BOSSCHAERT ANTON

Their core work

EXCEPT Integrated Sustainability is a Dutch private consultancy that applies systems thinking to sustainability challenges — bridging the gap between conceptual sustainability frameworks and practical implementation. In H2020, they contributed to food production innovation through the Polydome greenhouse concept (a polyculture growing system) and supported a Marie Curie research training network on sustainable place-shaping (SUSPLACE). Their dual presence in both an SME Instrument food innovation project and an academic training network suggests they operate as a cross-cutting sustainability advisor rather than a narrowly technical firm. They appear most valuable as a strategic contributor who connects sustainability theory to applied projects in food, agriculture, and territorial development.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects began in 2015, so no temporal shift in focus is detectable from the data alone. What can be observed is a simultaneous dual engagement: applied food innovation on one track (Polydome, short Phase 1 feasibility) and long-form sustainability research training on another (SUSPLACE, running to 2019). This pattern suggests the organization was already operating across multiple sustainability domains in 2015 rather than evolving from one to another. Without projects beyond 2015, tracking further evolution is not possible from this dataset.

The longer-running SUSPLACE commitment (to 2019) suggests a gravitational pull toward sustainability transitions research and training rather than pure product innovation, but the data is too sparse to call this a definitive direction.

How they like to work

BOSSCHAERT ANTON / EXCEPT has never led an H2020 project — all participation is as partner or third party — which positions them as a specialist contributor rather than a consortium architect. Despite only two projects, they accumulated 13 unique partners across 8 countries, indicating they join well-networked consortia rather than small bilateral arrangements. This profile is consistent with a consultancy that adds sustainability expertise to larger research or innovation efforts without carrying project management responsibility.

Thirteen unique consortium partners across 8 countries from just two projects, pointing to integration into genuinely European, multi-partner networks. No dominant geographic cluster is apparent from the data, suggesting broad European reach rather than a regional focus.

What sets them apart

EXCEPT Integrated Sustainability occupies an unusual niche: a private Dutch consultancy that appears equally at home in applied food-tech innovation (SME Instrument) and academic research training (MSCA). This cross-context fluency — moving between business-facing feasibility work and university-anchored training networks — is rare and valuable for consortia that need a sustainability bridge between industry and academia. For a consortium builder, they offer sustainability systems expertise without the overhead of a large institution.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Polydome
  An SME Instrument Phase 1 project proposing a polyculture greenhouse system — notable as the more commercially-oriented of the two engagements, signaling direct food-tech innovation capability.
• SUSPLACE
  A Marie Curie Innovative Training Network running 2015–2019, notable for its focus on sustainable place-shaping and for being the longer, more research-intensive of the two projects.