Nano/Microelectronics - based Systems and

Applications Cluster

I n d u s t r y

4PLUS Technologies ACCUSONUS AEROFILMS ALMA Technologies

ALS ANALOGIES ANTCOR APIX Automation

ASTROFOS ΑVS BLUEDEV BRITE

BYTEMOBILE CERAGON NETWORKS CONSTELEX TECHNOL-

OGY ENABLERS DIALOGOS

DIALOG HELLAS DIAPLOUS MACHINE

VISION DIGITAL SKY DYNESYS

ECHOVISION ECONAIS ELVITYL EPOS

FASMATECH FASMETRICS GDS GDT

GENNET HELIC ILPRA INACCESS NETWORKS

INASCO INFITHEON INTRACOM TELECOM IRIDA LABS

LAMDA ELECTRONICS MARAC ELECTRONICS MICREL MEDICAL Micro2Gen

MICRONICS MOVINNO m.Tec NanoPhos

NANORADIO HELLAS NANOTROPIC NetRInno NOESIS Technologies

NOVOCAPTIS OIKOCare OLYMPIA ELECTRONICS Opt Hellas

OPTICON GROUP OTE OXYGEN BROADBAND PRISMA

RAYMETRICS SBOING SCIENSIS SENSAP

THEON SENSORS THETA Microelectronics THINK SILICON THYRATRON

TOP VISION TRINITY SYSTEMS TROPICAL UNIBRAIN

VISION SOLUTIONS VISS XVUE ZELITRON

U n i v e r s i t i e s & R e s e a r c h I n s t i t u t i o n s

Athens Information

Technology

ALBA Graduate Business School

NCSR, Institute of Microelectronics

R.C. Athena, Industrial Systems Institute

NHRF, Theoretical and

Physical Chemistry Institute

IASA, of Accelerating Systems and Applications

FORTH, Institute of Computer Science

NTUA, Microwaves & Fiber Optics Laboratory

NTUA,

Telecommunications Laboratory

NTUA, Microprocessors & Digital Systems Lab

NTUA, Electronic Nanomaterials Lab.

Patras University, Applied Electronics Lab

Patras University, Wire

Communications Lab Patras University,

Electronics Laboratory Patras University,

VLSI Design Laboratory Patras University,

Electrotechnics Lab

Patras University,

HPC Laboratory Patras University,

Computer Comm. Lab Patras University,

Microelectronics Lab NKUA, Digital Systems

Lab

NKUA, VLSI Design Lab

AUTH, Electronics Lab

AUTH, Electronics and Electronic Computers section

AUTH, Lab Thin Films- Nanosystems & Nanometrology

Ionian University, Audio Visual Arts Lab

Ioannina University, VLSI & Comp. Architecture Lab

Piraeus University, Computer Systems Lab

Peloponnese University, Computer Systems Lab

Peloponnese University, Telecom Laboratory

University, of Central Greece, Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics

TUC, Telecommunication Systems Institute

TUC, Electronic & Computer Engineering Dept.

DUTH, Electronics Lab TEI Athens TEI Kavalas TEI Crete

TEI Messolonghi TESYD TEI Patras TEI Halkida TEI Western Macedonia

C o n s u l t a n t s

Exelon Partners insilico consulting Pappas IP MPlegal

F i n a n c i a l I n s t i t u t I o n s

Attica Ventures Piraeus Bank

I n f r a s t r u c t u r e P r o v i d e r s

Corallia Patras Science Park

Media

Palo.gr Science View White Tower Media

O r g a n i s a t i o n s f o r C o l l a b o r a t i o n

Corallia e-TEE HSIA Micro&Nano

Assoc. Comp. Engineers

Map and Regional concentrations

Industry

Academic & Research Community Suppliers

Finance

Infrastructure

Media

Organisations for Collaborations

Industry overview

The key areas of 4Plus activities and products orientation is the design, development and support of high-performance testing equipment that enable the performance evaluation and the conformance testing of networks and switching systems. The company provides testing equipment for both wired (IP, ISDN, ATM) and wireless (GPRS, UMTS) technologies. More than 80% of the annual turnover is coming from product sales in foreign countries. 4Plus is awarded with the 2005 European IST Prize Nominee for its UMTS testing products. More information at: www.4plus.com

Accusonus is an early stage start-up, focusing on innovative digital audio technologies. Accusonus invents, designs and develops novel speech and music processing tools. The company has a remarkable intellectual property portfolio and works closely with major academic units in Greece. The main strategic advantages of accusonus are: (i) the strong expertise in digital signal processing, acoustics and psychoacoustics (ii) the vertical knowledge of the industry's needs and (iii) the exceptional academic background of the company's founders. The company’s unique technologies can be applied in hearing aids, in mobile and VOIP communication systems, in teleconference centers, in home entertainment/ professional AV appliances and in professional audio industry applications. More information at: www.accusonus.com

Aerofilms is specializing in the design, modeling, manufacturing and customization of Unmanned Aeri-al Systems and Vehicles (UAS: Unmanned Aerial Systems, UAV: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) and similar Ground and Underwater Systems (GUVs & ROVs). Additionally to the innovative products, the compa-ny provides commercial services in the field of aerial photography, aerial surveys, thermal-infrared-multispectral imagery and metric mapping from the air. Aerofilms aims in developing innovative prod-ucts and telemetry applications for crisis management, geomatics, remote sensing, environmental mapping, autonomous navigation and fleet/sworm UAV cooperation. Aerofilms configures and cus-tomizes aerial platforms (eg helicopters or air planes) to perform automatically the corresponding works. Innovation in applications and products is proofed in research projects, programs and partner-ships at national and European level. For Aerofilms it is a constant challenge to develop and produce unmanned instruments, products and tasks in the most automated and smart way . More information at: www.aerofilms.gr

Alma Technologies is among the first companies, worldwide to have launched a hardware IP core named JPEG2k_E & D, implementing recently released JPEG2000 (ISO/IEC 15444-1) image compression standard. Alma’s JPEG2k_E core has already been used successfully with satellite transmission systems of high definition digital images. Alma has recently launched the only hardware IP cores for lossless digital image compression LJPEG & JPEGLS. JPEG family IP cores comprise another major success as it is the fastest and among the smallest JPEG solutions worldwide. During its six years of operation Alma has over than 50 unique customers and its export activity constitutes 95% of its turnover. More infor-mation at: www.alma-tech.com

ALS Geometric Software is an independent and privately owned software development company, based in Athens, Greece. ALS focuses on the development of innovative software components for Computer Aided Design and Engineering (CAD/CAE), based on internal mathematical research. The main product of ALS is the General Geometric Constraint Manager (GGCM), a next-generation, 2D/3D integrated, fully variational constraint manager, providing technology-leading variational solving for assembly management, part design, curve and surface editing, robotics, smooth kinematic motion simulation, and other application areas. GGCM offers superior solvability, performance and behaviour, and is extensible giving vast control and independence to the Client system. GGCM is based on break-through non-linear equation solving technology that uniquely solves configurations and problems of different types, sizes and complexities, with superior results to other known approaches. ALS has col-laborations with companies in Europe, the US and Asia. More information at: www.als.gr

Analogies S.A. is a privately held, early stage fabless semiconductor design company that was founded as a University of Patras startup on March 2006 and commenced operations early 2007. It has its prin-ciple operations office in Patras Science Park in Patras, Greece and a satellite office in the Microelec-tronics Innovation Center in Athens, Greece. Analogies specializes in the development and provision of analog/mixed signal Intellectual Property (IP) cores or components and analog/mixed signal design services. The company is developing IP cores for high speed front-end PHYs (SERDES, VCOs, PLL, Equal-izers), high speed interfaces (memory/bus PHY) and connectivity. Its designs demonstrate a competi-tive advantage in relation to design innovation, silicon density, power and speed of operation. Analo-gies S.A. is the first Greek company to join the Cadence Start-up Accelerator Program with the goal to accelerate time-to-market of its first products. More information at: www.analogies.eu

Antcor creates software products and services for leadming wireless network operators, ODMs and OEMs worldwide. We offer the industry’s most reliable and advanced Linux-based wireless OS and NMS, tested and proven in large wireless network installations. Using Antcor’s cutting edge implemen-tations of emerging standards such as WiMAX and Wi-Fi, customers can create and deploy wireless devices and systems that lead in reliability, performance and ease of use, and do so in record time. Antcor has over than 25 active partnerships with leading OEM vendors and Wireless equipment dis-tributors, while its export activity exceeds 90% of its turnover. Finally it is worth mentioning that Antcor’s technology has been deployed at the most distinguished municipalities in Greece. More in-formation at: www.antcor.com

Apix is a U.S. corporation and manufacturer of high performance data acquisition and control prod-ucts. The company started in 1989 in Boca Raton, Florida and later moved to Orlando. Apix Corpora-tion has a long standing reputation for quality, performance and reliability in the control and data ac-quisition area. Apix products are serving a wide variety of industrial and other markets such as: Dis-tributed Control & Data Acquisition, Chemicals, Aluminum Smelters, Mining Operations, Refinery Works, Compressor Automation, Automotive, Train Safety Systems, Oil & Gas, Submersible Vehicles, Test Stand Technology, Injection Molding & Extrusion, Discrete Parts Manufacturing Military, Aero-space – NASA. More information at: www.apixcorp.com

Astrofos was established in 2007 aiming at designing, manufacturing and trading high technology light systems. Astrofos has developed an innovative LED-based lighting system. Three years of research led to a wireless lighting platform capable of controlling LED sources. In fact we can have absolute control via mobile, palm, pc, etc on color, luminosity, effect at one or more LED light bulbs. All this in the easiest way: Wireless. Astrofos lighting platform takes advantage of all features of LED's technolo-gy without compromises and in the easiest way. No need for expensive and complicated controllers - no need for wiring – user friendly plug and play LED lighting system. Since its foundation, the company is situated in BIC of Attica Incubator, in the Technological and Cultural Park in Lavrio. More information at: www.astrofos.com

AVS S.A. is a greek company that specializes in development of technological products that concerns diagnosis, telematics and emission testing for transportation, industry and vehicle fleet management. Its activities begin in 2000 researching and developing diagnostic/telematic devices, initially for the needs of repair workshops. Later, its activities expand to providing diagnostic/telematic solutions and emission testing devices for the needs of the industry. The continuous research and development of innovative products since 2001 to nowadays and the participations in international exhibitions (ΟΕΜ and Automotive Aftermarket) on the other hand, made ΑVS products wide-known, and as a result, its products displayed on the Innovation Gallery of Madrid AUTOMECHANIKA 2011 Exhibition show. ΑVS is a company that is characterized by its rapid growing rates, and mainly, by the commitment in offer-ing quality products and technical support to its customers. More information at: www.avsautomotive.com

BLUEdev Ltd activities include engineering and consulting services in the embedded systems industry, by performing the necessary research where needed and developing industry prototype as appropri-ate. Bluedev delivers reference designs and manufacturing tools for the end product in terms of hard-ware, software and industrial design to achieve short time to market for our customers. We are al-ready working on the new Microsoft .NET Micro Framework, by both migrating our software modules to the new platform, e.g. a fuzzy logic inference engine module targeting both control and AI decision problems, and developing the necessary drivers/applications for use with custom or 3rd party boards. Our technology has been successfully applied to R&D projects and it is currently transferred to con-sumer and industrial products. More information at: www.bluedev.eu

Brite Solar is developing Solar Panel Technology based on Dye Sensitized Solar Cells, using new compo-site organic / inorganic lightweight nanostructured materials. Our semi-transparent solar cells are aimed to be used as solar glass walls, or windows, embedded in a building’s architecture. The patent-ed Brite Solar’s technology yields a solar module, which has similar performance to that of thin film solar panel at significantly reduced cost. Furthermore, the Brite’s panel is semi-transparent and active even in the presence of diffused light on either side of the glass. The permeability to light and the pos-sibility of harvesting diffused light makes these solar cells ideal for many applications such as building glass walls and windows, car sunroofs, all glass green houses, and highway sound barriers. The produc-tion of the solar panel is done entirely using ink-jet printing which reduces significantly the manufac-turing cost. We are using a solid electrolyte (patented) which solves chronic problems of long term re-liability present in competing dye sensitized solar cell technologies. The members of the executive team have international experience in the research of nanomaterials (Dr. P. Lianos, Dr. H. Stathatos ) and large scale manufacturing and global distribution ( Dr. N.Kanopoulos ). More information at: www.britesolar.com

Bytemobile is the global leader in optimization solutions which simplify, unify and accelerate the de-livery of advanced wireless data services to mobile handsets, laptops and PDAs. Today, Bytemobile so-lutions are installed in the wireless networks of more than 70 carriers, which serve nearly one billion mobile subscribers in over 40 countries across Asia, North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company’s customers include leading network operators such as Astelit, China Mobile, Cingular, KPN, NTT DoCoMo, O2, Orange, PTC, PTK Centertel, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, Telecom Italia Mobile, Telefónica Móviles, Vodafone, and Willcom. With corporate offices in Mountain View, California, the company has regional sales facilities and research centers in England, Greece, Japan, China, Massachusetts and Illinois. More information at: www.bytemobile.com and www.citrix.com.

Ceragon Networks Hellas is a company specialized in designing high performance integrated radio transceiver components, in the microwave and mm-Wave frequencies. Ceragon Networks Hellas is a subsidiary of Ceragon Networks LTD, a leading provider of high-capacity LTE-ready wireless backhaul solutions. More information at: www.ceragon.com

Constelex Technology Enablers is a privately-held SME established in September 2009 by PhD holders with world-leading track record in the photonics R&D field. The company’s mission is to offer advanced technology solutions enabled by optics, optoelectronics and photonics technologies. Constelex designs, manufactures and markets high power optical fiber amplifiers and lasers applicable to telecoms, sensing and defense applications, as well as low-noise, custom-made optical amplifier systems for R&D photonics labs. Our customers are companies and research organizations in Europe and Japan. Constelex also specializes in the design and modeling of micro/nano-photonic components and sub-systems and also offers a testing and system integration platform for transforming research prototypes into fully functional systems. The company’s R&D department is actively participating in European-funded research projects related to next generation FTTH and high-capacity transport networks. More information at: www.constelex.eu

Dialog Semiconductor Hellas SA was established in 2007, as a subsidiary of SiTel Semiconductor B.V, which was acquired in 2011 by Dialog Semiconductor. Dialog Semiconductor Hellas S.A. is today the leader in the field of VoIP-products consulting based on open source Linux. Dialog Semiconductor Hel-las is an R&D centre which provides consulting and services primarily to its mother company with re-spect to VoIP telephones and associated products affordable to every enterprise in the world with a power consumption that is the state of the art. The group assists the industry (including IC companies) from small to large, in technology and innovation consulting. By having invested and continue to invest in an open source software based on Linux, Dialog Semiconductor Hellas is setting the standard for low-cost low-power telephone designs. The support is at all levels, namely, microelectronics (IC de-sign), embedded software (Operating System and applications) and the complete form-factor product design (PCB, prototype). More information at: www.diasemi.com

Dialogos Speech Communications S.A. was founded in 1998. Dialogos’ primary operations include de-veloping and supporting automated speech systems that are used to provide information over the tel-ephone network and the internet, and performing basic and applied research in speech processing and recognition technologies. Dialogos’ chairman of the board of directors, Prof. Dr. Vassilis Digalakis, along with his colleagues at Stanford’s Research Institute STAR Labs, developed between 1992 and 1995 the speech recognition system that formed the base for the commercial speech recognition sys-tem of Nuance Communications, the leading provider of speech recognition solutions. Dialogos’ staff includes highly qualified experts in speech processing and recognition. More information at: www.speech.gr

Diaplous is an expert on hardware architectures for Machine Vision and Visual Perception. The com-pany makes Smart Cameras and Vision Processing chips. It received one of the three «Best Business Plan Prizes» awarded in Athens at the 7

th Venture Capital Forum on June 2006. More information at:

www.diaplous.com

Digital Sky is a wireless communications solutions provider, offers the new concept of next generation products in telecommunications, combining cutting-edge technology solutions, with ease of installa-tion, operation and an unbeatable focus on service. The company uses satellite equipment and ser-vices and wireless infrastructure witch provide broadband wireless access in order to develop and enable internet based service applications at any location, tailored to specific corporate requirements, a complete value – added business solutions. Our focus on applications delivery results can maintain a high number of users, by selling additional services, with business models based upon a convergence of voice, data and video a triple play. Digital Sky can locate market applications of innovative research products in the telecoms field and offer consultancy services for wireless networks and web-based ap-plications including current and new technologies. Digital Sky strength is based on knowledge and ex-perience of the telecom market in Greece. More information at: www.digitalsky.gr

Dynesys S.A. is a new high-tech, market-oriented company, specializing in embedded platforms for se-cure M2M adaptive mobile communications in constrained environments. The first product family of the company will bring up a sophisticated communications infrastructure, which is suitable for a se-cure and cost-effective asset control in inter-modal unitised transportation. The targeted markets in-clude those of specialized transportation within industries like car-manufacturing, chemical and food industries, etc. The innovation of our products is based on adaptive wireless technologies, which fol-low the paradigm of the "Software Defined Radio" (SDR) technology, e.g. network self-organization, including secure group routing, embedded protocol adaptation, incorporating intelligent algorithms for resource negotiation and optimization of power consumption. DYNESYS S.A. is co-operating with international partners and also cultivates contacts with an international network of decision-makers all-over the world. More information at: www.dynesys.com

Echovision Ltd was established in 2006. Our mission is to provide high quality software and hardware products and support services. This is feasible through a highly skilled and talented team of embedded software and hardware engineers, with a deep knowledge of streaming video/audio technology. Our most recent achievement has been the development of IPTV and Digital Signage products that have been sold to customers including Sony, Panasonic, Hitachi and Sanyo. The software we generate is adaptable and thus has been ported to different platforms including Sigma, Broadcom NXP and Texas Instruments. Our current venture comprises cooperation with WinBox (a German based STB manufac-turer) to port our software into their hardware platform. We have also recently received an invest-ment from Tranzas Inc. the leading Japanese company in Set Top Box technology. More information at: www.echovision.gr

The company eConais is a pioneer service provider over Wi-Fi Networks. The services vary from adver-tisement to specialized information related to the location of the user, from trading to on-line reserva-tion for place of user’s interest and from data collection to area monitoring over the installed wireless networks. The company aspires to provide the users of Wi-Fi enabled handheld devices with essential location based services while carrying out daily duties in the area of the network. Those information services are largely sponsored by entrepreneurs with activities in that area or organizations which are responsible for providing citizen’s services, tourism information and on line news regarding the com-munity where the network operates. eConais is also specialized in low cost and low power embedded wireless networks devices which can be controlled by software applications running on network serv-ers. In that way eConais provide turnkey solutions for applications like Automatic Meter Reading (AMR), monitoring and generic data collection systems over wireless networks, taking advantage of ex-isting wireless network infrastructure. More information at: www.econais.com

ELVITYL S.A. launched its activities in 1970 by producing telecom and electrical cables, cable harness-es, connecting systems and parts. Strong co-operations over time have covered the whole of the in-dustry field starting from microelectronics cabling, going through telecom wirings and reaching the coverage of military areas like Intracom, Netcom, EAB and many more. In 2005, the company expand-ed its activity to the design of Embedded systems and the automated mounting of SMD and THT print-ed circuit boards. In 2006, a new sector became part of the company’s product portfolio. Elvityl de-signed and produced the well-known ‘’Heliotropio’’ solar tracking system for PV plants and also pro-duced a range of special PV cables. The product range for PVs will become completed very soon, by in-troducing our new state-of-the-art PV DC/AC inverter with an exceptional power performance ratio. More information at: www.elvityl.gr

EPOS SA was founded in 2002 by a group of Greek electrical engineers with the goal of designing, manufacturing, developing and marketing electronic systems. The company has designed and manu-factured digital, high performance surveillance and jamming systems for military communications (ESM / ECM). The R&D department of the company is active in the design of high performance, high complexity digital systems. More information at: www.epos.gr

Fasmatech is a high technology start-up, focused on research & development services for mass spec-trometric and ion mobility instrumentation, their applications and peripheral equipment. Fasmatech’s main business activity is the procurement of consultancy services in research and development of in-novative mass spectrometric apparata. Additionally, Fasmatech’s strategic added value is the creation of intellectual property in mass spectrometry and its applications. In order to maximize value, Fas-matech will invest to provide proof-of-principle through computational modelling or construction of scientific prototypes. Our team of scientists and engineers together with its external collaborators are fully equipped to carry out Fasmatech’s business goals. The management team have been building on successful careers previously in United Kingdom and United States, where they were involved in world class research and product development of mass spectrometric and ion mobility technologies. They al-so have sound commercial and management experience in early stage R&D, prototype optimization, product development, marketing, promotion and global distribution. More information at: www.fasmatech.com

FASMETRICS is the first engineering company in the area of electromagnetic fields in Greece. It was es-tablished in September 2005 by electrical and electronic engineers with long experience in electro-magnetism, radio electronics and telecommunications. The company’s headquarters are located in Vo-los, at the Technology Park of Thessaly and has offices in Athens. The company’s main object of activity is the provision of services regarding the studies and measurements of electromagnetic fields of high and low frequencies. Measurements of mobile phones masts, television, radio and other wireless net-works radiation, as well as stations and substations of Public Power Corporation, transmission lines of high and ultra high voltage are some of the measurements that we undertake. The products that-FASMETRICS offers in Greece and in the markets of Balkans and Cyprus are mainly products of special-ized technology and data post-processing (hardware and software) that concerns GSM, UMTS, TETRA, DVB-T/H, WiMAX and GSM-R technology services providers. Finally, the research and development of new products in the sectors of microelectronics and radio electronics, the production of specialized measurement systems for electromagnetic fields, the development and optimization of methods of measurement and processing of the ingested sample constitute a very important part of our compa-ny’s research activities. More information at: www.fasmetrics.gr

GDS founded in 1996 and it is the most reputable company in Greece in building automation with in-ternational recognition. The European committee KNX has awarded GDS 3 times with the international building automation award for the originality innovation and the technical value of its projects. GDS undertakes projects in Greece and abroad, offering integrated services across the whole range of au-tomation and control. GDS main concept is “One building – One system”. This implies the integration of different systems and technologies into one system in a manner that can cooperate and behave as a concrete system. This property of the company implies the utilization of know-how between different technological areas and specialties. To achieve its goals, GDS is staffed with highly qualified engineers properly chosen and trained in order to consolidate know-how from all of the offered services by the company although specialized in one technological part. Finally, GDS is the only Greek company that develops KNX devices, methods and procedures for communication between KNX and other systems. More information at: www.gds.com.gr

GDT is a digital systems design company, offering products and services for broadband networking, multimedia systems, advanced embedded systems and system S/W. It is among a few companies worldwide to claim successful porting of embedded Linux kernel to new processor architectures. ECI-AD, GDT's first networking controller IC product, was included in EUROPRACTISE's annual report as one of most innovative integrated products delivered in 2005. Lately, GDT's silicon IP portfolio has included one of the first commercial implementations worldwide of a hardware HD video encoder core based on the most advanced video coding standard (MPEG 4-10/AVC, also known as H.264). More infor-mation at: www.gdt.gr

GENNET is one of the leading Product & Solution Providers for the new emerging and converging tech-nologies of telecommunications, security solutions and IT for Greece, Balkans and Central Eastern Eu-rope. Committed to provide the best of breed solutions for its customers, the core strengths of GEN-NET are in its highly skilled professional experts and its strategic alliances with leading technology partners around the world. Utilizing and combining technical know-how with international experience, GENNET is one of the fastest growing and profitable application and service providers of broadband solutions and mobile IT services in the sector. GENNET Broadband Solutions delivers innovative tech-nology and services based on the extensive know-how of its engineers in the development, production organization, marketing and sales of terminal equipment for Next Generation Networks (NGN). The OxyGEN product portfolio includes innovative, high-quality, Linux-based broadband access gateways covering the needs of end-users ranging from residential to SOHO/SMEs, smoothly integrated with a complete management solution. The design of the devices, both Software and Hardware, is fully con-trollable by GENNET's R&D. This way, operators are supported seamlessly for the development of new, operator-driven functionality. This flexibility includes customer-adapted or new features and full tech-nical support in short response times. More information at: www.gennetsa.com

Helic specializes in the development of enabling EDA technologies for RFIC and systems-in-package (SiP) design. Helic’s VeloceRF™ is the leading EDA tool for integrated inductor synthesis, modelling and verification and has been adopted by several renowned semiconductor companies worldwide. With a global reach and sales offices in Europe, the U.S., and Japan, Helic offers its customers EDA tools, intel-lectual property (IP), and services that enable delivery of first-pass silicon, while greatly reducing the development cycle for complex wireless transceiver products. In August 2000 Helic raised its Series A financing from a consortium of European investors, to develop core technologies and establish allianc-es in the industry and in January 2003 closed its second round of funding. More information at: www.helic.com

Since 1984, ILPRA has supported numerous companies and organizations to power uninterruptedly their production and logistics systems in Greece, with its power electronics products. The PPT, the PPC and the Attica metro are included in the long list. In 1997, the company installed many automation sys-tems in various industries and hotels all over Greece, using its DirectBus patented system. As of 2001 ILPRA mainly exports renewable energy related products and also manufactures scientific instruments with embedded systems, for power device testing and certification. More information at: www.ilpra.gr

Founded in 2000, inAccess Networks is a leading provider of Multiplay Gateways and Multiservice Media Platforms for the converging Telco market. inAccess Networks current product lines include Multiplay Home Gateways and Controllers, Remote Site Controllers, platforms for Double-Play Media & Services, Multiplay Service Backends, as well as converged Value-Added Service Delivery Platforms. During its six years operation, inAccess Networks has received the award of the fastest growing ICT company in Greece. It constantly expands its client list that includes most high profile European Telcos, as well as international telecom equipment manufacturers and integrators. The company is intensively investing in R&D and continues the expansion of its product portfolio with additional CPE and platform offerings in the areas of Triple-Play and Quad-Play Media & Services. More information at: www.inaccessnetworks.com

INASCO is a high-technology industrial SME founded in 1989 with capabilities and expertise in the are-as of Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Processes (Precision Machining, Liquid Composites Mold ing), High Performance Acoustic Liners & Intelligent Distributed Embedded Systems for real-time in-situ monitoring of physical/structural parameters. INASCO is focusing on developing and applying in-novative technologies for the aerospace sector. Activities and expertise cover: (1) Inception and proto-typing of advanced composite and metallic aero structures, (2) "Turn-key" solutions for composite manufacturing, including “smart” molds and process control electronics, (3) Novel industrial cure and flow monitoring systems for composite manufacturing process optimisation & industrial integration [Technological solution: DiAMon Plus™, Flow™, Lite™], (4) Engine noise reduction technologies for use in extreme environments [technological solution: SegHit™]. INASCO is staffed with the highest level of scientists and technical personnel, and equipped with manufacturing facilities for composites and me-tallic prototypes production and electronics lab. INASCO is ISO 9001 certified. More information at: www.inasco.com

INTRACOM TELECOM is a leading telecom equipment manufacturer and telecommunications solutions provider, headquartered in Athens, Greece with more than 100 customers in over 50 countries. IN-TRACOM TELECOM has 2.535 employees in Greece and has presence in 16 countries worldwide and is considered as one of the largest European companies and top ranking amongst all Greek companies in R&D investment. Since June 2006, JSC SITRONICS acquired the 51% of INTRACOM TELECOM. At Mi-croelectronics and Embedded Systems area, there are more than 200 Engineers that participate in the development of state of the art products in the area of wireless and wireline broadband access, mobile backhauling and Content Delivery Systems. Key products include WiMax 802.16, Next-generation LMDS systems (point to multipoint wireless), Point-to-point radio systems, wireline multiservice access systems, and IPTV platform. More information at: www.intracom-telecom.com

IRIDA Labs is a high technology Greek company established in 2007 in the technological city of Patras from experienced researchers of the University of Patras. The main services target in the fields of In-formation Processing and Remote Sensing, implemented by qualified management and engineering experts. The scientific resources, the experience and professional skills of IRIDA’ s personnel and the know-how of the company ensure exceptional quality of service. IRIDA Labs is divided into separate business units offering high-quality services in the fields of: Computer Vision and Multimedia Systems, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, Wireless Networks, Microelectronics, Embedded Systems. IRI-DA Labs customizes software and hardware solutions ranging from research and design level to system level solutions. The portfolio includes advanced quality services and products acting either as a design entrepreneur or a service provider, covering a wide range of applications. More information at: www.iridalabs.gr

Lamda Electronics S.A. provideς integrated solutions involving the design, development and optimiza-tion of industrial automation products with the use of telemetry and telematics. In this way we at-tempt to cover the gap of the absence of integration in the areas of high technology products and ser-vices aimed at specific technological applications. The areas which form the basic activities of the company are: OEM high technology products with innovative applications that will appeal to the large construction groups of Greece and abroad, a line of automation electronics products to be used in the production of home and industrial elevator control panels, products and services in Telemetry and Telematics, products and services for the Industrial Sector, products and services for the Car industry, products and services for “smart home” applications. More information at: www.lamdaelectronics.com

MARAC ELECTRONICS S.A. was founded in 1976 in Piraeus and is considered as one of the most impor tant groups in the field of technology which combine Integrated Solutions and Specialized Technical Services. Today, our company presents a wide spectrum of products and services in the areas of Tele-communications, Information Technology, Environment, Marine, Energy, Security – Civil Protection and Telemetry. Our company chooses strategic partners from the global market, while in parallel de-signs, manufactures and provides its own products developed in its own laboratories in Piraeus or in the factory located in Alexandroupolis. Some important points in our history have been the company’s entrance at the Greek Stock Exchange in 2003 and its certification some years earlier by the Greek Standardization Organization (ELOT) under ELOT EN ISO 9001:2008 standard.Finally, it worth noting that we participate in the manufacturers registers of all big Public Authorities including the National Defense Ministry Providers Register as well as in Organizations such as SEPE (Federation of Hellenic In-formation Technology & Communications Enterprises), SEV (Hellenic Federation of Enterprises), SEKPY (Hellenic Defense Industries Catalogue) etc. More information at: www.marac.gr

Micrel Medical Devices S.A. is a manufacturer of infusion pumps and consumables, selling worldwide under its well recognized Brand Name and technology and European and US patents. Its major mar-kets are in Western Europe, while 93% of its products are exported to all continents. In 2005 the com-pany won the biggest 3 year tender in Europe of Pain Control Analgesia (PCA) infusion pumps, for 48 Hospitals in the greater Paris area. Furthermore, in the UK, the company successfully replaced Paren-teral Nutrition pumps (used by patients fed intravenously) of a big American manufacturer, who re-called its products from the market. It is worth mentioning that the patient associations in a compara-tive study with all available pumps worldwide, concluded that Micrel pumps and consumables as best for their treatment. Micrel holds the second, in chronological order patent in the world, for the new style telemedicine, using a mobile GSM/GPRS phone and Personal Area Sensor Network. Rythmic Con-nect infusion pump which is continuously on-line with MicrelCare Server is the first product of this technology, a feature that worked as a catalyst for the wining the Parisian Hospitals’ tender. The com-pany was the first with technological equipment that represented Greece in the EU Design Prize 1994, with an industrial design of Andreas Varotsos. More information at: www.micrelmed.com

Micro2Gen is a fab-less startup SME active in the design and fabrication (through strategic partner-ships), of disposable Lab-on-Chip for genetic analysis and of their associated systems for molecular di-agnostics market. It is hosted in the technology park of NCSR Demokritos in Athens, Greece and the activities of the company include, microelectronics design and the development of the associated firmware for the control of the genetic analysis microfluidic circuitry, research on innovative microflu-idic circuits, on new generation bio-sensors and on the development of medical instrumentation in-corporating the previously mentioned technology (molecular diagnostics systems for the detection of specific genetic mutations). The Lab-on-Chip will integrate 3 different processes (DNA extraction-purification, DNA amplification, hybridization detection). Currently Lab-on-Chip for genetic mutation detection with integrated DNA extraction from blood doesn’t exist as such and it is a worldwide inno-vation. The company addresses the market of diagnostic instrumentation for genetic diagnostics la-boratories, or for primary healthcare (practitioners). More information at: www.micro2gen.com

Established in Athens, 1987 Micronics has for over 22 years, has been a silent R&D partner and key driver for OEM products that are being competitively and successfully exported worldwide. Focusing our resources into energy management technologies lead to the development of RAMSIS, a wireless server based, distributed data logging system, which has enabled the monitoring of over 760 system variables for hybrid power generation plants consisting of PV arrays, Wind and fossil fuel generators large Battery storage arrays and diesel fuel monitoring. Emerging LED light technologies do not leave Micronics indifferent, we have already developed successful LED driver engines to 20W. We are coop-erating with one of the world’s best companies in heat management. Above all though, we at Micron-ics do what we love. And we love what we do. For our precious customers, however, the most im-portant attribute is our commitment to deliver innovative and conceptually superior solutions for their need! More information at: www.micronics.gr Movinno is a start-up company that develops innovative portable devices which add value to everyday life by addressing specific needs. Movinno’s R&D focuses on combining technology in clever and inno-vative ways to provide means to connect human with technological infrastructures. We are committed in using safe materials and technologies and place special emphasis on industrial design and interface. We constantly explore new methods of human-machine interaction such as motion, location or senso-ry inputs. Our business model is strongly extrovert and focused in delivering a unique value proposi-tion to our customers and specifically to niche or neglected markets. At Movinno we capitalize on our innovation philosophy and strong educational and professional background. The team is comprised of Dipl. Engineers with solid knowledge in Business Administration (MBAs) and successful careers in vari-ous critical positions. Our international advisory board possesses experience in marketing and devel-

opment of high-tech devices and is comprised of top executives, entrepreneurs and consultants. More information at: www.movinno.com

m.Technology was founded in 2006 by experienced professionals with active role in design and devel-opment of electronic systems. The company specializes in the development and manufacture of elec-tronic systems (hardware, firmware, software) for data collection, recording and processing. Specifical-ly, the product range includes stand alone data loggers for analog and digital units (e.g. temperature, humidy, flow, energy consumption), industrial automation control, remote notification (via phone, SMS, email) and telemetry (via Internet) with a variety of connectivity options (GPRS, Ethernet, WiFi, Satellite). Moreover, the range includes wired systems and systems for data collection of wireless sen-sor nodes. The solutions provided by the company’s products are intended for multiple application ar-eas such as: industrial refrigeration, food chain, laboratory applications, meteorological stations, HVAC systems, renewable energy sources. m.Technology constantly invests in the development of new sys-tems as well as the evolution of current product range and monitors developments in the field of elec-tronics and requirements of the application areas. The company has a qualified and creative team of experienced electronic engineers and an extensive partner network, providing proven optimal systems with excellent technical support. More information at: www.mtec.gr

NanoPhos SA invents clever materials that solve every day problems. By harnessing nanotechnology, we seek to create a more comfortable, safe and trouble-free living environment. At NanoPhos, we craft materials that effectively solve common problems. We transfer innovations out of our lab and in-to the hands of consumers. Our vision is clear: “Tune the nanoworld to serve the macroworld” – in simple terms make nanoparticles serve the needs of people. Nanotechnology refers to the scientific field, which deals with very small structures, usually sized below 100 nm. One nanometer (nm) stands for one billionth of a meter (10

-9 m) and it is so small that if earth was one meter in diameter, then one

nanometer would have been the size of an apple! Nanosized materials reveal unique properties when compared to ordinary, bulk materials or even molecules. At NanoPhos, we take advantage of these unique properties to develop applications that are user-friendly, safe, cost effective, but most im-portantly, to address everyday problems. NanoPhos was recognized in January of 2008 by Bill Gates as one of the most innovative companies. The company also received the 1

st prize for innovation at

theprestigious 100% Detail Show in London. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified by the Lloyd’s Registered Assurance Limited. NanoPhos is founded and managed by a team with a proven interna-tional track record. The team holds patents and has widely published in nanotechnology and has suc-cessfully managed internationally high-technology products and ventures. NanoPhos is a rapidly grow-ing company that is actively expanding its distribution network. Currently, the company is present in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Poland, and Saudi Ara-bia. More information at: www.nanophos.com

Nanoradio Hellas was established in June 2007 as a branch office of the Swedish company Nanoradio AB aiming at providing hardware and software design services for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) applications to the mother company. In the short period of its operation, Nanoradio Hellas has a significant growth record by contributing to the development of critical products for the company and supporting key customers to embed the company's integrated circuits and software into portable devices. Specifically, some of the most important projects accomplished in this period are: Design and verification of the WLAN functionality for a Portable Media Player (MP3) of a well known Korean man-ufacturer, Design and verification of the WLAN functionality for two Wireless Network Camera prod-ucts of American and Asian companies, and Design and verification of the WLAN functionality for Smart Phones of T1 mobile phone supplier. During the same period, based on the strong expertise of its engineers, established in Greece the Integration and Verification engineering of the company, which provide certification for all their products. More information at: www.nanoradio.com

Founded in 2008, Nanotropic™ is an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) company specializing in power integrity and optimization software tools for digital and mixed-signal Integrated Circuits (ICs) and System-on-Chip (SoC). Nanotropic’s™ unique NanoPower™ EDA software tool helps tackle power consumption and operating speed by providing IC designers with previously unattainable real, analyti-cal, and detailed information on the power needs and behavior of all parts of the IC. More infor-mation at: www.nanotropic.com NetRinno company is specialized in creating innovative online ordering systems combining applica-tions of embedded systems and telephony services in order to achieve the interactive and direct communication between the client and the visitor via web and mobile applications. Since 2007 the ac-tion of the company has achieved to networked and promote over 700 companies. More information at: www.netrinno.com

Noesis Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in design, development and marketing of high quality, cost effective, advanced communication IP cores and provides expert ASIC/FPGA design services in telecom area. Noesis is particularly specialized in Forward Error Correc-tion technology and its portfolio of FEC IP cores includes Reed Solomon Codecs, Viterbi Decoders, Tur-bo Product Codecs, Turbo Convolutional Codecs, BCH codecs, Interleavers, AWGN Channel Emulators. The offered IP solutions are fully configurable and can be used in any telecom technology that requires FEC. The company offers a broad range of architectures optimized for speed, area and power dissipa-tion as well as customized versions tailored to specific customer needs. In addition to the complete suite of FEC IP cores, the company offers a range of silicon proven cores in the areas of encryption, networking, source coding and modulation. Noesis Technologies is an export-oriented company and has its principle operations in Patras, Greece. Its customer list includes large U.S.A. and Canada based companies active in telecom and defense sector. More information at: www.noesis-tech.com

Novocaptis is a young start-up company established in early 2010 in Thessaloniki, Greece. It has strong links to the Greek and international academic and research community pursuing state of the art joint research projects. Its vision is to provide cutting-edge products and services in the areas of service and consumer robotics, ambient intelligence, ambient assisted living, environmental applications, educa-tion and entertainment markets. Currently it develops its first product for the Smart Home sector. Apart from product development the company offers design and implementation services for custom solutions to the service and consumer robotics and ambient intelligence areas. It also offers business and technological consulting services in its areas of expertise. More information at: www.novocaptis.com

Aging Indepentently designs, manufactures, and sells products and services for the rapidly growing ageing population. Our solutions include a friendly and easy to use social networking platform; and a wearable appliance and various mobile technologies that provide the means for the continuous and automatic monitoring of an elderly person’s wellbeing. Through remote monitoring our solutions track real time emergencies and lifestyle changes over time in order to manage the risks associated with the independent living of elderly people. Through the brands OIKOTek and OIKOCare, AGEING INDE-PENDENTLY brings together a set of integrated services combining quality in-home care and assistive ICT technology solutions to improve the lives of the senior and for those who care for them. Helping seniors to continue to live comfortably in their home for as long as possible by delivering social net-working & e-security. More information at: www.oikocare.com

Olympia Electronics was established in 1979. Its legal form is incorporated company (S.A.). The com-pany’s annual production & distribution exceeds the 400.000 units. The head quarters of the company are at the North Of Greece, near Thessaloniki. Olympia Electronics has 130 employees. The company has its own building 4000 m² equipment premises in a land of 10.000 m². The company holds a sales branch in Athens. The distribution and sales dept cover all districts of Greece. Olympia Electronics is the dominant firm (53% market share) in the Greek market of emergency lighting & fire detection sys-tems covering all the geographical area of the country. Further more Olympia Electronics has a wide distribution network in the following areas: U.S.A., East European & Central European countries, Eu-ropenean Union, Balcan and Arab countries. Planing, Research & Development and Production of modern technology, of high reliability and quality are being accomplished at the company’s plant. More information at: www.olympia-electronics.gr

OPT Hellas was founded in 1980 as a type limited corporation (LTD). After 2 decades as a successful and always profitable business entity, the company changed its legal status to an SA (Societé Anonyme) corporation in 2001. For nearly 3 decades OPT Hellas has been a leader in the design, mod-eling and high volume production of RF filter products - (LC and Quartz Crystal type). In this timeframe the company has achieved a high level “know-how” in its field, which is very well recognized in the in-dustry. The company’s products are close to 100% exported to markets in the US, Europe and Asia. OPT’ s customer base includes high tech, and in many cases publicly traded companies. The product line’s main applications include: Defense Electronics, Two –way tactical communications, Medical Elec-tronics, Avionics Systems and other industrial uses. OPT maintains a worldwide sales presence through representation in major industrial markets. More information at: www.opthellas.com

Opticon Group is the only Greek company with manufacturing activity in the area of 3rd generation optical discs, Blu-ray. It is based in Tripolis (region of Arcadia) and manufactures Stampers used for Blu-ray disc replication. Opticon Group is already collaborating with large European replication facilities for the production of Stampers that will be used for the replication of small independent film productions and Hollywood Blockbusters. Opticon Group’s research agenda involves the development of nano-materials, mechatronic and laser engraving systems for the development of innovative production methods for optical discs and microelectronic applications. More information at: www.opticon-group.eu

The Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A., commonly known by its acronym OTE, was founded in 1949 by the Greek State and is the biggest full service telecommunication company in Greece. OTE is one of the five biggest companies in the Greek stock exchange market and its stocks are negotiated in the New York and UK stock exchange market. Since November 5

th 2008, the Greek Gov-

ernment and the Deutsche Telecom Group hold 25% of the stocks plus an extra stock. OTE is currently the major public switched voice telephony provider in Greece and as such, operates an extensive net-work of cable, fibre and wireless technologies, providing access to a variety of telecommunications services. The group of OTE has more than 30.000 employees in 6 countries (Greece, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, FYROM and Albania). Research and Development: OTE runs an extensive in-house R&D pro-gram and has established co-operation with leading Greek academic institutions, research centres and the industry. The company’s primary focus is to be updated with the pace of technological advances in telecommunications, with great emphasis in the wireless and fibre communications sectors. OTE has identified the following strategic R&D directions, which are currently under heavy investigation: 1. xDSL technologies for fast Internet access and multimedia services, 2. Fibre technologies for carrier services and core network layout, 3. Broadband Wireless Access technologies to deliver services to fixed users in urban, suburban and, most importantly, across rural areas with low subscriber density. OTE’s R&D department participates in many research projects in the seventh FP7 research project frameworks co-funded by the European Union. More information at: www.ote.gr

OXYGEN BROADBAND S.A. is a leading Broadband Product & Solution Provider for the converging technologies of telecommunications, security solutions and IT for Greece, Balkans and Central Eastern Europe. Committed to address the needs for multi-service Next Generation Networks (NGN), its activi-ties include the design and development of Broadband Access terminals and Solutions, the organiza-tion of production, the marketing, sales and support of customers. The Oxygen product portfolio com-prises innovative, high-quality broadband access gateways covering the needs of end-users ranging from residential to SOHO/SMEs, smoothly integrated with a complete management solution. The rich, Linux-based software feature-set, including full IPv6 support, combined with the flexible, albeit power-ful, hardware configuration options is enabled by the core strengths of the company: its highly skilled professional experts and the strategic alliances with leading technology partners around the world. This results into the full control of all products, both in terms of Software and Hardware. This way, op-erators are supported seamlessly and in short response times for the adaptation of the device func-tionality or the development of new features, making Oxygen Broadband gateways a future-proof, turn-key solution capable of supporting converged services in both current and future broadband net-works. More information at: www.oxygenbroadband.com

Prisma Electronics S.A. was established in 1991 in Alexandroupolis, NΕ Greece. Its involvement in Elec-tronics, Information-Communication Systems, Energy and national and EU R&D programs, composes the Company’s profile. Innovative Electronics and ICT products designed and developed by the Com-pany include: digital system for interactive touring (Xenagos), intelligent, wireless sensors solutions (Prisma Sense) and Led displays (PrismaLed). Prisma Electronics S.A. maintains strategic partnerships with companies like Microsoft (Certified Partner), HP (Preferred Partner), CISCO (SMB Select), Oracle (Partner Network) and Intracom. Furthermore, the Company manufactures electronics for CERN. More information at: www.prisma.gr

RAYMETRICS S. A. was established in Athens (Greece) in 2002 by skilled research personnel in co-operation with ZENON S.A. and since then, it offers complete solutions mainly in the field of optoelec-tronics for atmospheric applications. RAYMETRICS S.A. designs and manufactures a complete series of systems which rely on LIDAR technique and technology. It is one of the very few companies over the world which make business in the remote sensing area (applying laser technology) for atmospheric and meteorological applications and the only one which designs and manufactures multi-parameter LIDAR systems. Company’s systems have been located and are under operation in more than 10 countries all over the world, including the European Space Agency. Having gained long-year experience not only in the optical, opto-mechanical and opto-electronics design, but in the design of appropriate software al-so, our company has managed to be in a dominant position of the global market of LIDAR systems and το offer unique solutions to this growing and demanding area. More information at: www.raymetrics.gr

SBOING.NET ("navigation beyond") is an SME that implements innovative Web-2.0 / Web-3.0 technol-ogies and related systems for the collection, processing and exploitation of location and mobility based data. In particular, it implements an internationally patented, collaborative, crowdsourcing technology for the collection, processing and distribution of traffic, road and sensory data in order to provide im-proved routing capabilities for GPS navigation, globally. Users record their routes and exchange them with free navigation software and world maps, utilizing a credit-based system (digital virtual currency). By sophisticated processing of the user traces and other contributions, SBOING maintains an active da-tabase of traffic and location-based data for the entire planet and uses it to perform more accurate, multi-parametric routing with time-of-day granularity, as well as to offer faster map updates for its us-

ers and for other GPS-navigation applications; a unique approach world-wide. SBOING develops em-bedded GPS software and systems that support the SBOING technology and its applications. More in-formation at: www.sboing.net

Sciensis has designed and developed the first EMV‐2000 compliant smart‐card terminal for financial transactions, entirely manufactured in Greece. The product is already in the production phase. More information at: www.sciensis.com

Founded in 2002, SENSAP Microsystems SA focuses on the development and implementation of High Tech Solutions for industrial systems and processes. The Microsystems Division – established in 2007 – provides innovative solutions based on Auto-ID - RFID technologies and wireless integrated sensors. Currently, SENSAP participates in EU FP7 "ASPIRE" IP Project, working on the development of RFID middleware and Low-Cost RFID Reader Hardware and also in EU FP7 "IHACS" PEOPLE Project – jointly with EPFL – for developing CMOS Hall Sensors. Finally, SENSAP’s Business Plan for innovative RFID Items Management was granted in order to implement an EPCglobal compliant system based on the company’s S-Platform RFID Software solution. More information at: www.sensap.eu

THEON Sensors was incorporated in 1997 in Athens and is located in privately – owned facilities at the industrial zone of Koropi, near by the new Athens International Airport. Company’s MEMS Business Unit constitutes a fabless design and development house for Silicon based micro-systems (MEMS) as well as for integrated circuits (ASICS). THEON has developed a family of Mass Air Flow Sensing Systems that is currently evaluating from companies around the world for various applications including Medi-cal and Consumer Goods Market. In addition to this THEON together with a major European Manufac-turer has developed a Capacitive Pressure Sensor for a wide variety of applications. Finally only recent-ly European Space Agency has awarded to THEON MEMS Business Unit the mandate to evaluate Sili-con micro-technologies for the Design, Development and Production of an IMU system for Space Ap-plications. More information at: www.theon.com

THETA Microeletronics is an RFIC Design House and provider of related RFIC Intellectual Property solutions and buildings blocks. Theta is developing and delivering customized advanced Radio Frequency integrated circuits (RFIC) for mobile broadband data and video connectivity applications. A venture backed company with its European Facilities located in Athens, Greece. Theta SA strong track record in delivering advance RFIC solution in CMOS and BiCMOS processes for leading edge applications. Theta has been awarded, and recently delivered, various contracts for WiMAX tranceivers, MIMO transceivers for wireless HDTV, and highly integrated point-to-point radio transceivers. More information at: www.thetamicro.com

Think Silicon was established in 2007 and is a chip design services and system IP Core provider compa-ny. It develops parametric IP Cores and an innovative web-based IP parameterization and delivery Plat-form called IPGenius. This platform recently attracted the attention of international semiconductor press and many professionals have subscribed to receive parametric circuits. The company is extending the platform with the development of parametric Virtual platforms, assisted by a rapidly growing IP Core portfolio, developed internally and in cooperation with external companies and contractors. More information at: www.think-silicon.com

Thyratron ltd was founded in 1992 and is an electronic application company, based in Vasiliko Farron, at Achaia, Greece and its main purpose is the research, development, manufacturing and trading of electronic apparatus and systems. The activities up to date, are automation and control systems, secu-rity and fire alarm systems, emergency elevator callers, control and test systems for refrigerators, electronic voltage protector – stabilizers and supervisors, data acquisition systems, wireless asset tracking systems. Most of the company’s products are OEM oriented. Thyratron ltd has in its owner-ship two patents and one international award in management of cooling systems. Over the 96% of its products are directly or indirectly exported in about 24 countries all over the world. In 2007 Thyratron ltd became a member of Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Association as a result of the high technolo-gy knowledge and exploitation. More information at: www.thyratron.gr

Top Vision ltd., one of the most high-powered rising companies in the market, designs manufactures, sells, implements installs and supports advanced Electronic Public Informational Systems to cover the ever-growing needs of both public and private sector of the market. Its solutions are based either on its own developed products or on products of leading global vendors that have trusted Top Vision as their strategic partner for Greece and for the SE European region. Top Visions’ solutions encompass a wide range of professional services for the effective and productive operation of the products offered (business consulting, IT infrastructure services, installation or developing of needed software, training, maintenance and support services etc.). Key success factors to Top Visions’ successful growth are its customer centric approach, the high quality of its products and services, its specialized personnel and its constant investment in Research and Development. Top Vision is certified by ISO 9001:2008 since 1999. More information at: www.topvision.gr

Trinity Systems is a start-up company offering specialized integrated ICT solutions and services to the enterprise sector. As part of its main field of expertise, the company is also performing research and development (R&D) covering a wide range of activities such as theoretical and applied signal pro-cessing, soft-computing, wireless engineering (propagation & coverage planning, field testing), antenna design (modelling & prototyping of RFID/WiFi antennas), industrial & environmental telemetry systems (WSN/Zigbee/WiFi/GPRS/3G) etc. The company was spun-off in 2006 by doctorate students of the Ar-istotle University, through the entrepreneurship competition “Innovative Ideas” (organized by the Re-gion of Central Macedonia, Greece), in which they were awarded the 1

st prize for the best business

plan. The newly established company is privately-held, bootstrap-financed and is located in Thessalo-niki, Greece. More information at: www.trinitysystems.gr

TROPICAL S.A. is a fast-growing organization manufacturing A/C Units as well as Fuel Cell Systems (power generators), with more than 100 products with its own technology & know how having in its portfolio, comprising of two major departments: a) The A/C units (for buses, vans, trucks, trains, armyvehicles, etc) & Various Customized Vehicles, which supplies fully-developed A/C units, Refrigera-tion units and cooling boxes (isothermal Chambers) being driven by either the vehicle’s engine or by an autonomous system and, b) The Hydrogen Fuel Cells & Renewable Energy Sources, which focuses on fuel cell power systems operating with hydrogen, methanol, natural gas, lpg or biofuels and fuel cell engines integrated in scooters, cars, boats, buses, uav, etc.. Tropical S.A has participated in more than 15 Research Projects, it is certified from TUV HELLAS (Member of TUV NORD GmbH) for the Design and Production of Fuel Cell Systems and is a member of the Joint Technology Initiative – Industry Grouping, part of the European Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Platform. More information at: www.tropical.gr

Unibrain provides both FireWire hardware and software products, and the last few years has expand-ed to developments in storage and multimedia technologies. It plays pivotal role in development of FireWire solutions. In 2000, it established a daughter company Unibrain Inc. in San Ramon, California and it was the first Greek company with presence in Silicon Valley. Unibrain is listed in the AthensStock Exchange since April 30th, 2001. Unibrain was awarded the winner of "The Best of RetailVisionA-wards"™ for Hardware products at the 2004 RetailVision Europe. 80% of the annual turnover derives from sales in foreign countries. Unibrain uses the OEM sales strategy to promote and sell its products, while the production is assigned to big Asian manufacturing companies, such as MacPower and Xing-tel. The customer list includes firms with robust brand names, such as TI, Rockwell Collins, Packard Bell, Logitech, Iomega, Gtech, Philips, Xerox, Siemens. More information at: www.unibrain.com

Vision Solutions is a dynamic startup, providing enterprise software with service offerings in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Business Process Management (BPM), Intelligent Transport Optimi-zation Systems and Mobile business application. The company offers fully specialized solutions for the following sectors: Media Production (and Post-Production), Trasportation. Additionaly, it specializes in Enterprise Software, CRM and Intelligent Transport Systems. More information at: www.vision-solutions.gr

Video Search Systems (ViSS) Ltd, founded 2008, develops video search systems based on innovative techniques. ViSS owns methods for ultra fast searching of multimedia content addressing several de-ployment scenarios. Huge video repositories or multiple video channels can be searched in a scalable and reliable way. ViSS also offers a development environment integrating own patented systems with third party components. ViSS offers technology, services and products supporting a multitude of appli-cations like direct video search, internet and broadcast media content tracking, DRM, multimedia so-cial networks. ViSS technology is highly modular and can be accommodated into embedded network systems. A web based demonstrator has been specially designed to guide users and clients through the features and capabilities of the approach followed by ViSS. ViSS completed in June 2009 the first (seed) financing round and targets now a second round (Series A) for Q3/2010. More information at: www.viss.gr

XVUE is a privately owned company established in early 2004. The company's main aim is to develop and provide innovative solutions in the fields of advanced graphics for digital video systems as well as in medical imaging for related healthcare projects, using the significant experience of its RD team in image processing, image reconstruction, signal processing, real-time video processing and 3D render-ing. Xvue offers iOrasis Studio that builds on Matrox DSX Hardware and can be used for on-air video broadcasting of multiple live inputs, video playlists, numerous 2D and 3D effects and graphics. The company also offers multi-channel video capture and review systems, which are mainly used in broad-cast, medical and deep-ocean engineering sectors. XVUE is involved in commercial and research medi-cal projects that focus on bio-imaging. The company has designed the digital hardware architecture for a research Magnetic Resonance Imaging system, has provided a software application for the control of a Gama-Camera and has developed the control and image reconstruction prototype application soft-ware for quantitative Fluorescence tomography. More information at: www.xvue.com

ZELITRON SA (a VODAFONE Greece subsidiary company) is based in Metamorfosi, Athens, Greece and was founded on June 2004. As off June 2008, ZELITRON SA cooperates with Vodafone Greece for the provisioning of M2M services & applications, on cars, telemetry, telematics and telecommunications through the GPRS & 3G network to VODAFONE business customers. ZELITRON is ISO 2001:9008 certi-fied, amongst other things, for the development of software related to telematics and telecommunica-tions, configuration, customisation, installation and support of telematics systems and data services. Vision: To be leaders in the vast deployed market of M2M technologies, by providing innovative, quali-tative and reliable services and applications, in a world that evolves technologically and in which com-munication now has a broader meaning. ZELITRON SA is positioned dynamically in the market of inte-grated applications and solutions in the field of M2M services, Telecommunications and Informatics, strengthened in technology and human resources. The company extends the offered applications allo-cating unique experience, important know-how, proven faculty in the designing, effectuation and sup-port of successful IT projects. Currently offered services in the fields of: Fleet Management and Asset Tracking: ZeliTrack, Smart Metering: SmartEcoMeter (PV, GAS, POWER). More information at: www.zeritron.com

Universities and Research Institutions Overview

AIT is a non-profit renowned international academic and research center of excellence. It maintains exclusive collaborations with Carnegie Mellon and Harvard University in the USA and Aalborg Universi-ty in Denmark. It was founded in 2002 by the INTRACOM Group and is the largest private initiative in SE Europe and the Middle East in research and education in the fields of technology, management, tel-ecommunications and information. To date, AIT has awarded degrees to 251 graduates who are now international executives and specialized research staff. Over 320 scholarships and financial aid, totaling 4,5 million euro, have been awarded to talented students from 22 countries. Upon graduation, 90% of AIT’s graduates are absorbed by the industry in Greece and throughout the region. More than 2,500 high-level executives from SE Europe, the Middle East, and Greece, have participated in AIT’s life-long executive programs. Apart from the three post-graduate programs – MSc in Information Networking, MSc in Information and Telecommunications Technologies, and the MSc in Management of Business, Innovation, and Technology – AIT will be offering the pioneering graduate program, BSc in Computer Engineering, jointly with Aalborg University, in October 2010. More information at: www.ait.gr ALBA is a fast growing graduate business school founded by and operating under the auspices of the business community. It is a private not-for-profit organization with a mission to meet the highest in-ternational standards in teaching and research. It currently offers the following academic programs: Full time MBA, Professional MBA, MBA in Shipping, MBA in Banking (in collaboration with the Hellenic Bank Association), MSc in Business for Lawyers, MSc in Strategic Human Resource Management and MSc in Finance. It is also the leader of high-quality executive education in South-East Europe, meeting the needs of dozens of large corporate clients. Its wide range of programs and seminars suit organiza-tions at different levels of growth and individuals at different stages of their career. These programs can range from open enrollment seminars to customized solutions such as Leadership Development Programs, Customized Management Programs and Corporate MBAs. More information at: www.alba.edu.gr The Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI) was established in 1979 and is one of the six research Institutes of the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF). The TPCI/NHRF is a multidis-ciplinary research centre focussing in the area of Theoretical and Experimental Physical Chemistry and Photonics, having also a strong impetus towards the implementation of devices for real world applica-tions (eg. sensing). The Institute covers disciplines within a broad variety of material and technological platforms, photonics and fiber optic materials and devices, novel glasses, nanostructured materials and semiconductors. The goals of the TPCI include: The advancement of scientific research in the fields of theoretical and computational chemistry and physics, experimental physical chemistry - chemical physics and photonics, the training of young scientists (undergraduates, graduates and postdoctoral fellows) in the methodology and practices of modern research, the transfer of know-how developed in the Institute into selected industrial applications through its R&D service facilities. More information at: www.eie.gr Institute of Accelerating Systems and Applications (IASA) is a research institute based in Athens, Greece. It is affiliated with six university departments (Medicine, Physics, Electrical and Computer En-gineering, Computer Science and Communications, Chemical Engineering, Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences), comprising researchers from numerous scientific fields. It also has a number of re-

search laboratories, ranging from electronics and communications to computing, which support and enhance the capabilities of each research area. Its main research activities can be sorted as following: Accelerator Science - Engineering and Applications, Computing Division - Grid Computing, Electronics - Controls and Data Acquisition, Environmental Physics, Medical Physics, Wireless Communications. The institute has gained important experience by participating and managing complex international re-search projects, including projects financed by the European Commission. Moreover, IASA is collabo-rating on several projects with the following entities: Universities and institutes in Greece and abroad, CERN, European Space Agency, Private sector (new product development), Public Sector. More infor-mation at: www.iasa.gr The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), established in 1983, is one of the larg-est research centers in Greece with well - organized facilities and highly qualified personnel. It func-tions under the supervision of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Hellenic Mi-nistry of Development and consists of seven Research Institutes located throughout Greece: Heraklion, Rethymnon, Patras and Ioannina. The Foundation's headquarters are located in Heraklion, Crete. The research and technological directions of the Foundation cover major areas of scientific, social, and economic interest, such as: Computer Sciences, Molecular Biology, Lasers, Telecommunications, Medi-cal Engineering, Microelectronics, Robotics, Biotechnology, Materials, Chemical and Biological Engi-neering, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Biomedical Technologies, Bioinformatics as well as Historical and Cultural Studies. Over the years, FORTH has become one of the top European research centers, thanks to its high impact research results and its valuable socioeconomic contribution. More information at: www.ics.forth.gr The Microprocessors and Digital Systems Laboratory (MicroLAB) of the School of Electrical and Com-puter Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is operating since 1985, spe-cializing in the design and implementation of digital systems. MicroLAB undertakes teaching activities (covers 6 NTUA courses – 500 students per year), supervises diploma theses and supports research ac-tivities for the development of PhD theses. MicroLAB is comprised of 3 faculty members, 4 postdocto-ral researches, 7 graduate students, 15 undergraduate students and 1 secretary. MicroLAB members are experienced in the design and programming of embedded systems and the design of digital VLSI systems (ASICs and FPGAs) with a rich variety of tools and methodologies. Members of MicroLAB have participated in more than 45 European and National competitive research programs and have received 5 innovation awards for the industry (INTEL and IBM) and other national and international organiza-tions. More information at: www.microlab.ntua.gr The Laboratory of Electronic Nanomaterials and Devices of NTUA is headed by Prof. Dimitris Tsoukal-as and includes actually two-postoctoral researchers and 4 PhD students. Also each year several Mas-ter’s and Diploma thesis are performed in the Laboratory. Current research work focuses on nanopar-ticle based biochemical sensors and electronic memories as well as investigation of thermal effects on activation and diffusion of dopants in silicon and germanium. The work is supported by funding from EU and national research agencies. More information at: www.physics.ntua.gr The Audio and Acoustic Technology Group is part of the Wire Communications Laboratory, of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept., University of Patras. The group was established in 1989 and it is headed by professor John Mourjopoulos. The group has developed substantial expertise in the fields of digital audio processing and technology, electroacoustics and architectural acoustics. It has developed and implemented novel technologies and methods such as prototypes for all-digital loud-speaker array and the silicon-wafer thermoacoustic speaker. Some of these devices and systems have evolved into novel products in cooperation with local and international companies, such as the Digital acoustic compensation system by Roister Speakers (1996) and the computer-based radio station au-tomation system (1991) for Sky R/S, Athens and OEM for Digigram France. The members of the group have also presented significant scientific results including more than 100 publications in international journals and conferences. More information at: www.wcl.ee.upatras.gr/audiogroup

The Electronics laboratory (ellab) constitutes the main part of Electronics and Computers Sector of the Department of Physics of Patras University. It was founded in 1968, as one of the four basic laborato-ries of the Department of Physics. The Research and Development activities of the Electronics Labora-tory are conducted by the close and harmonical collaboration of several research groups, and is ex-tended to the following topics: a. Analog Integrated Circuits Design, b. Embedded DSP Systems Design, c. Computer Vision, d. Remote sensing, signal processing and information fusion, e. Communication Technologies. Today, the Electronics Laboratory invests in his students and in their inexhaustible re-sources for innovation and excellence. More information at: www.ellab.physics.upatras.gr

The VLSI Design Laboratory, Dept. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, was founded in 1986. It has 3 professors and 15 on average PhD students. Its research areas include: design of digital integrated circuits and systems, low power design, concurrent design of hardware and soft-ware for embedded systems, embedded compilers, embedded applications of DSP and communica-tions, safety and security system architectures and CAD tools. The laboratory has won many interna-tional awards. Two successful spin off companies have been created by researchers of the Laboratory. The researchers of the VLSI Laboratory have published their work in more than 90 refereed scientific journals and in more than 230 of international conferences. The laboratory has teamed up with indus-try designing and developing numerous vlsi chips i.e for drugs infusion used in various treatments, hearing aids, peg encoders, cryptographic engines etc. Finally The VLSI Laboratory has been very active in EC-funded programs and has participated to a very large number of EU, national and company fund-ed research, development and educational projects. More information at: www.vlsi.ee.upatras.gr

The Communications and Embedded Systems (COMES) Group of the Laboratory of Electrotechnics (Electrical and Computer Engineering Dεpt. - University of Patras) specializes on providing Research and Development (R&D) and consulting services for organizations and companies of the public and private sector, in Greece and abroad. Its main research activities are on hardware synthesis and de-sign, embedded systems development and communication systems engineering, in research areas such as: Digital Communications, Data Transmission and Coding, "System-on-Chip" Design, Real-Time Embedded Systems, Satellite and Aerospace Communications. COMES personnel includes postgradu-ate and postdoc research engineers. Prof. Theodore Antonakopoulos is the scientific coordinator. The group’s research results are disseminated through extensive publications/presentations in interna-tional journals and conferences. COMES undertakes competitive research projects in the above re-search fields, in cooperation with other Universities, research centers and companies. Among others, such collaborators are: IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Hellenic Aerospace Industry, Ministry of De-fense - Hellenic Airforce, FEL/TNO and GMD-FOKUS Institutes, INTRACOM, SIEMENS, ALCATEL, ATMEL Hellas, and the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization. More information at: www.loe.ee.upatras.gr

HPCLab introduced for the first time in country, research activities in the field of Parallel Processing and installed the first parallel processor in Greece. Its research activities are mainly focused in Numeri-cal Methods, Parallel and Distributed Processing, Real-time Systems, software of Embedded Systems, Multimedia and Web applications, and 3D Graphics and Modeling. Has successfully completed numer-ous National and European research and development projects, in conjunction with (indicative), the Ministry of Culture, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya(Spain), CNR(Italy), INRIA(France), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(USA), Olivetti Ricerca (Italy) etc. HPCLab has numerous honors and awards for the original and pioneer research, which has been, conducted form its establishment. Among the most important success of HPCLab is the establishment of the start-up Eyelead Software in 2007, the best paper award in Supercomputing Conference (Dallas 2000), the first international prize Mobius for the Parthenon CD ROM, etc. More information at: www.hpclab.ceid.upatras.gr The Microelectronics (VLSI) Laboratory of the Computer Eng. and Informatics Dept., School of Eng, Univ. of Patras, has been established officially in the year 1998. Since 1989 members of laboratory has been participated in a number of research and development projects, funded by European Union and national authorities. The laboratory supports research and teaching with a variety of courses, covering topics like: VLSI Systems Design, VLSI Tools Design, VLSI Signal Processing, Digital Systems, Micropro-cessor Systems, Wireless Data Communications and Biomedical Applications. The personnel of the la-boratory is consisted by (2) faculty members, (1) staff member, (2) external PhD colleges and (5) post graduate students. More information at: http://www.ceid.upatras.gr/faculty/alexiou/vlsilab/ The Digital Systems Team (DST) conducts research in the area of parallel computer systems and real-time processes. The team consists of one Assistant Professor (Dr. Dionysios Reisis), five Ph.D. students and five Msc students. DST is part of the Electronics Laboratory of the Physics Department of the Na-tional & Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA). The Digital Systems Team focuses on research on parallel computer architectures and algorithms, real-time processing and their applications in the are-as of signal processing, image and video processing and telecommunications. DST has participated in Research and Development projects with FPGA and/or VLSI architecture implementations. More in-formation at: http://dst.phys.uoa.gr The Electronics and Electronic Computers section educates undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Department of Physics on theoretical and practical subjects of Electronics and Computer Sci-ence. Moreover, the section advances these sciences with the systematic research activity in corre-sponding research fields of the research staff and Ph.D. students of the section. Due to the aforemen-tioned activities of the members of the Electronics and Electronic Computers section and the existing

infrastructure, there exists full capability for the design and development of discrete and integrated analog and digital circuits and systems as well as their characterization and application. More information at: http://electronics.physics.auth.gr The Lab for Thin Films- Nanosystems & Nanometrology (LTFN) is established in the Physics De-partment of AUTh and has many years experience in the growth and characterization of thin films and nanomaterials. LTFN is also active in nanoelectronics through the development and characterization of nanostructured materials and films mainly for the production of organic electronics, as evidenced by the many years successful collaboration with industry and coordination of European and National Re-search Programs. The staff of LTFN includes 25 researchers of various expertise such as Physicists, Chemists, Engineers, Biologists and Doctors. Its facilities consist of laboratory space, equipped with modern methods, systems, devices and compositional techniques and development, nanoprocesses and characterization of nanostructured materials & nanosystem properties. LTFN activities include the implementation undergraduate and graduate students’ dissertations (Interscientific Postgraduate Pro-gram "Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies") and doctoral theses. LTFN also coordinates the thematic network NANONET (http://www.nanonet.gr) with more than 200 laboratories in Greece and abroad covering the fields of Nanoscience & Nanotechnology. More information at: http://ltfn.physics.auth.gr/ The department of audiovisual arts of Ionian University is a new academic unit established in Sep-tember 2004 in Corfu, Greece. The department basic aim is the advance of science, technology and art in the context of digital audiovisual media. Focusing on science and technology issues, the research / academic potential of the department is mainly and suggestively active in developing flexible and ef-fective interaction technologies, digital audio and image/video coding and distribution techniques, dig-ital signal processing methods, integrated digital content management systems and state-of-the-art, high-quality digital audio reproduction systems. For the above implementations, the department em-phasizes on developing embedded (and/or portable) platforms, innovative tools and added-value ap-plications, which will be further used for realizing multimedia systems and state-of-the-art audiovisual installations for art and entertainment. More information at: www.ionio.gr/depts/avarts The scope of the “VLSI Technology and Computer Architecture Lab”, at the Dept. of Computer Sci-ence, University of Ioannina, is the research and teaching in the area of: a) CMOS microelectronics technology and nanotechnology, b) VLSI circuit design, c) System-on-a-Chip (SoC) design techniques and architectures, d) computer architecture, e) design for testability techniques and testing algorithms and f) circuit and system computer-aided design tools. More information at: www.cs.uoi.gr/index_en.html Main research activities of the Computer Systems Laboratory are Microprocessors, Multiprocessors, and Microprocessor-based Systems Design, Testing and Fault Tolerance, as well as Embedded Systems Dependable Hardware and Software Design. Specific topics of recent research are Chip Multiproces-sors, Multiprocessor SoCs, High-Performance Arithmetic Units, Microprocessors Performance Enhan-cement Mechanisms, Peripherals in Systems-on-Chip, and Software-Implemented Hardware Fault To-lerance. The faculty members of the laboratory lead the Embedded Computing Systems Technology discipline of the MSc program in Advanced Computing Systems of the University of Piraeus. The labo-ratory members have established research and development collaborations with major universities, research centers and industry worldwide, with funding resources from local and european research funding boards as well as directly from the industry. Laboratory members hold a patent on self-testing, have published books and book chapters, while the research work regularly appears in all top archival journals (mainly IEEE Transactions and Magazines) as well as the top competitive peer reviewed ACM and IEEE conferences in the design automation and testing disciplines (mainly DATE, DAC, ITC). The la-boratory regularly organizes international conferences and its members hold positions in prestigious journals editorial boards like the IEEE Transactions on Computers, the IEEE Transactions on VLSI Sys-tems and the IEEE Design & Test of Computers Magazine. More information at: www.cslab.cs.unipi.gr Computer Systems Laboratory of the University of Peloponnese Computer Science and Technology Department was founded in September 2007. On the teaching side Computer Systems Laboratory cur-rently supports 12 courses of the Department’s program of studies. With respect to research the la-boratory is currently active mainly in the area of embedded systems and specifically in the domains of hardware compilation (high level language code such as C, Matlab, UML to hardware description lan-guage code for FPGAs and ASICs) and compilation for domain specific (multi)-processors. In the longer term application domain specific programmable architectures will be targeted as well. Computer Sys-tems Laboratory has established strong cooperation with industrial and research groups at Imperial College, Interuniversity Micro Electronics Center Belgium, University of Loughborough, Intracom Tele-com and Axilica Ltd. Currently the personnel of Computer Systems Laboratory includes 1 assistant pro-

fessor, 1 teaching and research assistant, 4 visiting lecturers, 2 full time PhD students and 2 part time PhD students. More information at: http://cst.uop.gr

The Wireless and mobile communications Lab infrastructure includes a measurement system from Narda for radiation measurements, a measurement system from Nemo Technologies for 3G air inter-face measurements, a 8.5 GHz network and two spectrum (22GHz and 3GHz portable) analyzers, oscil-loscopes, digital multimeters, frequency meters, RF generator, RF cables, RF calibration kit, two anten-na and two radar lab training systems, RF generator, power amplifiers-LNA-attenuators and various types of calibrated antennas, as well as network planning and ray tracing propagation modeling soft-ware. More information at: http://tst.uop.gr University of Central Greece was founded by the President of the Hellenic Republic. The University of Central Greece is self-governed under the supervision of the Hellenic (Greek) State, via the Ministry of Lifelong Education and Religion. The Department of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics was initially received students on the academic year 2004-2005. It is an innovative department in the field of Applied Sciences, since it fills in the gap between Computer Science and applications in Medi-cine and Biology. The faculty enumerates 9 researchers in all professorship grades and various scien-tific topics. The Department's research teams are specialized in all the applications of Computer Sci-ence related to Medicine and Biology, like telemedicine, bioinformatics, image, video and biological data processing, design and development of embedded systems, medical and biological process mod-eling, specialized database and algorithm development. More information at: www.dib.ucg.gr The Telecommunication Systems Research Institute (T.S.I.) is a Greek Government-sponsored inde-pendent Research Institute established by the Greek Ministry of Education in 1995. T.S.I. operates within the framework of the Technical University of Crete (T.U.C.); however, it is an administratively independent and financially self-sustained entity mainly funded by external research contracts and grants. Among its main objectives is to promote graduate education, research and development in the broad areas of Telecommunications and Telecommunication Systems. The Institute provides technical support, space, research infrastructure, and access to cooperating faculty members and highly quali-fied R & D engineers with experience in project planning, execution, and management. More infor-mation at: www.tsi.gr The Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering of the Technical University of Crete (TUC), Chania, Greece, offers degree programs leading to a 5‐year Diploma, M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees, since 1990. Three laboratories (among the total of 10) conduct research and education in microelectronics: the Electronics Laboratory, the Microprocessor and Hardware Laboratory, and the Electrical Circuits and Renewable Energy Resources Laboratory. Research activities span the design of integrated microe-lectronic systems, high‐frequency, low‐power telecommunication circuits, the characterization of na-noelectronic devices, the development of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, optoelectronic and biomedical applications, hyperspectral imaging, integrated sensors, sensor networks, telemetry, computer architecture and hardware/software interface, embedded systems, reconfigurable logic, power electronics, DC‐DC and DC‐AC converters, energy optimization systems for renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic and wind generation systems, and more. The laboratories are equipped with an important infrastructure for the design of integrated circuits and systems, the characterization of micro‐ and optoelectronic devices, such as an RF probe station (40 GHz), network analyzer (26.5 GHz), RF signal generator (6 GHz), RF spectrum analyzer (8 GHz), LCR and DC analyzers, oscilloscopes (1 GHz), dynamic signal analyzer, digital signal analyzer, lasers, light sources, optical spectroscopy, hy-perspectral, infra‐red/visible spectrum and biophotonic‐genetic imaging cameras and more. More in-formation at: www.ece.tuc.gr The Laboratory of Electronics was established in 1975 (No. 219, ΠΔ 671, 8-10-1975). Since then, it has been active in various fields of design and implementation of Electronic Systems, as it can be seen from the numerous relative publications in refereed international journals and conferences as well as by its participation in national and European research projects. Research Fields: Design and Implemen-tation of Electronic Systems and Applications, Intelligent Systems , Machine Vision and Mechatronic System Navigation, Robotics, Cellular Automata and Applications, Visual Information Retrieval Instru-mentation, Automated Electronic Measurements, Testing of Electronic Systems, Autonomous Under-water Remotely Operated Vehicles. More information at: http://electronics.ee.duth.gr The Microwaves Laboratory, within the Department of Electronics of the Technological Educational Institution (TEI) of Athens, is a newly established institution of research. Its presence is consolidated following the successful research proposal submitted in the seventh European program frame (FP 7 ICT), This research programme, has attracted three PhD candidates, in cooperation with the University Bradford UK, who work in the area of 802.16j protocol the last 6 months. Moreover, two PhD candi-

dates are working, in the areas of vehicle to vehicle communications and cognitive radiosystems. In the area of wireless communications, the last three years, more that 25 final year projects and 18 MSc dissertations have been elaborated, with a significant number of them in cooperation with the tele-coms industry. More information at: www.ee.teiath.gr The Industrial Informatics Department of T.E.I. Kavalas, focuses on Research and Education of soft-ware and hardware, towards the development of Innovative, integrated industrial applications. The Department has modern and well equipped (software platforms, development boards, FPGAs, robotic arms, PLC etc) laboratories for Education and Research on several fields, including Digital & Embedded Systems, Robotics, Intelligent Systems, Telematic, Parallel & Distributed processing, Optical Fibers, and Human Machine Interaction. The Industrial Informatics Department, constantly pursues the inter-institute collaboration, as well as, the collaboration with R&D departments of companies such as PHILIPS (Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH) and CERN (Switzerland). More information at: http://iiwm.teikav.edu.gr/ii/

The Applied Informatics and Multimedia Department of T.E.I Crete focuses on Information Technolo-gy Sciences, Telecommunications and Multimedia. The department emphasizes on the applications of the Science of Information Technology and on the development, the management of Communication Networks (wired - wireless - satellite) and Multimedia techniques. The embedded systems laboratory confines the hardware activities of the Department and its objective is to perform research and to de-velop hardware systems in FPGAs and ASICs for various sectors, such as telecommunications, molecu-lar diagnostics, biotechnology, implant etc. More information at: www.epp.teiher.gr

The Department of Telecommunication Systems and Networks aims at the promotion of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Network Technologies and Applications and through teaching and research it meets the increasing demand for graduates with a thorough grounding in the princi-ples of these sciences. Students are equipped with knowledge and skills necessary to explore and im-plement IT applications and are further prepared to deal with future developments in this area. In the rapidly changing Information Society the development of communication infrastructure, high perfor-mance computing and software, the large scale system interconnection, the integrated applications of content and added value the convergence of technologies(television, computers and networks), all demand graduates who have both good knowledge on new technologies and the necessary expertise to support the smooth network function and interconnection. More information at: www.tesyd.teimes.gr

The Microcomputer Systems Laboratory belongs to the Automation & Electronic Systems Sector of the Electrical Engineering Department of TEI of Patras. Its main objective is to provide a sufficient foundation and educate students in microprocessors, microcomputers, microcontrollers and net-worked microcontrollers with fieldbuses. Founded in 1985 and restructured in 1999, it has a very good infrastructure and modern equipment for education, student projects and applied research & devel-opment. It has participated in many operational programs and research projects and has the responsi-bility for the design, development and operation of all Institutes’ networking infrastructure. More in-formation at: www.microlab.teipat.gr Technological Educational Institute of Chalkida was funded in 1983 and since 1986 is located in Psah-na, Evia, Greece. Its research interests among others include: the design and development of micro-computing systems based on programmable electronic components and embedded controllers, data-voice-video integration systems, security in wireless and sensor networks focusing on secure routing protocols and trust management schemes, development of embedded software and software for pro-gramming digital systems, architecture design and implementation of automation system require-ments, from embedded to general purpose, development of tools and software that allow to improve systems performance design, development and interconnection of wireless, wired and satellite net-works, modelling and characterization of sensor technologies, design of data acquisition systems, de-sign and development of teleconference services, development of telematic applications. TEI of Chalkida has been involved in ITEA, IST, FP7-ICT and ESA as well as in national research projects. More information at: www.teihal.gr The department of Computing and Computer Technology, of the Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia was founded in 2004-2005. There are already seven professors and the de-partment incorporates more than 4 laboratories for research and teaching. Dr M. Dosis is currently an Assistant Professor of computing and computer technology. He has developed an ECAD technology for digital systems which is based on high-level synthesis techniques for digital and embedded systems. It concerns a technology that automates and decreases, by an order of magnitude, the time and the ef-fort needed for such systems design. His research work has been published in many scientific papers, in several international patents and receives a worldwide recognition. The Western Macedonia TEI

premises in Kastoria include in total 3 departments. The department organizes scientific meetings and an international congress on applied economics. There are important prospects for many more con-gresses and scientific activities. More information at: http://kastoria.teikoz.gr

Consultants Overview

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PAPPAS IP is an international patent law firm. Pappas IP partners and associates have over 100 years of cumulative experience protecting clients' inventions in the United States, Greece and abroad. We are specifically devoted to serving the needs of our high technology clients across the globe from For-tune 100 companies to small and medium-sized enterprises across a broad spectrum of industries, universities, and entrepreneurs. PAPPAS IP staff consists of top US trained patent attorneys, Greek and UK attorneys, patent agents, and technical professionals with broad-ranging expertise in patent, trademark, anti-competition, commercial, and copyright law. With solid electronics, software, chemi-cal, mechanical, materials and medical device backgrounds, PAPPAS IP attorneys have obtained patent protection for inventions ranging from microprocessors to pharmaceuticals. Most importantly, our moderate size helps us to give personalized service and maintain close attorney-client relationships with each and every one of our clients. At PAPPAS IP, we know your technology and have mastered the legal issues that impact it. A combination of legal skill, technical knowledge, and corporate busi-ness experience helps us craft intellectual property strategies that serve the business objectives of our clients. More information at: www.pappas-ip.com

MPlegal is a niche technology law firm; our fields of expertise encompass all aspects of Information Technology Law, Telecommunications Law, Intellectual Property Law and Internet Law. In addition to representing numerous technology companies, we have established our firm presence in the field through academic and research activities, as well as, regulatory work for the Greek government. Our members’ in-depth experience ensures to our Firm’s clients a comprehensive, informed and multi-layered level of services. Other areas of our expertise include the real estate and the marketing sec-tors. PKpartners represents major players in Greece within both fields, has carried out significant pro-jects and has acquired substantial experience both with regard to legal consulting and business deve-lopment. In all its fields of practice PKpartners has established pro bono policies for startups, academic institutions and foundations. Our Law Firm takes pride in providing its corporate clients with compre-hensive, personalized, hands-on services, assisting them to develop their business and level of services,

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Financial Institutions Overview

Attica Ventures was established in September 2003 with the purpose of managing venture capital funds and is a member of the Attica Bank Group of companies. Attica Bank is the first bank to partici-pate in a venture capital fund operating under the framework of Greek Law 2992/2002 and establish a

dedicated subsidiary to manage such a fund. Attica Ventures aims to invest in innovative small and

medium enterprises (SMEs) that are in their development phase, hold a distinctive competitive advan-tage and have excellent potential for equity appreciation, regardless of the industry they compete. Our target size of investment is between € 3-7 million, but we are able to accommodate any size of in-vestment in cooperation to strategic partners and/or co-investors. In most of the cases we intend to take minority stakes, supporting the management achieving their goals. Since 2004 Attica Ventures is managing Zaitech Fund a € 40 million fund (investors Attica Bank, TANEO). We have already invested and reserved more than € 32 million since 2005 in 10 innovative companies that are active in various sectors (renewable energy, telecoms, industrial innovation, food & beverages, healthcare, logistics, re-tail and real estate). Our investments have already achieved remarkable growth, positive results, mar-ket awards and recognition. Four of our investments are now listed in the Athens Stock Exchange. More information at: www.attica-ventures.gr Piraeus Bank Group was founded in 1916, the Bank’s contemporary history begins with its privatiza-tion in 1991. It is the 4th largest financial institution in Greece and has gradually built its presence in South-eastern Europe and Eastern Mediterranean. The Bank offers the entire range of financial ser-vices in almost all market segments, and it has an orientation to servicing enterprises medium and small-sized, as well as individuals. Piraeus Bank Group, combining business development and social responsibility, endorses systematically its relations with its social partners through specific actions, as well as the broader social environment, while emphasis is placed on the protection of the natural and cultural environnement. At the end of December 2009, the Group possessed a network of 872 branches and employed 13,417 people. Piraeus Bank Group’s total equity amounted to €3.6 bn, cus-tomer deposits to €30.8 bn, net loans €37.7 bn and total assets to €54.3 bn. More information at: www.piraeusbank.gr

Infrastructure Providers Overview

Patras Science Park is an organization whose main aim is to provide, create and develop the appro-priate infrastructures, conditions, mechanisms and added-value services that will support and pro-mote the creation, operation and growth of “innovative” firms through incubation and spin-off pro-cesses. The scope is to stimulate the flow of knowledge and technology amongst Universities, R&D

Institutions and Companies converting the R&D results into business success. Such a process will even-tually contribute to the increase of the wealth of the region and its community by promoting the cul-ture of innovation, competitiveness and entrepreneurship of its associated business and knowledge-based institutions. Close to the University of Patras and the Research Institutes of Chemical Enginee-ring, Computer Technology and Industrial Systems, Patras Science Park is a: Place of settlement and development for small, innovative and technologically advanced firms through incubation and spin-off processes, Base for Research Institutions, Cluster Initiatives and Technology Corporations, Landmark for Knowledge & Technology Transfer, Mechanism to stimulate and manage the interflow of knowledge and technology between Universities, Research Centers and the market, Leverage of community development based on human resources. More information at: www.psp.org.gr

Corallia Clusters Initiative (Corallia) was established in 2006, with the scope to design and manage programmes that will implement the national policy on Innovation and Competitiveness, creating a fa-vourable environment for enhancing entrepreneurship and innovation and fostering emerging tech-nologies in exports-oriented market segments that can yield world-class results. Upon its conception and launch, Corallia became the first systematic national cluster initiative in Greece, aiming at boosting competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation, in knowledge-intensive, exports-oriented and high-technology fields where Greece has the capacity to build a sustainable innovation ecosystem and can attain a worldwide competitive advantage. More information at: www.corallia.org.

Media overview

The most completed news search engine site in Greece, palo.gr, has been upgraded and enriched with new content, reaching 110 news categories. Nowadays, palo aggregates Greek news from 600 sites and 5.000 blogs. The Palo readers have the possibility of searching more than 4 millions news in Greek and sharing them with all social networks. Further, they have the chance to share views and opin-ions with a very friendly way. The new content incorporates news categories such as Car, Man, Wom-an, Insurance , Digital Entertainment, Health, weird stories from all over the world and many other.

Horoscopes and Television Program enrich palo.gr with informative and useful content. The readers stay informed on a spot for all the television programs and the lovers of astrology can read all the dif-ferent predictions in their horoscope. In addition, we are very proud to offer at our loyal readers the opportunity to create their own personalized news categories, beyond palo’s existing ones. More in-formation at: www.palo.gr The “Hellenic Association of Science Journalists, Science Writers and Science Communicators - Sci-ence View” is a Non Governmental, Non Profit Organisation, located in Athens. Is member of EUSJA - European Union of Science Journalists' Associations (www.eusja.org) located in Strasbourg, with members in 30 European countries. Its mission is to promote science communication activities be-tween the scientific community and the wider public. Furthermore its scope is to act as a node be-tween the scientists and the media through the cooperation of science journalists. Experts in science communication are working for the popularisation of science with several methods in order to inte-grate science and technology in the society. A strategic objective of Science View is the involvement of Greek institutions in European Funded Programmes and to put effort in order to add value in their de-velopmental course taking advantage all the opportunities that these programmes could offer. More information at: www.scienceview.gr White Tower Media Productions (WTMP) is a media & communications specializing in the technology sector. Founded in 2006 initially as a 3D animation studio for the production of Astronomyths, a film for planetaria, WTMP has managed to penetrate quickly this industry and have its first film playing al-ready in USA, Mexico, Spain, UK, Germany, Romania, Greece, Ukraine, Turkey, Korea and Japan. WTMP is also the local operator of WTMNews.gr a technology & innovation news portal covering Greek companies at home and abroad. As a b2b communication services provider and a Preferred Partner of PR Newswire, WTMP can offer to technology companies complete international communi-cation solutions to fit their needs. More information at: www.wtmnews.gr

Organisations for Collaboration overview

The Hellenic Semiconductor Industry Association (HSIA) was launched in 2005 as a non-profit associa-tion of high tech industries to represent the dynamic Greek sector of semiconductors, micro- & nano- electronics and embedded systems. The HSIA vision is to establish the sector as a prominent center of innovation and a dynamic partner within the global electronics industry. HSIA brings together 50 in-dustrial members and over 30 relevant universities and institutes in Greece and abroad. The industrial members range from small start-ups to subsidiaries of multinational corporations, with the majority being rapidly growing SMEs, serving parts of the semiconductor-microelectronics supply chain. Several members are either VC-funded or corporate-backed by companies with an international presence. The products and services of HSIA members vary from design to IP licensing, to embedded and EDA soft-ware to manufacturing. HSIA customers represent markets such as mobile communications, multime-dia, defense, home & office appliances and consumer electronics. HSIA is a proud member of the Eu-ropean Semiconductor Industry Alliance (ESIA). More information at: www.hellenic-sia.org The TEE-TCG is a public legal entity established in 1923, with headquarters in Athens and branches in 17 geographical regions. It aims at developing Science and Technology in sectors related to the disci-plines of its members, for the economic, social, and cultural development of the country, in accord-ance with the principles of sustainability and environmental protection. Chapter of Informatics & Communication Technologies (e-TEE). The e-TEE is a strategic choice of TEE-TCG in order to support and effectively intensify its legitimate role as the Technical Advisor of the Hellenic State, in the area of Information and Communication Technologies. Basic aim of e-TEE is to catalytically contribute into the formulation of efficient policies in the area of ICT, the dissemination and exploitation of its benefits towards society and economic growth, in parallel to the appraisal of the role of the Greek ICT scientist. More information at: www.e-tee.gr

The scientific Society Micro&Nano was established in July 2004, the founding members being five in-stitutions and 65 independent scientists, all active in the field of Microelectronics/Nanoelectronics and

Nanotechnologies in general. Today the Society gathers together a large number of academic institu-tions and more than 100 independent scientists, all with post-graduate degrees in the above field. The main objective of Micro&Nano is to promote at national level the field of Microelectron-ics/Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnologies, including materials, technologies, electronic devices, cir-cuits and systems. More specifically among the objectives are the following: to promote research and applications in the above field, To gather together scientists from different disciplines and to promote their collaboration and concerted actions in a multi-disciplinary manner, to promote collaboration be-tween Academic Institutions, Research Canters and Industry, to create linkages between Greek Scien-tists and European or International organizations involved in Microelectronics/Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnologies, to promote education and dissemination of knowledge in the above field. The means to achieve the above include the following: Promote the collaboration and exchange of infor-mation between the academic community and industry, Organize national and international confer-ences, workshops, symposia, training courses, summer schools and other educational and training ac-tivities, Edit and distribute a newsletter with relevant information. More information at: www.micro-nano.gr

Corallia Clusters Initiative (Corallia) was established in 2006, with the scope to design and manage programmes that will implement the national policy on Innovation and Competitiveness, creating a fa-vourable environment for enhancing entrepreneurship and innovation and fostering emerging techno-logies in exports-oriented market segments that can yield world-class results. Upon its conception and launch, Corallia became the first systematic national cluster initiative in Greece, aiming at boosting competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation, in knowledge-intensive, exports-oriented and high-technology fields where Greece has the capacity to build a sustainable innovation ecosystem and can attain a worldwide competitive advantage. More information at: www.corallia.org.

Corallia Athens InnoCenter A: Sorou 12, 15125 Maroussi-Athens, Attica, Greece Τ: 210.63.00.770

Patras InnoHub A: Kastritsiou 4, 26504 Patras-Achaia, Greece Τ: 2610.93.40.20