VALORISATION ALLIANCE LINKING LABORATORIES, ENTERPRISES AND SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS
VALLEYS connects, empowers and professionalises knowledge valorisation intermediaries across Europe, helping transform research into societal, economic and policy impact. Through a European network, digital tools, training, mobility and cascade funding, the project strengthens the organisations that bridge research and innovation.
Grant agreement: Nº 101287111
Duration
05.2026– 04.2029
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Horizon Europe / WIDERA
Project Budget
€2 M
The Challenge
Knowledge valorisation remains fragmented across Europe, limiting the ability of research to generate societal, economic and policy impact. Many knowledge valorisation intermediaries, particularly in Widening countries, lack the recognition, skills and support needed to effectively bridge research and innovation.
Our Objective
To establish the European Network of Knowledge Valorisation Intermediaries, connecting and empowering organisations that support the transformation of research into real-world impact. Through a digital toolbox, AI-powered resources, training, mentoring, mobility and cascade funding, VALLEYS strengthens knowledge valorisation across Europe.
Innovation & Impact
VALLEYS places knowledge valorisation intermediaries at the centre of innovation, combining a digital toolbox, peer mentoring, mobility and cascade funding into a single collaborative model. By building a sustainable European network with strong participation from Widening countries, the project strengthens long-term knowledge valorisation capacity across Europe.
Sploro plays a key role in the strategic execution of the project, leveraging its expertise in:
FSTP Management
Leading the design and management of two cascade funding open calls, including application management, proposal evaluation, beneficiary selection, sub-grant management, project monitoring and the coordination of the mentoring programme for funded beneficiaries.
Ethics & Data Management
Coordinating the project’s ethics and data management activities to ensure responsible implementation and compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
Economic Impact
Providing €500,000 in cascade funding to strengthen the capacity of 25 knowledge valorisation intermediaries across Europe and increase the societal and economic value generated from research.
Ecosystem Strengthening
Building the European Network of Knowledge Valorisation Intermediaries to foster long-term collaboration, knowledge exchange and stronger innovation ecosystems across Europe.
Societal Impact
Strengthening knowledge valorisation capacity in Widening countries and helping research generate greater societal, economic and policy impact across Europe.
Market Impact
Developing a digital Knowledge Valorisation Toolbox and supporting the growth of a European network of over 150 organisations, making knowledge valorisation resources more accessible across Europe.
Capacity Building
Delivering training, mentoring and cross-border mobility opportunities to equip more than 500 professionals with the skills needed to accelerate knowledge valorisation.
The Empowomen consortium brings together 6 partners from 5 European countries
Atrineo
Sploro
Three O’clock
IASP
St. John’s Innovation Centre
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