RTDS Group Launches New Website

RTDS Group is a multidisciplinary competence centre for applied innovation research and services. Its work focuses on designing and implementing publicly funded academia-industry collaboration projects, helping Horizon Europe achieve measurable scientific, economic, and societal impact. 

The newly launched website presents RTDS Group’s expertise, services, and project portfolio in a structured and accessible format. Visitors can explore the team’s approach to innovation research, review previous and ongoing projects, access tools and methods as well as and engage with RTDS’s knowledge resources, including Zenodo and InnovationCast, the company’s podcast on research and innovation insights. 

The website reflects RTDS Group’s commitment to the Triple Transition, the integration of green, digital, and socio-economic transformation. Through its projects, RTDS addresses five major European challenges: 

• Reducing reliance on fossil fuels
• Strengthening global food security
• Mastering digital transformation
• Advancing healthcare
• Achieving circularity  

These priorities are central to how RTDS approaches collaboration with researchers, companies, and consortium partners, ensuring that each project delivers tangible societal and economic impact. 

The website’s Research section highlights RTDS Group’s approach to Innovation Research, showing how ideas are developed and translated through industry-academia collaboration. Visitors can explore the team’s work on innovation analysis, foresight, consortium coordination, dissemination, policy briefs, and exploitation strategies. This page also describes how RTDS applies these methods to maximise the societal, economic, and scientific impact of research projects. 

The website provides a comprehensive overview of RTDS Group’s services, which cover the full cycle of EU-funded projects.   

• Innovation Strategy: identifying opportunities and designing impactful solutions.
• Proposal Development:  supporting competitive applications for Horizon Europe projects.
• Project Implementation: leading in Dissemination, Exploitation, Communication, and Innovation Management.
• Training & Workshops: Sharing knowledge and expertise to empower partners on the EU funding journey. 

By outlining these services, the website demonstrates how RTDS helps partners transform research ideas into scalable innovations with measurable outcomes. 

Ongoing Projects  

Completed Projects

Visitors can now tune in directly to InnovationCast, the RTDS podcast, where experts share insights on proposal writing, and best practices from Horizon Europe projects. This resource provides practical guidance for anyone looking to navigate European funding with confidence.

• Start with Our Projects if you want to see RTDS’s full delivery record.
• Start with Services if you’re considering RTDS as a partner on a proposal.
• Start with Research if you want the methodology behind RTDS’s communication & dissemination, exploitation and impact work.

The new website prioritises user experience and accessibility. Features such as text resizing, contrast adjustment, and focus outlines ensure that all visitors can access content effectively. An integrated Accesscibility Statement reinforces RTDS Group’s commitment to inclusivity and open knowledge sharing. A Resource for Research & Innovation The new website positions RTDS Group as a central hub for research and innovation in Europe. It provides researchers, companies, and consortium partners with the resources, expertise, and guidance needed to secure funding, manage complex projects, and accelerate the market uptake of research outputs. 

The site encourages exploration of RTDS Group’s work, services, and knowledge resources, offering insight into how applied innovation research can generate tangible societal, economic, and scientific impact.