PENTELE MEZOGAZDASAGI ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG

Their core work

Pentele MG is a Hungarian agricultural SME based in Dunaújváros that specializes in grain storage pest management. Their core innovation is the PestiSi system — a cost-effective, chemical-free insect control solution for long-term grain storage using naturally occurring diatomaceous earth. They took this technology through the full EU SME Instrument pipeline, from feasibility study to full commercial development, positioning themselves as a product-focused agri-tech company rather than a research organization. Their work targets a practical food safety problem: insect infestation in stored grain, which causes significant post-harvest losses across European agriculture.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Pentele MG's H2020 trajectory is not a subject shift but a deliberate deepening of a single technology. Between 2017 and 2021, they moved the same PestiSi concept from a feasibility proof (Phase 1, EUR 50,000) to a fully funded development project (Phase 2, EUR 549,311) — a classic SME Instrument progression. There is no evidence of diversification into other topics; their focus remained tightly on diatomaceous earth grain storage solutions from start to finish.

They appear to have completed the EU-funded development phase of PestiSi by 2021; any future collaboration would likely involve commercialization partnerships, licensing, or adoption in new markets rather than further R&D funding rounds.

How they like to work

Pentele MG operated exclusively as sole coordinator on both projects — a pattern typical of SME Instrument grants, which are designed for single innovative companies developing their own product. They have zero recorded consortium partners and no cross-border collaboration within H2020. This suggests they function as an independent product developer rather than a consortium team player; any partner working with them would likely be a commercial or distribution ally, not a co-researcher.

Pentele MG has no recorded H2020 consortium partners and collaborated with organizations in zero other countries. Their network, if any, is entirely outside the H2020 consortium structure — likely domestic agricultural sector contacts in Hungary.

What sets them apart

Pentele MG is one of the few Central European agricultural SMEs to have successfully navigated both phases of the EU SME Instrument with a single focused product — an achievement that signals genuine commercial viability in the eyes of EU evaluators. Their use of diatomaceous earth, a naturally occurring and regulatory-friendly material, positions PestiSi as a candidate for organic-certified grain storage markets where chemical pesticides are restricted or banned. For a partner seeking a proven, EU-validated natural grain storage solution with clear IP ownership, this company owns something concrete and testable.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PestiSi
  The Phase 2 award of EUR 549,311 as sole coordinator — highly competitive in the SME Instrument program — validates that EU evaluators judged this natural insecticide technology to have real commercial potential.
• PestiSi
  The Phase 1 feasibility grant (EUR 50,000, 2017) demonstrates they built a structured business case before scaling up, showing product-development discipline unusual among small agricultural firms.