POLITECHNIKA LUBELSKA

Their core work

Lublin University of Technology is a Polish technical university with two distinct activity lines in H2020: innovation support services for SMEs in eastern Poland (through the Enterprise Europe Network), and materials engineering research focused on polymer processing and cellulose-based products. Their innovation management work helps regional SMEs access EU funding instruments, while their research arm develops new extrusion machinery and explores sustainable cellulose applications like nanocellulose fibres and bio-based adhesives.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

From 2015 to 2019, Lublin UT was heavily focused on innovation management services — helping eastern Polish SMEs navigate EU funding through the Enterprise Europe Network. Starting in 2017, they began building a parallel research identity with NEWEX (advanced extrusion machinery), and by 2021 shifted further into materials science with CELISE (cellulose and nanocellulose). The trajectory shows a university moving from pure innovation brokering toward hands-on materials engineering research.

They are pivoting from innovation support services toward research-intensive work in sustainable materials processing — expect future projects in bio-based composites and green manufacturing.

How they like to work

Lublin UT overwhelmingly participates as a partner (5 of 6 projects), coordinating only once — the research-heavy NEWEX project, which was also their largest by far (EUR 337,500). With 36 unique partners across 15 countries, they maintain a broad but shallow network typical of EEN-linked organizations. Their repeated participation in the KAM2EastPoland series suggests strong loyalty to regional innovation consortia.

They have worked with 36 unique partners across 15 countries, giving them a wide European network. The geographic spread is likely driven by their EEN membership and MSCA-RISE mobility, rather than deep bilateral relationships.

What sets them apart

Lublin UT combines two capabilities rarely found together: hands-on innovation brokering for SMEs (through years of EEN work) and technical research in polymer processing and cellulose materials. For a consortium builder, this means they can contribute both as a technical research partner and as a bridge to the SME ecosystem in eastern Poland. Their location in the Lublin region — one of Poland's less industrialized areas — also qualifies them for cohesion and regional development narratives in proposals.

Highlights from their portfolio

• NEWEX
  Their only coordinated project and largest funding (EUR 337,500) — a MSCA-RISE staff exchange developing next-generation extrusion machines with rotational barrel technology for composites and nanomaterials.
• CELISE
  Most recent project (2021-2025) signaling a strategic shift toward sustainable cellulose-based products, nanocellulose, and biorefinery — their future research direction.
• KAM2EastPoland
  Ran four consecutive editions (2015-2021), demonstrating sustained commitment to building SME innovation capacity in eastern Poland through EEN services.