Programme Design
Align programmes with policy priorities. Design calls, eligibility criteria, and funding envelopes before the first application arrives.
Programme operations for research and innovation funding
One traceable workflow fromprogramme vision to impact evidence
ArkNexus covers programme design, call management, evaluation, project reporting, portfolio monitoring, and impact evidence — for every funder with programmes to design, calls to run, and impact to prove.
Design programmes and publish calls in one governed workspace
Run evaluations with conflict-of-interest controls and a full audit trail
Track portfolio and generate evidence packs from day one
Why ArkNexus
Research and innovation funding has become too complex to manage through disconnected portals, spreadsheets, and reporting tools.
Funders are expected to design better programmes, run stronger calls, manage fair evaluations, track active projects, and prove impact over time. ArkNexus exists to connect those workflows in one operating layer so programme vision, execution, and evidence stay aligned across every funding cycle.
The Six Fundamentals
The six workflows every funder must run
ArkNexus is built around the six workflows every funder must run — and must be able to show they ran correctly.
Call Management
Publish calls, manage submissions, and control eligibility across multi-actor and cross-border programmes — with a complete publication record.
Evaluation
Assemble expert panels, declare and manage conflicts of interest, coordinate consensus, and generate tamper-evident evaluation records.
Project Reporting
Collect milestone reports, deliverables, and financial declarations from funded projects in structured form, linked back to the original award decision.
Portfolio Monitoring
Track disbursements, cost variance, and programme health across your full portfolio in real time.
Impact Evidence
Quantify programme outcomes against declared targets. Generate export-ready evidence packs that link impact back to programme vision.
What makes ArkNexus different
One traceable operating layer —
not six separate tools
What makes ArkNexus special is that it is built for the full funder workflow, not just one part of it. Instead of separating programme design, calls, evaluations, project tracking, and impact reporting across multiple tools, ArkNexus brings them into one traceable operating layer designed for repeatable, evidence-based funding decisions.
ResearchArk Agentic Operating System
Operations Layer of the ResearchArk Agentic Operating System
ArkNexus operates within the ResearchArk Agentic Operating System alongside ArkSearch, ArkConnect, ArkAssist, and ArkID — connecting the funder workflow to the full research and innovation ecosystem.
Publish calls directly into researcher funding feeds. Eligible researchers discover your programme — no manual outreach required.
Source expert reviewers from the ArkConnect network with conflict-of-interest pre-screening already done. No spreadsheets, no blind selection.
Turn evaluation summaries and award data into project activation documents, reporting templates, and communication packs — in structured form, ready to send.
Every actor, organisation, project, and outcome in ArkNexus carries a durable ArkID identifier — giving you a provenance chain that auditors and regulators can verify.
Why Now
Why funders are moving now
A global systems problem
Funders everywhere are under simultaneous pressure: simplify administration, prove impact, reduce fragmentation, support open science, use AI responsibly, and make funding data interoperable across cycles.
Mission-oriented funding, public-sector digital transformation, interoperability mandates, open-science obligations, and AI governance are converging into one systems problem — and funding organisations that try to solve it with disconnected tools are absorbing the cost of that fragmentation every cycle.
For European funders
The FP10 window
The European Commission's FP10 programme — the Horizon Europe successor running 2028 to 2034 — will require participating funders to meet new interoperability and reporting standards before the first calls open. Funders who do not have a unified operating layer in place when preparatory acts begin (expected 2026–2027) will face a rushed, high-risk systems migration right when their programmes need to be launching.
ArkNexus is designed to be the operating layer that resolves this transition before the deadline — not during it.
Sovereign Deployment
Deploy within your sovereignty requirements
ArkNexus runs in a secure cloud environment or fully on your own infrastructure. Migrate programme data from legacy systems and connect to existing identity and procurement frameworks at your own pace.
Implementation
Requirements analysis, data migration, and structured onboarding — designed to reduce transition risk for complex, multi-actor programme portfolios.
Guided adoption
Structured coaching for programme officers, evaluation teams, and finance leads across every workflow — so your team runs the first cycle with confidence.
Start the conversation
Ready to run your next funding cycle with full traceability?
Book a discovery session to talk through your programme portfolio, data requirements, and deployment options. We work with funders at every stage — from first call to full portfolio.