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SMART:SCOTLAND Awards 2003
02/02/2004
The development of a photo-activated disinfection system for the treatment of dental disease is just one of 14 research and development projects to receive a share of £700,000 under Scotland's leading technology support scheme for industry.
Deputy Enterprise Minister Lewis Macdonald today announced the third round of winning companies from the 2003 SMART:SCOTLAND Awards Competition.
A further £2.1 million is available under the SPUR scheme to take these projects to pre-production stage.
The SMART awards are designed to help new and existing businesses with fewer than 50 employees gain a competitive edge in the market by funding the development of highly innovative and commercially viable products or processes.
Mr Macdonald said:
"The Executive is committed to helping grow the economy by investing in the skills of our workforce and transforming ideas and innovations into successful business opportunities.
"SMART:SCOTLAND is pivotal in our programme of support to help small companies develop new leading edge products and processes, bringing science out of the labs and onto the production line.
"Today's winners signify once again what can be achieved in terms of turning ideas into market leading projects, and include significant technological advancements in areas such as information technology, materials technology, medical technology, electronics and fish health."
SMART:SCOTLAND 2003, ROUND 3 WINNERS:
1. 4c design Ltd, Glasgow
Development of the 'Hot-Blade' Device
The SMART award will enable 4c design to develop a portable, hand-held product containing an integrated power supply, which uses heat to cut and seal ropes and any material that has the potential to fray.
2. Denfotex Light Systems Ltd, Inverkeithing
The Development of an Alternative Source for Initiating the PAD Process (PADII)
The SMART award will enable Denfotex to prove the principles to develop a further version of a photo-activated disinfection system for the treatment of dental disease, the creation of a prototype and assessment by a practising dentist.
3. Dynamic Innovations, Denny
Development of a Sensitivity Analysis and Trend Prediction System for Industrial Related Hearing Loss
The SMART award will enable Dynamic Innovations to conduct a technical feasibility study into the effectiveness and ability of a hearing screening analysis server to develop a self-learning, trend analysis and prediction system for operating on data produced as a result of a hearing screening programme.
4. Ensolv Technologies Ltd, Glasgow
Development of a Delivery Method for Chemotherapeutics for the Aquaculture Industry
The SMART award will enable Ensolv to develop a sustainable, environmental, delivery method for chemotherapeutics for the aquaculture industry.
5. Envisedge Ltd, Glasgow
Feasibility of an RF Drive Circuit
The SMART award will enable Envisedge to undertake a feasibility study into a high frequency broadband electronic drive circuit for integration with the company's novel low drive voltage optoelectronic technology.
6. Ferranti Photonics Ltd, Dundee
Development of a Sealed 600W CO2 laser
The SMART award will enable Ferranti to develop a lightweight sealed CO2 laser of around 600w power for use in materials processing in industry.
7. Helixion Ltd, Edinburgh
To develop the "SIM" into a more Powerful Device Manager
This project's primary targets will be to highlight the nature, shape and capability of a 'SIM Middleware' environment and its attributes and show how this might achieve key product functionality.
8. hydrosense Ltd, Linlithgow
Novel Alloy Coatings for Biosensors
The SMART award will enable hydrosense to develop and evaluate novel manufacturing processes and coatings for use in biosensers. These coatings will be exploited in sensors for the drinking water and beverage industries for the detection of bacterial contamination.
9. Imaging Solutions Ltd, Edinburgh
Development of Time-Reversal Imaging Wave (TRI-Wave)
Securing a SMART award will enable Imaging Solutions to develop an innovative conceptual modelling technique for signal processing in radar, sonar and ultrasound systems.
10. IP Shells Ltd, Edinburgh
A new Evolutionary Multi-Objective Computer Aided Design (CAD) Tool for Single-Step Design of System-on-Chip Devices (SoC)
The SMART award will enable IP Shells to assess the feasibility of an effective computer aided design (CAD) tool that can generate complex designs in hours as opposed to weeks or months.
11. Jeremy CJ Rice McDonald, Doune
Development of an Optoelectronic Lock - 'Optilock'
The SMART award will enable a new company to be established to investigate the feasibility of developing a three-dimensional optoelectronic lock, designed to be unpickable by any means. This would be available as a high security locking system in buildings, safes and automobiles.
12. Dr Lykourgos Petropoulakis, Glasgow
Real-Time Document Analysis
The SMART award will enable Dr Petropoulakis' new company to develop a system capable of document analysis that enables automatic summarisation of content.
13. NiTech Solutions Ltd, Edinburgh
A Feasibility Study of Continuous Production of a Family of Nano Particles using an Oscillatory-Baffled Reactor
The SMART award will enable NiTech to investigate the feasibility of creating a continous oscillatory-baffled reactor system , specifically for the production of latex products, which are widely used in surface coatings and adhesives.
14. R M Logic Ltd, Edinburgh
The Development of an EDA Tool for Logic Synthesis and Optimisation
The SMART award will enable RM Logic to develop an electronic design automation (EDA) tool for the synthesis and optimisation of chip and system targeting power.
Entries for SMART:SCOTLAND can be submitted by individuals planning to start a business in Scotland, and by existing small firms / groups with less than 50 employees.
There are three rounds of judging each year with closing dates for applications in January, May and September. The Government meets 75 per cent of the project costs and the maximum award payable has recently been raised to £50,000. Projects last between 6 and 18 months.
Winners who successfully complete their projects and require additional assistance to develop a pre-production prototype can apply for further funding under the SPUR scheme. SPUR is a non-competitive scheme and grant is available at 35 per cent of the eligible project costs, subject to a maximum grant of £150,000. These projects should last between six months and three years.