Barcelona SME specializing in neuroscience (EEG, brain stimulation, consciousness) and environmental crowdsensing, bridging brain monitoring with Earth observation technologies.
Starlab Barcelona is a neuroscience and Earth observation technology company that develops sensor-based systems for brain monitoring and environmental data collection. Their neuroscience work focuses on EEG-based biomarkers, consciousness measurement, and brain stimulation therapies for conditions like autism and ADHD. On the environmental side, they build data platforms for citizen observatories, satellite-derived agriculture services, and soil/water monitoring using crowdsensing approaches. They bridge these domains through shared expertise in signal processing, sensor integration, and data analytics.
Core work across LUMINOUS (consciousness measurement), NEUMARQ (EEG biomarkers), STIPED (brain stimulation for ADHD/autism), AIMS-2-TRIALS (autism biomarkers), and eMOTIONAL Cities (neurophysiology in urban settings).
Built sensor and participation platforms in GROW (soil/water crowdsensing), Ground Truth 2.0 (citizen observatories), and contributed to TWIGA (weather/water data in Africa).
Contributed to ECOPOTENTIAL (ecosystem EO), APOLLO (small farm advisory via EO), DCS4COP (Copernicus DataCube), and MyOcean FO (marine monitoring).
STIPED focused on transcranial brain stimulation for ADHD and autism; AIMS-2-TRIALS targets autism biomarkers and clinical outcomes.
eMOTIONAL Cities maps urban health through neurophysiology and cognition; proGIreg addresses post-industrial urban regeneration and soil health.
Starlab's early H2020 work (2014–2017) split between Earth observation infrastructure (MyOcean FO, ECOPOTENTIAL, APOLLO) and fundamental consciousness research (LUMINOUS). From 2017 onward, their neuroscience portfolio shifted decisively toward clinical applications — autism biomarkers, pediatric brain stimulation, and urban neurophysiology — while their environmental work moved from satellite-based observation toward citizen-driven crowdsensing and urban health. The two threads are converging: their most recent project, eMOTIONAL Cities, directly combines brain science with urban environmental sensing.
Starlab is moving toward applied neurotechnology and smart city health monitoring, combining their brain science and sensor expertise into real-world clinical and urban applications.
Starlab operates overwhelmingly as a specialist partner (11 of 13 projects), contributing technical components to larger consortia rather than leading them. Their two coordinator roles were in focused neuroscience projects (NEUMARQ SME feasibility study and LUMINOUS FET research). With 279 unique partners across 43 countries, they clearly favor broad, diverse consortia over repeat partnerships — making them easy to integrate into new teams with minimal overlap concerns.
Starlab has collaborated with 279 distinct organizations across 43 countries, giving them one of the broader partner networks for a company of their size. Their reach extends well beyond Europe, with projects involving African partners (TWIGA) alongside deep European coverage.
Starlab occupies a rare niche at the intersection of neuroscience and environmental sensing — very few SMEs can credibly contribute EEG biomarker expertise to a health project and soil moisture crowdsensing platforms to an agriculture project. Their dual-domain capability makes them valuable for interdisciplinary consortia where brain-computer interfaces, wearable sensors, or human-environment interaction are relevant. As a Barcelona-based SME with 13 H2020 projects, they have a proven track record of delivering within EU frameworks without the overhead of a large institution.
