Obsidian I² supports innovation uptake, collaboration building and early-stage opportunity development around advanced technologies and applied research. We help connect capabilities, partners, use cases and programmes in ways that improve the chances of effective collaboration and deployment.
This includes matchmaking, opportunity exploration, market and application analysis, project concept development, consortium building, and support for pathways from research and pilots towards real-world use and value creation.
The institute’s role is not limited to technical work. In many cases, valuable innovation depends on the ability to connect technical capability with the right partners, contexts, users, funding instruments and implementation pathways. Obsidian I² contributes to that bridging function in a structured and practical way.
Our areas of interest
Opportunity exploration and concept development
We support the early shaping of ideas, use cases and project concepts around promising technologies and application domains.
Collaboration and consortium building
We help identify relevant partners, complementary capabilities and potential cooperation structures for innovation activities.
Pathways from research to application
We are interested in the transition from technical potential to practical uptake, including pilots, validation activities, deployment planning and value creation pathways.
Innovation ecosystems and support structures
We contribute to wider innovation ecosystems through collaboration support, knowledge exchange, networking and project development.
How we work
Obsidian I² contributes through matchmaking, project support, collaborative design, innovation-oriented analysis and participation in ecosystems that connect research, industry and other relevant stakeholders.
Why this matters
Many strong ideas fail not because the technology is weak, but because the surrounding path to application is unclear or underdeveloped. Obsidian I² supports that transition by helping align capability, context, collaboration and practical opportunity.