NV NEDERLANDSCHE APPARATENFABRIEK NEDAP

Their core work

NEDAP (Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek) is a large Dutch technology company based in Groenlo that designs and manufactures intelligent electronic systems across several market verticals — most notably healthcare monitoring, access control, livestock management, and electricity grid technology. In H2020, they participated exclusively as industry partners in MSCA Innovative Training Networks, meaning they contributed real-world application context, industrial placements, and applied expertise to doctoral research programs rather than leading research themselves. Their H2020 footprint reflects two distinct internal competencies: digital health technology for informal caregiving (aligned with their healthcare product line) and electromagnetic compatibility engineering (aligned with their electronics manufacturing base). As a non-SME industrial company in EU research, they function as an applied knowledge anchor — connecting academic research to product-level implementation.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

NEDAP's two H2020 projects reveal two separate internal teams rather than a single evolving research direction. Their earlier engagement (ENTWINE, 2018) was rooted in digital health — informal care systems, eHealth platforms, and related policy — reflecting their healthcare product division. Their subsequent project (PETER, 2019) moved into electromagnetic compatibility and risk management, a domain tied to their electronics engineering and product safety obligations. There is no clear convergence trend; the shift from care technology to EMC suggests that different business units drove each consortium join, and future collaborations could realistically come from either domain.

NEDAP appears to use MSCA training networks as a selective tool for different divisions — no single research trajectory is evident, but their EMC engagement signals growing interest in regulatory and safety engineering for electronic systems.

How they like to work

NEDAP has never coordinated an H2020 project, joining both times as a participant in large training consortia. With 43 unique partners across 8 countries from just two projects, they operate within broad multi-institutional networks rather than tight repeated partnerships. This pattern is typical of large industrial companies that join MSCA networks to access doctoral talent pipelines and shape research agendas without taking on administrative leadership.

NEDAP has connected with 43 unique consortium partners across 8 countries through only two projects — an unusually wide network for such a small H2020 footprint, driven by the large multi-partner structure typical of MSCA-ITN consortia. Their network spans primarily European academic and industrial partners, with no documented coordination hub role.

What sets them apart

NEDAP is one of the few large Dutch manufacturing companies with simultaneous EU research exposure in both digital health and electromagnetic engineering — two areas that rarely appear in the same organizational profile. For consortium builders, they offer direct industry-to-product translation in two technically demanding fields, backed by a company with decades of certified electronics production. Their value is not research depth but industrial credibility: they ground academic training in real product constraints.

Highlights from their portfolio

• ENTWINE
  Largest funded project (EUR 265,620 EC contribution) and reflects NEDAP's healthcare division engaging directly in shaping EU research on digital tools for informal caregiving.
• PETER
  Rare example of an industrial electronics manufacturer participating in an EMC-focused training network, suggesting NEDAP contributes practical product-safety expertise that is difficult to find in academic consortia.