ADDSEN

Funding Sensible Innovation

ADDSEN assists excellent scientific teams and promising businesses in Central Europe to discover and fully realize their potential by using the power of EC funding and partnerships.

Our 18 years of hands-on experience, extensive knowledge base and a network of proven partners across the EU can become also YOUR ADDitional SENse for innovation.

MORE DRIVE

By adding our consultants in-house and nurturing partnerships.

NEW DIMENSIONS

Made possible with grants and increased process efficiency..

PROGRESS CONTROL

The road to success is always complex. Measure it at any point.

SUSTAINABLE IMPACT

Any innovation is assessed from various policy perspectives.

Tailored Solutions
Support your Vision & Needs

At ADDSEN, every project begins with a blank page and thought-provoking questions. We craft your plan by first understanding your goals and exploring all possible alternatives. Because our clients deserve undivided attention, we limit the number of projects we take on, ensuring that quality always takes precedence over quantity.

9
Horizon Europe, H2020 and FP7 projects implemented
5
mil EUR funding secured for projects of our clients
2
consortial RIA, IA and CSA projects coordinated​ by the ADDSEN team
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Our Team

At ADDSEN, our team consists of in-house professionals and specialized contractual experts. This flexible structure enables us to tailor project teams with precision, aligning them perfectly with the specific goals and requirements of each assignment. We pride ourselves on being a collective of passionate, open-minded individuals who approach every project with the same dedication as if it were our own business.

Miroslav Konecny is the head of the ADDSEN team. He has been managing funding of research and innovations since 2006. Miroslav has become one of the most successful project managers and framework project coordinators in the CEE region. He is also an expert of the Platinn network at JIC Brno (CZ).

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Lucia Davidova is a project and innovation consultant. 

Lucia has a vast track record in regional innovation strategies, empowerment of women and support of startups to explore the unknown for the benefit of our clients.

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Peter Beno is a senior process consultant at ADDSEN. 

As a former national expert for the EC Model Grant Agreement Peter knows all GA implications and can advise on project administration setup and its quality assurance. 

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Zuzana Reptova is a policy analyst and project consultant. 

Zuzana has been guiding researchers as NCP for ERC and MSC in their funding process. Also she has been working as a researcher in governance and democracy.

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Daniela Macakova is a senior process and project manager. 

Daniela is a former auditor and finance professional, precise at resource management and in-time delivery in the best possible quality.

Women-empowering projects (Horizon Europe)

The main objective of ST(R)E(A)M IT is to initiate change in persisting gender inequalities in STEM education, research, and innovation in order to contribute to the ‘The European Manifesto for gender-inclusive STE(A)M education and careers.’ 

The project consortium is composed of 21 partners across Europe. The ADDSEN role is to connect Slovakia to the project activities, create specific tools for up-skilling participants in innovation management / business thinking and to create partnerships.

Implementation period: 1/2024 – 12/2026

Project funding: € 1,856 mil.

Target groups, please contact Lucia Davidova:

  • students (in particular girls) from secondary schools.
  • university students and PhD students in STEM field.
  • teachers of STEM subjects (secondary and tertiary).
  • science centers, museums, non-formal education pedagogues and trainers.
  • policy-makers at regional/ national and EU level involved in gender equality in STEM education.
  • successful women in the field STEM acting as role models/ mentors/ ambassadors.

INVEST’HER’s ambition is to foster knowledge-sharing and synergies between innovation actors, and initiatives/ projects to support the next generation of startups, with focus on women-led companies and gender-conscious investors. 

The project consists of 10 members from both advanced ecosystems and less advanced innovation ecosystems in Europe. The ADDSEN role is to disseminate identified best practice in Slovakia, enhance capabilities of potential women-led startups and contribute to up-scaling these activities in CEE. 

Implementation period: 3/2024 – 2/2026

Project funding: € 1 mil.

Target groups, please contact Lucia Davidova:

  • women-led start-ups.
  • capital providers (investors, public and private VCs and their networks, banks, Business Angels).
  • business acceleration services providers (incubators and accelerators).
  • innovation agencies, business clubs and networks.
  • policy and decision-makers (local, regional, and national authorities, EU institutions).
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Twinning for excellence project (Horizon Europe)

FreeTwinEV project creates a robust partnership among Slovak University of Technology (SK) and three more advanced institutions: including the University of Twente (NL), Linz Centre of Mechatronics (AT), and ADDSEN (SK). Together, they aim to foster international collaboration and knowledge exchange that will bolster STU’s capabilities and establish it as a nucleus for battery research

Implementation period: 5/2024 – 4/2027

Project funding: € 1,467 mil.

Target groups, please contact Peter Beno

  • Mobility exchanges and summer schools to facilitate knowledge transfer.
  • Joint training programs to enhance both hard and soft skills of researchers and project managers.
  • Upgrades to STU’s Project Office to streamline research and project management processes.
  • Development of strategic research and internationalization agendas to synchronize with global research trends.

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Funded EU

ADDSEN has created a signpost website on a recognizable address www.h2020.sk for any institution interested in financing their development via EC programme Horizon 2020.

Its purpose was to explain benefits and rules from various perspectives of SME, research, enterprise, non-governmental sector and include the motivating stories of successful ones. (in Slovak)

The ADDSEN company Plan for gender equality and diversity 2023-2027 (GEP) is a set of our commitments and concrete actions that aim to promote gender equality in the company. Currently we implement several projects to make the EU more equal for all.

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OFFICE & MEETINGS
ADDSEN team at The Spot – Sky Park
Bottova 2/A, 811 09 Bratislava

POSTAL & BILLING DETAILS

ADDSEN, s.r.o., Kukučínova 43, 901 01 Malacky, Slovakia IČO: 46 896 511, DIČ: 2023636197, VAT: SK2023636197

The company is registered in Slovakia in the Register of Companies of the Municipal Court Bratislava III, Section: Sro, Insert No. 85479/B.