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Business innovation grants
26/09/2006
Artificial Intelligence and marine fungi are among a diverse range of projects to be awarded a share of £312,364 in the latest round of SCORE innovation funding.
Ten Scottish companies are included in today's announcement brings the total amount awarded under the SCORE grant programme to almost £1 million since 2004.
Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Allan Wilson said:
"The latest round of SCORE funding reinforces Scotland's position as the home of forward-thinking businesses and a leading centre for research and innovation.
"We have now supported 30 projects totalling almost £1 million since the scheme started.
"The sheer diversity of projects being funded in today's announcement demonstrates the wealth of opportunities in the research sector.
"Tests for diseases in horses, software for chauffeurs and examining marine fungi are all receiving funding today - three areas that normally have little relation to each other.
"I want to see more companies approaching the Executive to take advantage of the exciting and innovative SCORE scheme.
"Not only is a funding grant in a company's interest, but increasingly diverse levels of research will further enhance Scotland's reputation as a 'science nation'."
The projects to benefit from the latest round of funding are:
Lab901 (Edinburgh) received a SCORE award of £35,000 to work with the University of Edinburgh on a project investigating the parameters affecting the shelf life of reagents used in its platform technology 'Screen Tape' for the microscale analysis of biological samples.
Charlton Chauffeur Drive Ltd (Glasgow) received a SCORE award of £35,000 to work with the University of Paisley on a project to develop a prototype system called CEMS (Customisable Extranet Management System) to incorporate many types of software agents and adaptable user interface agents to provide the company with a technical advantage in servicing key segments of the executive travel market.
eCom Scotland Ltd (Dunfermline) received a SCORE award of £35,000 to work with the University of Strathclyde on the development of an artificial intelligence approach for the automated assessment of computer-based training programs. This project will develop tools to record computer interactions in real-time and corroborate these to show compliance with assessment.
Korala Associates Ltd (Edinburgh) received a SCORE award of £19,757 to work with the University of Edinburgh to investigate and develop an appropriate threat vulnerability model for ATM software and the development of software patches.
Equifare Ltd (Hawick) received a SCORE award of £29,920 to work with the University of Wales, Aberystwyth to develop a completely portable, non-invasive test for equine hindgut acidosis.
NiTech Solutions Ltd (East Kilbride) received a SCORE award of £34,513 to work with Heriot Watt University to design and fabricate a prototype on-line separation system for use in continuous oscillatory baffled reactors (COBR).
Aquapharm Bio-Discovery Ltd (Oban) received a SCORE award of £35,000 to work with the Ness Foundation to determine the fatty acid profiles of a number of fungi of marine origin and to look at the commercial exploitation of selected strains.
Zebec Systems Ltd (Glasgow) received a SCORE award of £18,423 to work with the University of Abertay, Dundee to investigate the use of microbial enzyme products to increase volatile solid destruction and methane gas production in anaerobic digesters to enhance the degradation process.
TPLD Ltd (Dundee) received a SCORE award of £34,967 to work with the University of Paisley on a project to develop a prototype focussing on the development of a tool to teach and develop skills in software product lines. The game based learning application framework created from the SCORE project will provide the foundation to build commercially viable game-based learning applications specifically targeted at the processes and procedures required to create software product lines.
Crawford Scientific Ltd (Strathaven) received a SCORE award of £34,784 to work with the University of Paisley to develop a learning management system platform compliant with recognised e-learning standards.