MULTISCAN TECHNOLOGIES SL

Their core work

Multiscan Technologies is a Spanish SME specializing in optical sorting and inspection systems for the food industry, based in Cocentaina (Alicante) — a region with deep ties to agri-food production. Their core business revolves around advanced sensor-based sorting machines, as evidenced by their flagship EVOOLUTION project developing sorting solutions for extra virgin olive oil quality control. They bring hardware-meets-data expertise to EU consortia, contributing food inspection technology and increasingly engaging with data-driven approaches to food supply chain optimization.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Multiscan began their H2020 participation with a strong product-development focus, leading the EVOOLUTION project (2018-2020) to build an advanced olive oil sorting solution — a direct extension of their core business in optical inspection hardware. From 2020 onward, their involvement shifted toward digitalization and systemic food chain challenges: first through DIH4CPS (cyber-physical systems interoperability) and then ZeroW (data-driven zero food waste). This progression shows a company evolving from a pure hardware manufacturer toward an integrated sensor-plus-data solutions provider.

Multiscan is moving from standalone sorting machines toward connected, data-driven food inspection systems — expect them to seek partners in IoT, data analytics, and circular food economy projects.

How they like to work

Multiscan has experience both leading and contributing: they coordinated EVOOLUTION (their largest project at €893K) while participating in two larger consortia. With 83 unique partners across 21 countries from just 3 projects, they are comfortable operating in large, diverse European consortia. Their mix of coordinator and participant roles suggests a flexible organization that can drive their own innovation agenda or plug into broader initiatives as a specialist technology provider.

Despite only three projects, Multiscan has built a remarkably wide network of 83 partners across 21 countries, driven by participation in large Innovation Action consortia like DIH4CPS and ZeroW. Their reach is pan-European with no obvious geographic concentration beyond their Spanish base.

What sets them apart

Multiscan occupies a rare niche at the intersection of physical food inspection hardware and emerging digital food chain technologies. While many agri-food tech companies focus on either sensors or software, Multiscan bridges both — they build the machines that physically sort food products AND increasingly work with data spaces and digital systems. For consortium builders, they offer a concrete industrial use case and real product development capability, not just research.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EVOOLUTION
  Their largest project (€893K) and only coordinator role — developed an advanced sorting solution specifically for extra virgin olive oil, a niche but commercially valuable application.
• ZeroW
  Most recent and forward-looking project, connecting their food inspection expertise to the zero food waste agenda with data spaces and systemic innovation approaches.