FINCONS GROUP AG

Their core work

Fincons Group is a Swiss-based IT consulting and software engineering company specializing in digital media solutions, content management platforms, and broadcast technology. In H2020 projects, they have contributed software development expertise for media accessibility, content creation workflows, and immersive media platforms. Their work spans from industrial cyber-physical systems to sign language translation apps, but their core strength lies in building digital tools that make media content more accessible and manageable across platforms.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Fincons started in 2015 with an industrial manufacturing focus (BEinCPPS) before shifting decisively into digital media and content technologies from 2017 onward. Their recent projects (2020-2023) show a clear deepening into media accessibility, immersive content, and AI-driven tools like sign language recognition and automatic speech recognition. The early manufacturing involvement appears to have been exploratory — their sustained commitment is clearly in digital media infrastructure and accessibility.

Fincons is moving toward AI-powered accessibility solutions and immersive media workflows, making them a strong fit for future projects combining XR, content automation, and inclusive design.

How they like to work

Fincons primarily joins consortia as a technology partner (4 out of 5 projects), but has proven coordinator capability — they led Content4All, their largest funded project. With 56 unique partners across 14 countries, they operate as a well-connected but not dominant node in European research networks. Their consistent participation in Innovation Actions (4 of 5 projects) signals they focus on near-market technology development rather than fundamental research.

Fincons has built a broad European network of 56 unique consortium partners across 14 countries over five projects. As a Swiss company, they bridge EU and non-EU collaboration, which can be valuable for consortia needing EFTA-country involvement.

What sets them apart

Fincons combines enterprise-grade software engineering with a genuine focus on media accessibility — a rare combination in the IT consulting space. Their progression from Content4All (deaf community) to SignON (sign language translation) shows sustained commitment to inclusive technology, not just opportunistic project participation. For consortium builders, they offer the reliability of a large private company with the thematic focus of a specialized lab.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Content4All
  Their only coordinator role and largest funded project (EUR 671K), focused on personalised broadcast content for deaf audiences — demonstrates leadership capability.
• MediaVerse
  Broadest technical scope: digital asset management, blockchain rights, VR/360 content, and social media analytics in a single platform project.
• SignON
  Combines AI (speech recognition, sign language recognition) with avatar technologies for real-time sign language translation — highly applied and socially impactful.