INTERCONSULT BULGARIA OOD

Their core work

INTERCONSULT BULGARIA (ICB) is a Sofia-based private company that operates at the intersection of maritime technology and industrial engineering. Their H2020 footprint covers two distinct areas: autonomous and digital shipping (as a third-party expert in the AUTOSHIP initiative) and power quality protection for production facilities (as a funded participant in SnapToPowerQuality). The combination suggests a consulting and technology firm with capabilities in both maritime systems and industrial electrical monitoring. As a Bulgarian SME, they likely bring regional market knowledge and technical implementation capacity to international research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

ICB entered H2020 through maritime autonomy — their earliest project (AUTOSHIP, 2019) focused squarely on autonomous ships, short sea shipping, and e-navigation. By 2020 they moved into an entirely different domain: industrial power quality protection. Because the SnapToPowerQuality project carries no keyword tags and the early-period keywords all belong to the maritime project, it is difficult to trace a clean thematic thread — the two projects appear genuinely different in scope and sector. This may indicate an opportunistic participation pattern rather than a focused specialization strategy, or it may reflect a consultancy model where domain-agnostic technical skills are applied across sectors.

ICB appears to be broadening from maritime digitalization into industrial monitoring, but with only two projects spanning different sectors, it is too early to call this a firm strategic direction.

How they like to work

ICB consistently joins consortia as a supporting partner rather than leading them — they have zero coordinator credits across both projects and have participated in roles ranging from third-party expert to funded participant. Their network of 19 unique partners across 9 countries relative to just 2 projects is unusually broad, suggesting they plug into large, multi-partner Innovation Actions rather than small focused collaborations. This makes them a versatile team player, though there is no evidence yet of them anchoring a consortium or shaping research direction.

Despite only two projects, ICB has connected with 19 unique partners across 9 countries — an unusually high partner density that reflects their participation in large Innovation Action consortia. Their geographic reach extends well beyond Bulgaria into wider Europe.

What sets them apart

ICB is one of very few Bulgarian SMEs active in both maritime autonomy and industrial power quality — two sectors that rarely overlap in the same organization's portfolio. This combination could be valuable to consortia seeking a Southern/Eastern European partner with both transport and manufacturing-side exposure. However, their thin project history means their depth in either area should be verified directly before assuming strong technical leadership capacity.

Highlights from their portfolio

• AUTOSHIP
  A flagship EU autonomous shipping initiative (2019-2023) covering both sea and inland waterways — ICB's presence here, even as a third party, signals access to a high-profile maritime autonomy network.
• SnapToPowerQuality
  ICB's only directly funded H2020 project (EUR 320,162), focused on a commercially grounded problem — protecting factories from power quality disruptions using affordable clamp-on sensors.