European Membrane House

Their core work

European Membrane House is a Brussels-based NGO operating as an industry association and knowledge platform for membrane technology across Europe. Their work connects membrane science with industrial application, contributing technical expertise and network access to research consortia in both transport and manufacturing sectors. In the ROMEO project they supported optimization of chemical reactors through membrane-enhanced operation, while in XERIC they applied membrane-based solutions to climate control systems for electric vehicles. As a European-level association headquartered in Brussels, they also serve a bridging and dissemination function, linking membrane technology developers with industrial end-users and EU research networks.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects started in 2015, making temporal evolution within this dataset impossible to assess meaningfully. What is clear is that EMH entered EU-funded research simultaneously across two distinct sectors — industrial reactor optimization and electric vehicle climate control — which suggests they positioned themselves from the outset as a platform for membrane expertise rather than a single-application specialist. No keyword metadata is available to reveal whether their thematic focus shifted within individual projects over time.

With both projects beginning in 2015 and no more recent H2020 participation visible in this dataset, it is unclear whether EMH has pursued further EU research collaborations after 2019 or shifted toward industry networking, advocacy, or private advisory activities.

How they like to work

European Membrane House participates exclusively as a consortium partner rather than a coordinator, contributing specialist membrane expertise to projects led by other organisations. Across two projects they engaged with 17 unique partners in 6 countries, consistent with medium-sized RIA consortia drawing on diverse European expertise. This pattern fits an industry association that adds value by connecting its membership network and sector knowledge to active research projects rather than driving them independently.

EMH has worked with 17 unique partners across 6 countries through just 2 projects, indicating a reasonably broad European reach relative to their project volume. Their Brussels location likely facilitates ongoing connections with EU institutions, pan-European industry associations, and membrane technology communities beyond their formal project history.

What sets them apart

As a dedicated European-level NGO focused exclusively on membrane technology, EMH occupies a niche few other H2020 participants hold — not a university, not a company, but an industry association fluent in both research and industrial language. Their Brussels base positions them close to EU policy bodies and funding programmes, which adds policy relevance to consortia they join. Partners seeking a membrane technology network connector or a dissemination partner with pan-European industry reach would find EMH valuable beyond pure technical contribution.

Highlights from their portfolio

• XERIC
  Largest funding award (EUR 200,700) and an unusual cross-domain application of membrane technology to electric vehicle climate control, spanning both clean transport and energy efficiency.
• ROMEO
  Directly addresses industrial process optimisation through membrane-enhanced reactors, representing EMH's most technically grounded contribution to manufacturing R&D.