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Grants – Capacity – Events – GCE consulting

Empowering Research Consortia

Transforming research together

Our Expertise

It takes more than scientific excellence to secure funding for research projects. We have the expertise to turn your scientific idea into a successful grant proposal. We support research consortia along the whole life cycle of their grant from proposal preparation to final grant reporting. We take the administrative tasks linked to research grants off your hands to allow you to focus on implementing the research project. If your consortium includes international partners from various backgrounds, we can support your consortium in identifying and closing knowledge and infrastructure gaps through sustainable capacity building. Discussions and knowledge sharing are essential cornerstones of advancing research. We can organize your meeting no matter the size – from a small consortium meeting to a big international conference.

Our Services

Discover how we can help you achieve your funding and research objectives.

Research Administration

Grant support from start to finish

  • Grant writing support with a specific focus on international consortia addressing public health issues/biomedical research/clinical studies
  • Coordination of research consortia  including reporting to funders, budget oversight, internal communication and organisation of consortium meetings
  • Communication and dissemination – support with websites, newsletters, social media channels, content creation for project communications and dissemination activities

Capacity Building

Sustainable Empowerment

  • Mentorship programmes within the consortium
  • Capacity needs assessments
  • Workshops on grant writing, research funding, efficient communication, (in-person, virtual or hybrid)
  • Hosting of webinars
  • Set up and maintenance of learning management systems for e-learning or online courses

Events Management

Knowledge Sharing

  • Full conference services for in-person, virtual or hybrid meetings of any size
  • We also offer separate services for:
    • abstract management including set up of an abstract submission and review system
    • conference registration management
    • advice on conference programme
    • communication to attendees
    • capacity building sessions on specific topics
    • meet the expert sessions and conference mentorship programs
    • management of sponsored satellite symposia


Who we are

We are trained scientists with extensive working experience in biomedical research, research administration and medical education.

Dr Johanna Schaefer

  • 8+ years experience in biomedical and epidemiological research in academic and hospital settings
  • 7+ years of project management and grant management experience working with private and public sector
  • 5+ years experience in medical education and communication, including fundraising and business development
  • academic background in biomedical sciences, international public health and mental health

Dr Debora Bade

· 7+ years hands-on experience in biomedical research in (international) academic and hospital settings

· 8+ years experience in project and stakeholder management in for profit and non-profit organizations

· 6+ years experience in research financing and research grant administration including managing the peer review process of competitive research proposals   

· dual academic background in public health (health economics) and molecular biosciences