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Funds
totalling £312,364 have been awarded to 10 Scottish companies to link up
with research institutions and develop innovative new projects.
Allan Wilson announced today Artificial Intelligence
and Marine Fungi are among a diverse range of subjects that new Executive
grants will support research into.
 Artificial
Intelligence and marine fungi are among a diverse range of subjects that new
Executive grants will support research into, Allan Wilson announced today.
The Deputy Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning said that funds
totalling £312,364 have been awarded to 10 Scottish companies to link up
with research institutions and develop innovative new projects.
Today’s announcement brings the total amount of funding awarded under the
SCORE grant programme to almost £1 million since 2004.
Mr 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’.”
NOTES:
1. SCORE is the SME Collaborative Research Programme. The first project was
announced in June 2004.
2. The projects to benefit from the latest round of funding are as follows:
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.
Contact: Stuart Lewis: 0131 244 2682
News Release: «NewsReleaseNo»
Internet: www.scotland.gov.uk
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