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CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. The European Sensors Markets

2.l. Overview

2.2. Analysis of Entrants' Activities

3. How to Use the Directory

4. Company Information

5. Cross References

6. List of Organisations

7. Participating Advertisers

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ACTIVITIES

Main activities

- Support to SME's in fields such as technology transfer and industrial innovation

- Search of business partners - Search, analysis and synthesis of scientific,

technical, economic and patent-related information - Monitoring of worldwide technological deveiopments,

and evaluation of emerging industrial trends - Monitoring of competitors activities - Information on Companies - Providing promptly information from a worldwide

range of published articles (patents, standards, reports, market studies, etc.).

- Direct access to more than 3'000 international databases

- Consulting and support to companies based on information processing in :

Physics, chemistry, electronics, materials, health ...

. Engineering, telecommunications, robotics, safety, manufacturing, instrumentations ... Markets, opportunities, competition, forecast...

. Patents, trademarks, licences

Protessional affiliation

- Member of Til (European..Association for the Transfer of Technologies, Innovation and Industrial Infor~n)

- Member of SPRINT (Strategic Programme for Innovation and Technology Transfer of the European Community) with partners in Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Austria and Belgium

- Association with TE-CH,(a group for Technology Transfer in Switzerland)

- Associated with ·SwisSearch", an information service of the Swiss Bank Corporation

Miscellaneous activities

- Consulting to industry for computerized information systems

- Conception, realization and host of VIDEOTEX applications by the ARCANTEL Corp., CENTRE DOC's partner

Publications.

- INFOMAT, an information service on new materials and coatings

- Revue des inventions horlogeres (RIH)

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O'INFORMATIONS

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CENTREDOC publishes a monthly bulletin summarizing updated, selected references on sensors related to:

- general publications and synthesis - practical, theoretical and experimental publications - market studies - books, reports - exhibitions, conferences

Annual subscription: SFr. 330.-

Adresse

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Structure

Direction: B. Chapuis

Conseillers scientifiques et techniques: 0.0. Barrelet Ph. Girard F. Glauser C. Henguely F.· K. von Willisen

OSCA Optical Sensors Collaborative Association

OSCA's objective is to

commercial exploitation

encourage

of optical

the application and

sensing. It provides

information to its members on advances in optical sensing

technology, organises collaborative work programmes and aids

the development of standards and codes of practice to guide

users of the technology. Current activities include:

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Regular meetings on a broad range of optical sensing

techniques and applications

An EC-supported international project on the safe use of

optical systems in potentially explosive atmospheres

Technical literature current· awareness service and reports

on international conferences

Membership is open to instrumentation manufacturers, research

associations and users of sensors and instrumentation.

Academic institutions may become affiliate members.

For further information please contact:

OSCA Manager ~ Patricia West

Sira ltd, South Hill, Chislehurst, Kent BR7 5EH, England

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