Consortium Partners
BORDERLINK brings together 18 partners
from 11 countries across Europe
Customs & Border
Control Authorities
(End-Users)
National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary
(NTCA)
Hungary 🇭🇺
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The Revenue Commissioners / Irish Customs
(IRL)
Ireland 🇮🇪
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (“Revenue”) was established in 1923 and is responsible for the administration; assessment and collection of taxes and duties, and for implementing import and export controls. Revenue’s mission statement is “To serve the community by fairly and efficiently collecting taxes and implementing customs controls”.
Key elements of Revenues’ remit include the enforcement of import and export control and combating the evasion of excise duty and VAT.
Home Office / UK Border Force
(UKBF)
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. Border Force secures the border and promotes national prosperity by facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and goods, whilst preventing those that would cause harm from entering the UK. This is achieved through the immigration and customs checks carried out by our staff at ports and airports. Our officers work at 140 sea and air ports across the UK and overseas.
Border Force has responsibilities for: checking the immigration status of people arriving in and departing the UK, searching baggage, vehicles and cargo for illicit goods or illegal immigrants
patrolling the UK coastline and searching vessels, gathering intelligence, alerting the police and security services to people of interest.
Border Force priorities are to: deter and prevent individuals and goods that would harm the national interests from entering the UK, facilitate the legitimate movement of individuals and trade to and from the UK, protect and collect customs revenues for trade crossing the border, provide excellent service to customers, provide demonstrable effectiveness, efficiency and value for money.
Norwegian Customs
Administration
(NCA)
Norway 🇳🇴
Norwegian customs is the guardians of Norway’s borders at sea, on land and in the air.
Our mission is as simple as it is important: To ensure that goods crossing Norway's borders are safe and legal.
Every day, we inspect people, goods, vehicles, ships, and luggage to ensure that goods complying with Norwegian and international laws and regulations are allowed to cross the border.
Technology Providers & Industry Partners
Rapiscan
(RAPI)
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Rapiscan is a leading supplier of end-to-end security inspection solutions utilizing multiple technologies and advanced threat identification algorithms based on X-ray and high-speed computed tomography imaging, ion mobility spectrometry, radiation detection, and optical inspection technologies. Our broad portfolio of products, services, and solutions helps customers solve complex security needs, including combatting terrorism, drug and weapon smuggling, and trade fraud. With our leading detection technology and vast industry knowledge, we meet demanding security requirements while offering customers outstanding value for their security screening and inspection operations. We have highly experienced technical, program management, and service teams to ensure customers receive a best-in-class experience throughout every phase of their project—from planning to deployment to post-installation support.
Satways
(STWS)
Greece 🇬🇷
Satways Ltd. is a privately held organization founded in May 2006 and is based in Athens, Greece. The company is dedicated to (and ISO 9001:2008 certified) to developing integrated Geospatial command and control solutions for Security and Public Safety applications for police, coast guard, emergency medical service, civil protection and fire & rescue operations, critical public infrastructure protection, transportation security and border monitoring. With core technology built on open standards, we offer an unmatched range of mission critical enterprise solutions empowering governments and businesses around the world to make better and faster operational decisions.
Our product line includes C2 and C3I enterprise software packages that respond to different operational requirements of Public Safety Agencies, such as Distributed Geospatial Data management, Operational Resources Tracking, Incident Management & dispatch, Physical Security Information Management and Natural & Technological Hazards Crisis Management respectively. The common goal though, is to provide effective decision support, to simplify operations, to provide a Common Operational Picture (COP) and collaboration tools across organizations, to collect and disseminate data in the field and to coordinate response units and system users
Information Technologies Application
(INTA)
Lithuania 🇱🇹
Closed Joint Stock company INTA was found on the 16th of March, 1990 – the 5th day of re-establishment of Lithuanian independence. INTA is one of the first who started to provide copiers, telecommunication equipment and support services for Lithuanian market. Today INTA is Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology (NII) solutions integrator with 20+ years of experience in border security projects around the Europe. Field of expertise covers NII assessment, reference model, installation, testing, deployment, training, CONOPS recommendations, maintenance and scanners performance quality assurance, archetype of NII centralization platform, remote image analysis, command and control center. Implemented projects portfolio includes delivery and maintenance of multiple railway, fixed, gantry and mobile x-ray cargo and vehicle inspection systems.
INTA, together with its partners, was the first in Europe to implement multi-agency and multi-country single network of data exchange between x-ray scanners used by the customs authorities of the three Baltic States (BAXE). BAXE system enables the creation of a single network of exchange of information on x-ray images of transport/cargoes crossing the state border and effective control and information exchange mechanism.
INTA has developed dynamic, innovative and adaptive advanced cargo scanners images analysis and threat objects recognition training program, which has been evaluated by many Customs Authorities and Customs practitioners. In 2022 our training methodology as well as solution were recognized as the winner and awarded the PEC-CP (Pan-European Network of Customs Practitioners) Innovation prize, which was officially launched during the WCO Technology Conference and Exhibition lunch event in Maastricht, Netherlands. X-ray scanners operators from 4 continents and 21 countries have been trained by INTA instructors to make NII screening process faster and more efficient, improve customs enforcement and increase hit rate.
Rezero
(REZ)
Ireland 🇮🇪
Rezero is a green material innovation company recycling plastic waste into high-quality sustainable materials and products. Through exclusive partnerships with EU Customs and industry producers, we recycle unused cigarette filters into premium cellulose acetate. Our proprietary recycling process isolates and refines acetate to meet the fashion and construction industries' high standards. We supply companies with sustainable alternatives for pellets, fashion accessories, garment wadding, eyewear, and acoustic panels. Our signature material, Re-fil®, offers a circular solution for companies seeking innovation with a lower environmental footprint. We are pioneering the use of unconventional recycled inputs, ensuring waste is repurposed into valuable resources. Our process minimizes emissions while maintaining material quality and performance. Rezero’s solutions integrate seamlessly into existing supply chains, supporting brands in their sustainability goals. We are committed to redefining waste by demonstrating its potential in high-end applications.
Analyze IQ Limited
(ANIQ)
Ireland 🇮🇪
Analyze IQ Limited develops and sells an innovative, patent-protected software suite for analysis of the composition of mixtures, based on spectroscopy data. Analyze IQ uses a model-driven paradigm for spectral data analysis, with machine learning techniques that have been specifically designed for spectral analysis. The products have applications in fields as diverse as manufacturing inspection, law enforcement, customs, emergency services, and the pharmaceutical industry.
Our software has been designed to address the need for accurate analysis of spectroscopic data in complex, real-world situations, to interrogate all types of spectroscopic data, including data from spectroscopic techniques such as Raman, infra-red (IR), near infra-red (NIR), Fourier transform IR (FT-IR), Mass Spectrometry, LIBS, SERS, and others.
We provide consultancy, custom software development, and hardware prototyping, along with direct interaction with spectroscopy systems via the Analyze IQ Instrument Interface.
Agilent Technologies
(ATL)
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
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Research & Academic
Institutions
Technical University
of Delft (TUD)
Netherlands 🇳🇱
TU Delft, the oldest and largest technical university in the Netherlands, is renowned for its high-quality research and teaching. With over 27,000 students and 7,300 staff, it holds national importance and international acclaim. Recently ranked 42nd globally by Times Higher Education, TU Delft is the top Dutch university and the third highest European tech university. The university is dedicated to advancing sustainability and a flourishing economy through technological solutions.
University of Nottingham
(UON)
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Ranked 24 in Europe and 15th in the UK by the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2024, the University of Nottingham is a founding member of Russell Group of research-intensive universities. Studying at the University of Nottingham is a life-changing experience, and we pride ourselves on unlocking the potential of our students. We have a pioneering spirit, expressed in the vision of our founder Sir Jesse Boot, which has seen us lead the way in establishing campuses in China and Malaysia - part of a globally connected network of education, research and industrial engagement.
The university is among the best universities in the UK for the strength of our research, positioned seventh for research power in the UK according to REF 2021. The birthplace of discoveries such as MRI and ibuprofen, our innovations transform lives and tackle global problems such as sustainable food supplies, ending modern slavery, developing greener transport, and reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
The university is a major employer and industry partner - locally and globally - and our graduates are the third most targeted by the UK's top employers, according to The Graduate Market in 2024 report by High Fliers Research.
University of Galway
(GAL)
Ireland 🇮🇪
University of Galway is a public research university located in the West of Ireland. It was founded in 1845 and has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top-quality teaching and research. The School of Computer Science is one of the highest-ranked Schools in the university. In recent Times Higher Education world university rankings by subject, Computer Science at University of Galway was ranked joint first in Ireland. The participants in the BORDERLINK project are in the Machine Learning Research Group, which was established in 2001, and focuses on new theoretical advances in machine learning and deep learning, motivated by addressing important data-driven applications in medicine, engineering, and the physical sciences.
University of Lausanne
(UNIL)
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Since 1911, HEC Lausanne has been training future executives and business leaders to become active players in the world of business and economics. HEC Lausanne also prepares students who wish to pursue an academic career.
Recognized as one of the top management and economics schools, HEC Lausanne distinguishes itself through its top-class education and excellent research. At the heart of its mission, this synergy between teaching and research has ensured the School’s success for more than 100 years. HEC Lausanne uses research to train competent and responsible executives and entrepreneurs, and also to advise organizations, businesses and policy makers.
The place the School and its programs occupy in international rankings and scientific journal publications attests to the quality of its training and research, as do the accreditations it has been awarded by the prestigious EQUIS and AMBA organizations.
Enjoying a strong international reputation, the dynamic HEC Lausanne intends to continue its development as a leading public institution in integrated management and economic training at the European and global levels.
Cross-border Research
Association
(CBR)
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Cross-border Research Association, CBRA, was founded in 2005, as a spin-off research institute from University of Lausanne, Switzerland, where the CBRA founder was doing a doctoral thesis titled “Post-2001 supply chain security & its impacts on the private sector”. CBRAs research activities focus mainly on supply chain and transportation security; customs and border management security; and, global trade facilitation. All in all, CBRA has played a role in around 40 RDI (research - development - innovation) projects and published nearly 100 articles, reports and posters since 2005. CBRAs roles across these RDI-projects include core research (case studies, surveys, cost-benefit analysis, literature reviews etc.); risk management; optimization and simulation models and tools; development of advanced e-learning materials (in customs data analytics, statistics etc.); innovation intermediary work; standardization, policy development and dissemination work; as well as project coordination work (following drive-administer-serve -principles). A common mandate for CBRA is to act as a research facilitator between supply chain and governmental stakeholders, understanding in detail the security and facilitation related objectives, requirements, constraints and bottlenecks for all parties. The CBRA team consists of leading academic and practitioner experts in supply chain and customs security as well as in trade facilitation. The CBRA academic team consists of seasoned PhDs, post-docs and other senior researchers; while the CBRA practitioner team consists of former customs, law enforcement and security research policy experts in Europe and globally.
Examples on EU Framework programme projects (2008-2025) include: INTEGRITY, LOGSEC, CASSANDRA, FOCUS, CWIT, SAFEPOST, SYNCHRO-NET, CORE, PROFILE, ARESIBO, PEN-CP, MELCHIOR and PARSEC.
Keywords: #SupplyChainSecurity #TransportSecurity #BorderSecurity #CustomsSecurity #CustomsInnovation #CrossBorderLogistics #TradeFacilitation #BorderAgencyCooperation #TrustedTraderPrograms #RiskManagement #CrimePrevention #IllicitEconomicModels #eLearning
Other Partners
CBRA Services
(CBS)
Coordinator
Belgium 🇧🇪
CBRA Services bv is an EU-based project management, consultation and research company, founded in 2021 and located in Aartrijke, Belgium. (´bv´ stands for ´besloten vennootschap´ = private limited liability company). CBRA Services team consists of experts in trade facilitation, customs and transport digitization, supply chain security, and risk management. The core activities include large-scale project implementation, providing expertise for studies, consultancy across the topics of expertise, standardisation and harmonisation of logistic processes & data management, use of innovative technologies for international trade and improved border management, and project communication and dissemination activities. In the PARSEC project, CBRA Services (CBS) plays the role of project coordinator (Oct2022-Sep2025).
Radios Segélyhívó és Infokommunikációs Országos Egyesült
(RSOE)
Hungary 🇭🇺
The National Association of Radio Distress-Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE) has been performing public benefit tasks in Hungary since 1982.
RSOE operates the Danube River Information Services system, PannonRIS for the ministry responsible for transport and the storm-warning systems on relevant lakes in Hungary for the National Directorate General for Disaster Management. For over two decades, the association has contributed to accident prevention activities for state and other institutions. Through EU-funded Danube navigation projects and a 24/7 Danube dispatcher service, RSOE enhances the safety of the Danube. It collaborates closely with international partners, ministries, authorities, local governments, and numerous legal entities to effectively fulfill its public benefit missions. The participation in river information services standardisation and harmoni
Vicesse
(VIC)
Austria 🇦🇹
VICESSE focuses on the analysis of a wide array of security issues in a broader societal context. We locate security problems and proposed solutions emerging at local, national and European levels in wider social and historical contexts. Conceiving of security as a societal concept, we strive to integrate and combine different analytical perspectives into a complex framework providing the basis for rigorous empirical and theoretical academic studies and pragmatic policy solutions alike. The VICESSE mission statement is to bring security back into society. This entails a dual task: linking contemporary security solutions to the everyday world of citizens and giving members of society a critical voice in security research.