Our team, your experts
Interface Europe is composed of a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team and of a talented and complementary workforce:
- A dedicated and highly experienced team built upon former European Commission experts and European project managers from both Academia and Industry.
- A multidisciplinary and multicultural team with backgrounds as various as research, engineering, innovation, technology watch, EU policy monitoring, impact assessment, risk assessment, project management, budget management, EU contracts, IPR, communication, etc.
- A strong collective track-record in European strategies, proposals’ writing, management of projects and consortium, and networks’ development.
- Interface Europe benefits also from the support of several other partners (IT experts, lawyers, tax consultancy, etc.).
In addition Interface Europe can mobilize a network of more than 30 scientific experts (biotech, food, health, energy, transport, environment, ICT, nanotechnologies, eco technologies, materials, human and social sciences, etc.) to satisfy your specific requests.
Management Board
Managing Director/Associate - Marc Loher
Marc Loher used to work for the European Commission (DG Research) for 7 years, in particular as Advisor of a Director of a research programme. He was then in charge of assisting the Director in the definition and the follow-up of the policy and the management of the European Framework Programme for research and innovation. As Interface Europe's director, he continues to interact with EU institutions and to focus on research and innovation policy throughout all the European policies and funding programmes (FP for research and technological development, Structural funds, Competitiveness and innovation programme, etc.) within the context of the "Lisbon Strategy". Specialist of European programmes and projects as well as of their management tools, he enables Interface’s customers to benefit from his unique experience from within the European Commission and its large European network.
Email : marc.loher@interfaceurope.eu - Phone : +32 2 213 00 30
Project Director/Associate - Landry Cochard
Landry Cochard has gathered great experience interacting with the European institutions through his experience at the European Commission (DG Energy and Transport) and at the European affairs department of a large services company (Schlumberger). His expertise lies primarily in the preparation (validation of idea, structuring of Work plan, budget, partners search, writing on horizontal part such as management and impact, etc.) and management (negotiation, consortium agreement, assistance to the coordinator, reporting, IP Management, etc.) of complex Research and Innovation Projects. His knowledge and inside experience from EU institutions and Industry is a valuable asset to Interface Europe.
Email : landry.cochard@interfaceurope.eu - Phone : +32 2 213 00 30
Team
A team fully dedicated to European Research Strategies and Projects built around experts having hands on experience from the European Commission, the Academic sector and the Industry:
- A pool of scientific experts (biotech, food, health, cosmetic industry, water, fisheries, aquaculture, environment, energy, transport, ICT, etc.)
- A team of Project Managers specialised in European projects (under the supervision of Landry Cochard)
- 3 experts in EU affairs
- 1 legal advisor specialist in FP7 IPR rules and contracts
- 1 expert in EU project communication
- 1 expert in Economic and Technological Intelligence
- A professional Administrative support team (2 administrative assistants)
- 1 dedicated IT support Team (3 IT managers)
- 2 account and tax advisors
- Additional external experts on demand