2000
November 2000
ETB has been awarded ISO9001.  20th November 2000 ETB was accredited with ISO9001 for Design and Manufacture of Sensors.  Operations Director Denis Hodgins was highly delighted with the award as no changes to the processes that were put into place when the company was founded had to be changed.

The company who carried out the audit were QMS Quality Management systems Ltd Tel: 01603 630345.

The funding to help achieve ISO9001 was helped by an assisted consultancy award from the Business Link.  If you wish to know more email john.christopher@herts.businesslink.co.uk.

ETB have been awarded a teaching company scheme (TCS) which is a Government backed imitative to help companies carry out technology transfer.  The TCS scheme is to help ETB to formulate design rules for micro system technologies.  Our partner in the TCS is the University of Hertfordshire.

A group of UK design houses, specialising in microsystem technology (MST) has recently established the "MST Design" consortium. The consortium is funded by the European Commission under the 'Europractice' initiative and provides a wide range of technologies and expertise.

March 2000
ETB gets £45000 grant.

Funded projects won:
Many of European Technology for Business Ltd's projects involve a number of partners and often attract UK or EC funding. In some projects European Technology for Business Ltd. are the lead partner, whereas in others they act as the Design Partner. 

In the last 6 months alone European Technology for Business Ltd. have been successful in obtaining funding with their partners in the following projects:- 

CRAFT project (EC Framework V funding) to develop a 3 axis accelerometer. Lead Partner - Castle Group in the UK. European Technology for Business Ltd's role to design the sensor.

Link Project (UK Government funding) to develop a resonating pressure sensor. 

Lead Partner Druck in the UK. European Technology for Business Ltd's role to model the device.

IST Project (EC Framework V funding) to develop the implantable drop foot stimulator.

Lead Partner Finetech Medical in the UK. European Technology for Business Ltd's role to act as the design authority and also design the inertial system.

IST Project (EC Framework V funding) to further encourage the take up of Microsystem Technology in Industry. European Technology for Business Ltd. acting as the lead partner, follow up project from MST Design which finishes at the end of 2001.

Foresight Link Project (UK Government funding) to develop a new long term catheter to include microsystem technology. European Technology for Business Ltd. is the lead partner, acting both as the project manager and the design authority for the microsystem.