BEHEERSMAATSCHAPPIJ ANTWERPEN MOBIEL

Their core work

LANTIS (Beheersmaatschappij Antwerpen Mobiel) is the public-private infrastructure management company responsible for Antwerp's major urban mobility assets, including the city's ring road tunnels and large-scale transport infrastructure. In EU research, they bring the perspective of an operator managing a dense, multimodal urban environment — their value is real-world implementation capacity at city scale, not laboratory research. Their project participation focuses on embedding clean mobility, data-driven planning, and behavioral change into existing urban transport systems. They serve as a living lab and deployment partner: a city-scale test bed where research solutions can be validated under real operating conditions.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

LANTIS entered H2020 through PORTIS with a focus on port-city sustainability — reflecting Antwerp's identity as a major port where freight and urban mobility collide. The second project, SCALE-UP, marks a clear pivot toward data-driven, user-centric mobility with attention to vulnerable road users, behavioral change, and multimodal hubs — topics more aligned with daily urban commuting than port logistics. The trend suggests LANTIS is broadening its mandate from infrastructure maintenance toward active mobility management, positioning itself as a smart city operator rather than a passive tunnel and road manager.

LANTIS is evolving from a passive infrastructure host into an active smart mobility operator, making them an increasingly relevant partner for projects involving urban data platforms, MaaS (Mobility as a Service), and clean transport deployment at city scale.

How they like to work

LANTIS participates exclusively as a project partner, never as coordinator — consistent with a large infrastructure operator that contributes operational capacity and real-world test environments rather than leading research agendas. Both projects are Innovation Actions, which typically involve large, diverse consortia focused on demonstration and deployment, explaining their 52 unique partners from just two projects. They are a sought-after deployment partner: organizations that need a credible, high-traffic urban test site in a major European port city would find LANTIS a valuable consortium member.

Despite only two projects, LANTIS has built connections with 52 unique partners across 11 countries — an unusually broad network for this project count, reflecting the large consortium structures typical of EU Innovation Actions in urban mobility. Their network spans Western and Central Europe, consistent with Antwerp's role as a cross-border logistics and transport hub.

What sets them apart

LANTIS is one of very few EU research participants that directly manages a major European port city's entire road tunnel and ring infrastructure — they bring operational authority and deployment access that academic or SME partners simply cannot offer. For consortia needing a real-world urban deployment site with institutional buy-in, Antwerp under LANTIS represents a city that has already committed to large-scale mobility transformation. Their private-company status combined with a public-interest mandate gives them the flexibility of industry with the legitimacy of a public authority.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SCALE-UP
  Their largest project by funding (€443,261) and the clearest expression of their current direction — deploying data-driven, user-centric solutions across connected urban poles, with explicit attention to vulnerable road users and behavioral change.
• PORTIS
  Their entry into H2020 research, addressing the specific challenge of integrating sustainability into port-city transport systems — a niche where Antwerp's geography as Europe's second-largest port makes LANTIS a uniquely credible partner.