ATLANTIS SYMVOULEFTIKI ANONYMI ETAIREIA ATLANTIS CONSULTING SA

Their core work

Atlantis Consulting SA is a Greek SME-scale consultancy based in Thessaloniki that participates in EU-funded research consortia, contributing the project management, stakeholder engagement, and dissemination expertise typical of consulting firms in large collaborative programs. Their project record spans two quite different domains: research policy co-design (citizen and multi-actor consultation on the Horizon 2020 agenda) and the preservation of underwater cultural heritage through technological solutions. As a participant-only actor in both projects, they most likely serve as a communication, coordination, or local-access partner rather than a technical research contributor. Their value in a consortium is professional project support and multi-stakeholder facilitation, not proprietary technology.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (CIMULACT, 2015–2018), Atlantis Consulting worked on research governance — specifically engaging citizens and diverse actor groups in shaping EU science priorities, which left no domain-specific technical keywords. Their second project (TECTONIC, 2020–2025) marks a significant thematic shift into cultural heritage, with keywords centered on underwater sites, preservation, and valorization. The shift is real but difficult to interpret as a strategic pivot given only two data points — it may reflect the consultancy's opportunistic approach to consortium calls rather than a deliberate repositioning.

Their trajectory points toward cultural heritage and underwater preservation as a growth area, but with only two projects over a decade, any trend signal is tentative — they appear to be a generalist consultancy that attaches to diverse consortium calls rather than a specialist building depth in one field.

How they like to work

Atlantis Consulting has never led an H2020 project — both participations are as a partner in large, multi-country consortia (CIMULACT had international reach, TECTONIC spans 29 countries with 41 partners). This pattern is consistent with a consultancy that offers horizontal project support services — dissemination, stakeholder engagement, event organization — rather than scientific or technical leadership. Working with them means getting a locally-embedded Greek partner with EU project process experience, not a research team driving intellectual output.

Despite only two projects, Atlantis has accumulated connections to 41 distinct consortium partners across 29 countries, reflecting participation in genuinely large pan-European initiatives. Their network is broad but shallow — wide geographic spread with no evidence of recurring partnerships.

What sets them apart

Atlantis Consulting's distinguishing feature is its dual exposure to science policy co-design and cultural heritage preservation — an unusual combination that could make them useful in projects requiring both community engagement methodologies and heritage sector connections in Greece. As a Thessaloniki-based SME, they can also provide access to northern Greek networks and institutions in a region that is underrepresented in many consortia. However, with only two projects and no coordinator experience, prospective partners should treat them as a support partner rather than a consortium anchor.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TECTONIC
  The more thematically focused of their two projects, TECTONIC is a 2020–2025 MSCA-RISE initiative specifically targeting underwater cultural heritage — a niche and growing field that combines marine technology, archaeology, and tourism valorization.
• CIMULACT
  Their earliest H2020 project and their largest by EC funding (EUR 71,438), CIMULACT was a pan-European citizen consultation exercise that gave Atlantis experience in structured multi-actor dialogue and participatory research design at scale.