Case study

Who won Intelligent & Integrated asset management 2022? 69 companies funded

  • 1funded projects
  • €46.2MEU contribution
  • 69companies, 4 SMEs
  • 12countries

Grant topic: Intelligent & Integrated asset management

The European Commission funded 1 project under the Horizon Europe topic HORIZON-ER-JU-2022-FA3-01, with €46.2M in total EU contribution. 69 private companies from 12 countries took part, and 4 of them are SMEs. Below is who they are, what they are building, and how much each received.

At a glance

  • Funded projects: 1
  • Total EU contribution: €46.2M
  • Of which to companies: €37.5M (81%)
  • Companies / of which SMEs: 69 / 4
  • Average consortium size: 98.0 organisations
  • Projects coordinated by a company: 0 of 1
  • Top countries (company participations): Germany (16), Spain (11), Italy (10), France (10)

Most company participations came from Germany, Spain and Italy. Here is where every winning company is based:

Where the winning companies are based

16Germany11Spain10Italy10France10Austria4Netherlands2Poland2Czechia1Norway1Sweden1Portugal1Hungary
Company participations by country. Source: CORDIS, © European Union. Chart by Grantalist.

Companies that received funding

These are the 12 companies that received the most EU funding under this topic, largest first. The chart compares the top amounts; blue bars are SMEs.

Where the money went

MER Mec SpA€3.8MVoestalpine Railway S…€3.4MDeutsche Bahn AG€2.5MStrukton Rail Nederla…€2.5MSociete Nationale SNCF€2.5MKnorr-Bremse Global R…€2.5MHitachi Rail Gts Deut…€2.2MAlstom Transport SA€2.1M
EU contribution received by the companies that got the most. Blue bars are SMEs. Source: CORDIS, © European Union. Chart by Grantalist.

MER Mec SpA

Monopoli, Italy · website

Received €3.8M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Voestalpine Railway Systems GmbH

Leoben, Austria · website

Received €3.4M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Deutsche Bahn AG

Berlin, Germany · website

Received €2.5M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Strukton Rail Nederland BV

Utrecht, the Netherlands

Received €2.5M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Societe Nationale SNCF

Saint-Denis, France · website

Received €2.5M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Knorr-Bremse Global Rail Holding GmbH

Munchen, Germany · website

Received €2.5M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Hitachi Rail Gts Deutschland GmbH

Ditzingen, Germany · website

Received €2.2M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Alstom Transport SA

Saint Ouen, France · website

Received €2.1M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Hitachi Rail Sts SpA

Napoli, Italy · website

Received €2M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Ferrovie Dello Stato Italiane SpA

Roma, Italy

Received €1.9M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Patentes TALGO SL

Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain · website

Received €1.8M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Siemens Mobility GmbH

Munchen, Germany

Received €1.8M as a participant in FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System (2022-12 to 2026-11).

Also funded: Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, S.A. (ES), NS Reizigers BV (NL), Prorail BV (NL), INDRA Sistemas SA (ES), Polskie Koleje Panstwowe SA (PL), Faiveley Transport SAS (FR), Enclavamientos y Senalizacion Ferroviaria ENYSE SA (ES), Centro de Estudios de Materiales y Control de Obra SA (ES), AZD Praha s.r.o. (CZ), Oebb-Technische Services-Gmbh (AT), Comsa Sau (ES), Osterreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding AG (AT), Bane Nor Sf (NO), Ingenieria y Economia del Transporte Sme Mp SA (ES), DB Systemtechnik GmbH (DE), CAF Rail Digital Services SL (ES), Voestalpine Turnout Technology Germany GmbH (DE), SITAEL SpA (IT), Alstom Crespin SAS (FR), Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (IT), Voestalpine Signaling Austria GmbH (AT), Alstom Rail Sweden AB (SE), DB Infrago AG (DE), Siemens Mobility Unipessoal Lda (PT), MER Mec Engineering SRL (IT), Faiveley Transport Nsf (FR), Trenitalia SpA (IT), DB Regio AG (DE), PKP Informatyka sp. z o.o. (PL), Voestalpine Bohler Welding Germany GmbH (DE), DB Cargo Aktiengesellschaft (DE), Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH (AT), Altametris (FR), Voestalpine Digital Trackmanagement GmbH (AT), HACON Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH (DE), CAF Turnkey & Engineering SL (ES), Strukton Power BV (NL), Faiveley Transport Leipzig GmbH & Co. KG (DE), ALSTOM Transportation Germany GmbH (DE), Voestalpine Rail Technology GmbH (AT), and 17 more.

The funded projects

The project started in December 2022, and it is due to finish in November 2026.

When the funded projects run

2023202420252026FP3 - IAM4R…
Each bar is one funded project, from start to planned end. Source: CORDIS, © European Union. Chart by Grantalist.

FP3 - IAM4RAIL: Europe’s Rail Flagship Project 3 - Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s RAIL System

€46.2M EU contribution · 98 partners · 2022-12 to 2026-11 · coordinated by Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ES)

The IAM4RAIL project focuses on seven (7) different integrated demonstrators for rail assets which are key for research and innovation (R&I) in the rail sector. Integrating asset condition information obtained via advanced monitoring with decision-making tools and into the traffic management system (TMS), combining available information with artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twins are covered as key topics…

Project page on CORDIS

What the winning consortia had in common

  • Consortia averaged 98.0 organisations, and companies held 69 of 98 seats (70%).
  • 6% of company seats went to SMEs, so smaller firms clearly had room in these consortia.
  • 0 of 1 projects were coordinated by a company; the rest were led by universities, research organisations or public bodies.

Here is how all 98 organisations in these consortia break down by type:

Who sits at the table

97organisationsCompanies: 69 (71%)Universities: 8 (8%)Research centres: 12 (12%)Public bodies: 5 (5%)Other: 3 (3%)
All 97 organisations in the funded consortia, by type. Source: CORDIS, © European Union. Chart by Grantalist.

See the original call on Grantalist.


Source: CORDIS Horizon Europe open data, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Figures are the EU contribution recorded at grant signature; data as of 2026-08-28.

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