PS-TECH B.V.

Their core work

PS-TECH B.V. is a Dutch technology SME specialising in two distinct but complementary areas: safety-critical cyber-physical systems engineering and advanced non-destructive inspection technology. In the TRANSACT project, they contribute to transforming safety-critical embedded and distributed systems into modular, edge-deployable architectures for industrial and eHealth end-users. In MULTISCAN 3D, they participate in developing laser-plasma-based 3D tomography systems for cargo security inspection. The company bridges software architecture expertise with sensor-based imaging applications, positioning itself as a versatile technology integrator rather than a single-domain specialist.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Because both H2020 projects started in the same year (2021), the keyword split between "early" and "recent" reflects portfolio breadth rather than a true chronological evolution. Within their short H2020 history, the TRANSACT project represents their software systems side — cyber-physical architecture, edge computing, distributed design — while MULTISCAN 3D represents a pivot toward physical sensing and security inspection hardware. If this trajectory continues, PS-TECH may be moving from pure software systems engineering toward hardware-integrated inspection and sensing solutions, where their higher-funded project sits.

PS-TECH appears to be expanding from software-oriented safety systems into hardware-integrated sensing and security inspection, as evidenced by their larger and longer MULTISCAN 3D commitment.

How they like to work

PS-TECH has operated exclusively as a consortium participant, never as project coordinator — suggesting they prefer to contribute specialist expertise within larger teams rather than lead. Despite only two projects, they have worked with 49 distinct partners across 14 countries, which is exceptionally broad for an SME of this size and implies they function as a sought-after technical contributor across diverse consortia. This partner diversity suggests a flexible, commercially adaptable organisation rather than one locked into a fixed academic or industrial network.

PS-TECH has built a surprisingly wide network of 49 unique partners in 14 countries from just two projects, indicating active participation in large international consortia. Their Amsterdam base gives them strong access to Northern European research and industrial networks.

What sets them apart

PS-TECH occupies an unusual space as a small Dutch SME that credibly operates in both advanced security inspection hardware (laser-plasma tomography) and safety-critical software systems — a combination rarely found in organisations of their size. Their relatively high funding per project (average €273,000) and broad partner network suggest they are valued by consortia for precise, well-scoped technical contributions. For a consortium builder, they offer the agility of an SME with demonstrated capacity to operate across security and digital application domains simultaneously.

Highlights from their portfolio

• MULTISCAN 3D
  The largest of PS-TECH's projects by EC funding (€405,000, running to 2025), it applies laser-plasma physics to 3D cargo tomography — a technically ambitious cross-disciplinary topic at the intersection of photonics, security, and non-destructive testing.
• TRANSACT
  Demonstrates PS-TECH's software engineering depth, targeting the challenging problem of migrating safety-critical cyber-physical systems to distributed edge architectures, with application in eHealth — a high-regulatory-bar domain.