Core theme across ADVANCE (model-based testing of CPS), BIECO (auditing complex systems), and 7SHIELD (security of space ground segments).
RESILTECH SRL
Italian SME specializing in verification, validation, and security assessment of critical cyber-physical systems across energy, space, and digital sectors.
Their core work
ResilTech is an Italian SME specializing in verification, validation, and security assessment of complex critical systems — from smart energy grids to space infrastructure. They provide expertise in resilience engineering, vulnerability management, and model-based testing for cyber-physical systems and systems-of-systems. Their work helps clients ensure that interconnected technological systems are robust, secure, and certifiable against failures and cyber threats.
What they specialise in
BIECO focused on vulnerability management and security certification harmonization; 7SHIELD addressed safety and security of space systems.
Net2DG addressed low-voltage grid observability, smart meter integration, and outage diagnosis for small distribution operators.
STORM project focused on technical and organisational resource management for safeguarding cultural heritage.
7SHIELD specifically targeted safety of ground segments and Copernicus satellite data assets.
How they've shifted over time
ResilTech's early H2020 work (2016–2018) centered on applied domains — cultural heritage protection (STORM) and smart grid operations (Net2DG), where they contributed technical reliability expertise to specific sectors. From 2019 onward, they shifted decisively toward cross-domain security and verification methodologies: cyber-physical systems validation (ADVANCE), space infrastructure security (7SHIELD), and ecosystem-wide vulnerability management (BIECO). The trajectory shows a move from domain-specific applications toward becoming a horizontal security and V&V specialist applicable across multiple critical infrastructure sectors.
ResilTech is consolidating as a cross-sector security verification specialist, making them increasingly relevant for any project involving critical infrastructure protection or cyber-physical system certification.
How they like to work
ResilTech operates exclusively as a project participant, never as coordinator, which is typical for a specialist SME contributing focused technical expertise rather than managing large consortia. With 62 unique partners across 21 countries in just 5 projects, they consistently join large, diverse consortia — suggesting they are valued as a reliable technical contributor that integrates well into complex multi-partner setups. Their broad partner network indicates openness to new collaborations rather than a closed circle of repeat partners.
ResilTech has built a wide network of 62 unique partners across 21 countries through just 5 projects, indicating participation in large pan-European consortia. Their reach spans well beyond Southern Europe, with connections across most of the EU member states.
What sets them apart
ResilTech combines deep expertise in verification and validation with security assessment — a combination that is rare among SMEs and highly sought after as systems grow more interconnected and regulation tightens. Based in Tuscany's technology corridor near Pisa, they bridge academic rigor (model-driven engineering, formal V&V methods) with practical industrial needs (certification, risk analysis, vulnerability auditing). For consortium builders, they fill the critical gap of an independent, SME-sized V&V and security partner that can work across domains from energy to space.
Highlights from their portfolio
- BIECOTheir largest funded project (EUR 408,750), addressing the timely challenge of security certification across complex digital ecosystems.
- ADVANCEAn MSCA-RISE project demonstrating their academic research credentials in formal verification and model-based testing of cyber-physical systems.
- 7SHIELDPositioned them in the space security domain — protecting Copernicus satellite ground infrastructure — opening a high-value niche.