MYCRONIC AB

Their core work

Mycronic is a Swedish precision technology company specializing in advanced lithography and pattern generation systems for electronics manufacturing. In H2020 projects, they contribute their deep expertise in high-resolution patterning, thin-film deposition, and precision manufacturing to interdisciplinary research — from light-sheet lithography for bioprinting to stretchable electronics and soft robotics actuators. Their industrial role is providing the precision equipment and process know-how that turns laboratory concepts into manufacturable systems.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Mycronic's H2020 trajectory shows a consistent thread of precision manufacturing applied to increasingly unconventional domains. Their earliest projects (2019) focused on wearable electronics — stretchable PCBs and smart patches for healthcare monitoring. By 2021, they moved into soft robotics and bioprinting, applying their lithography core competency to biological and micro-mechanical systems far from traditional electronics manufacturing.

Mycronic is extending its precision manufacturing platform into life sciences and micro-robotics — expect continued interest in projects where high-resolution patterning meets biological or soft-matter systems.

How they like to work

Mycronic exclusively participates as a consortium partner, never as coordinator, which is typical for large industrial companies contributing specialized equipment and process expertise to research-driven projects. With 18 unique partners across 8 countries in just 3 projects, they engage in moderately large consortia and do not appear to repeat partners, suggesting they are open to new collaborations rather than locked into fixed networks. Their role is that of a technology enabler — bringing industrial manufacturing capability to academic-led research.

Mycronic has collaborated with 18 distinct partners across 8 European countries through 3 RIA projects, indicating a broad but not deep consortium network. Their partner diversity suggests they are sought out for specific technical contributions rather than building long-term consortium alliances.

What sets them apart

Mycronic bridges the gap between industrial-scale precision manufacturing and frontier research domains like bioprinting and soft robotics. Few companies bring production-grade lithography and patterning expertise to EU research consortia — most partners in these fields are universities or research institutes. For consortium builders, Mycronic offers a credible pathway from laboratory proof-of-concept to industrially viable manufacturing processes.

Highlights from their portfolio

• BRIGHTER
  Their largest H2020 investment (EUR 945,960), applying industrial lithography to bioprinting — an unusual cross-domain transfer from electronics to life sciences.
• SOMIRO
  Demonstrates expansion into soft robotics with thin film solar cells and dielectric actuators, signaling new application areas for their precision manufacturing capabilities.