ESDL

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• ESDL
• Malta
• from concept to product

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Expertise relevant to participation in FP
programmes

• What expertise does ESDL has to offer to the
  consortium?
• Electronic design
• Sensor design
• Software design

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Participation in FP6 programmes

• 8 CRAFT (2 yrs)
• 4 COLLECTIVES (3 yrs)

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Some of the EU funded projects in which ESDL is
participating

• SAFEPHONE development of an intelligent
  emergency phone-box capable of determining its
  physical state.
• SAFEWATER an innovative way to measure the
  concentration of potentially carcinogenic
  compounds in industrial effluents.
• E-SUPPORT a suite of software products aimed at
  integrating the information required by site
  engineers
• IATROFORM an innovative chair for children
  suffering from cerebral palsy

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Writing and submitting proposals to fund your
innovative and potentially lucrative idea

• OPTION 1 Write the proposal yourself. This is
  not trivial and is not for the uninitiated or
  faint hearted. Technically oriented professionals
  tend to shy away from writing.
• OPTION 2 Join forces with a company with a track
  record in submitting proposals which are then
  funded.
• The latter may well be the better option for
  those with innovative ideas BUT with no
  experience in writing proposals or lacking the
  will to do so.

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• Thank you!
• contact person
• Ing. Michael Bonello
• Technical Director
• esdl_at_maltanet.net