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Independent advice for resource extraction and recovery R&D investment decisions

Better decisions create more value than better execution alone.

Significant engineering effort and capital are often committed before the critical questions have been answered. Independent evaluation helps make better decisions by bringing structure, clarity and confidence.

Bring us in before making an R&D investment decision when getting it wrong could cost months or years.

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Founder

Daniel Aiken

Founded by an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) graduate with industry-funded research in wastewater resource recovery, commercial experience leading software and data science teams developing AI for mineral processing optimisation, and published research in techno-economic analysis.

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Services

R&D Investment Assessment

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£10,000

Independent assessment before committing significant engineering effort or capital. Fixed fee. Clearly scoped. One decision. Defined deliverables. 4-8 weeks

Deliverables:

  • Independent techno-economic evaluation.
  • Key risks and failure modes.
  • Critical assumptions and evidence gaps.
  • Sensitivity analysis on key variables.
  • A reasoned recommendation: proceed, hold, proceed subject to conditions, or pivot.
  • Prioritised highest-leverage next steps.

R&D Investment Advisory

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Custom pricing

For organisations that need:

  • Multiple technologies assessed.
  • Comparative or portfolio analysis.
  • Ongoing strategic input.
  • Broader decision support beyond a single technology.

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