INSTYTUT TECHNOLOGII BEZPIECZENSTWA MORATEX

Their core work

MORATEX (Institute of Security Technologies) is a Polish research centre in Łódź specialising in security and protective technologies, including equipment and systems for public safety environments. In H2020, they contributed specialist technical expertise to the PREVENT initiative — a structured European effort to source and test advanced security systems for public transport networks. Their practical contribution spans both the coordination phase (defining requirements and procurement frameworks) and the pre-commercial procurement phase (evaluating real solutions for threat detection and perpetrator tracking). They sit at the intersection of research capability and applied public safety, helping translate technical specifications into procurable products.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

MORATEX's H2020 track covers a single coherent initiative across two sequential phases, so the evolution is one of depth rather than direction. The 2019–2020 PREVENT CSA phase had no registered keywords, suggesting a coordination and scoping role — defining what public transport security systems should do and how to procure them. By 2021–2024, the PREVENT PCP phase crystallised around concrete operational needs: detecting threats and tracking perpetrators in transit environments. The trajectory points to increasing operational specificity rather than a pivot in domain.

MORATEX is deepening into applied public transport security, moving from framework-setting toward the evaluation and procurement of real detection and tracking systems — a direction aligned with growing EU investment in urban security infrastructure.

How they like to work

MORATEX has participated exclusively as a consortium partner, never leading a project in H2020. Despite only two projects, they appear within large, well-connected consortia — 30 unique partners across 9 countries — suggesting they are brought in as a specialist contributor for their security technology domain knowledge rather than as a programme manager. This profile suits organisations looking for a focused technical partner rather than a coordinating body.

Through two related projects, MORATEX has established connections with 30 unique partners spanning 9 countries — a broad European footprint relative to their small project volume, reflecting the large consortium structure of the PREVENT initiative. Their network is concentrated in the public transport security and urban safety space.

What sets them apart

MORATEX is one of the few Polish research centres with direct H2020 experience in the pre-commercial procurement of public transport security systems — a niche that requires understanding of both security technology and EU public procurement mechanisms. Their involvement in PREVENT positions them as a credible partner for future security innovation tenders, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe where such specialist capacity is less common. For consortium builders working on urban safety or transport security projects, they offer a combination of technical grounding and PCP process familiarity.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PREVENT PCP
  The larger and more technically specific of the two projects (EUR 62,438), this pre-commercial procurement programme directly targeted operational threat detection and perpetrator tracking systems for public transport — the most concrete expression of MORATEX's applied security expertise.
• PREVENT
  The founding CSA phase of the PREVENT initiative, demonstrating MORATEX's early-stage involvement in shaping the procurement framework before moving into the applied PCP phase.