EUKNOW SPRL

Their core work

EUKNOW is a Brussels-based innovation consultancy that specializes in building and managing research and innovation networks, primarily in the food, agriculture, and bioeconomy sectors. Their work centers on Coordination and Support Actions (CSA) — not direct research, but facilitating knowledge exchange, capacity building, and multi-country partnerships. In ENABLING, they helped establish biobased local innovation networks to drive regional economic growth; in SOILdarity, they supported the expansion of scientific excellence and research capacity in soil science across less research-intensive regions. Their Brussels location and consistent focus on international cooperation suggest they act as a connector between research communities, policy frameworks, and regional actors.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

EUKNOW's first H2020 project (ENABLING, 2017) carried no searchable keywords in the dataset, making its thematic fingerprint traceable only through the project title — biobased innovation, local networks, growth. Their second project (SOILdarity, 2020) introduced a distinct and more technically specific vocabulary: soil science, precision agriculture, water management, sustainable development goals, and international cooperation. The shift is from broad bioeconomy network-building toward scientifically grounded capacity development in a specific agricultural domain, with a stronger international dimension.

EUKNOW appears to be deepening its focus from generic innovation support toward specific scientific domains — particularly sustainable soil and water management — while expanding its geographic ambition through international cooperation frameworks.

How they like to work

EUKNOW has never led an H2020 project; they join as partners, which is consistent with a consultancy role that provides network management and coordination expertise to larger consortia. Across just two projects they have engaged 18 unique partners in 14 countries, signaling a broad and diverse network rather than a tight cluster of repeat collaborators. This suggests they bring value through their connections and facilitation capacity, not through technical research outputs.

EUKNOW has built connections with 18 distinct consortium partners across 14 countries through only two projects — an unusually wide reach for an organization of this size. Their geographic spread spans well beyond Belgium, consistent with their stated focus on international research cooperation.

What sets them apart

EUKNOW occupies a niche as a small Brussels-based consultancy that operates at the intersection of EU policy proximity and agricultural research networks — a combination that few purely technical organizations can replicate. Their value to a consortium is not technical depth but rather their ability to navigate coordination structures, connect actors across 14+ countries, and manage the non-research elements that make CSA projects function. For a consortium that needs a capable partner to handle network coordination, dissemination, or capacity-building workpackages in the food and agriculture space, EUKNOW offers a lean, well-connected option.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SOILdarity
  The larger of their two projects (€130,938) and the most thematically rich, covering soil science, precision agriculture, water management, and sustainable development goals under the Widening Participation pillar — suggesting cross-regional impact work with an international cooperation dimension.
• ENABLING
  Their first H2020 engagement, focused on biobased local innovation networks for growth — an early marker of their positioning as a facilitator in the emerging bioeconomy and food innovation space.