CORE KENTRO KAINOTOMIAS AMKE

Their core work

CORE Innovation Center is a Greek research organization specializing in digital transformation for industry and smart building energy systems. They develop cognitive platforms, IoT monitoring solutions, and AI-driven automation for process industries such as steel, asphalt, and pharmaceuticals. In parallel, they work on building energy optimization — dynamic simulation, predictive maintenance, and smart readiness assessment tools. Their work bridges industrial digitization and energy-efficient building technologies through data-driven approaches.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

CORE IC entered H2020 in 2019 with a clear focus on industrial digitization — cognitive production plants, digital threads, remanufacturing, and IoT-based factory monitoring (COGNIPLANT, LEVEL-UP). By 2020, their portfolio expanded significantly into smart building energy systems, with projects on dynamic building simulation, energy performance certification, and predictive building control (E-DYCE, SATO, PRELUDE). This shift suggests a deliberate strategy to apply their data analytics and AI capabilities from manufacturing into the building energy sector.

CORE IC is increasingly applying AI and data analytics expertise to building energy systems, positioning them at the intersection of Industry 4.0 and smart buildings.

How they like to work

CORE IC operates exclusively as a project participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, which is typical for a smaller or newer research center building its track record. With 111 unique consortium partners across 18 countries from just 6 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia (averaging ~19 partners per project). This broad network suggests they are well-connected and trusted as technical contributors in Innovation Action projects.

Despite only 6 projects, CORE IC has built a remarkably wide network of 111 unique partners across 18 countries, indicating participation in large pan-European consortia. Their base in central Greece (Halkida) does not limit their reach across the EU.

What sets them apart

CORE IC occupies a distinctive niche at the crossover between industrial cognitive systems and smart building energy — two domains that rarely overlap in the same organization. Their ability to apply AI, IoT, and digital twin expertise across both manufacturing plants and building energy systems makes them a versatile partner for projects that bridge these sectors. For a Greek research center, their rapid accumulation of 6 Innovation Action projects in just two years (2019-2020) signals strong technical credibility and consortium-building relationships.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PRELUDE
  Largest single project funding (EUR 405K) — focuses on real-time predictive building energy optimization combining multiple advanced techniques.
• LEVEL-UP
  Second-largest funding (EUR 317K) and spans both digital and manufacturing sectors, addressing the high-value problem of extending lifetime of large industrial equipment.
• CAPRI
  Applies cognitive AI automation across three distinct industries (asphalt, steel, pharmaceutical), demonstrating cross-sector digital transformation capability.