TECSELOR SL

Their core work

TECSELOR is a Spanish technology SME based in Lorca that develops specialized thermoforming equipment for the food packaging industry. Their core product, the CleanPack system, enables ultraclean and aseptic food packaging without requiring expensive and operationally complex cleanroom facilities. By embedding contamination control directly into the thermoforming process, they offer food manufacturers a cost-effective alternative to conventional aseptic lines. Their work sits at the intersection of food safety engineering and industrial equipment manufacturing.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

TECSELOR's H2020 trajectory follows a textbook SME Instrument path: a Phase 1 feasibility study in 2015 (EUR 50,000) validated the CleanPack concept, which then secured a Phase 2 development grant in 2017 (EUR 960,603) to bring the technology to market readiness. There is no meaningful shift in technical focus — both projects address the same core problem of ultraclean food packaging. What changed is the ambition and scale: from concept validation to full product development and commercialization preparation.

TECSELOR was on a clear commercialization trajectory with CleanPack by 2017-2019; whether the technology reached market or led to follow-on partnerships after H2020 funding is unknown from available data.

How they like to work

TECSELOR operated exclusively through the SME Instrument, which is designed for single-company applications — they have zero recorded consortium partners across both projects. This means they are self-sufficient in their technology development and prefer to retain full ownership and direction of their innovation. For any potential partner, this signals a company that will want to lead arrangements rather than integrate into someone else's work package structure.

TECSELOR has no recorded consortium partnerships from their H2020 activity — both projects were solo SME Instrument grants. Their collaboration footprint in the EU research space is effectively zero outside their own technology development.

What sets them apart

TECSELOR holds a specific, applied technology position in food packaging equipment — not research, but an actual device intended for industrial deployment. In a sector dominated by large equipment manufacturers, a Spanish SME with EU-validated proof-of-concept for cleanroom-alternative packaging technology is a niche but commercially relevant proposition. For food producers or equipment distributors, TECSELOR offers proprietary engineering with public funding validation behind it.

Highlights from their portfolio

• CleanPack
  The largest grant (EUR 960,603) and Phase 2 SME Instrument award signals that the European Commission assessed the technology as having genuine market potential after the feasibility phase.
• CLEANPACK
  The Phase 1 feasibility study (2015) is notable as the starting point of a successful two-stage funding journey, demonstrating TECSELOR's ability to convert a concept into a funded development programme.