FVA SAS DI LOUIS FERRINI & C

Their core work

FVA new media research is a Rome-based communication and media consultancy specializing in dissemination, public engagement, and awareness campaigns for the European bioeconomy sector. They design and execute communication strategies that translate complex bio-based research into messages accessible to consumers, industry, and policymakers. Their work spans multimedia content production, stakeholder mobilization, and educational programme development — essentially bridging the gap between EU-funded science and the audiences that need to understand it. They are not a research organization; they are the communication engine that helps research projects reach their impact targets.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

FVA's early H2020 work (2016–2018) centred on broad awareness-raising for bio-based products and the bioeconomy, with projects like BIOWAYS and DANDELION focused on promoting EU research results to general audiences. From 2019 onward, their focus sharpened toward education, skills development, and technology transfer — projects like BIObec, Transition2BIO, and TETRA show a shift from "telling people about bioeconomy" to "training people to work in it." This evolution suggests a maturing capability: from campaign-style communication toward structured educational content and industry-facing knowledge transfer.

FVA is moving from general public engagement toward structured educational programmes and industry training for the bio-based sector, making them increasingly relevant for projects with workforce development or capacity-building objectives.

How they like to work

FVA is exclusively a consortium partner — they have never coordinated any of their nine H2020 projects. They operate in mid-to-large consortia, having worked with 55 unique partners across 24 countries, which indicates they are a widely trusted dissemination partner rather than a project leader. Their repeat presence in bioeconomy CSAs suggests that coordinators actively seek them out for their communication expertise, making them a reliable "go-to" partner for the dissemination work package.

FVA has built an extensive pan-European network of 55 consortium partners spanning 24 countries, with particularly dense connections in the bioeconomy and bio-based industries cluster. Their Rome base gives them strong Southern European presence, but their partner diversity is clearly continent-wide.

What sets them apart

FVA occupies a specific niche that is hard to fill: a media-native SME with deep domain knowledge in the bioeconomy. Most communication agencies lack sector expertise; most bioeconomy organisations lack communication craft. Their nine-project track record in bio-based awareness, education, and engagement means they bring both the media production skills and the subject-matter familiarity that coordinators need for credible, effective dissemination work packages.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BIOVoices
  Largest single budget (EUR 327,938) — a multi-stakeholder mobilization project to accelerate the bio-based sector, reflecting FVA's peak responsibility in community engagement.
• Glaukos
  Their only RIA project and longest-running (2020–2024), marking an expansion from pure communication into a research-oriented circular textiles initiative with EUR 285,000 funding.
• TETRA
  Their only non-bioeconomy project, focused on technology transfer and IPR for open internet — showing versatility beyond their core bio-based domain.