Areas of expertise
I help innovators navigate the complex world of public funding to secure the resources they need for breakthrough research and commercialization.
- Misalignment between funding opportunities and business strategy that wastes time on unsuitable applications
- Weak collaborative partnerships that undermine bid competitiveness in team-based competitions
- Poor understanding of funder priorities and evaluation criteria leading to rejected proposals
- Inadequate positioning of innovation impact that fails to demonstrate real-world value
- Timing mismatches between funding cycles and development roadmaps that create resource gaps
I work with you to build a strategic funding roadmap that aligns with your goals and connects you with the right partners to win.
About Me
I'm Michael, and I help innovators - both academics and entrepreneurs - align their public funding strategy with their business roadmap to win funding competitions. As an Innovation Adviser and through my work with Agent Build Club, I specialize in collaborative project design and turning complex ideas into fundable proposals.
I deliver clarity on how public funding actually works and what you need to do to submit competitive bids. More importantly, I help you identify the right partners and build stronger collaborative teams that evaluators want to back.
I spent 4 years as Innovation Adviser at University of Surrey and know how to consistently score 90% in Innovate UK funding competitions. My expertise in university-business collaboration means I understand both sides of the innovation equation and can bridge that gap for maximum impact.