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Their core work

LC InnoConsult International is a Hungarian technology and business consultancy based in Szeged, specializing in bridging advanced materials research with industrial application. They provide technical advisory services for scaling up nanotechnology, bio-based materials, and sustainable packaging solutions from lab to production line. Their consistent role across projects — from nanocomposite processing to biorefinery pilot plants to smart building systems — points to a firm that helps consortia with technology transfer, exploitation planning, and market assessment for emerging material technologies.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 work (2015-2017) centred on industrial nanotechnology — nanocomposites, nanodeposition, electrospray coating for automotive parts, solar panels, and barrier packaging. From 2017 onward, they pivoted sharply toward bio-based and biodegradable materials: biopolymers for skin-contact products, PHA-based food packaging, and food waste biorefinery systems. Their most recent project (PRECEPT, 2020) marks a further diversification into smart energy systems, suggesting the firm is broadening its advisory scope beyond materials science.

Moving from hard nanotechnology toward sustainability-driven applications — bio-based materials and energy efficiency — aligning with the EU Green Deal funding priorities.

How they like to work

LC InnoConsult operates exclusively as a consortium partner, never coordinating projects themselves. With 90 unique partners across 21 countries from just 5 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia (averaging 18+ partners per project). This pattern is typical for a consultancy SME that brings horizontal expertise — technology transfer, market analysis, exploitation planning — rather than domain-specific research, making them a flexible addition to ambitious multi-partner initiatives.

Remarkably broad network for a small consultancy: 90 unique partners across 21 countries built through just 5 projects. Their reach spans most of the EU, with no obvious geographic concentration beyond their Hungarian base.

What sets them apart

Their value lies in sitting at the intersection of nanotechnology, bio-based materials, and industrial scale-up — a combination few consultancies in Central Europe can offer. As a Hungarian SME with deep experience in Innovation Action projects (4 out of 5 projects are IAs), they understand the path from pilot to market. For consortium builders, they offer a credible SME partner that strengthens exploitation plans and adds Central European geographic coverage.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PRECEPT
  Their largest single grant (EUR 217,700) and a strategic pivot into smart energy systems, signalling new capability beyond materials.
• YPACK
  Second-largest funding (EUR 178,824), focused on PHA-based bio-packaging to reduce food waste — strong alignment with EU Circular Economy priorities.
• AgriMax
  Longest-running project (2016-2021), tackling full-chain food waste valorisation through multi-feedstock biorefinery — demonstrates sustained commitment to circular bioeconomy.