EKROME SRL

Their core work

EKROME SRL is a small Rome-based private company operating at the intersection of creative industries, circular economy design, and sustainable technology. Their work spans digital fabrication — including 3D printing and generative design — applied within maker culture and circular reuse frameworks, as evidenced by their participation in the RRREMAKER project. They also demonstrate applied capability in sustainable agriculture, contributing to techno-economic modeling and remote sensing analysis in the SUSTAINABLE project. As an SME participating exclusively in MSCA-RISE schemes, they function as an industry anchor in academic-led research consortia, providing real-world business and design context to international research staff exchanges.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both EKROME projects launched in 2021, so there is no true chronological evolution to trace — the early/recent keyword split reflects two simultaneous but thematically distinct project tracks rather than a historical shift. The RRREMAKER track (creative economy, 3D printing, maker culture) suggests a design and digital fabrication background, while the SUSTAINABLE track (remote sensing, spectrophotometry, agri-economics) points toward a separate applied science capability. The combination is unusual for a small private firm and may indicate a consultancy or multi-disciplinary team rather than a focused technology company.

EKROME appears to be diversifying from creative economy and digital fabrication toward agri-tech and environmental monitoring, though with only two simultaneous projects it is too early to confirm a directional shift.

How they like to work

EKROME has participated exclusively as a consortium partner — never as coordinator — across both projects, suggesting they prefer to contribute specialist expertise within larger, externally led structures. Both participations are under MSCA-RISE, a staff exchange scheme that favors broad international consortia; their 26 partners across 13 countries reflects this format rather than deep bilateral relationships. As an SME in MSCA-RISE projects, they likely serve as the private-sector voice that satisfies the scheme's industry-academia balance requirement.

EKROME has built connections with 26 unique consortium partners across 13 countries through just two projects, reflecting the wide geographic spread typical of MSCA-RISE exchanges. No dominant geographic cluster is evident from available data.

What sets them apart

EKROME occupies an unusual niche as a small Italian private company bridging maker culture and circular economy on one side, and precision agriculture on the other — a combination rarely seen in a single SME. Their value in a consortium is primarily as an industry partner that grounds academic research in real-world creative or agri-business contexts, satisfying MSCA-RISE's private-sector participation criteria. Consortium builders targeting MSCA or similar people-exchange schemes who need an engaged Italian SME with design or agri-tech credentials would find them a practical fit.

Highlights from their portfolio

• RRREMAKER
  Largest funded project (EUR 257,600) combining AI, circular economy, and maker culture — an unusual intersection that signals applied digital fabrication expertise within a sustainability framework.
• SUSTAINABLE
  Demonstrates a second, technically distinct capability in remote sensing and spectrophotometry for agriculture, broadening EKROME's profile beyond creative industries.