LGI SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION

Their core work

LGI is a Paris-based innovation management consultancy that helps technical consortia with stakeholder engagement, business model development, dissemination, and co-creation activities. They do not perform core R&D themselves — instead, they bridge the gap between research teams and end-users by managing communication, market analysis, and exploitation strategies across sectors from nuclear energy to circular economy. Their recurring role across 46 H2020 projects is to ensure research results reach markets and communities, handling the "how do we make this useful" question that technical partners often struggle with.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015-2018), LGI was heavily anchored in nuclear energy support — coordinating SPRINT for the SNETP programming platform, joining multiple reactor safety and fuel projects, and handling energy system topics like heating, cooling, and business models for low-exergy buildings. From 2018 onward, their portfolio visibly broadened toward social innovation, citizen co-creation, smart cities, positive energy districts, and critical raw materials recovery. The nuclear work continued but was increasingly complemented by projects requiring community engagement and circular economy expertise.

LGI is pivoting from purely technical energy dissemination toward citizen-facing innovation management, making them increasingly relevant for projects that need to demonstrate societal impact and community buy-in.

How they like to work

LGI is overwhelmingly a partner rather than a leader — coordinating only 2 of 46 projects, which is typical for a consultancy whose value lies in supporting consortia rather than driving the core research. With 602 unique partners across 61 countries, they operate as a high-connectivity hub, rarely repeating the same consortium twice. This makes them easy to work with (experienced in diverse teams) and well-connected for introductions, but their role will be in innovation management and exploitation, not technical leadership.

One of the most broadly connected SMEs in H2020, with 602 unique consortium partners spanning 61 countries — from EU member states to African nations through projects like PRE-LEAP-RE. Their network is especially dense in nuclear research institutes and energy transition organizations across Western Europe.

What sets them apart

LGI occupies a rare niche: an SME consultancy trusted by both hard-science nuclear consortia and soft-innovation social projects. Most innovation consultancies specialize in one domain, but LGI's ability to manage dissemination and exploitation across nuclear safety, raw materials, smart cities, and circular economy makes them unusually versatile. For consortium builders, they solve the perennial problem of "who handles the non-technical work packages" with genuine cross-sector experience.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SPRINT
  One of only two projects LGI coordinated — managed the SNETP programming and dissemination roadmap for the European nuclear technology platform.
• MAKING-CITY
  Long-running smart cities project (2018-2024) combining positive energy districts, citizen engagement, and urban planning — represents LGI's strategic shift toward societal impact work.
• ENTRUST
  Largest single EC contribution to LGI at EUR 709K, focused on energy system transition through education and stakeholder activation — core to their identity as engagement specialists.