MODELON AB

Their core work

Modelon AB is a Swedish software company specializing in equation-based system simulation and model-based design tools, primarily built on the Modelica modelling language and the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) standard. Their core product is simulation software and component model libraries used by engineers to design, analyse, and optimize complex multi-domain physical systems — from aircraft propulsion to energy storage. In EU research projects they contribute simulation environments and digital modelling tools that let engineering consortia test designs virtually before hardware is built. Their participation in both an aircraft design project and a battery modelling project confirms that their platform is domain-agnostic: wherever a complex physical system needs to be modelled and optimized, Modelon's tools apply.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects ran concurrently from 2017, so there is no meaningful chronological shift within this dataset — early and recent periods overlap entirely. What can be inferred is that by 2017 Modelon was already active across two distinct application verticals (aerospace and energy storage) simultaneously, suggesting their simulation platform was already mature enough to address multiple sectors at once. Without projects beyond 2020 in this dataset, it is not possible to confirm whether they deepened their transport focus or diversified further; the company's commercial trajectory toward electrification modelling (aircraft, batteries) is consistent with the broader market shift toward electromobility.

Based on their concurrent work in electric aircraft propulsion and battery safety modelling, Modelon appears to be positioning its simulation platform at the intersection of electrification and multi-physics system design — a direction that aligns directly with the EU's clean transport agenda.

How they like to work

Modelon participates exclusively as a consortium partner, never as project coordinator, which is typical for a software tool provider: they supply enabling technology to research teams rather than leading the scientific agenda. With 15 unique partners across just 2 projects, their consortia are mid-sized (roughly 7-8 partners per project), suggesting structured, well-resourced collaborations rather than small bilateral arrangements. There is no sign of repeated partner loyalty within this dataset, indicating they are comfortable integrating into new engineering consortia built around specific industrial challenges.

Modelon has collaborated with 15 unique partners spanning 5 countries, a compact but genuinely European footprint for only 2 projects. Their network is concentrated in the transport and aeronautics ecosystem, consistent with Clean Sky 2 consortium structures that typically mix OEMs, universities, and simulation tool vendors.

What sets them apart

Modelon occupies a rare niche as a commercial simulation software vendor inside publicly funded research consortia — most partners are universities or industrial manufacturers, not tool companies. This means they bring a productised, maintained simulation environment rather than one-off research code, which reduces integration risk for partner teams. For any consortium designing electrified transport systems (aircraft, vehicles, ships) that needs a proven multi-physics modelling platform with FMI-standard interoperability, Modelon is one of very few SMEs in Europe that can fill that role.

Highlights from their portfolio

• DEMOBASE
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 488,250) and directly addresses battery safety modelling — one of the most commercially relevant challenges in the electrification transition.
• TRADE
  A Clean Sky 2 Joint Technology Initiative project on turbo-electric aircraft design, placing Modelon inside Europe's flagship aerospace decarbonisation programme.