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About Puentes de Seda is a strategic advisory firm founded by Gabriel Morell, based in Hangzhou, China. With 14 years of on-the-ground experience, we provide European companies, research consortia and institutions with ground-level intelligence on China's technological and industrial ecosystems. Our core services include ecosystem mapping, competitor and supplier scouting in China, market intelligence reports, and strategic bridge-building between Chinese and European actors. We are available as external experts or subcontractors for Horizon Europe consortia requiring China ecosystem intelligence in areas such as Chinese industrial ecosystems, AI, robotics, advanced manufacturing, digital twins, smart infrastructure, agtech and metaverse/virtual worlds applications.
Digital technologies
Artificial Intelligence Big data & analytics Internet of Things Robotics Manufacturing Interactive Technologies Components and Systems Next Generation Internet Language Technologies Next Generation Media
Digital Innovation Hubs
DIH - Artificial Intelligence DIH - Data infrastructures & processing DIH - Smart Agriculture
European Partnerships
Artificial Intelligence, Data & Robotics Virtual Worlds Made in Europe Advanced Materials for Europe's Future (IAM4EU)
European Data Spaces
Agriculture Manufacturing Mobility Research and Innovation Tourism
Representatives Gabriel Morell
Founder & Strategic Advisor | China-Europe Bridge | Puentes de Seda
Puentes de Seda
Marketplace (3) Project cooperation
Seeking Horizon Europe Consortia Requiring China Expertise
China-based expert seeking consortia: AI, robotics, manufacturing, digital twins, industry needing ground-level China intelligence.
HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-19: Challenge-Driven GenAI4EU Booster HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-14: Networking and Future Photonics Strategy HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITAL-EMERGING-53: Innovative AI methods and technologies for the process industries HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-01: Developing and demonstrating core technologies for Virtual Worlds and Web 4.0 HORIZON-CL4-2026-02-DIGITA-EMERGING-51: AI improved advanced manufacturing and production processes in factories HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-09: Advanced Local Digital Twins using AI for Early Warning and Preparedness HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-HUMAN-02: Web 4.0 architectural framework and Open Internet Stack applications for virtual worlds HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02: Next-Generation AI Agents for Real-World Applications in the Apply AI sectors HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-17: Fostering 2-Dimensional Materials (2DM) based emerging and enabling technologies HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-MATERIALS-PRODUCTION-25: New or enhanced Innovative Advanced Materials (IAM) enabled sensing functionality HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-08: Apply AI: Robotics for Manufacturing: Advancing Core Skills through Technical Challenges HORIZON-CL4-2026-04-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01: Apply AI: Pilot of the “Science for AI” Pillar of RAISE (“Resource for AI science in Europe”) HORIZON-CL4-2026-05-DIGITAL-EMERGING-03: Apply AI: Next-Generation Agile and Intelligent Robotics Platforms for Industrial and Service Applications Author Gabriel Morell
Founder & Strategic Advisor | China-Europe Bridge | Puentes de Seda at Puentes de Seda
Hangzhou, China
Expertise
China Industrial & Technology Ecosystem Intelligence
14 years on the ground in China. Deep expertise in AI, robotics, manufacturing, digital twins, agtech & industrial ecosystems. China-based.
Health Energy Robotics Photonics Batteries Environment Manufacturing Circular economy Materials Science Big data & analytics Agriculture and food Language Technologies Smart homes and grids Transport and mobility Interactive technologies Internet of Things (IoT) International cooperation Artificial Intelligence (AI) Smart cities and communities Governance and public services Eletronic components and systems Author Gabriel Morell
Founder & Strategic Advisor | China-Europe Bridge | Puentes de Seda at Puentes de Seda
Hangzhou, China