Organization

MEDEA SRL

Italian SME delivering IoT and AI solutions for active ageing, smart living environments, and hospital digital transformation.

Technology SMEdigitalITSMEThin data (2/5)

H2020 projects

As coordinator

Total EC funding

€355K

Unique partners

129

What they do

Their core work

MEDEA SRL is a small Italian technology company specializing in digital solutions for healthcare and active ageing. They develop and deploy IoT-based smart living environments, AI-powered health platforms, and data analytics tools aimed at improving quality of life for older adults and hospital efficiency. Their work spans from sensor-equipped home environments to cloud-based intelligence platforms for clinical settings, consistently bridging digital technology with health and care delivery.

Core expertise

What they specialise in

IoT smart living environments for ageingprimary

2 projects

Core contributor in both ACTIVAGE (IoT smart living for ageing well) and PHArA-ON (pilots for healthy and active ageing with smart wearables).

AI and data analytics for healthcareprimary

2 projects

Involved in PHArA-ON (AI, big data, intelligence analytics platforms) and ODIN (AI-based technology for hospital care delivery).

Hospital digital transformationemerging

1 project

Participated in ODIN, focused on transforming health care delivery in leading hospitals through AI.

Cloud computing and cybersecurity for health datasecondary

1 project

PHArA-ON keywords indicate work on cloud computing, privacy, and cybersecurity in health data contexts.

Evolution & trajectory

How they've shifted over time

Early focus

IoT smart living for ageing

Recent focus

AI-driven hospital transformation

MEDEA's H2020 journey shows a clear progression from connected home environments toward hospital-grade AI platforms. Their earliest project, ACTIVAGE (2017), focused on IoT-enabled smart living spaces for older adults. By 2019-2024, their involvement in PHArA-ON and ODIN expanded into AI, big data analytics, wearable technologies, and full-scale hospital transformation — signaling a shift from assisted living technology toward broader digital health infrastructure.

MEDEA is moving from home-based ageing solutions toward AI-powered hospital systems, suggesting they are scaling their digital health capabilities from consumer-facing to institutional healthcare settings.

Collaboration profile

How they like to work

Role: third_party_expertReach: European18 countries collaborated

MEDEA operates exclusively as a supporting player — never coordinating projects, participating once as a full partner and twice as a third party brought in for specific expertise. They join very large consortia (129 unique partners across 18 countries), which suggests they offer a specialized contribution rather than driving project design. Working with them likely means engaging a focused technical provider who delivers a defined component within a larger initiative.

Despite only three projects, MEDEA has touched a network of 129 unique partners across 18 countries, entirely through large-scale Innovation Action consortia. This broad but passive network reflects the mega-consortium structure of their ageing and health projects rather than deep bilateral relationships.

Why partner with them

What sets them apart

MEDEA sits at the intersection of IoT, AI, and healthcare for ageing populations — a niche where many large tech companies lack domain-specific experience and many health organizations lack digital capability. As a small Italian SME, they bring agility and practical implementation experience in pilot deployments, having contributed to real-world testing environments across multiple large-scale European health innovation projects. Their progression from smart homes to hospital AI suggests a company actively expanding its technical depth.

Notable projects

Highlights from their portfolio

ACTIVAGE
Their only project as a full participant and sole source of direct EC funding (EUR 355,250), focused on deploying IoT smart living environments across multiple European pilot sites.
ODIN
Their most recent and forward-looking involvement, applying AI to transform care delivery in leading hospitals — a significant step up from home-based ageing solutions.

Cross-sector capabilities

Health and active ageingHospital operations and clinical workflowsElderly care and assisted livingSmart home and ambient assisted living

Analysis note: Profile based on only 3 projects, two of which were third-party roles with no direct EC funding. No website available for independent verification. The keyword data comes entirely from the recent period (PHArA-ON and ODIN), making early-period analysis reliant solely on the ACTIVAGE project title. Actual technical capabilities may be narrower or broader than what these consortium roles suggest.