Stronger opportunities through collaboration

Partnerships, Consortia
& Funding

Some of the most significant opportunities in advanced engineering cannot be delivered by one organisation alone.
New technologies, major programmes, collaborative R&D and market-development initiatives frequently require businesses, research organisations, funding bodies and specialist partners to work together around a common objective.
Fluency Exchange helps identify the right organisations, create effective collaborations and develop the partnerships, consortia and funding routes needed to move ideas forward.

TURNING INSIGHTS

INTO OPERTUNITIS

Advanced engineering businesses can have exceptional technology, strong technical capability and experienced teams, yet still struggle to achieve the commercial growth they expect.

Strategy, intelligence, commercial dervelopment and industry connections

Strategy, intelligence, commercial dervelopment and industry connections

Strategy, intelligence, commercial dervelopment and industry connections

How Fluency can help

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Partnership Development

Identifying, approaching and developing relationships with organisations whose capability, market position or network can support a strategic objective.

Consortia Building

Bringing together complementary businesses, universities, research organisations and other stakeholders around collaborative programmes.

Funding Opportunities

Identifying relevant public funding and grant opportunities that align with the commercial and technical objectives of the project.

Bid Development

Helping structure and communicate a compelling proposition for collaborative funding programmes and industry initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement

Supporting communication, workshops and industry engagement where programmes require wider market input or consensus.Fluency has existing experience of industry roadmap development involving workshops, surveys and stakeholder engagement, including work with Composites UK on an industry-wide construction roadmap.

Collaboration with commercial purpose

Partnerships should not exist simply for the sake of collaboration.The strongest programmes bring together organisations with complementary capabilities, clearly defined roles and a shared objective.Fluency helps create that alignment from the outset.

From concept to consortium

Whether the requirement is a strategic partner, an R&D consortium, a funding programme or a wider industry initiative, Fluency can help identify the organisations needed and build the structure around the opportunity.

Finding the right partners

The strongest collaboration starts with understanding what each organisation needs to contribute.

That may involve:

  • Complementary technology or manufacturing capability.
  • Access to markets or customers.
  • Research expertise.
  • Supply-chain capability.
  • Demonstration opportunities.
  • Funding eligibility.
  • Commercial credibility.
  • Regional or international partners.

Fluency’s industry knowledge and network help identify organisations that can strengthen an opportunity rather than simply add another name to a consortium.