Creating impact through technological innovation
Your partner for technology ventures, from design and development to funding support. Our team has secured over €200 million in research and innovation funding for 3,000+ clients across the UK and Europe. We identify, design, fund, implement and commercialise research and innovation ventures.
Our track record
Accelerating your innovation journey
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in the UK, Atlantis Innovation supports organisations in accelerating their innovation journey, improving performance by identifying, designing, funding, implementing and commercialising research and innovation ventures.
Deep experience
Our team brings 30+ years of combined experience supporting the science, research and technology goals of UK, European and international organisations, providing venture design support since FP7.
Funding expertise
We specialise in grants and investment acquisition: over €200 million secured for our clients across Horizon Europe, ESA, Innovate UK and national programmes.
Sustainable impact
We are passionate about sustainable solutions for a better world, fostering innovation that addresses global challenges, drives economic growth and creates lasting positive impact.
Changing businesses and the world for the better
By accelerating the research and innovation journey of organisations everywhere.
- Empowering organisations to innovate faster and smarter
- Driving industry change through cutting-edge research
- Enabling sustainable growth with advanced technologies
Our goals in numbers
- Empower 1 million researchers, scientists and innovators
- Transform 100,000 organisations on their innovation journey
- Support 50,000 social impact projects
- Accelerate 25,000 startups and entrepreneurs
- Promote 10,000 sustainable solutions
Services built around your venture
From first idea to funded, managed and commercialised project. We cover the full innovation lifecycle.
Strategy Development & Advisory
Empowering organisations to thrive in today's fast-paced innovation landscape.
- Innovation strategy and roadmaps
- R&D and innovation capacity building programmes
- AI-powered research and innovation
- Business design and coaching
Funding & Grants Design
Expert guidance to secure funding and execute successful projects.
- Funding strategy, roadmaps and funding intelligence
- Opportunities matching and alignment
- Partnership development
- Proposal development and writing
Project Management
End-to-end management so projects run smoothly and deliver at every stage.
- Project management and administration
- Financial and resources management
- Stakeholders and communication management
- Exploitation and IPR management
Trainings & Workshops
Expert-led workshops that equip teams to excel in research and innovation.
- Research design and innovation sprint workshops
- Writing Horizon Europe proposals: methods and tools
- Concept development for Research & Horizon EU
Technology Innovation Lab
Technologies development to transform businesses: identifying, developing and implementing the right technological solutions across aviation & space, manufacturing, environment, digital, product design and healthcare.
Enter the Lab →Impact Services
Impact assessment, evaluation and monitoring, plus sustainability and scaling strategies that make benefits last far beyond a project's lifespan.
See how we measure impact →From idea to funded venture in five steps
Identify
Map your innovation potential, capabilities and market opportunity.
Design
Shape the venture: strategy, concept, consortium and roadmap.
Fund
Match opportunities, build partnerships and write winning proposals.
Implement
Manage delivery, finances, stakeholders and compliance.
Commercialise
Exploit results: IPR, business plans and routes to market.
Members of leading innovation networks
Our reference clients
We work with research organisations, universities, SMEs, startups and corporates across the UK, Europe and beyond, including:
Answers about grants, funding and how we work
Who can help me win an Innovate UK or Horizon Europe grant?
▾Atlantis Innovation provides end-to-end grant support: funding strategy, opportunity matching, consortium building, proposal writing and project delivery. Our team has secured over €200 million in research and innovation funding for more than 3,000 clients across Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, ESA, Eureka and Clean Sky programmes.
Can UK companies still get Horizon Europe funding?
▾Yes. Following the UK's association to Horizon Europe (effective January 2024), UK organisations can participate in and receive funding from most Horizon Europe calls, including as project coordinators. Some instruments, such as the EIC Accelerator's equity component, have specific rules for UK applicants. We advise UK SMEs, universities and corporates on post-association eligibility and strategy.
Is it worth paying a grant consultant?
▾It depends on the strength of your project and your in-house capacity. Success rates in popular competitions are low, and a well-structured application materially improves your odds. A good consultant adds value through call selection, consortium design and proposal craft. We are transparent about fit: if a project is not competitive, we say so before you spend money.
Which funding programmes does Atlantis Innovation cover?
▾Innovate UK (IUK), Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020, the European Innovation Council (EIC), the European Space Agency (ESA), Eureka, Clean Sky and national programmes. Our portfolio includes a £20 million national Made Smarter Digital Supply Chain Hub project.
Which sectors does Atlantis Innovation work in?
▾Healthcare, ICT, environment, agri-food, energy, infrastructure, materials, manufacturing, transport, and aviation and space. Our 46 listed projects span from prosthetics sensors (SocketSense) to lithium-air batteries (STABLE) and AI-powered aerospace inspection (WeldVue 2.0).
Where is Atlantis Innovation based?
▾At the Tomorrow Building, MediaCityUK, Manchester, United Kingdom. We support clients across the UK, Europe and internationally, and deliver workshops on site, at our Manchester office or remotely.
What services does Atlantis Innovation provide besides grant writing?
▾Innovation strategy and advisory, project management for funded projects (finance, reporting, IPR), technology development through our Technology Innovation Lab, impact assessment and evaluation, and training workshops including Horizon Europe proposal writing and innovation sprints.
How do I start working with Atlantis Innovation?
▾Email collab@atlantisinnovation.co.uk or use the contact form. We usually respond within one business day with an initial assessment of your project and the funding routes that fit it.
Thinking from our team
Shaping the Future of European Research and Innovation, and Building the Next EU-Based Unicorns
Recommendations for FP10, the successor to Horizon Europe: bridging the late-stage funding gap, cutting bureaucracy, learning from EU unicorns like Klarna, UiPath and N26, and what Europe can learn from the USA.
Read the full article →Innovation Funnel for R&D Ventures
How to converge, select and develop R&D project ideas into products, technological solutions and services with commercial success: a four-stage funnel from innovation strategy to a finalised, validated project concept.
Read the full article →Ready to accelerate your research & innovation venture?
Tell us about your idea. We'll help you design it, fund it and make it real.