Capability Statement
About Damona
Damona is a European boutique firm combining business
knowledge with technical expertise applied to the nuclear
industry.
Through a wide range of past projects, Damona has been
developing four main pillars, defining the values driving the
work of Damona and its impact on the nuclear sector:
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Agility
Nuclear expertise
through a small
team
with 30+ years
of combined experience
Network
International
focussed on nuclear
and specific countries
with a team involved
for years abroad
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Our Capabilities
International partnerships
Business intelligence
Technical intelligence
Identifying the right partners
to match a specific tender in
order to leverage a unique
selling
point
through
international collaboration
Market
research,
segmentation, definition of
archetype customers and
current dynamics in specific
geographical and industrial
markets
Technical support related to
technologies involved in the
nuclear industry.
Scouting
of
specific
emerging technologies to
answer on-site challenges
as seen on our inTechBrew
platform
Project management
Business development
Acquisitions
Stakeholder
management
and project management for
international
and
highly
complex projects in the
nuclear industry
Mapping
of
potential
opportunities and prospects.
Initiative to contact and set
up meetings with prospects
and support to create
qualified leads
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Market scouting to identify
the right companies to
acquire based on the vision
and capabilities of the client.
Support
throughout
the
whole cycle
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, Damona’s nuclear innovation platform
Short description on
the technology vendor
A collection
of
handpicked
game
changing
technologies for the nuclear industry from across the
world.
In less than 2 minutes, the audience has the most important
information to make a decision and strengthen their
business case.
All
technologies
answer
a
specific
challenge from the
nuclear industry
As of January 2022:
• The curated technologies are coming
from 13 different countries;
• 62 use cases in nuclear sites
and trials are presented;
• 80% of the technologies are coming
from SME’s.
Use cases / trials in an
industrial context are
given with the name of
the site and added
value
The articles are accessible to a restricted
audience through an annual subscription.
We are not middlemen,
you
can
directly
contact the tech vendor
Key
technical
information are given
alongside photos and
videos
More information on: www.intechbrew.com
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Our Clients
Startups / SME’s
Governments
We support political decisions in
across countries by underpinning
key partnerships
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We provide market analysis
and insights alongside active
prospections in markets
internationally
Universities / Laboratories
We deliver technical and
business advisory to support
spinoffs and drive value in their
projects
Tier 2 organisations
Decommissioning sites
We put forward technical LFE
and support with market studies
on new markets by matching
their in-house projects with
international opportunities
We identify game changing
technologies to answer
challenges and bring
international LFE / OPEX
Nuclear power plant
We identify the latest
innovations to optimise plant
outages
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Past Projects
Funding for pilots by a foreign SLC
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Autonomous sort & seg system for radwaste;
AI platform to scout niche innovations;
Tetherless ROV for pond inspection;
Cloud-based solution for on-site operations;
Innovative stand-off alpha camera;
Remote waste package inspection.
Business intelligence
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Technical advisory
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Tech scouting for inTechBrew;
Identification of safety concerns for a cutting
technology;
Risk registers for innovative technologies;
Technical advisory for a startup dedicated to
robotics in extreme environment;
Facilitation for the deployment of an
autonomous ROV in Australia;
Production of a white paper on nuclear
decontamination.
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Market research on small-size ROV’s;
International market research on the nuclear industry;
Mapping of the nuclear D&D market in Europe;
Detailed analysis of the French nuclear industry;
Go-to-market strategy for a university spinoff;
Business model canvas for a university spinoff;
Market review for a cutting tool for D&D;
Identification of investors for a startup in the nuclear
digitalisation space;
Short list of potential foreign partners for an R&Dfocused company;
Prospection for a range of innovative companies in the
nuclear sector.
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Our Team
Dr Xavier Poteau
Axel Canbakan
• 15+ years working for Sellafield (UK)
• 20+ years involved in nuclear R&D
• Recognised as an expert in the
development & deployment of nuclear
technologies
• Head of innovation for extreme
environment
• International D&D expertise
• 10+ years of international experience in
nuclear
• 5+ years of experience as a technical
consultant in radwaste management
• Former head of international business
development for TÜV SÜD Nuclear
Technologies
• Associate in M&A for TRADEBE in the
field of radwaste management
xavier.poteau@damona.co
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axel.canbakan@damona.co
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