EU Projects
ImpactWheel
April 2025 - April 2027
The ImpactWheel Project, funded by the European Union under the EIT Higher Education Initiative, brings together universities, companies, and innovation leaders to strengthen entrepreneurship and innovation capacity across Europe. By applying the Value Creation Wheel (VCW) methodology, the project fosters institutional change, supports start-ups, and embeds higher education institutions in regional innovation ecosystems.
NextOcean
May 2021 - June 2024
The NextOcean project, funded by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 programme, focused on applying Earth Observation for advanced monitoring services in fishing and aquaculture. Coordinated by Deimos Engenharia, the project helped improve marine resource control, fish ecolabeling, and aquaculture impact assessment. The VCW Lab led WP5 (Tech Transfer and Commercialization), supporting the transition of project innovations into real-world market solutions.
NextLand
June 2021 - November 2023
The NextLand project, funded by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 programme, applies Earth Observation to develop advanced commercial services for agriculture and forestry. Co-designed with end users, the project promotes sustainable agroforestry. VCW Lab leads Work Package 5 on Technology Transfer and Commercialization.