THESEUS SME 2009

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the forefront of many fields of technology, since they are particularly quick and flexible when it comes to opening up new markets. However, SMEs often lack sufficient time and resources for research and development. This is where the “THESEUS SME 2009” competition to promote small and medium-sized enterprises comes in.

The “THESEUS SME 2009” competition offers German small and medium-sized enterprises an opportunity for early testing of technologies developed through THESEUS, and allows them to use these technologies to generate new products and processes. The goal is to develop new services and business models. The competition seeks to encourage top-level research by small and medium-sized enterprises. Early integration of scientific results into their business operations makes these companies more competitive, while also encouraging emulation and multiplier effects, and allows other companies to take advantage of these results more quickly. This promotes innovation, growth and employment in Germany as a business location.

“THESEUS SME 2009” expands the THESEUS research program by adding 12 application projects, selected by an independent jury, and bringing in 30 new partners, most of them SMEs. The SME initiative is receiving some €10 million in support from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), and the various projects have been assigned to work with existing application scenarios.

The topics and participants involved in these 12 projects are as follows:

“B2B in the Cloud – Simplifying business relationships between small and medium-sized enterprises”
B2B in the Cloud is creating an easy-to-use, cost-effective platform for small and medium-sized companies for the Web-based organization of business relationships between corporate partners as well as for automated data exchange. More...

“ChemProspector – Intelligent searching for chemical structures in documents”
ChemProspector enables scientists to find the formulas of chemical structures and related patents in corporate documents as well as external sources. Text-, fact- and structure-based searches can be combined. More...

“GoOn – Semantic search platform for the life sciences”
GoOn is developing a search platform geared specifically to the life sciences. It identifies relationships between the contents of medical literature and provides a more intelligent way of finding products than by using key words alone. More...

“GREEN Mobility – Simple access to new site-based services”
GREEN Mobility is creating a platform for individualized mobile-telephone services based on the time and location of use as well as the user’s personal data. With the help of these services, a mobile agency is being created for arranging spontaneous rides. More...

“HIPPOLYTOS – Easier use of geographical and environmental information”
HIPPOLYTOS is developing new semantic technologies to provide easy access to geographical and environmental information. The platform allows for intuitive access to information and services for more efficient environmental observation and regional planning. More...

“jCPEX! – Platform for cross-company business processes”
jCPEX! is developing a platform for planning and implementing cross-company business processes. It makes it easier to compare products, solutions and potential partners. More...

“MachInNet – Facilitating the use of in-company technological expertise”
MachInNet (Machining Intelligence Network) is developing new technologies for retrieving data from programs for controlling machines; this makes implicit technological expertise explicitly available. More...

“mediaglobe – The digital archive”
mediaglobe is developing solutions for supporting media and broadcast archives in the digitalization, development and management of their audiovisual materials, as well as for providing online access. More...

“openXchange – Making it easier to settle property damage claims with the help of service networks”
openXchange is developing a service network through which businesses can offer their services electronically to insurance providers seeking companies to repair property damage. More...

“RADMINING – Improved access to medical texts and images in the field of radiology”
RADMINING is developing a new kind of system for handling radiological information, which involves the development of semantic technologies for automatically describing medical images based on the text of findings. More...

“SABINE – Services to help people find jobs and develop their skills”
SABINE provides support for people looking for suitable jobs and further training opportunities. Innovative semantic Web services search for, assess and link potential jobs, further training opportunities and individuals. More...

“SERAPHIM – Platform for improving service and distribution processes and involving dealers in the field of machine and plant construction”
SERAPHIM optimizes service and distribution in the field of machine and plant construction, making such services as the creation of a digital machine file (information on production, shipping and maintenance) available to all partners. More...