CENTRE D'ACCOMPAGNEMENT DE PROJETS INNOVANTS ASBL

Their core work

CAP INNOVE is a Belgian non-profit based in Wallonia that provides innovation support services to SMEs, primarily through the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). Their core work involves coaching small and medium enterprises on innovation management, helping them access EU funding instruments (SME Instrument, FTI, FET-Open), and supporting their internationalisation efforts. More recently, they have expanded into participatory environmental monitoring, joining a consortium on citizen science using drones and wearable sensors for urban air quality tracking.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

From 2014 to 2018, CAP INNOVE focused exclusively on Enterprise Europe Network services — coaching Walloon SMEs on innovation management and internationalisation, with a strong emphasis on SME Instrument applications. From 2019 onward, their EEN work shifted toward EIC coaching and broader EU funding instruments (FTI, FET-Open), while in 2021 they made a notable leap into environmental citizen science with the SOCIO-BEE project. This suggests an organization branching out from pure business support into applied research consortia.

CAP INNOVE is diversifying from pure advisory work into applied R&D consortia, which could make them a useful dissemination and SME engagement partner in future projects.

How they like to work

CAP INNOVE has always participated as a partner, never as coordinator, across all six projects. Their KAMWAL projects likely involved small regional consortia focused on Wallonia, while SOCIO-BEE placed them in a larger international consortium (the project's scope suggests multiple countries). With 28 unique partners across 7 countries, they maintain a reasonably broad network for an organization of their size and type.

CAP INNOVE has collaborated with 28 unique partners across 7 countries, primarily through repeated EEN consortium participation and one larger R&D project. Their network is rooted in Belgium/Wallonia but extends across several European countries.

What sets them apart

CAP INNOVE's value lies in their direct, sustained relationship with Walloon SMEs — five rounds of EEN service delivery means they have a living pipeline of innovation-hungry small companies in southern Belgium. For consortium builders, this makes them a practical gateway to SME engagement and dissemination in Wallonia, not just a paper partner. Their recent move into citizen science signals willingness to contribute beyond traditional advisory roles.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SOCIO-BEE
  Their largest funded project (EUR 195,568) and a significant departure from advisory work into applied environmental research with drones and wearable sensors.
• KAMWAL 2.1
  Represents the peak of their EEN advisory work, combining innovation management, internationalisation, and SME Instrument support in a structured programme.