ONTECH SECURITY SL

Their core work

ONTECH SECURITY is a Spanish security technology SME that developed WARDIAM PERIMETER, a hidden intruder detection system based on Controlled Magnetic Fields. Their technology detects intruders crossing a perimeter without visible sensors or physical barriers, making it suitable for critical infrastructure, military, and high-value asset protection. They successfully advanced from a concept validation grant (SME Instrument Phase 1) to a full commercial development grant (SME Instrument Phase 2), indicating their technology passed rigorous EU feasibility review. Their work sits at the intersection of physical security and electromagnetic sensing technology.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

ONTECH SECURITY's entire H2020 history is focused on a single product line — WARDIAM PERIMETER — progressing from feasibility study in 2016 to a near-commercial development phase in 2018-2019. There is no detectable keyword shift because both projects address the same core technology, reflecting a deliberate single-product deepening strategy rather than research diversification. The trajectory suggests a company moving from invention to commercialisation rather than an organisation exploring multiple research directions.

They appear to be a product company, not a research lab — their H2020 activity was a stepping stone to market, and any future collaboration would likely involve deploying or adapting their proprietary magnetic detection technology rather than joint R&D.

How they like to work

ONTECH SECURITY has acted exclusively as coordinator across both projects, which is expected for SME Instrument grants where the SME is the sole primary beneficiary. Their zero recorded consortium partners reflects the nature of SME Instrument funding rather than deliberate isolation. There is no evidence of how they behave inside larger consortia, making it difficult to assess their partnering style beyond project leadership of their own technology development.

No consortium partners are recorded across either project, consistent with the solo-SME structure of the SME Instrument scheme. Their network footprint within H2020 is effectively limited to their own two grants.

What sets them apart

ONTECH SECURITY's differentiation is their specific technology: a covert, infrastructure-light perimeter detection method using magnetic field manipulation rather than cameras, fences, or ground sensors. Receiving both SME Instrument Phase 1 and Phase 2 grants for the same technology is a meaningful quality signal — EU evaluators approved the concept twice at increasing funding levels. For consortium builders in security research, they offer proprietary sensing IP that most academic partners cannot provide.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Wardiam Perimeter
  The Phase 2 grant of EUR 973,420 represents one of the larger single-SME security technology grants and confirms EU evaluators judged the magnetic field detection concept commercially viable.
• WARDIAM PERIMETER
  The Phase 1 feasibility grant (2016) established the concept that then unlocked Phase 2 — a rare double-success in the competitive SME Instrument pipeline.