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Middle East (Exports)

Mr. Hutton : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what assistance is provided by his Department for exporters looking to open up markets in the middle east.

Mr. Needham : The Government's overseas trade services are available for most middle east markets and many exporters use them. This year the DTI is supporting 26 trade missions and a United Kingdom presence at 24 trade fairs in the area. It is particularly encouraging that a substantial number of participating companies are new exporters to the region. Export Credits Guarantee Department support is also available for credit-worthy middle east markets. We also see considerable scope in these markets, which last year took United Kingdom exports of £7 billion, for using some of the 100 secondees my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade plans to recruit from industry to assist with the promotion of United Kingdom exports.


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Exports

Sir Michael Neubert : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what evidence he has of improved British export performance in the last 10 weeks.

Mr. Needham : United Kingdom figures are not available on a weekly basis. In the three months to October 1992, United Kingdom exports had increased by 2 per cent. by value, and 4 per cent. in volume terms, compared with a year earlier.

Consumers Affairs Council

Mr. Batiste : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the outcome of the Council of Ministers (Consumer Affairs) held in Brussels on 3 November.

Mr. Leigh : My noble Friend the Baroness Denton, the Minister for Consumer Affairs and Small Firms, was in the chair for the meeting of the Council on 3 November.

The Council reached political agreement to a common position on the proposed sixth amendment to the directive on the approximation of the legislation of the member states on cosmetic products. This was made possible by the incorporation of a presidency proposal : a ban of the use of ingredients tested on animals for cosmetics after 1998 but with an obligation on the Commission on scientific advice to make a proposal to the appropriate regulatory committee to postpone this ban if alternative tests have not been developed in time.

The Council held an orientation discussion on the proposed directive on timeshare which revealed strong support for the measure from members of the Council. There was useful clarification of the positions of member states on four key issues--the scope of the directive, the information in the brochure and contract, withdrawal periods and reimbursement upon withdrawal. It is likely that political agreement will be reached during the Danish presidency. There was a short debate on the proposed directive on distance selling which highlighted the reservations voiced by several member states, particularly as to whether or not services, and most notably financial services, should be included within the scope of the directive. The permanent representatives committee will continue to examine the proposal, with particular reference to the opinion of the European Parliament.

Commissioner Van Miert gave a presentation to the Council on the consumer aspects of the report by the high-level group chaired by Peter Sutherland on the operation of the single market.

In addition, on the basis of a paper from the presidency, the Council explored the question of the need for increased co-operation between enforcement authorities in member states in order to secure the benefit of the single market for consumers. Discussion revealed that delegations were interested in such co-operation, particularly based on existing national structures.

The Commission described progress that had been made on the implementation of the Community scheme for the rapid exchange of information on dangers arising from the use of consumer products and outlined the current state of work on the European home and leisure accident surveillance system.


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Renewable Energy

Mr. Colvin : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish details of Government spending on renewables research and development for the current financial year broken down by the energy source.

Mr. Eggar : The estimates provision for the renewable energy research and development programme for 1992-93 is detailed in table 7 of "The Government's Expenditure Plans within the Energy Sector 1992-93 to 1994-95".

Mr. Colvin : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish the names of the members of the Renewable Energy Advisory Group together with their credentials ; and if he will make a statement on their agenda for the current financial year.

Mr. Eggar : The Renewable Energy Advisory Group was appointed in 1991 to review the Government's strategy to stimulate the development and application of renewable energy technologies wherever they have prospects of economic viability and environmental acceptability. Its report will contribute to the Government's overall review of renewable energy and will be published shortly.

Membership of the group is as follows :

Dr. Martin Holdgate Chairman

Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ; formerly Deputy Secretary, Environment Protection and Chief Environment Scientist, Department of the Environment.

Dr. Mary Archer

Chairman, National Energy Foundation.

Mr. John Bellak

Chairman, Severn Trent plc.

Professor Sir Hermann Bondi

Fellow, formerly Master, of Churchill College, Cambridge ; formerly Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Energy and Chairman, Natural Environment Research Council.

Mr. Peter Goldsworthy

Director of Electricity Generation, NORWEB plc.

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory

Formerly, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy.

Mr. Gerald Leach

Senior Research Fellow, Stockholm Environment Institute. Dr. David Lindley,

Managing Director, National Wind Power Ltd.

Mr. Colin Moynihan

Formerly, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy.

Mr. Peter Oppenheimer

Student in Economics, Christ Church, Oxford ; Chairman Caminus Energy Ltd.

Mr. Jeremy Sainsbury

Sole agent, Fred Olsen Ltd.

Professor Arnold Wolfendale

Astronomer Royal, and Professor of Physics at Durham University. Chairman from June 1992.

Member until April 1992.

Chairman and Member until April 1992.


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Mr. Colvin : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on his policy for market-based support for the renewable energy technology through the non-fossil fuel obligation and the fossil fuel levy, with percentage and cash figures for each.

Mr. Eggar : My right hon. Friend's policy is to make renewables orders during the 1990s to support 700 MW of renewable generating capacity ; the amount of support required through the levy will depend upon the contribution to generators' costs made by revenue from market sales. My right hon. Friend will review this policy in the light of the report from the Renewable Energy Advisory Group, taking into account the coal review now in progress.

Waste to Energy

Mr. Austin-Walker : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the present level of subsidy for electricity per kilowatt hour through the non-fossil fuel obligation ; and how much this represents per tonne of waste incinerated in waste to energy schemes.

Mr. Eggar : The details of the price support arrangements differ from order to order, and from technology to technology. However, for municipal waste incineration projects contracted by the regional electricity companies in fulfilment of the 1991 renewables order, a price of 6.55p/kWh will be paid from the due commissioning date until 1998. Assuming an electricity pool price of 3p/kWh, the premium above the pool price approximates to £17 per tonne of waste incinerated until 1998.

Mr. Austin-Walker : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what price per kWh is currently paid by regional electricity companies for electricity generated from (a) coal and (b) municipal waste.

Mr. Eggar : The terms of contracts are a commercial matter for the companies concerned.

Mr. Austin-Walker : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the quantity of electricity that may be generated from waste to energy incineration projects by the year 2000 ; and what quantity of coal is needed to generate an equivalent amount.

Mr. Eggar : No firm estimates have been produced of the capacity of electricity generation plant likely to be generated from waste to energy incineration projects by the year 2000. However, if all the domestic waste incineration projects contracted under the first two rounds of the non- fossil fuel obligation came to fruition, the total capacity in place would be over 300 MW. This capacity would generate approximately the same amount of electricity per year as could be generated from 1 million tonnes of coal.

Electricity

Mr. Austin-Walker : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will estimate the cost to the coal industry of the subsidy given through the non-fossil fuel obligation for electricity generated by (a) nuclear power, (b) waste incineration and (c) renewables, including wind, wave, tide and solar power.


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Mr. Eggar : The above-market element of the price paid to generators contracted under the non-fossil fuel obligation is financed through a fossil fuel levy paid by electricity consumers.

Car Advertisements

Mr. Llwyd : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce new guidelines for the Advertising Standards Agency limiting references to engine performance and speed acceleration in car advertisements.

Mr. Leigh : The Advertising Standards Authority requires that all advertisements should be legal, decent, honest and truthful and should conform to its British code of advertising practice. The Advertising Standards Authority already monitors car advertisements for claims relating to speed, power, acceleration and performance. Its April 1992 survey confirmed an overall improvement in compliance with British code of advertising practice of car performance advertisements.

The Advertising Standards Authority will investigate any written complaint about advertisements, and if the hon. Gentleman has details of any particular advertisement, I suggest that he contact the Advertising Standards Authority direct.

The British code of advertising practice is due to be substantially reviewed early next year. Although the terms of reference for that revision have yet to be decided, the Advertising Standards Authority says that they are likely to be wide ranging.

Oil and Gas

Mr. Ancram : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what measures he is taking to reduce the burden of regulation on United Kingdom oil and gas field development and production ; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Eggar : On 22 October I published the report of a recent scrutiny by my Department which recommended a number of measures to reduce the burden of regulation in this area. A copy of the report was placed in the Library of the House. I will be implementing the changed procedures recommended in the report in full. They have been welcomed by the oil and gas industry.

Debt Payments

Mr. Fatchett : To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 18 November, Official Report, column 225, on late payments to small businesses, what is the value of his Department's financial support for the pilot prompt payment initiatives ; and if he will list the three trade associations involved in the initiatives.

Mr. Leigh : The three trade associations contracted for the prompt payment initiatives are :

The Mechanical and Metal Trades Confederation

Walsall Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Federation of Master Builders

Funding will be met as required, subject to a maximum spend by the Department of £90,000.


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German Coal Industry

Mr. Michael Brown : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what representations he has made to the EC about subsidies paid by Germany to the German coal industry ; and what EC rules and conditions apply to them.

Mr. Eggar : We have made representations to the Commission about contract arrangements in Germany which could have the effect of excluding other Community producers, including British producers. All aids by member states to their coal industries must be approved by the Commission within the terms of decision 2064/86/ECSC.

Nuclear Power Stations

Mr. Hardy : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what separate provision Nuclear Electric has made for decommissioning of nuclear power stations.

Mr. Eggar : Nuclear Electric's 1991-92 report and accounts show that the company's balance sheet at31 March 1992 contained total nuclear provisions of £9,883 million. Of that total, some £1,699 million represented provisions in respect of the decommissioning of the company's nuclear power stations.

Civil Servants

Mr. Raymond S. Robertson : To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many civil servants are currently employed by his Department (a) in London, (b) in Scotland and (c) elsewhere.

Mr. Eggar : The information is as follows. Figures relate to staff in post on 1 October 1992--part-time staff are counted as half.


          |Number                       

London    |7,030                        

Scotland  |525                          

Elsewhere |4,405                        

Collaborative R&D Projects

Dr. Moonie : To ask the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will list the name of each company which received an award from his Department under the LINK scheme, the programme area of each award granted and its value, in each year since 1990-91 ;

(2) if he will list the name of each company which received an award from his Department under the small firms merit award for research and technology scheme, the project title of each award granted and its value, in each year since 1990-91 ;

(3) if he will list the title of each advanced technology programme, the value of each programme and the names of each organisation involved in the programmes, in each year since 1990-91 ;

(4) if he will list the name of each company which received an award from his Department under the EUREKA programme, the project title of each award granted and its value, in each financial year since 1990-91 ;

(5) if he will list the name of each company which received an award from his Department under the support for products under research scheme, the project title or process name of each award granted and its value, in each year since 1990-91.


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Mr. Leigh [holding answer 1 December 1992] : It is not the normal practice of the Department of Trade and Industry to publish names of recipients of grants for collaborative research and development projects. Such information is treated as

commercial-in-confidence. However, under the SMART competition and the support for products under research--SPUR--scheme, companies specifically agree to disclosure of their names, and in the case of SPUR they also agree to disclosure of the value of the grants. Recipients of grant offers under SMART and SPUR are listed, with grant values in the case of SPUR. For LINK and advanced technology programmes the names of programmes are given, together with the value of grant offers made by financial year. For EUREKA, DTI-funded projects are listed--the "EUREKA year" begins in June.


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The values of DTI grant offers made for each scheme are as follows :


|c|Value of DTI grant offers made|c|                            

£ million                                                       

                    |1990-91   |1991-92   |<1>1992-93           

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LINK                |20.8      |26.2      |6.3                  

EUREKA              |22.2      |15.1      |3.4                  

Advanced Technology                                             

 Programmes         |20.1      |42.3      |12.8                 

SMART               |10.6      |12.6      |<2>7.9               

SPUR                |-         |12.4      |7.2                  

<1> To date.                                                    

<2> Estimated.                                                  


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|c|Value of DTI grant offers made (£)|c|                                                                            

LINK Programmes                                                                                                     

Programme titles                                |1990-91         |1991-92         |1992-93 to date                  

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Advanced Semiconductor Materials                |4,616,076       |1,531,499       |1,790                            

Agro-Food Quality                               |0               |1,445,300       |61,700                           

Asymmetric Synthesis                            |0               |353,800         |0                                

Biochemical Engineering                         |1,012,752       |1,065,226       |678,261                          

Biotransformations                              |715,702         |0               |254,680                          

Control of Plant Metabolism                     |68,890          |27,358          |0                                

Crops for Industrial Use                        |52,990          |0               |0                                

Design of High Speed Machinery                  |326,107         |2,102,868       |193,078                          

Enabling Technologies for Advanced Rotorcraft   |0               |116,000         |0                                

Enhanced Engineering Materials                  |0               |0               |14,184                           

Eukaryotic Genetic Engineering                  |388,852         |169,829         |24,130                           

Food Processing Sciences                        |1,336,368       |1,635,545       |100,300                          

Hydrocarbon Reservoirs                          |0               |511,000         |333,000                          

Industrial Measurement Systems                  |587,219         |1,389,358       |118,411                          

Medical Implants                                |590,370         |205,740         |7,200                            

Molecular Electronics                           |622,600         |0               |0                                

Molecular Sensors                               |282,702         |236,740         |0                                

Nanotechnology                                  |808,120         |2,910,000       |790,120                          

New Catalysts and Catalytic Processes           |610,653         |674,312         |0                                

Optoelectronic Systems                          |4,795,194       |4,055,033       |1,909,430                        

Personal Communications                         |400,000         |1,300,000       |250,000                          

Power Electronic Devices and Derived Systems    |376,700         |877,300         |411,200                          

Protein Engineering                             |243,686         |1,704,400       |312,500                          

Selective Drug Delivery and Targeting           |0               |0               |0                                

Structural Composites                           |628,007         |1,693,169       |344,074                          

Technology for Analytical and Physical                                                                              

 Measurement                                    |1,414,443       |1,218,607       |186,737                          

Technologies for Sustainable Farming Systems    |0               |0               |0.0                              

Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration |425,150         |266,009         |0.0                              

                                                |-------         |-------         |-------                          

Value of Grant Offers made for Projects                                                                             

 within Programmes                              |20,302,581      |25,489,093      |5,990,795                        

Consultancy, Awareness and Training             |483,027         |673,472         |265,777                          

                                                |-------         |-------         |-------                          

Total value of DTI grant offers made            |20,785,608      |26,162,565      |6,256,572                        

The names of the businesses, and the project titles, which have received awards under the small firms merit award for research and technology (SMART) scheme in 1990-91, 1991-92 and 1992-93 to date are listed. The value of each award is commercial in confidence.


1990-91-Stage 1                                                                                                                    

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A. K. & E. M. Campbell Trust                     |Aerating Plant                                                                   

<1>Abbey Biosystems Limited                      |Brain Oxygenation Monitor                                                        

ABR Partnership                                  |Treatment of Leachates                                                           

<1>Abwood Machine Tools Limited                  |High Performance Grinding Machine                                                

Add Control Limited                              |Specialised Motor Controllers                                                    

<1>Advanced Design and Manufacture Limited       |High Temperature                                                                 

                                                 | Plastic Heat Exchanger                                                          

Alfas Industries Limited                         |Intumescent Sealant Tape                                                         

<1>Ampys Limited                                 |Amplitude Limited                                                                

<1>Andor Technology Limited                      |Miniature Spectral Analyser                                                      

<1>Animax Limited                                |Animax Fermentation Project                                                      

<1>Applied Sensor Research Limited               |Intelligent Vehicle Monitoring                                                   

<1>Argon Electronics                             |Simulation Radiation Dosimeter                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Bafbox Limited                                |Injection Mould Tool                                                             

Ball Burnishing Machine Tools Limited            |Trib-Joints                                                                      

<1>F. Bamford (Instruments) Limited              |High Pressure Transducer                                                         

Bank House Practice and Med Lab Service          |Evaluation of                                                                    

                                                 | Leucocyte Activity                                                              

<1>Beran Instruments Limited                     |Alternative Data Transmission                                                    

<1>Biosyn Limited                                |Novel Milk Assay System                                                          

<1>Botham Engineering Limited                    |Large Structure Memory Management                                                

R. J. Burston                                    |Fibre Optics                                                                     

                                                                                                                                   

Cambrian Plastics Limited                        |Camplas "Fiberloc" System                                                        

<1>Cambridge Antibody Technology                 |Small Molecule Detection                                                         

<1>Capital HPLC Specialists                      |Capillary Columns Development                                                    

<1>Caraderm Limited                              |Novel Skin Application                                                           

Cell Adhesion Research and Development           |Design of Bioreactors                                                            

Cell Systems Limited                             |Freeze Drying Sperm and Blood                                                    

CFM Metal-Fax Limited                            |Liquid Ring Machine                                                              

Cheema Technology Limited                        |Coatings-Pharmaceutical Industry                                                 

Chemical Management Services Limited             |Synthesis                                                                        

                                                 | of Hydrofluorocarbons                                                           

<1>John Chubb Instrumentation                    |Test Shielding Capabilities                                                      

Clarinet Systems Limited                         |Handheld Electronic Map on CD                                                    

<1>Clinicaid Limited                             |Novel Range of ECG Electrodes                                                    

<1>Clive Durose Woodturners Limited              |Woodturning Lathe                                                                

Colebrand Limited                                |Crack-sealing                                                                    

Columbus Positioning Limited                     |Vehicular Positioning System                                                     

<1>Cryogenic Technology Limited                  |Intra Organ Cryosurgery                                                          

CSE (Nottingham) Limited                         |Telemetry System                                                                 

                                                                                                                                   

<1>D. B. Electronics Limited                     |Standard-C. Fax                                                                  

<1>Danbiosyst UK Limited                         |Vaginal Hydrogel Polymer System                                                  

<1>Dena Technology Limited                       |Colloidal Mixing Techniques                                                      

<1>Dextra Laboratories Limited                   |Oligosaccharides                                                                 

<1>Digital Real Time Systems Limited             |Digital Signal Processing                                                        

<1>Digitrol Limited                              |Disk Eraser                                                                      

<1>DSP Consultants Limited                       |Digital Audio Noise Reduction                                                    

                                                                                                                                   

E. & L. Instruments Limited                      |Logic Array Trainer                                                              

<1>E. R. & F. Turner Limited                     |Computerised Flaking Machinery                                                   

<1>Edgley Aeronautics Limited                    |All Composite Wing Spar Lug                                                      

<1>Edinburgh Sensors Limited                     |Carbon Dioxide Detector                                                          

Electronic Systems (Notts) Limited               |Fluorescent Light Controller                                                     

Eng Measurement Analysis and Test                |Ship Propulsion by Wind Power                                                    

ER Fluid Developments Limited                    |Variable Displacement Pump                                                       

<1>Europa Scientific Limited                     |Metabolite Detector                                                              

<1>Exotherm Products Limited                     |Polystyrene Waste Densification System                                           

<1>Extek Limited                                 |Extek X1000 Telephone                                                            

                                                                                                                                   

<1>FFR Ultrasonics                               |Ultrasonic Plate Fastener                                                        

<1>Firmac Limited                                |Production of Bends in Ducting                                                   

Flowercrete Systems Limited                      |Flowscreed                                                                       

Formold Limited                                  |Pallet Trays for Glassware                                                       

Formtheme Limited                                |Ambulatory Data Logger                                                           

Fosse Limited                                    |The Fosse Filler                                                                 

Foster Findlay Associates Limited                |Image Analysis Software                                                          

<1>Fred Limited                                  |Wind Powered Water Treatment                                                     

Fungal Control Systems Limited                   |AIB Development                                                                  

                                                                                                                                   

Gallex Limited                                   |Fibre Optics for Robotics                                                        

<1>Dr. Jason Gardosi                             |Novel IUCD                                                                       

Gilden Research                                  |Radar Transponder Product Line                                                   

Green Marine Lymington Limited                   |Pultruded Composite Yacht Spar                                                   

<1>Gwent Electronic Materials Limited            |Dielectric Materials                                                             

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Robin Hamilton                                |ET2-Litter Collecting Vehicle                                                    

HE Associates                                    |Dental Bridges                                                                   

<1>Helix Biotechnology                           |Products for Gene Technology                                                     

<1>High Force Research Limited                   |Aqueous Phenolic                                                                 

                                                 | Effluents Treatment                                                             

Owen Holland                                     |Neural Network Control System                                                    

<1>Holmes Newman Associates                      |Food Quality Control                                                             

<1>Hughes & McLeod Limited                       |Synthetic Reeds                                                                  

<1>Hycontrol Technology Limited                  |Industrial Microwave Systems                                                     

                                                                                                                                   

Iden Croft Herbs Limited                         |Preservation of Edible Flowers                                                   

<1>Immune Systems Limited                        |Cell Culture Priming                                                             

<1>Index Data Systems Limited                    |Mosaic                                                                           

Industrial Development Bangor (UCNW)             |Membrane Instrument                                                              

Industrial Health Limited                        |Multi-sensor Instruments                                                         

<1>Ingenion Design Limited                       |Low-cost Optical Transducer                                                      

<1>Instrument Transformers Limited               |Optical Techniques                                                               

<1>Integral Vision                               |Beam Straightness Machine                                                        

<1>Integrated Display Systems Limited            |Clavis Belt                                                                      

                                                 | Tensioning Equipment                                                            

Integrated Silicon Systems Limited               |Signal Processing Chip                                                           

<1>Intelligent Applications Limited              |Electronics Troubleshooting                                                      

Interactive Meetings Limited                     |Tablet                                                                           

Interdive Limited                                |Submersible Diving System                                                        

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Jennings Winch & Foundry Co. Limited          |Electro Conductive Resins                                                        

<1>Jestar Limited                                |Inverted Brushless DC Machine                                                    

                                                                                                                                   

Keepers Developments Limited                     |H P Biotech Cell Disrupter                                                       

<1>Kilim Plastics                                |Heat Transfer System                                                             

Kindbrisk Limited                                |Atom Probe                                                                       

<1>Knowledge Based Services Limited              |Food (Formal                                                                     

                                                 | Object Oriented Design)                                                         

Koral Scientific Limited                         |Electron Microscope Module                                                       

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Laser Hire                                    |Colour Laser Scanning System                                                     

<1>Link Technologies Limited                     |Improved Linker Molecules/DNA                                                    

<1>Linhoff March Limited                         |Separation Technology                                                            

<1>Liquid Levers Innovation Limited              |Reflecting Road Stud                                                             

<1>Magna Industrials Limited                     |Magnabond B Alumino Silica                                                       

<1>Magstim Co. Limited                           |Novel Nerve Electromyograph                                                      

<1>Mangar Aids Limited                           |Perairscope                                                                      

<1>Marcher Enterprises Limited                   |Ophthalmic Camera for Glaucoma                                                   

<1>Marine Inertial Systems Limited               |Inertial Sensing Unit                                                            

<1>Maritime Dynamics Limited                     |Prototype Container Crane                                                        

Marline (General Engineering) Limited            |Sports Turf Compaction Relief                                                    

<1>Mass Transfer Limited                         |Biological Effluent Treatment                                                    

Matrix Systems                                   |Micro-Plate Incubator                                                            

Medcen Consultancies                             |Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging                                                    

Medical Laser Technologies Limited               |Isotropic Optical Probes                                                         

Metal Crystals and Oxides Limited                |Crystals for Acousto-optics                                                      

Micronomy Limited                                |Remote Printer Driver                                                            

<1>Microplotter Engineering Limited              |Non-Contact Bar Code Reader                                                      

Microsys Consultants Limited                     |Icon Based Software System                                                       

Microsystem Design Specialists Limited           |Gas-Phase Sensor                                                                 

MIE Medical Research Limited                     |Clinical Gait Analysis System                                                    

Minima Industrial Model Making                   |Optical Connectors                                                               

<1>Mirage Inks Limited                           |Detoxification of Printing Ink                                                   

G. W. Mitchell                                   |Steering System for Trailers                                                     

MLC Limited                                      |Colour Dry Silver Imager                                                         

Moonstone Computers Limited                      |Proximity Sensing Keypad                                                         

<1>Motorised Air Products Limited                |Fire Safety Damper                                                               

<1>Multitech Limited                             |Silver Photochemical Machining                                                   

M4 Data Limited                                  |Optical Recording F/Study                                                        

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Neural Solutions                              |Automatic Equipment Monitor                                                      

                                                                                                                                   

Operating Theatre Systems                        |Opcheck                                                                          

<1>Oretech Marine System Limited                 |Rapid'                                                                           

                                                                                                                                   

Dr. R. M. Parkin                                 |High Speed Inspection                                                            

<1>Pathology Management Services Limited         |Microbiology Control                                                             

<1>Photoware Limited                             |Chemolog/Chemomaster                                                             

Planar Projects                                  |Planar Research Project                                                          

Polymedica Industries UK Limited                 |Novel Gas                                                                        

I. T. Power Limited                              |Hydro-Turbine                                                                    

<1>Proven Engineering Products Limited           |Wind Turbine Blade System                                                        

PWM Drives Limited                               |Fluid Infusion System                                                            

PWS Research and Developments Limited            |Low Alcohol Drinks                                                               

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Q-Par Angus Limited                           |Microwave Components                                                             

<1>Quantec Image Processing Limited              |Measurement of Components                                                        

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Radicode Clocks                               |Frequency Synchronisation System                                                 

<1>Ravensworth Limited                           |Heat Resistant Polymer                                                           

Real Photographic Limited                        |Microfiche Duplicator                                                            

Reddish Electronics Limited                      |Mass Analysis Profiler                                                           

Remonsys Limited                                 |Electronic monitoring/fridges                                                    

Reredos Limited                                  |Hi-loch sculling oars                                                            

Roaton Design Consultants                        |Tele-nav                                                                         

Rockwell Hitec Limited                           |Recycle Photographic Chemicals                                                   

Rodar Developments                               |Monitoring of land-fill sites                                                    

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Safe Training Systems Limited                 |Radiation Monitor Simulation                                                     

<1>Salford Technology PLC                        |Optical Character Recognition                                                    

<1>Julia Schofield Limited                       |DML-A Presentation Manager                                                       

Sense and Vision Electronic Systems Limited      |Electronic Fertility Assessment                                                  

<1>Sensit Limited                                |Novel Load Cell                                                                  

<1>SES Technology Consultants                    |Laser Glass                                                                      

Shorfast Limited                                 |Garment Transport System                                                         

Sifran Structural Glazing Limited                |Structural Glazing System PT4                                                    

<1>Sirius Analytical Instruments Limited         |pKa Analyser                                                                     

Sprayforming Developments Limited                |Layered Silicon Steel Strip                                                      

<1>St. Andrews Electronics Limited               |Data Calculators                                                                 

Stone Heroes Limited                             |Marezzo Moulded Marble                                                           

Structure Testing Services (UK) Limited          |Surface Penetrating Radar                                                        

Swift 943 Limited                                |Portable Electronic Notepad                                                      

<1>Swiftlogic Limited                            |Cad Tool for EMI Analysis PCBS                                                   

<1>System Silicon PLC                            |Speech compression                                                               

<1>Systems Eng (Lancaster) Limited               |Multi-purpose Sonar                                                              

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Tangent Technology Design Association Limited |Portable IT Device                                                               

Thermal Engineering Systems Limited              |High Humidity Heat Exchequer                                                     

Thermal Measurement Systems                      |Thermosure                                                                       

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Tor Systems Limited                           |High Speed Personalised Ticket Dispenser                                         

Tri-Vac Dispense Limited                         |Beverage Dispensers                                                              

                                                                                                                                   

<1>Valeport Marine Scientific Limited            |Molecular and Optical Sensors                                                    

<1>Vignan Medical Technology Limited             |Caries Detector                                                                  

<1>VLS Limited                                   |Auto Visual Inspection System                                                    

                                                                                                                                   

Warwick Design Consultants Limited               |Ceramic Swash Plate Motor                                                        

<1>Watersearch Limited                           |Marine Hazard Warning Device                                                     

<1>Wolfson Microelectronics Limited              |Enhanced Analogue Components                                                     

<1>E. Wood Limited                               |Polymer Coatings                                                                 

Worthington Richardson Designs                   |Colour Change Medical Gloves                                                     

                                                                                                                                   

<1>M. J. R. Young and R. Bradnock                |Removal of Plastic Bone Cement                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

Zetetic International Limited                    |Electromagnetic Signature ID System                                              

<1> Received Stage 2 awards in 1991-92.                                                                                            


1990-91 Stage 2                                                                                                                     

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Abbey Biosystems Limited                          |Blood Glucose Monitor                                                            

Abbey Instruments Limited                         |Bacterial Colony Counter                                                         

Advanced Technology Manufacturing Systems Limited |Control                                                                          

                                                  | and Optimising System                                                           

Air Safety Products Limited                       |Life Support and Location System                                                 

Anthony Best Dynamics Limited                     |Novel Noise Source                                                               

                                                                                                                                    

Barnard Microsystems Limited                      |Integrated Microwave Circuit                                                     

Biocell Research Limited                          |Gold Labelled DNA                                                                

Biopharm (UK) Limited                             |Dissolution of Blood Clots                                                       

Biosyn Limited                                    |Safe Diagnostic Kits                                                             

Biotechnology Process Services Limited            |Chromatographic Media                                                            

Bodymedic Limited                                 |Remote Blood Pressure Monitor                                                    

Boverton Electronics Limited                      |Skin Tissue Condition Monitor                                                    

Bradford University Research Limited              |NOAA Receiving System                                                            

Burkard Manufacturing Co. Limited                 |Microbiological Air Sampler                                                      

M. H. Butterfield                                 |Machine Reading of Handwriting                                                   

                                                                                                                                    

Camera Alive Limited                              |Realtime Camera                                                                  

Cedeta Research Limited                           |Electronic Pain Relief Device                                                    

Cell Adhesion Research and Development            |Measurement of Cell Adhesion                                                     

Centripetal Technology Limited                    |Industrial Scale Cole Vacuum                                                     

Cirrus Research Limited                           |Technology Area Noise Monitor                                                    

Clyde Product Technology Limited                  |Protection for Printed Circuit                                                   

Crossflow Microfiltration Limited                 |Treatment of Rural Waters                                                        

CSE (Nottingham) Limited                          |Telemetry Slip Ring                                                              

D. C. Clarke                                      |Extensible Pneumatic Cylinders                                                   

Danbiosyst UK Limited                             |Polymeric Peptide Delivery System                                                

                                                                                                                                    

Edinburgh Instruments Limited                     |Microscope Based Spectrometers                                                   

Ensigma Limited                                   |A Speaker Verifier                                                               

Enzymatix Limited                                 |Therapeutic Phospholipids                                                        

EST Research Limited                              |Power System Development                                                         

Exotech Limited                                   |Ultrasonic Stud Monitoring                                                       

                                                                                                                                    

Fermentech Medical Limited                        |Hyaluronic Acid in Joints                                                        

Fiox Limited                                      |Fibre Optic Image Inverter                                                       

Friction Technology Limited                       |Thin Geometry Tooling                                                            

Fyne Designs Limited                              |Aqua-Nova Bathing Facility                                                       

                                                                                                                                    

Giltech Limited                                   |Novel Dialysis Fluid                                                             

Green Land Systems Limited                        |Green Land Compost                                                               

                                                                                                                                    

Haser Co. Limited                                 |Haser                                                                            

Hereford Herbs Limited                            |Herb and Spice Beads                                                             

Hi-Tec Metals R&D Limited                         |Low Pressure Casting System                                                      

Human Machine Interfaces Limited                  |Electronic Energy Analyser                                                       

Hydramotion Limited                               |Sonic Plane Density Sensor                                                       

                                                                                                                                    

Insight Logistics Limited                         |Automatic Interactive Visual Scheduling                                          

Integrated Sensors Limited                        |Detector of Charged Particles                                                    

Intellemetrics Limited                            |Impact Emission Spectroscopy                                                     

Ion Tech Limited                                  |RF Excited Ion Beam Source                                                       

Isle Optics                                       |All Solid State Laser                                                            

                                                                                                                                    

Knight Scientific                                 |Bioluminescent Materials                                                         

KX Technology Limited                             |Low Temp Cooling System                                                          

                                                                                                                                    

Lancashire Fittings Limited                       |Lead-free Soft-Solder                                                            

Logicflit Limited                                 |Combined Elemental Mass Spec. System                                             

Marchbanks Measurement Systems Limited            |Cerebral and Cochlear                                                            

                                                  | Fluid Pressure Measurement                                                      

Marine Inertial Systems Limited                   |Heave Independent Motion                                                         

MCA Services                                      |Micronised Silver Chloride                                                       

McFairmond Advanced Technology Limited            |Fast Burn Technology                                                             

Medix Limited                                     |Novel Insulin Delivery System                                                    

Micrograph Design Limited                         |Pressure Measuring Instruments                                                   

MJA Dynamics Limited                              |Analysis of Rotating Machinery                                                   

Molecular Products Limited                        |Novel Absorbent                                                                  

                                                                                                                                    

Newcastle Photometric Systems Limited             |Multi-point Low Light Detector                                                   

Novocastra Laboratories Limited                   |Monoclonal Antibodies                                                            

                                                                                                                                    

Optics & Vision Limited                           |Innovative Binoculars                                                            

Oxford Positron Systems Limited                   |A Low Cost Hidac Camera                                                          

Oxford Sensor Technology Limited                  |Automatic Windscreen Insertion                                                   

Paxdata Limited                                   |Data Comms                                                                       

Prometheus Developments Limited                   |Polymeric Intumescent Compound                                                   

PWM Drives Limited                                |Microelectronic Controller                                                       

                                                                                                                                    

Quatro Biosystems Limited                         |Detection of Drug Abuse                                                          

                                                                                                                                    

Reeve Analytical Limited                          |Chromatographic Data Systems                                                     

                                                                                                                                    

S&C Thermofluids Limited                          |Exhaust Powered Air Inducers                                                     

S. L. Electrotech Limited                         |Intelligent Fire Sensor System                                                   

Salford Ultrafine Chemicals and Research Limited  |Preparations                                                                     

                                                  | of Morphine                                                                     

Seescan PLC                                       |Exportable Image Analysis System                                                 

Sensit Limited                                    |Micro Based Transducer Display                                                   

Sherwood Technology Development Limited           |New X-Ray Substrate                                                              

Shrinemark Limited                                |Conductive Composite Tubing                                                      

Somerset Fruit Machinery Limited                  |Fruit Collector                                                                  

Stoneleigh Associates Limited                     |Precision Imaging                                                                

Systems Solutions Limited                         |Guided Vehicle System                                                            

                                                                                                                                    

Tetronics Research and Development Co.            |Preparation                                                                      

                                                  | of Ferro Titanium Alloy                                                         

Translift Engineering Limited                     |Space Saving Fork Truck                                                          

Tribotics Limited                                 |Research Affecting Chromosome Separation                                         

                                                                                                                                    

Ultra Laboratories Limited                        |Industrial First Aid Dressing                                                    

                                                                                                                                    

Vetstream (Development) Limited                   |Info Management System-Vets                                                      

Voltech Instruments Limited                       |Portable Power Analyser                                                          

                                                                                                                                    

Warwick Design Consultants Limited                |Open Water Dive Trainer                                                          


1991-92 Stage 1                                                                                                                                         

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A. W. Technology                                      |Infra Red Sensing                                                                                

Abbotsbury Software Limited                           |Diver Management System                                                                          

Acorn Chemical Limited                                |The Biocote Project                                                                              

Actuated Controls Limited                             |Ultra Low Pressure Instrument                                                                    

Advanced Fluid Systems Limited                        |Electro-Rheological Decelerators                                                                 

Advanced Insulation Products Limited                  |Foam Dispense System                                                                             

Aerogen Co. Limited                                   |Aerofume                                                                                         

Algotronix Limited                                    |Digital Workbench                                                                                

Andover Software Kits                                 |Speech Processing Transceiver                                                                    

Antig Engineering                                     |Hypocycloidal Engine                                                                             

Aston Molecules Limited                               |Anti-Tumour Agent                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                        

Baugh and Weedon Limited                              |Hand Held Flaw Detector                                                                          

Bede Scientific Instruments Limited                   |Miniature X-Ray Detectors                                                                        

Bendoran Boatyard                                     |Submersible Shellfish Platform                                                                   

Anthony Best Dynamics Limited                         |Testing of Vehicle Bodies                                                                        

Bio-Diagnostics Limited                               |Assay for Nephrology                                                                             

Bioprocessing Limited                                 |Affinity System                                                                                  

A. Bissell                                            |Real-time Scan Conversion                                                                        

Bookham Technology Limited                            |Silicon Integrated Optics                                                                        

Z. Brierley Limited                                   |Tool and Cutter Grinder                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                        

Cairngorm Climbing Rope Limited                       |Strain Indicative Climbing Rope                                                                  

Cambridge Radiation Technology Limited                |Horizontal Drilling System                                                                       

Cardio Carbon Limited                                 |Percutaneous Access Device                                                                       

Castle Associates Limited                             |Hand and Arm Risk Measurement                                                                    

Celect Electronics                                    |Remote Thermal Sensor                                                                            

Centre for Software Maintenance Limited               |Inverse Engineering                                                                              

                                                      | for Software                                                                                    

Ceratex 3D                                            |Ceratex 3D Transfers                                                                             

Clinical Product Development Limited                  |Intra-Operative Suction                                                                          

Contra Vision                                         |Polyester Processing                                                                             

Counting Technology                                   |Portable Particle Analyser                                                                       

Cytocell                                              |DNA Probe for Cystic Fibrosis                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                        

Definitive Projects                                   |The Intelligent Claw                                                                             

Dian Micro Systems Limited                            |Data Acquisition System                                                                          

Digital Engineering Limited                           |ISDN Terminal Adaptor/Modem                                                                      

Digital Imaging Systems Limited                       |Neural Network Image Processor                                                                   

DLB Systems Limited                                   |Clinical Trial Data Management System                                                            

Drew Scientific Limited                               |Micro Albumen Urea Analyser                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                        

Ecossensors Limited                                   |Disposable Environment Sensors                                                                   

Elara Associates                                      |Exhaust Gas Monitor                                                                              

Elimax Limited                                        |Robotics in Protein Crystallisation                                                              

Encrypta Electronics Limited                          |The Re-Usable Security Seal                                                                      

Energy Technology and Control Limited                 |Combustion                                                                                       

                                                      | Control Coal Boiler                                                                             

Envirotech Partnership                                |Fluid Separator Prototype                                                                        

Euro Dental                                           |A New Dental Filling Material                                                                    

Exoptek Limited                                       |Machine Vision Depth Encoding                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                        

Faxbase                                               |Faxbank                                                                                          

Flow Simulation International Limited                 |4GL Field Modelling Tool                                                                         

Focusopen Limited                                     |Symbol Agglutination Reader                                                                      

Formal Systems (Europe) Limited                       |Tank Quantity Modelling System                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                        

Gaeltec Limited                                       |Telemetry Transducer Link                                                                        

Geoquip Limited                                       |Perimeter Security Sensor                                                                        

Glance Information Systems Limited                    |Elapsed Event Display                                                                            

Gratek Manufacturing Limited                          |Microfilm Imaging Project                                                                        

Gwilym Jenkins and Partners Limited                   |Scenario Testing Software                                                                        

Gyrotech Limited                                      |Rotaflex                                                                                         

Gyrus Medical Limited                                 |Acid-Check                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                        

Hallmarket Limited                                    |Turf Harvester                                                                                   

Henrob Limited                                        |High Speed Rivet Collation                                                                       

Hirst Magnetic Instruments Limited                    |Permanent Magnet Measurement                                                                     

Holscot Industrial Linings Limited                    |Fluoroplastic Material                                                                           

Roger Hurrey                                          |Microprocessor Project                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                        

Immune Systems Limited                                |A Monoclonal Antibody                                                                            

Immunodiagnostic Systems Limited                      |Diagnostic Technology for Vitamin C                                                              

Innovadent Technics Limited                           |Magnetisable Cap Component                                                                       

Innovative Technology Limited                         |Note Acceptor NA-1                                                                               

Integrated Design Techniques Limited                  |Non Linear Search Algorithms                                                                     

Integrated Micro Products Limited                     |Predictable Open Systems                                                                         

Intelligent Applications Limited                      |Expert System Based Energy Auditor                                                               

Intelligent Solutions Partnership                     |Process Optimisation                                                                             

Inventions Limited                                    |Node Neural Networks                                                                             

                                                                                                                                                        

J. P. J. Engineering Services Limited                 |Ceramic Energy Saving Tuyere                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                        

Kayvar Engineering and Automation Limited             |Solid State Current                                                                              

                                                      | Correction System                                                                               

Kern Electrical Components Limited                    |EMC Components for new                                                                           

                                                      | EC Regulations                                                                                  

Knight Scientific                                     |Automated "Abel" Monitoring                                                                      

Knudsen Computer Products                             |Portable Reader                                                                                  

Kudos Corporation Limited                             |Exhaust Conditioning System                                                                      

KX Technology Limited                                 |Platinum-in-Ore Analyser                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                        

Life Support Engineering Limited                      |Long Duration Breathing Apparatus                                                                

Lightwork Design Limited                              |Computer Graphics Simulator                                                                      

Liquid Crystal Technology Limited                     |Low Cost LCD Animation                                                                           

Liquids Research                                      |High Quality Ferrofluids                                                                         

W. G. Lucas and Son Limited                           |Electronic Sewing Machine                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                        

Macon Management and Design                           |High Speed Encoder                                                                               

Marbco Engineering Limited                            |Filling for Fire Extinguishers                                                                   

Marine Data International Limited                     |Split Ship Sea Going Canal Vessel                                                                

Marine Project Development Limited                    |Detensioner Device                                                                               

Marshall Biotechnology Limited                        |Solid State Temperature Control                                                                  

Maxys Circuit Technology Limited                      |Neural Accelerator System                                                                        

Mecon                                                 |Math Modellers Work Bench                                                                        

Medical Advice Service for Travellers Abroad          |A new live                                                                                       

                                                      | typhoid vaccine                                                                                 

Medical Document Imaging Systems Limited              |Project "VAST"                                                                                   

Medical Express (UK) Limited                          |Preservatives in Toiletries                                                                      

Meter Controls International Limited                  |Domestic Hot Water Controller                                                                    

Metropolitan Business Services                        |Heating Device to Strip Paint                                                                    

Jonathan A. Michaels                                  |Devices for Medical Laser Applications                                                           

Microbial Systems Limited                             |Microbial Colony Discriminator                                                                   

Miller Dent                                           |Pressure Regulator                                                                               

Modular Mouldings                                     |Firebird II                                                                                      

D. Moore                                              |Pipemaster                                                                                       

MRP Electronics Limited                               |Survivor                                                                                         

Multilyte Limited                                     |MultiAnalyte Immunoassay System                                                                  

Mumed Limited                                         |Pulmonary Function Monitor                                                                       

                                                                                                                                                        

Neptune Sonar Limited                                 |Diver Communication System                                                                       

New Metals and Chemicals Limited                      |Carbon Fibre Reinforcement                                                                       

Novocastra Laboratories Limited                       |Monoclonal Antibodies                                                                            

R. J. and R. S. Nunny-T/A Sea Sediments               |Seabed Stability                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                        

Oilfield Chemical Technology                          |Drilling Fluid Development                                                                       

Oldham Controls                                       |Yarnspec Equilength                                                                              

Optical Metrology Limited                             |Optical Distance Measurement                                                                     

Orion Gas Seals Limited                               |Front Depression Dry Gas Seal                                                                    

Oxford Lensats Limited                                |Variable Focus Lenses and Mirror                                                                 

Oxford Metrics Limited                                |Analysis of Himan Kinematics                                                                     

Oxford Sensor Technology Limited                      |Optical Tracker Robot Welding                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                        

Pacer Systems Limited                                 |High speed scalloping of lace                                                                    

Pennine Automation Limited                            |New Generation Machine Tool                                                                      

Pentagram Technical Services Limited                  |Automated Drive for Microwave                                                                    

Perifleur Products Limited                            |Orbital Plant System                                                                             

Alfred Peters Limited                                 |New Technology Audiometer                                                                        

Peterson Holographics                                 |Hologram Lighting System                                                                         

Pharmaceutical Proteins Limited                       |Trojan Sperm                                                                                     

Pitchline Transmissions Limited                       |Gear Coupling and Test Rig                                                                       

Pixel Power Limited                                   |Graphics Supercomputer                                                                           

Planck Instruments (UK) Limited                       |Chemical Analysis                                                                                

Pollution Control and Measurement Limited             |Portable Optical                                                                                 

                                                      | Dust Monitor                                                                                    

Power Electronics Controls                            |Electric Arc Sensing                                                                             

Precision Drilling Limited                            |Super Saw Project                                                                                

Prendergast and Hickey                                |Voice Driven Machine Interface                                                                   

Prestek Limited                                       |High Speed Label Printer                                                                         

Prometheus Developments Limited                       |Self Reinforcing Plastics                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                        

Quality Systems and Technology Limited                |Open Net                                                                                         

Quatro Biosystems Limited                             |Auto Feed Sampler                                                                                

Quest Refrigeration Manufacturing Limited             |Rotational Moulding                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                        

RAD Scientific                                        |Photodynamic Cancer Diagnosis                                                                    

Radiocode Clocks                                      |Precision time and frequency Distributing System                                                 

Radicontact Limited                                   |Zonal Intrusion Detection                                                                        

Rapaway Energy Limited                                |Energy Reduction for Castings                                                                    

Research Instruments                                  |Cell Wall Penetration Technique                                                                  

Rhodes Technology                                     |Refinement of Herbal Therapy                                                                     

Robotec Limited                                       |Low Level Palletizer                                                                             

Rockfield Software Limited                            |Mesh Generating System                                                                           

Rowan Technologies                                    |Corrosion Monitoring                                                                             

Russell Paterson                                      |Membrane Characterisation                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                        

Sea-Tek Limited                                       |Fish Counting Biomass Measurement                                                                

Seatron Limited                                       |Laser Nocturnal Simulator                                                                        

Selective Antibodies Limited                          |Monoclonal Selective Antibody                                                                    

SES Technology Consultants                            |Fast Radiosotope Imager                                                                          

Sonic Systems                                         |Electromagnetic Coupling                                                                         

Specialists Refractory Service                        |Dental Investment Materials                                                                      

Spring Research and Manufacturing Association Limited |Auto                                                                                             

                                                      | Spring-End Coning Machine                                                                       

Springco (NI) Limited                                 |Abrasive Belt Grinding Machine                                                                   

Stakesolve Limited                                    |Intelligent Bar Code                                                                             

Sterling Design International                         |U Tube Control Tool                                                                              

Sulcated Springs Limited                              |Sulcated Spring Development                                                                      

Surface Active Limited                                |Monoclonal Anti-Body Detection System                                                            

System Products Limited                               |Electronic Tennis Trainer                                                                        

Systems Solutions Limited                             |Auto Test Equipment                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                        

T-Plan Systems Limited                                |The M Plan Applicator Generator                                                                  

Tailor Made Systems Limited                           |Predictive Lighting Maintenance                                                                  

Adam Thatcher Limited                                 |Real time monitoring of fall discharge                                                           

Tilt Measurement Limited                              |Roll Free Tilt Sensor                                                                            

TINT                                                  |Ion Mobility Spectrometer                                                                        

Total Temperature Control Limited                     |Electronic Control                                                                               

Track Analysis Systems Limited                        |Radon and Thoron Dosemeter                                                                       

Transeise                                             |Seismic Process/Geophysical                                                                      

Trent Valley Water Systems Limited                    |Solar Water Sterilisation Unit                                                                   

Tritec Developments Limited                           |Fibre Tip Power Meter                                                                            

                                                                                                                                                        

UK Plant Services Limited                             |Low Emission Waste Gas Burner                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                        

Viking Designs Limited                                |Radiotherapy X-Ray Detector                                                                      

Viridian Bioprocessing Limited                        |Biotreatment Organic Compounds                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                        

Waller Designs                                        |Ultrasonic Power Unit                                                                            

Warren Logic Limited                                  |Underwater Communication System                                                                  

Roger West Laboratories Limited                       |Truck Self Weighing System                                                                       

Worthington-Richardson Designs                        |Surgical Laser Structure                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                        

X-Tek Systems Limited                                 |Pulsed X-Ray Source                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                        

York Equimed Limited                                  |Infra Fred Heart Rate Meter                                                                      

York Software Engineering Limited                     |Zeta Feasibility Study                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                        

Zeta Controls Limited                                 |Smart Controls                                                                                   

Zytek Systems Limited                                 |Battery Car-Computer Control                                                                     

2V Microsystems Limited                               |Wind Generator Kits                                                                              

3D Scanners Limited                                   |Pantina-the "Colour 3D Scanner"                                                                  


1992-93 Stage 1                                                                                                      

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A. Carter & P. Tilsley T/A Computer PK       |The Signal Centre                                                      

A. G. Designs Limited                        |Non-Contact Strip Gauge                                                

ABN Engines                                  |Concept Compression Ignition                                           

Acorn Business Company Limited               |Solar Heat Engineer (SHE) Pump                                         

Airborne Particle Classification             |Airborne Particle Classifier                                           

Airrite Building Services Limited            |Variable Area Diffuser                                                 

AL-ECO Systems Limited                       |Modular Hydroponic Product Panel                                       

Alan G. Jones                                |Chemical Bond Based Microchip                                          

Animax Limited                               |Materials Technology Project                                           

Apex Developments Limited                    |Development of Oxygen Sensors                                          

Applied Technology Developments Limited      |H/Speed Piezo Electric Valve                                           

April Agri-Biologicals Limited               |Centrifugal Fabric Generator                                           

Armstrong Projects Limited                   |Orthrobot                                                              

Arnage Design Engineering Limited            |Mini Neutral Buoyant Manipulator                                       

Atlantech Technologies Limited               |High Speed Local Loop Modem                                            

Avimar Systems & Components Limited          |Advanced Hardware Marine Radar                                         

                                                                                                                     

Bath Analytical                              |Drug Sensitivity Testing                                               

Beran Instruments Limited                    |Hardwood Railway Sleepers                                              

Bio Tools                                    |Genome Placement System                                                

Biocell Research Laboratories                |Metallic Particle Labell, Assay                                        

Biocolor                                     |Glycan Assay Kits                                                      

Biopharm (UK) Limited                        |Leech Salivary Hyaluronase                                             

Blackwater Electronics                       |Electronic Hydrometer                                                  

Bunting Titanium Limited                     |Titanium Valve                                                         

                                                                                                                     

Cabtrac Electronics                          |A Mains Paging System                                                  

Cal Gavin Limited                            |Enhanced-2 Phase Flow-Tube                                             

Cambridge Antibody Technology                |Blood Test for Prenatal Screen                                         

Cambridge Concept Limited                    |Vehicle Immobilizer System                                             

Cambridge Optical Sciences                   |Demultiplexer                                                          

Ceramic Developments (Midlands) Limited      |UV Curing Ceramics/Polymers                                            

Chiprack Electronic Systems Limited          |High Density Modular PC                                                

Cirrus Research Limited                      |A Noise Dose Badge                                                     

Cogent Diagnostics Limited                   |Rheumatoid Dipstick Assay                                              

Computer Industry Research Unit              |Multipoint Audio Video                                                 

Copeland Fluid Power Limited                 |Development of Fluidic Motor                                           

Cryogenic Limited                            |A Low Cost MRI Magnet                                                  

Customflex Limited                           |Spinal Disc Replacement                                                

                                                                                                                     

D. G. Teer Coating Services Limited          |Self Lubricating Hard Casting                                          

David James Cundall                          |Solar Energy Battery                                                   

De Montfort Management Limited               |"SERRA" A New Kind of Mirror                                           

Dextra Laboratories Limited                  |Carbohydrate Antigens                                                  

Digital Real Time Systems Limited            |Modular Active Control System                                          

Don Whitley Scientific Limited               |On-Line Microbial Sensors                                              

Dr. Cross and Dr. Binner                     |Water Potential Meter                                                  

Dr. Paul A. Clifton                          |Manufacture of Metal Alkyls                                            

Dr. R. G. Bardsley                           |Genetic Profiling Kit                                                  

                                                                                                                     

E. M. Electronics Limited                    |Low Level Isolated Measuring                                           

East Riding Laboratories Limited             |Hydrogel Drug Delivery System                                          

Economobile Projects Limited                 |Variable Geometry Turbocharger                                         

Edgley Aeronautics Limited                   |Composites in Aircraft                                                 

Edinburgh Instruments Limited                |Surf Structure Port Analyser                                           

Eident Limited                               |Laser Based Depilatory System                                          

Eldon Technology Limited                     |16:9 Display Small Signals SEC                                         

Electron Microscope Services                 |D.L.C. on Glass Knives                                                 

Environics Limited                           |Mass Emissions Meter                                                   

Evans Engineering Limited                    |High Speed Water Turbine                                               

Everlastings                                 |Preserving Plant Materials                                             

                                                                                                                     

Filtec Limited                               |Cenosphere Classification                                              

Fred Limited                                 |Pulsed Delivery for AGR Sprays                                         

FSL Electronics Limited                      |Street Light Fault Monitoring                                          

Fulleon Limited                              |High Efficiency Sounder Transd                                         

                                                                                                                     

Global Specialities Corporation (UK) Limited |Intelligent                                                            

                                             | Signal Analyser                                                       

Goodwin Air Plasma Limited                   |New Plasma Technology                                                  

GPE (Bulk Solids Handling) Limited           |Vacuum Aerator Feed Nozzle                                             

Gwent Electronic Materials Limited           |A1 Inks for Auto Glass                                                 

Gwernafalau Cyfyngedig                       |Improved Method-Rapid Prototype                                        

                                                                                                                     

H. E. Associates                             |Unleaded Glass Crystal System                                          

Haematest Limited                            |Development of Visualiser                                              

Harley Scientific Instruments                |Fibrous Aerosol Detector                                               

HDP Consultant Engineers                     |Sign Capture and Verification                                          

High Force Research Limited                  |Fluorinated Aids Anticorrosion                                         

Holmes Newman Associates                     |Automatic Meat Quality Measure                                         

Hughes Whitlock Limited                      |Detection of Microbial Contaminants                                    

                                                                                                                     

Image Processing & Vision Company Limited    |Dental Imaging System                                                  

Index Data Systems Limited                   |Artemis                                                                

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Study Group       |Treatment of Crohn's Disease                                           

Infra-Therm Limited                          |Thermal Mannequin                                                      

Innervision MRI                              |Small MRI                                                              

Intec Design Limited                         |Centrifuge with Sealable Rotor                                         

Integral Solutions Limited                   |Clementine Data Mining System                                          

Integrated Bus Networks Limited              |Architecture Data Comm Router                                          

Integrated Display Systems Limited           |Moving Belt Tension Measurement                                        

International Telesystems Limited            |Voice Recognition Development                                          

Interstellar Systems Limited                 |Simultaneous Windows                                                   

Iomed                                        |Non Invasive Test                                                      

Ion Vac Technology Limited                   |Pollution Free Vacuum Coating                                          

Isle Optics                                  |Laser Control Devices                                                  

                                                                                                                     

Janner Enterprises Limited                   |Q Nect Connector                                                       

JME Limited                                  |X-ray Stress Analysis                                                  

John Ashworth & Partners                     |Decorative Pyrophytic Coatings                                         

                                                                                                                     

K. & L. Engineering                          |Tube Filling Machine                                                   

                                                                                                                     

L. Jankovic                                  |Self Learning Electronic Chip                                          

Leading Edge Research Limited                |Fibre Optic Sensor Bushing                                             

Less Common Metals Limited                   |High Purity Indium Production                                          

Lexcel Technology                            |Lithium Sulphur Trioxide Battery                                       

Lightdatec Fibre Optic Comms. Limited        |Peripheral                                                             

                                             | Shaving Using Radio                                                   

Lloyd Doyle Limited                          |High Speed Optical inspection                                          

                                                                                                                     

Magna Industrials Limited                    |Isostatic Pressing (Dry Bag)                                           

Marvell Consultants Limited                  |On-Line Particle Analysis                                              

MCA Services                                 |Novel Biosensor Electrodes                                             

Medicina Limited                             |Gastric Tonometer                                                      

Medimech International Limited               |Sharps Protection Feature                                              

Metals Research Semiconductors Limited       |Novel Multi-Wafer Movpe System                                         

Michael J. Billingham Limited                |Silicone Rubber Patterns                                               

Microbial Developments Limited               |Microbial Control                                                      

Microlight Systems Limited                   |Mini Computers                                                         

Microsurgical Equipment Limited              |Joining Blood Vessels                                                  

Midland Valley Exploration                   |Landslip Prediction Software                                           

Milmega Limited                              |Solid State Power Amplifiers                                           

Minster Composite Industries Limited         |D. S. C. M. Development                                                

Mirage Inks Limited                          |U. V. Curable Ink Food Packaging                                       

MJA Dynamics Limited                         |Diagnose Serious Faults                                                

Molecular Light Technology Research          |Multiple Virus Screening Tests                                         

Moredun Animal Health                        |Diagnosis/Animal Disease Kits                                          

Mounture Race Engines                        |Hydraulic/Electronic Valve Control                                     

Mupor Limited                                |Surface Morphology Membrane                                            

                                                                                                                     

Natural Technology Limited                   |Aquatic Weed Harvester                                                 

Newtech Limited                              |Ultra High Speed CNC Machines                                          

Nicholas Electronic Design                   |Safe Inspection Light                                                  

Nima Technology Limited                      |An Intelligent Gas Sensor                                              

Novocastra Laboratories Limited              |Genetic Engineering                                                    

                                                                                                                     

Objective Software Technology Limited        |Message Base Test                                                      

Omicron Development Limited                  |Flat Loudspeaker                                                       

Optoken Instruments Limited                  |Alumina Size Exclusion Membrane                                        

Optolink                                     |Electronic Health System                                               

Optomech Limited                             |High Power DPSS Laser                                                  

Oswel DNA Service                            |DNA & RNA Clinical Samples                                             

Oxford Applied Research                      |Focused Ion Beam Technology                                            

Oxford Asymmetry Limited                     |Automatic Asymmetric Synthesis                                         

Oxford Optronix                              |Blood Flow & Oxygenation                                               

                                                                                                                     

P. C. Maritime Limited                       |Integrated Navigation System                                           

Parallax Solutions Limited                   |Identify Validation                                                    

Permarock Products Limited                   |Water Based Conductive Coating                                         

Photek Limited                               |3-5 Hybrid Photomultipliers                                            

Pi Logic Limited                             |Multiparameter Sensor Mattress                                         

Pollution Monitoring Systems                 |Multi Gas Air Pollution Monitor                                        

Preformed Rib Markings Limited               |Road Marking Machine                                                   

PRISM                                        |Continuous Reactor Processing                                          

Pyramis Limited                              |Vital Signs Monitor                                                    

                                                                                                                     

Quantum Vision Limited                       |Bio-Medical Imaging Detector                                           

                                                                                                                     

R. M. Brown T/A Compojet                     |Miniature Gas Turbine                                                  

RDM Consultants Limited                      |Brain Monitor Development                                              

Richard H. R. Abbott                         |Hydroponic System                                                      

Roger Hurrey                                 |High Speed Microprocessor                                              

Rombo Productions                            |Multi-Media Development                                                

Roy Venton-Walters                           |Advanced Light Aircraft                                                

                                                                                                                     

S & C Thermofluids Limited                   |Floating Booms-Oil Spillage                                            

S. Henderson                                 |The "MAC" Project                                                      

Savawatt (UK) Limited                        |Project Ashpic                                                         

Selective Antibodies Limited                 |Enhanced Specificity Immunoassay                                       

Semimetrics                                  |Materials Quality Testing                                              

Sintex Limited                               |Sinterforming Waste Polymers                                           

SJB Engineering                              |Extensiometers: Creep and Fatigue                                      

Spatial Image Systems Limited                |New Type of Computer Screen                                            

Specialist Micro Technology                  |Solid State Disc Drive Design                                          

Spectrum 2000                                |Advanced Position Sensors                                              

Sterimedix Limited                           |Small Incision Nucleus Removal                                         

Swift 943 Limited                            |Divemap                                                                

Synpro M. I. Limited                         |Gearless Print Roller Drive                                            

Systems Eng. (Lancaster) Limited             |Hand Held Diver Sonar                                                  

Systems Eng. & Assessment Limited            |Tissue Characterisation                                                

                                                                                                                     

Team Management Systems Limited              |Improvement in Orthodontics                                            

Teledictor Limited                           |Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge                                             

Thermatec Engineering                        |Electron Beam Welder                                                   

TIC                                          |Interfaces For Specific Needs                                          

TJP Electronics Limited                      |Automatic Tube Cutting                                                 

Tom Wielkopolski                             |Stepless Gear Drive                                                    

Traffic Safety Systems Limited               |Traffic Light Video Camera                                             

Transmed Limited                             |Improved Brain Function Monitor                                        

Trevor Holroyd T/A Sound Advice              |Acoustic Testing Machine                                               

                                                                                                                     

Visible Sound                                |Deaf Vocabulary Training                                               

Vista Optics Limited                         |Deposit Resistant Material                                             

Vitronix                                     |Glass Ceramic Semiconductors                                           

Vuman Limited                                |Anaesthesia/Sedation Monitor                                           

                                                                                                                     

Welland Medical Limited                      |Disposal Stoma Bag                                                     

                                                                                                                     

XL Technology Limited                        |Inflatable Packer                                                      

3D Research                                  |3D Digitizer                                                           

3A Biotechnology                             |Phonocardiometer                                                       

3D Instruments Limited                       |Motion Tolerant Compass                                                

Judging of Stage 2 entries has yet to be completed.                                                                  


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|c|Advanced technology programmes|c|                                                                                          

|c|Value of DTI grant offers made (£)|c|                                                                                      

Programme titles                                          |1990-91         |1991-92         |1992-93 to date                  

                                                          |£               |£               |£                                

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Advanced Robotics                                         |0               |2,891,102       |394,935                          

Advanced Silicon Technology                               |0               |0               |2,467,973                        

Compounds Semiconductor Technology                        |0               |684,624         |790,708                          

Competitive Manufacturing: Information Gathering          |0               |0               |9,940                            

Computer Aided Engineering                                |1,014,469       |1,345,659       |629,961                          

Gallium Arsenide                                          |4,335,800       |274,376         |0                                

Information Engineering                                   |9,663,596       |7,136,310       |0                                

Manufacturing Organisation, People and Systems            |0               |506,209         |727,155                          

National Electronics Research Initiatives                 |0               |85,000          |900,000                          

Open Distributed Systems Architecture                     |0               |786,700         |0                                

Parallel Applications                                     |0               |13,000,000      |0                                

Safety Critical Systems                                   |15,000          |7,195,154       |102,226                          

Speech and Language Technology                            |0               |0               |3,467                            

Superconductivity                                         |312,815         |772,388         |1,326,837                        

Systems Technology and Integration                        |282,000         |2,119,910       |0                                

Wealth From The Oceans                                    |2,093,282       |2,272,947       |1,284,068                        

VLSI Design Automation                                    |0               |0               |2,478,996                        

                                                          |-------         |-------         |-------                          

Value of grant offers made for projects within programmes |17,716,962      |39,070,379      |11,116,266                       

                                                                                                                              

Consultancy, Awareness and Training                       |2,369,015       |3,279,364       |1,703,179                        

                                                          |-------         |-------         |-------                          

Total value of grant offers made                          |20,085,977      |42,349,743      |12,819,445                       

DTI funded EUREKA projects

FY 1990-91 :

EU187 HYPASSE

EU358 FORECAST

EU409 EUROMAR SMURV

EU462 PEPITE

EU463 PCW

EU465 ASSYSTO

EU466 RUBPLAS

EU468 EUROCOMP

EU569 PARTIPRO

EU574 SUMMIT

EU584 RIVERMAN

EU597 IPDOCS

EU605 UNIPOS

EU613 CUSOFT

EU616 EURORIM

EU625 VADIS

EU630 QMIS

EU637 PAL-PLUS

EU645 MEDICINE

EU661 SELECT

FY 1991-92 :

EU99 HALIOS

EU411 CERAM 2000

EU487 ENVINET-INFOSYST

EU568 MEDISENS

EU579 JAMIE

EU606 ACROPOL

EU610 GRAPHICS


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