Independent Strategic Advisory for Innovation and R&D Projects
Supporting decision‑making, risk identification and strategic project readiness in the context of European, RFCS and national funding programmes.
CUBICVANGUARD provides independent strategic advisory services, focused on the clarity, maturity and robustness of innovation and R&D projects prior to critical decisions, such as submission to funding programmes.
Engagements are intentionally limited in scope, centred on strategic analysis and risk identification, and do not include operational project management or continuous proposal execution.
What we do
Project Readiness & Go / No‑Go Review
Independent assessment of the maturity and robustness of innovation and R&D projects prior to submission decisions.
This service provides a structured analysis of:
Strategic coherence of the project
Alignment with the specific call or programme framework
Consistency between objectives, technical approach and expected impact
Key evaluation risks from the perspective of an external evaluator
The outcome is a clear and well‑founded Go / No‑Go recommendation, enabling informed decisions before committing additional time and resources.
Red Team Review – Independent Evaluation Perspective
Critical project review using a red team approach, simulating real evaluation conditions, with a focus on identifying weaknesses, inconsistencies and potential penalisation factors.
The analysis is structured according to core evaluation criteria, including:
Excellence
Impact
Implementation
This service is particularly suitable for technically sound projects that benefit from an external, independent and critical perspective prior to final submission.
Strategic Innovation Advisory (Limited Scope)
Targeted strategic advisory supporting key decisions related to:
Innovation strategy
Technology positioning
Funding alignment
Prioritisation of R&D opportunities
Delivered through fixed advisory hour packages, with clearly defined objectives, scope and duration, enabling access to senior expertise without creating operational dependency.
Who we work with
We typically work with:
Industrial SMEs
Research and Technology Organisations
Universities and spin‑offs
Project coordinators seeking an independent, critical external perspective
We do not provide:
Operational project management
Continuous proposal writing
Long‑term consortium coordination
Sector‑specific execution services
Experience
CUBICVANGUARD is led by Bruno Rodrigues, with more than 25 years of industrial experience across materials, manufacturing processes and innovation activities, complemented by extensive involvement in European, RFCS and national R&D projects.
He is regularly invited as an external project evaluator by the European Commission, bringing an independent perspective closely aligned with real evaluation criteria and practice.
Contact
Due to capacity constraints, only limited, clearly scoped engagements aligned with the services described above are accepted.
For contact requests, please use the form.