1 project
EVERLASTING focused specifically on battery management as the mechanism for extending EV range, lifetime, and safety.
Organization
LION SMART GMBH
German battery technology SME engineering lithium battery systems and BMS for electric vehicles and aviation, based near TU Munich.
Technology SMEtransportDESMENo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
2
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€1.2M
Unique partners
12
What they do
Their core work
Lion Smart GmbH is a German technology SME specializing in lithium battery systems and battery management engineering. Based in Garching bei München — the research district adjacent to TU Munich — they develop and test battery systems for electric vehicles and high-voltage applications in aviation. Their work spans the full battery system: from cell-level chemistry and pack architecture to the management software that governs safety, lifetime, and energy delivery. In EU projects they function as specialist technical partners, contributing battery engineering expertise within larger industrial and research consortia.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Lithium battery system developmentprimary
2 projects
Both EVERLASTING and LiBAT are lithium battery projects, indicating this is the organization's core technical domain.
Electric vehicle battery integrationprimary
1 project
EVERLASTING directly targets EV performance metrics — range, lifetime, and safety — placing them inside the automotive electrification chain.
High-voltage battery for aviationsecondary
1 project
LiBAT was funded under Clean Sky 2 (CS2-RIA), the EU's aviation-specific JTI, requiring aerospace-grade high-voltage lithium battery development.
Battery safety and lifetime optimizationsecondary
1 project
EVERLASTING's full title explicitly names lifetime and safety as primary objectives, suggesting Lion Smart contributed to degradation modeling or protective management logic.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
EV battery management
Recent focus
High-voltage aviation batteries
Lion Smart's H2020 involvement spans only 2016–2020, a short window that nonetheless shows a meaningful trajectory. They began with automotive EV battery management (EVERLASTING, 2016), a large project focused on making EV batteries last longer and run safer. By 2018 they had entered the aviation sector via LiBAT under Clean Sky 2, shifting from road transport to aerospace-grade high-voltage battery requirements. This is a deliberate broadening: same core chemistry expertise, applied to a second sector with far stricter certification and operating demands.
Lion Smart appears to be expanding from automotive into aerospace electrification — a high-barrier sector where specialist battery knowledge commands premium value and long-term partnerships.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European6 countries collaborated
Lion Smart has never served as a project coordinator across their H2020 history — they join as a specialist partner and contribute defined technical deliverables within larger consortia. With 12 unique partners across just 2 projects, they operate inside moderately-sized multi-stakeholder consortia typical of transport and JTI programs. This pattern suggests they are sought out for specific battery engineering capability rather than for project management or consortium leadership.
Lion Smart has worked with 12 distinct consortium partners across 6 countries in only 2 projects — a relatively dense network for a small portfolio. Their partners span both automotive and aerospace supply chains, consistent with a company bridging two electrification sectors.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
Lion Smart occupies an unusual niche as a small German SME with validated battery expertise in both EV and aviation applications — two markets that share lithium chemistry but differ sharply in certification requirements, operating envelopes, and customer expectations. Their location in Garching places them within immediate reach of TU Munich's battery research ecosystem, giving them credibility with academic partners while remaining a commercially-oriented company. For consortium builders, they are one of very few SMEs that can credibly bridge the automotive-to-aerospace battery gap within a single partner slot.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- EVERLASTINGTheir largest project (€775,950, running until 2021) and the clearest evidence of their BMS engineering depth, targeting EV battery range, lifetime, and safety simultaneously.
- LiBATA Clean Sky 2 project, demonstrating that Lion Smart meets the elevated technical and quality standards of the European aviation JTI — a rare credential for an SME.
Cross-sector capabilities
Energy storage systems for grid and industrial useAerospace and aviation electrificationE-mobility and charging infrastructureIndustrial equipment battery systems
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