DETECTION TECHNOLOGY OYJ

Their core work

Detection Technology OYJ is a Finnish SME specializing in X-ray imaging detector technology, with core products used in security screening, industrial inspection, and medical imaging. In EU research, they contribute as an industry partner bringing commercial detector hardware and applied imaging expertise to academic and applied science consortia. Their participation in MULTISCAN 3D places them at the intersection of advanced radiation source development and real-world cargo inspection systems. They bridge the gap between laboratory-scale imaging science and deployable security and inspection technology.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 phase (2016–2021), Detection Technology engaged with fundamental and cross-disciplinary imaging science — synchrotron radiation, novel characterisation methods, and materials analysis — as an industry partner enriching academic research with practical detector knowledge. By their more recent project (2021–2025), the focus sharpened considerably toward applied security technology: 3D tomographic systems, compact laser-plasma radiation sources, and cargo inspection — all areas with clear commercial deployment pathways. The trajectory points from broad imaging science toward high-value, operationally specific security screening systems.

Detection Technology is moving from broad imaging science partnerships toward targeted security screening applications, suggesting they are building EU research credentials to support commercial expansion into advanced cargo and border inspection markets.

How they like to work

Detection Technology participates exclusively as a partner or third party — they have never led an H2020 project, which is consistent with an SME using EU funding to access cutting-edge research rather than to administer large consortia. Their two projects placed them inside large multi-partner groups (43 unique partners across 12 countries), suggesting they are comfortable operating as a specialist contributor within complex consortia. For potential collaborators, this means they bring focused technical capability and hardware access without the overhead expectations of a coordinating institution.

Detection Technology has built a network of 43 unique consortium partners spread across 12 countries through just two projects, indicating each project was a large, multinational collaboration. Their Finnish base in Oulu places them within a strong Nordic technology ecosystem, but their project footprint extends well across Europe.

What sets them apart

Detection Technology is one of the few commercial X-ray detector manufacturers in northern Europe with direct H2020 research participation, giving them credibility and connections in both academic imaging science and applied security technology. Their combination of hardware manufacturing capability and research consortium experience makes them a rare bridge partner for projects that need real detector components, not just theoretical imaging expertise. For consortia building around X-ray, CT, or radiation-based inspection systems, they bring an industry anchor that strengthens the application-readiness narrative of a proposal.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MULTISCAN 3D
  The largest funded project for Detection Technology (EUR 607,472 EC contribution), targeting a commercially significant application — laser-plasma source 3D CT for cargo inspection — that aligns directly with their core detector business.
• I4FUTURE
  An MSCA-COFUND fellowship program spanning bio, medical, and environmental imaging research, demonstrating Detection Technology's early positioning as an industry partner in fundamental imaging science across multiple application domains.