The Innovation Radar identifies high potential innovations and innovators from EU funded R&D projects. It works by having external experts identify innovations and innovators based on objective criteria to establish an Innovation Potential Indicator. This helps identify innovators' needs to fulfill the market potential of their innovations. The Radar then supports innovators by suggesting actions to address bottlenecks, and provides advice in areas like intellectual property, investment, business modeling, and mentorship.

1. Organization type
Universities and Research Centres
Large companies
Other organizations
Public bodies
SME
Innovation Radar
Scan, Support, Sell
What is it?
The Innovation Radar identifies high potential innovations and the key
innovators behind them in EU R&D&I funded projects. The Radar
supports the innovators by suggesting a range of targeted actions that
can assist them in fulfilling their potential in the market place.
How does it work?
Who are the innovators?
Innovators' needs to fulfil
innovations' market potential
External bottlenecks to exploit
innovations
Authors: Daniel Nepelski (Daniel.Nepelski@ec.europa.eu), Annarosa Pesole and Vincent Van Roy, European
Commission, JRC; mailto:Eoghan O'Neill, European Commission, DG CONNECT. Based on: De Prato, G., Nepelski, D.,
& Piroli, G. (2015). Innovation Radar: Identifying Innovations and Innovators with High Potential in ICT FP7, CIP &
H2020 Projects. JRC-IPTS. Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the authors and may not in any
circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the European Commission.
Innovations & innovators
are identified by external
experts
Experts’ assessment is
based on objective criteria,
used to establish an
Innovation Potential
Indicator for each
innovation
Innovators get access to
advice in areas such as IPR,
investment, business
modelling, mentoring,
investor readiness…