EMC ISRAEL DEVELOPMENT CENTER LTD

Their core work

EMC Israel Development Center is the Israeli R&D arm of Dell EMC (formerly EMC Corporation), one of the world's largest data storage and infrastructure companies. Within H2020, they contribute expertise in data platforms, machine learning, and privacy-preserving analytics to multi-partner European consortia. Their work spans building secure data-sharing infrastructure (TRUSTS), AI-driven health analytics dashboards (LifeChamps), and advanced semiconductor process development (TAKEMI5). They bring large-scale enterprise data engineering capabilities that smaller academic or SME partners typically cannot provide.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

EMC Israel's H2020 journey shows a clear pivot from hardware to software intelligence. Their earliest involvement (TAKEMI5, 2017) was in semiconductor process technology at the 5nm node — firmly in the physical infrastructure layer. By 2019-2022, they had shifted entirely to data platforms, AI/ML, and privacy-focused analytics across both health and digital economy domains. This mirrors the broader Dell EMC corporate strategy of moving from storage hardware toward data-as-a-service and intelligent infrastructure.

Moving toward trusted data spaces and AI analytics — well-positioned for the EU Data Spaces and AI Act ecosystem that will dominate Horizon Europe calls.

How they like to work

EMC Israel operates exclusively as a participant, never leading consortia — consistent with large corporate R&D centers that contribute technology components rather than manage project administration. With 60 unique partners across just 3 projects, they work in large consortia (averaging 20+ partners per project), suggesting they are comfortable in complex multi-stakeholder environments. Their role appears to be that of a technology provider bringing enterprise-grade infrastructure and analytics to research-driven consortia.

Despite only 3 projects, EMC Israel has built a remarkably broad network of 60 unique consortium partners spanning 18 countries — reflecting the large-scale Innovation Action and Research consortia they join. Their geographic reach extends well beyond Israel into the core of European R&D collaboration.

What sets them apart

EMC Israel brings the engineering muscle of a global data infrastructure giant (Dell EMC) into EU research consortia — something few partners can match in terms of scalability and enterprise readiness. Their combination of data platform engineering, ML deployment, and privacy-by-design expertise makes them particularly valuable for projects that need to move from research prototypes to production-grade systems. For consortium builders, they offer a credible path from project demonstrator to commercially deployable infrastructure.

Highlights from their portfolio

• TRUSTS
  Largest funding (EUR 413K) and directly aligned with the EU Data Spaces strategy — building trusted, interoperable data marketplaces with privacy and business model innovation.
• LifeChamps
  Demonstrates cross-sector capability by applying ML and AI dashboards to cancer patient care — unusual for a data infrastructure company, showing health-tech ambition.