SENSICHIPS SRL

Their core work

Sensichips is an Italian SME that designs and manufactures micro-sensor systems for demanding environments — from urban security monitoring to battery management in electric vehicles and stationary energy storage. Their core competence is embedding smart sensing capabilities into complex systems, enabling real-time data fusion and condition monitoring. In recent years, they have applied this sensor expertise specifically to next-generation battery technologies, providing battery management system (BMS) components and sensing solutions for both lithium-ion and molten salt battery platforms.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Sensichips began its H2020 journey focused squarely on safety and security sensing — micro-sensors for safety applications (SMS, 2015) and operational sensing systems (NOSY, 2015-2018), followed by integrated urban security sensor networks (SYSTEM, 2018-2022). From 2020 onward, a clear pivot occurred toward battery technology: their sensor expertise was redirected into battery management systems for electric vehicles (3beLiEVe) and molten salt stationary storage (SOLSTICE). The common thread throughout is sensor intelligence, but the application domain has shifted decisively from security to energy storage.

Sensichips is repositioning from a general-purpose sensor company toward a specialist in smart sensing for next-generation batteries — a market with strong growth driven by EV and grid storage demand.

How they like to work

Sensichips has exclusively participated as a partner, never leading a consortium, which is typical for a technology SME contributing specialized components to larger R&D efforts. With 65 unique partners across 16 countries from just 5 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia rather than small focused teams. This pattern suggests they are a sought-after specialist that integrates well into multi-partner projects, comfortable contributing specific sensor and BMS expertise without needing to drive the overall project direction.

Sensichips has built a broad European network of 65 unique partners across 16 countries through 5 projects, indicating involvement in large-scale collaborative initiatives. Their network spans both the security and energy sectors, giving them cross-domain connections unusual for an SME of their size.

What sets them apart

Sensichips occupies a distinctive niche at the intersection of micro-sensor engineering and battery technology — they don't just make batteries or just make sensors, they bring intelligent sensing directly into energy storage systems. Their dual background in security sensing and battery management means they understand harsh-environment sensing requirements that pure battery companies lack. For consortium builders, they offer a rare combination: an agile SME that can deliver both the sensing hardware and the data integration layer for battery monitoring applications.

Highlights from their portfolio

• SYSTEM
  Their largest funded project (EUR 960K), focused on multi-sensor data fusion for urban security — represents the peak of their security-sensing work.
• 3beLiEVe
  Marks their strategic pivot into battery technology, contributing BMS sensors for next-generation LNMO lithium-ion cells targeting the 2025 electric vehicle market.
• SOLSTICE
  Their most recent project exploring sodium-zinc molten salt batteries for stationary storage — signals a deepening commitment to diverse battery chemistries beyond lithium-ion.