PNO INNOVATIEADVIES BV

Their core work

PNO Innovatieadvies is a Dutch innovation consultancy that supports organizations in accessing and managing EU-funded research and innovation projects. Rather than conducting research themselves, they provide advisory services — likely including grant strategy, project management, and innovation support — as evidenced by their predominant third-party role across diverse H2020 projects. Their involvement spans water treatment, critical raw materials, algae-based products, and water infrastructure security, suggesting a horizontal advisory capability rather than deep technical specialization in any single domain.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

With all projects starting between 2016 and 2017, PNO Innovatieadvies had a concentrated burst of H2020 activity rather than a gradual evolution. No keyword data is available for early or recent periods, and the two-year entry window makes it impossible to identify a meaningful shift in focus. Their portfolio suggests consistent breadth — supporting projects across environment, food, and security — rather than deepening expertise in one area.

Their broad but shallow H2020 involvement and lack of recent activity suggest they may have shifted focus to other funding programs or private advisory work beyond 2017.

How they like to work

PNO Innovatieadvies consistently operates in a support capacity — never coordinating and serving as a third party in 3 of 4 projects. Despite limited direct participation, their projects connect them to 88 unique partners across 24 countries, reflecting the large consortia typical of the projects they advise. This pattern is consistent with a consultancy that plugs into existing consortia to provide specific advisory or management services rather than driving the research agenda.

Connected to 88 partners across 24 countries through just 4 projects, indicating involvement in large-scale European consortia. Their network is wide but likely shallow, as third-party roles typically involve less direct collaboration with all consortium members.

What sets them apart

PNO Innovatieadvies brings a consultancy perspective to EU research projects — they understand how to navigate funding instruments (RIA, CSA, IA, BBI-RIA) across multiple pillars. For consortium builders, their value lies not in technical research but in project structuring, grant expertise, and innovation management. Their Dutch base in Rijswijk, near The Hague's policy institutions, may offer additional proximity to EU and national funding bodies.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MADFORWATER
  Their only direct participant role — a 4-year project on integrated wastewater treatment solutions, suggesting deeper involvement than their typical third-party engagements
• SCRREEN
  A high-profile European expert network on critical raw materials, indicating PNO's ability to support strategically important EU coordination actions