FOCUS Strategic Thinking Consultants

FOCUS Strategic Thinking Consultants (commonly shortened to FOCUS STC) is a professional business consulting firm headquartered at 17, Kleitou str, 54642, Thessaloniki, Greece. The firm was founded in July 2021 by Iakovos Delioglanis and Ephy Kouzi, who combined their respective careers into a single practice built on the belief that a small organisation can deliver quality consulting services to clients of all sizes. The founders brought roughly 25 years of combined experience in EU-funded projects, innovation consulting, education and professional training, and that experience forms the operational core of the company. FOCUS STC positions itself as a consulting partner "at every stage: from proposal writing to active implementation." Its service lines include structuring competitive proposals, implementing EU-funded projects, and delivering customised training and capacity-building activities. Rather than operating as a traditional management consultancy, the firm says it specialises in breaking down research silos and devising tailored multi-actor collaboration frameworks — such as its Standing Liaison Round Table (SLRT) initiative — to build connected innovation ecosystems. It also emphasises bridging the gap between academia, industry and civil society. The firm's sector focus is unusually broad for a small consultancy. Its stated fields of activity include the circular bioeconomy, biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions (NBS), research and development, social innovation, renewable energy sources, cultural heritage, and blue growth. This portfolio aligns with the thematic priorities of EU research and innovation funding programmes, which are the firm's principal commercial arena. FOCUS STC describes itself as working in cross-border environments and translating complex scientific and regional challenges into strategic, sustainable initiatives. FOCUS STC is a private company (PC) registered in Greece. Its official website lists a General Commercial Registry (G.E.MI.) number of 160332106000, a PIC number of 889868204 and a ROR ID of 05n8c7s13, identifiers typically used by organisations participating in EU-funded projects and research consortia. The company is operated by FOCUS STC itself and is not part of a larger corporate group. Its multidisciplinary team is complemented by an international network of partners and allies developed through years of collaboration. Because it is a small, privately held professional-services firm, FOCUS STC does not publish financial statements or a stock listing, and it is not a household consumer brand. Its visibility comes primarily through its participation in EU project consortia, its training and capacity-building work, and its collaboration frameworks rather than through consumer marketing. The company remains active, with its website carrying a 2026 copyright notice.

FOCUS Strategic Thinking Consultants was founded in July 2021 as FOCUS STC PC by Iakovos Delioglanis and Ephy Kouzi. Both founders had previously built careers in their respective domains, and the company was created to bring their different perspectives and experiences together in a single business. The founding premise, as described by the firm, was a shared belief that a small organisation can provide quality consulting services to clients of all sizes. The new company was intended to capitalise on the founders' roughly 25 years of combined experience in EU-funded projects, innovation consulting, education and professional training. From the outset, FOCUS STC framed its purpose around actively supporting innovation, sustainability, strategic thinking and adaptability to an ever-changing environment. The firm established itself in Thessaloniki, Greece, at 17, Kleitou str, 54642, and registered as a private company in the Greek General Commercial Registry (G.E.MI.) under number 160332106000. FOCUS STC built its practice around the EU research and innovation funding ecosystem. Its core services are the structuring of competitive proposals, the implementation of EU-funded projects, and the delivery of customised training and capacity-building activities. Over time the firm developed a distinctive emphasis on multi-actor collaboration, describing its approach as moving beyond traditional management consulting by breaking down research silos and devising tailored collaboration frameworks. The best-known example cited by the company is the Standing Liaison Round Table (SLRT) initiative, designed to build connected innovation ecosystems. The firm's sector coverage spans the circular bioeconomy, biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions (NBS), research and development, social innovation, renewable energy sources, cultural heritage, and blue growth. This breadth reflects the thematic structure of EU funding programmes and the firm's stated aim of bridging the gap between academia, industry and civil society. FOCUS STC also describes itself as working in cross-border environments, translating complex scientific and regional challenges into strategic, sustainable initiatives. To support this work, the company assembled a multidisciplinary core team and an extensive international network of partners and allies developed through years of strategic collaborations. Its public identifiers — including a PIC number (889868204) and a ROR ID (05n8c7s13) alongside its G.E.MI. registration — are the kind of identifiers used by organisations participating in EU-funded projects and research consortia, consistent with the firm's positioning as a project partner and coordinator rather than a consumer-facing business. FOCUS STC remains a privately held, independent consultancy operated by FOCUS STC itself, with no parent group or stock listing. Its website carries a 2026 copyright notice, indicating continued activity. Because it is a small professional-services firm, its history is documented mainly through its own corporate communications, its project participation and its training and capacity-building work rather than through press coverage or financial disclosures.

• 2021

  FOCUS STC PC is founded in July 2021 in Thessaloniki, Greece, by Iakovos Delioglanis and Ephy Kouzi.

• 2021

  The company is registered in the Greek General Commercial Registry (G.E.MI.) under number 160332106000.

• FOCUS STC develops the Standing Liaison Round Table (SLRT) initiative as a multi-actor collaboration framework for connected innovation ecosystems.

A small, multidisciplinary Thessaloniki consultancy that positions itself as a partner across the full project lifecycle — from proposal writing to implementation — specialising in breaking down research silos and building connected innovation ecosystems across academia, industry and civil society.

• EU-funded project proposal development

  Structuring competitive proposals for EU research and innovation funding programmes.

• EU-funded project implementation

  Active implementation and management of funded projects, described by the firm as its partner role at every stage.

• Training and capacity-building

  Customised training and capacity-building activities for clients and project partners.

• Standing Liaison Round Table (SLRT)

  A tailored multi-actor collaboration framework designed to build connected innovation ecosystems.

• Innovation management services

  Innovation management and capacity-building services across the firm's sector portfolio.

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