During RP1, the BEAGLE project established a solid governance framework (WP1) and advanced the first phase of its Three-Phased Methodology. Core coordination mechanisms, quality assurance systems, and FAIR data management protocols were implemented, and delivered the first Policy Brief introducing the Blue Ocean Strategy approach to knowledge valorisation.
On the strategic level (WP2), BEAGLE mapped 85 best practices in knowledge valorisation (exceeding KPI targets), analysed 40 market niches, and identified 12 thematic niches for action. Twelve Mixed Teams (MTs) were established with balanced academia–industry participation and diversity considerations. In parallel, the BEAGLE marketplace was launched on the F6S platform (M6), providing a space for stakeholder networking, open call management, and resource sharing. The first Open Call (OC#1) targeted the industry side, recruiting 158 participants—32% above the KPI target—while the second Open Call (OC#2), aimed at academia, surpassed 120 registrants by M18, setting the stage for Phase II of the Innovation Funnel.
Progress in Phase I (Demand Discovery) advanced through the production of Innovation Demand Video Fact Sheets (VFS). WP3 created unified VFS production guidelines, engaged 62 industry participants in co-creation workshops using the System Innovation Canvas, and achieved Milestone MS4 with the first set of outputs. Ongoing efforts will consolidate these results into Video factsheets, marking the transition from demand recruitment to demand consolidation. Meanwhile, Phase II (Supply Matching) is progressing with academic recruitment in OC#2, preparing the ground for academia–industry matching in the next reporting period.
The project also achieved notable academic and dissemination results (WP6). Three conference papers were published or presented, with one journal article submitted for review. Preparatory work for WP4 and WP5 has also started, paving the way for Phase II matching and the development of 20 Action Plans in Phase III.
