SIMBIOSY SIMBIOSI INDUSTRIAL SL

Their core work

Simbiosy is a Barcelona-based SME specialized in industrial symbiosis — the practice of connecting companies so that one firm's waste streams (heat, materials, water) become another firm's inputs. They develop data management tools and methodologies to identify and implement symbiosis opportunities within industrial parks and across supply chains. Their work spans from software platforms for mapping resource flows (project Siner) to on-the-ground implementation of waste heat recovery and energy cooperation schemes in eco-industrial parks (INCUBIS, FISSAC).

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Simbiosy entered H2020 through FISSAC (2015), a large consortium project on industrial symbiosis in resource-intensive industries — likely as a junior partner learning the field at European scale. By 2019, they had developed enough in-house capability to coordinate their own SME Instrument project (Siner), building a dedicated software tool for symbiosis mapping. Their most recent project, INCUBIS (2020-2023), shows a sharpened focus on energy-specific symbiosis — waste heat, excess heat, and energy services in industrial parks — moving from general resource symbiosis toward energy-focused circular economy solutions.

Simbiosy is narrowing from broad industrial symbiosis toward energy-specific applications (waste heat, energy cooperation), combining this with their own digital platform — positioning themselves as a tech-enabled energy symbiosis service provider.

How they like to work

Simbiosy operates flexibly: they can coordinate smaller projects (Siner, SME Instrument phase 1) and contribute as a specialist partner in larger consortia (FISSAC with its broad partnership, INCUBIS). With 36 unique partners across 12 countries from just 3 projects, they have been embedded in relatively large, diverse consortia rather than working in tight small teams. This suggests they are comfortable navigating multi-partner environments and can adapt their role to the consortium's needs.

Through 3 projects, Simbiosy has built connections with 36 partners across 12 countries — a broad European network for such a small company. Their partnerships span Southern, Western, and likely Northern Europe given the energy and industrial focus of their consortia.

What sets them apart

Simbiosy combines two things that rarely sit together in one SME: hands-on industrial symbiosis consulting and a proprietary digital platform (Siner) for mapping and managing resource exchanges. Most symbiosis work is done by large consultancies or research institutes — a small, agile company with its own software tool and direct project coordination experience is uncommon. For consortium builders, they offer a ready-made digital component for any project involving industrial resource sharing or eco-industrial park optimization.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Siner
  Their own SME Instrument project — proof they can lead innovation independently, not just participate in others' consortia.
• INCUBIS
  Largest funding (EUR 230K) and most focused scope: an 'Industrial Symbiosis Incubator' for waste heat efficiency, representing their mature strategic direction.
• FISSAC
  Their entry point into EU-funded industrial symbiosis at scale, a large multi-year consortium that likely built their European network.