ECODESIGN COMPANY ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY GMBH

Their core work

Ecodesign Company is a Vienna-based engineering and management consultancy that develops and evaluates eco-design solutions spanning both biological and chemical engineering domains. They have led product feasibility work on a heat-based treatment for honey bee viral disease in apiculture, and participated in advanced chemical engineering research converting CO2 into dimethyl ether using 3D-printed multichannel reactors and solid oxide cell technologies. As a consultancy, they combine technical engineering assessment with commercialization expertise, serving as a bridge between laboratory research and market-ready applications. Their involvement in both an SME-1 feasibility study and a larger RIA research consortium reflects an ability to both originate product concepts and contribute specialist knowledge within multi-partner European research programs.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In 2017, Ecodesign Company focused on biological innovation — a thermal treatment product for honey bee viral disease combining apiculture knowledge with hyperthermia, pursued as an SME feasibility study. By 2019, their focus shifted toward chemical engineering and climate-relevant technology, joining a research consortium on CO2 conversion using advanced reactor design and electrochemical processes. This trajectory suggests a deliberate repositioning from niche biological product development toward the growing CO2 valorisation and green chemistry market.

Ecodesign Company is moving toward industrial CO2 valorisation and advanced reactor technology, making them a potentially relevant partner for carbon capture and utilisation projects as well as climate-neutral chemical production initiatives.

How they like to work

Ecodesign Company has both led and joined projects — coordinating a small SME-1 feasibility study independently and then participating as a partner in a larger RIA research consortium. Across only two projects they engaged 12 unique partners across 7 countries, which is a broad reach for a small consultancy and suggests comfort working in multi-partner European consortia. Their coordinator role in HApi signals they have experience managing EU project deliverables and administration, not just providing technical input on a task-by-task basis.

Despite having only two H2020 projects, Ecodesign Company has connected with 12 distinct consortium partners across 7 countries — an unusually broad network for an SME of this size. Their partnerships span both the food and agriculture sector (HApi) and the environmental and energy sector (CO2Fokus).

What sets them apart

Ecodesign Company occupies an unusual niche: a small Austrian consultancy that has contributed to both biological pest control in apiculture and industrial CO2 conversion chemistry — two domains that rarely appear in the same organization. Their name and structure suggest they offer eco-design assessment and innovation management alongside technical engineering expertise, serving as a bridge from research to commercial application. For consortium builders, they bring SME coordination experience, Austrian market access, and a cross-sector track record in both environmental and food-related EU programs.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CO2Fokus
  The largest project by funding (EUR 282,000) and duration (2019–2023), CO2Fokus addresses commercially relevant CO2-to-DME conversion using 3D printed reactors — placing Ecodesign at the intersection of advanced manufacturing and carbon utilisation.
• HApi
  As sole coordinator of a competitive SME-1 feasibility grant, Ecodesign demonstrated the ability to independently lead an EU innovation project targeting the commercially promising and underserved honey bee health market.