Applied Research, and Your Path to Impact and Knowledge Transfer

We turn ideas, algorithms, and proof-of-concept tools into functioning prototypes, and provide business-driven use cases, evaluated models and frameworks, thereby facilitating scientists to focus on foundational research.

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The Research-to-Prototype Gap

Principal Investigators and Senior Researchers often face rushed software development that does not adhere to best industry practices. The scientific tools and prototypes are built without access to real-world data, production-grade environments, or dedicated engineering expertise.


As a result

The early stage proof-of-concepts are difficult to validate, rarely reusable, and disconnected from real-world application and discovery.

The researchers are distracted from their core academic work, limiting their time to focus on research and publishing.

Therefore

We Offer Applied Ontology Engineering, TRL 2–7 Software Development, and Domain Expertise in E-Government, Smart Cities, Mobility, and Data-Driven Innovation.

Meaningfy combines academic-level semantic expertise with industry-grade software development to build tools and prototypes that are both scientifically rigorous and ready for real-world use.

Research-Grade Prototyping

We help researchers transform conceptual models into reliable software prototypes (TRL 1–3), that improve the chances of reaching real-world validation (TRL 4–7), through a combination of advanced, expert-level ontology engineering and research-grade prototyping.

Ontology and Vocabulary Development

We support academic teams with ontology design, taxonomy development, and vocabulary management that follow best practices and semantic standards, ensuring your models are reusable, interoperable, and publication-ready.

Methodological Support
for Applied Research

We help academic teams build rigorous, applicable methodologies, that are grounded in applied use cases and ready for both validation and publication.

Partner with Meaningfy in Horizon Europe Projects

Meaningfy aims to contribute to Horizon Europe projects as both a research and industry partner.

Industry Partner

– Support for TRL advancement (Support for TRL advancement from TRL 5 to 7)

– Add semantics to data and information

– Work at the intersection of UML, RDF, OWL, SHACL, application profiles

– Tools for mapping semi-structured data to ontologies

– Develop practical, deployable ontologies

– Use cases in eGovernment and interoperability

– Expertise in digital twins, mobility, smart cities, GIS, agriculture

Research Partner

– Applied research (RIA, IA, CSA)

– Data-to-ontology mappings, conceptual modeling, and ontology engineering

– Software development for early-stage research (Support for TRL advancement from TRL 2 to 6)

– Innovation actions as a technical co-investigator or use case partner

– Methodological contributions for proof-of-concepts and experimental setups

– Support in dissemination, open science, and knowledge transfer

– Use cases in B2G like eGovernment and interoperability

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is Meaningfy’s role in research projects?

Meaningfy acts as a technical co-investigator for research projects. We specialize in early-stage software prototyping (TRL 1–3), advancing them toward real-world validation (TRL 4–6), and building robust ontologies, vocabularies, and taxonomies aligned with academic and industry standards.

2. What types of organisations do you work with?

We collaborate with universities, research institutes, government bodies, and industry partners involved in applied research, digital innovation, and semantic technology development.

3. In what kind of projects can Meaningfy be a partner?

Within the scope of Horizon Europe, we can partner in Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), Innovation Actions (IA), and Coordination and Support Actions (CSA). Other funding instruments we can participate in include bilateral projects through FNR’s INTER programme, JUMP projects, industrial fellowships, and more.

4. What’s your role in Horizon Europe projects?

We contribute either as a research partner (method and ontology development, conceptual modeling) or as an industry partner (cutting-edge software, semantic tooling, data integration, implementation scenarios).

5. Why should you choose Meaningfy as your partner?

We combine PhD-level semantic expertise with industry-grade engineering, ensuring prototypes are not only academically rigorous but also scalable, reusable, and ready for real-world application.

Let’s work together

Contact us to discuss a project, collaboration, or potential partnership.