through biofás, she now supports startups and scale-ups

Dr Sandra Einerhand

Gut Health & Functional Ingredients Development

Dr. Sandra Einerhand is a nutrition expert with over 25 years of experience across academia, consultancy, and industry. She has held leadership positions at Danone Nutricia Research, Tate & Lyle, and Lipid Nutrition, and previously served as an Associate/Assistant Professor at academic hospitals in Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Through Einerhand Science & Innovation, she supports organisations in transforming scientific evidence into successful health and nutrition innovations.

Dr Lucy Waldron

Animal Nutrition, Pet and Farm animals expert

Dr Lucy Waldron is an animal nutrition expert with over 25 years of international experience in animal feed, nutrition, product development, and regulatory affairs. As Director of LWT Animal Nutrition Ltd, she helps businesses develop innovative, evidence-based products and bring them successfully to global markets. Lucy is Editor-in-Chief of two scientific journals, with extensive expertise in pig, poultry, ruminant, equine, and companion animal nutrition, as well as feed ingredients, nutraceuticals, and sustainable livestock production.

Dr Nathalie Berezina

Industrial Biotechnology, Deep-Tech Venture Building, IP Strategy

Dr Nathalie Berezina is a scientist, entrepreneur, and innovation leader with over 20 years of experience in industrial biotechnology, alternative proteins, and the circular bioeconomy. Having founded and scaled deep-tech ventures across Europe,. Her expertise spans science-to-market translation, intellectual property strategy, investment readiness, bioprocess scale-up, and innovation funding. Nathalie has worked with leading accelerator programmes, including ESA BIC, EIT Food Accelerator Network (EIT FAN), and EIT New European Bauhaus (EIT NEB), supporting founders in building and growing impactful deep-tech ventures.

Market and Customer Insights / Technical Marketing

Dr Chris Bryant

Market and Consumer Insights for Alternative Proteins

Dr. Chris Bryant is an expert on the protein transition, specialising in alternative proteins, plant-based foods, cultivated meat, and meat alternatives. Founder and Director of Bryant Research. His work focuses on understanding the factors that drive the adoption of sustainable protein solutions through quantitative and qualitative research, surveys, polling, focus groups, and modelling.

Laura Curtis

Marketing and Communications for Innovators

Laura Curtis is a marketing and communications strategist with over 20 years of experience supporting startups, scale-ups and innovation-driven organisations. She helps companies develop clear positioning, compelling messaging and effective go-to-market strategies that translate complex science into commercial value. Her experience spans biotechnology, foodtech and agritech, working with organisations including EIT Food, Amcor and Fabrick Marketing. Laura is also the founder of Startup Marketing Clinic and H&C Elevate.

Regulatory Support

Sam Jennings

Regulatory support for Innovators

Sam Jennings is a regulatory expert and Director at Berry Ottaway & Associates Ltd, helping businesses, researchers, and innovators navigate regulatory requirements and develop compliant products. With more than 25 years of experience in food technical and regulatory affairs, Sam supports industry, government, and international organisations on food supplement-related issues.