AYMING

Their core work

Ayming is a French business performance consultancy that provides techno-economic assessment, life cycle analysis (LCA), market analysis, and innovation funding advisory services to industrial R&D projects. Within H2020 consortia, they typically handle the economic viability evaluation, environmental impact assessment, and market positioning of new technologies — bridging the gap between lab-scale research and commercial reality. Their consistent presence across diverse sectors (chemicals, energy, materials, recycling) reflects a horizontal consultancy model rather than deep domain-specific R&D.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Early projects (2015–2018) centered on process industry economics: biofuels from lignocellulosic waste, biomass-to-liquid pathways, solar cell manufacturing, and advanced composites — classic industrial R&D support. From 2019 onward, there is a clear pivot toward circular economy topics: polymer recycling (PMMA, polyurethane), CO2 conversion to fuels, and secondary raw material recovery from photovoltaic waste. This shift mirrors the EU's growing emphasis on Green Deal priorities and suggests Ayming repositioned its consulting offer to match funding trends.

Ayming is increasingly focused on circular economy business cases — expect them to seek roles in waste valorization, industrial symbiosis, and green chemistry projects going forward.

How they like to work

Ayming is exclusively a participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, which is consistent with their role as an advisory service provider embedded in larger consortia. With 155 unique partners across 25 countries in just 15 projects, they operate as a network connector rather than a repeat-partner organization, joining diverse consortia wherever economic and environmental assessment expertise is needed. Their relatively modest average funding (EUR 111K per project) confirms a specialist contributor model with well-defined, bounded work packages.

Broad European network spanning 155 unique partners across 25 countries, built through participation in mid-to-large consortia. No visible geographic concentration — their consultancy model takes them wherever assessment expertise is required.

What sets them apart

Ayming occupies a specific niche: they are not a research lab or technology developer, but the team you bring in to answer "Is this technology economically viable and environmentally sound?" Their cross-sector experience — from biofuels to geothermal to polymer recycling — means they can benchmark new technologies against a wide range of industrial contexts. For consortium builders, they offer a ready-made, proven partner for exploitation strategy, market assessment, and LCA work packages without competing for the core R&D budget.

Highlights from their portfolio

• IMPROOF
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 320K) for optimizing steam cracking furnaces — a core petrochemical process with massive industrial relevance.
• PUReSmart
  Polyurethane recycling toward a smart circular economy — exemplifies Ayming's pivot to circular economy and connects chemical recycling with design-for-recycling.
• MEET
  Multi-site geothermal demonstration project covering exploration to exploitation — broadest energy-sector involvement with direct commercial upscaling potential.