Science & Business Consultants

specialised in national and European
R&D funding programmes

Entrust us with your project

Develop your projects with the support of our science & business experts

Since 2001, we have been advising companies – large and small – as well as research bodies in terms of research funding and project management.

We accompany complex projects building on the vast experience of our experts and our excellent network.

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Key facts & figures

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More than 150 European projects accompanied, 90 funded!
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On average, 85% of applications accompanied by L-up exceed the threshold, 60% receive funding.
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375 000 000 € of funding obtained for our clients over the past 10 years.

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Hands on innovation

A unique method to set up and
run European R&D projects

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Audit & diagnostic

We screen funding opportunities, evaluate project ideas, and map stakeholders.

Project set-up

We assess project proposals, search for partners, and support the collaborative proposal writing and contractualisation.

Project delivery

We attend to project management, communication, training, data management, and exploitation of the project results.

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SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Dual-cultural competencies and expertise underpin project success

Expertise is the core of our support: Over the years, we have developed an extensive network of competencies.

Our consultants combine professional know-how in specific S&T fields with longstanding experience in managing and auditing complex international projects.

Meet our experts
L-up Philippe-Bellier

Philippe Bellier

EXPERT/CHAIRMAN

Engineer SUPELEC, MBA HEC, CPA.
Founded L-up in 2001.

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Peggy Favier

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / EXPERT

Engineer ENSMM (Mechanics & Microtechnology; post-graduate degree in Structural Mechanics / Tribology)

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Céline Germain

BUSINESS DEVELOPER / EXPERT

International Business Management; Master in Molecular and Cellular Biology; Master in Structural Biology.

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Dominika Behrendt

CONSULTANT

Bachelor in Geography; Master in European Studies and International Relations

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Anamul Andy Hoque

SENIOR CONSULTANT / EXPERT / CHIEF QUALITY OFFICER

BEng (Hons) in Mechanical and Environmental Engineering, Master in Total Quality Management, graduate of the IBM Training Scheme (ICT)

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L-UP Jetta-Keranen

Jetta Keranen

SENIOR CONSULTANT / EXPERT

PhD in Materials Sciences, certified PMP® project management professional

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L-UP Magali-Mares

Magali Mares

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Master in Cellular Biology, Master in Journalism and Scientific Communication

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L-UP Sofia-Santi

Sofia Santi

CONSULTANT

Master in European Studies and International Relations, Integrated Trinational Bachelor in Germanic and Romance Studies

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Elisabeth Rouiller

CONSULTANT

Dipl.-Ing. (FH) in Leather and Footwear Engineering, Editor (German Journalists’ Association)

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TRAINING & CONTINOUS IMPROVEMENT
We share our knowledge

Complementary to project support, our service offer includes training courses for researchers, project managers and project administrators.

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Our greatest success
is your success

Energy

CIRCULAIR

1 January 2023 to 31 December 2026

Achieving climate neutrality in Europe requires large volumes of sustainable fuels for transport sectors like aviation. The EU-funded CIRCULAIR project will design an integrated pathway that produces cost-effective aviation biofuels based on hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of abundant agricultural residues. Key innovations of CIRCULAIR involve a close thermal coupling of HTL conversion with exothermic wet oxidation…

Materials

D-STANDART

1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025

Advanced composites are gaining ground in many areas, especially aerospace, automotive and renewable energy, as they are lightweight and help save energy. What is still missing are accurate and fast pre-production methods to optimise the durability of such large-scale composite structures. Therefore, D-STANDART aims to develop efficient methods for modelling the durability of large-scale composite…

ICT

HECATE

1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025

The switch to hybrid-electric regional aircraft will represent a major step towards a climate-neutral aviation. As an enabler of the long-term vision of hybrid-electric regional aircraft by 2035, HECATE has the mission to develop new high-voltage electric power distribution technologies.

Defence

iFURTHER

1 December 2022 to 30 November 2025

The EU faces an increasingly complex threat spectrum that requires very early warning systems. Especially hypersonic and ballistic threats call for a new and robust capability to complement existing assets. The EU-funded project “hIgh FreqUency oveR The Horizon sensors’ cognitivE netwoRk” (iFURTHER) aims to develop a disruptive defence concept capable of protecting the sovereignty and…

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News & Events

Job Opening: Consultant

March 22, 2023

Join our team! L-up, based in Paris and Lyon, has been a specialist in European funding programmes dedicated to RD&I (Research, Development and Innovation) for 22 years. We accompany our clients in preparing project proposals and ‒ as a partner in collaborative projects ‒ in project management, dissemination / communication and exploitation. We also provide…

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