ISQ is a Portuguese company with around 1,000 staff members that provides services related to technology transfer, quality control, safety, and environmental protection. It works with customers and partners in Portugal and over 20 other countries. ISQ's mission is to support improvement and innovation in Portuguese industries through technical services that allow companies to focus on their core businesses. It has expertise in various industries including energy, pulp/paper, construction, and aerospace. ISQ also has divisions, laboratories, and international associates that help it achieve its goals.

2. ISQ
 Diversified its activity in the early 80’s:
environment, safety, metrology, electrical
and civil construction inspections, product safety
testing
 Around 1,000 staff members working as a
team with customers, partners and alliances
worldwide
 With a commitment to offer global service of the
highest quality

3. Mission
ISQ’s Mission is to contribute to the continued
improvement of the Portuguese industries and
services, leading to international
projection, offering the Nation, Local
Governments and Businesses our collaboration
in terms of Technology Transfer and
Development, Product and Process
Innovation, Management Processes and Quality
Control Structuring, Safety and Hygiene, Energy
and Environmental Control and Systematic
Valorization of Human Resources.

4. Approach
We direct our expertise to efficiently and
integrally meet the needs of the national
industry in terms of technological support
through services which allow companies to focus
on their defining competences, in other
words, their core business.

5. Where we are…
 Headquarters
Taguspark, Oeiras
 National Branches
Vila Nova de Gaia, Sines, Castelo
Branco, Viseu, Braga, Loulé and Ponta Delgada
 International Representatives
Angola, Algeria, Brazil, China, Cuba, France, Fren
ch
Guiana, Iran, Mexico, Mozambique, Norway, Spai
n and Turkey
We work all over the European Union and in
over 20 countries on different continents.

6. Turnover

7. Staff Members
Average Number of Staff Members

8. Main Industries
 Energy Production
 Pulp and Paper Industry
 Civil Construction and Public Works
 Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical
Industries
 Motorways and railway infrastructures
 Plumbing and Sanitation
 Aerospace Industry

9. Main Services
 Edification and Industry: Technical Inspections
 Sustained Development
 Maintenance and Structural Integrity
 Civil Construction
 Mechanical Construction
 Non-Destructive Techniques
 Laboratories
 Training

10. Structure
Centres of Competence
• To assure expertise, better methods and maintain
the “state of the art";
• To disseminate knowledge and methods throughout
the organization;
• To inspect the application of responsibility techniques
“within the UN’s that use them;
• To promote the embedment of knowledge at ISQ;
• To develop knowledge within the technical sector, R&D
projects.
Transversal Areas Independent Divisions
• Research and Development • Thermodynamics Laboratory
• Commercial Administration • Production Technology
• Technical Administration • Calculation
• Integrated Management Systems

11. ISQ Group
Portuguese Associate Companies

12. ISQ Group
Internacional Associates
ARGOS
INGENIERIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE MATERIALES. S. A.

13. A few projects…
… in the Maritime Industry…
 Pilot Study CDSM PS20
Studies on reduction of emission from marine engines
NATO– 1993-1997
 Project SYNERGY
Energy Support Measures and Assessment of Rational Use of
Energy Opportunities in Cabo Verde
Recover of Heat from Exhaust Gases to Drive an Absorption
System in Tuna Fish Ships)
EC - DG XVII – 1999-2000
 Project CRAFT, PIWAMAS
Process Integrated Close Cycle Water Management for Dry Docks
Mechanical Separation, Activate Carbon Filtration and Reverse
Osmosis
FP5, 2001-2003

14. A few projects…
… in the Maritime Industry…
 Project DETOS
Development of a New Method for the Detection of Damage
Caused by Osmosis in Laminated Fibre-glass Yachts and Boats by
Means of a Suitable Heat Source And Infrared Light Technology”
Detection by thermography and microwaves heating of hull
2002-2004
 Project TREBAWA
Treatment of Ballast Water
Water separation using a hydro-cyclone and sterilization by
ultraviolet radiation
2002-2004

15. A few projects…
… in the Maritime Industry…
MARITIME
 Project FP6 INNOVATION EUROMIND
Creating an innovative European Open Maritime Industry through
facilitating the integration of standards into new business
PROJECTS
practices and services
Standards for Shipyard Business
2006-2008
 Project FP6 RD – “EU MOP – Elimination Units for Marine Oil
 Pollution”RD EU MOP design autonomous EU Units for oil
Project FP6 - (Study and
spilling recovery,for Marine Oil Pollution intelligence), 2005-2008
Elimination Units provided the artificial
Study and design autonomous EU Units for oil spilling recovery,
 provided the – RD – “RISPECT -
Project FP7 artificial intelligence)
2005-2008

16. A few projects…
… in the Maritime Industry…
 Project FP7 – RD – RISPECT
Risk-Based Expert System for Through-Life Ship Structural
MARITIME
Inspection and Maintenance and New-Build Ship Structural Design
2009-2011 (ongoing)

PROJECTS
Project FP7 – RD – FIREPROOF
Probabilistic Framework for Onboard Fire Safety
 Project FP6 RD a “EU MOP – Elimination Units for models to
Development of – design tool based in mathematical Marine Oil
minimize the fires onboard
Pollution” - (Study and design autonomous EU Units for oil
2009-2012 (ongoing)
spilling recovery, provided the artificial intelligence), 2005-2008
 Project FP7 – RD – CO-PATCH
 Project FP7 – RD – “RISPECT -
Composite patch repair for marine and civil engineering
infrastructure application
Development and application of patches in corroded metallic
structures, mainly in bridges without cut the traffic
2010-2013 (ongoing)

17. Recently submitted …
 Project Proposal ULYSSES
Development of a Novel Integrated Condition Monitoring System
For Ships
 Project Proposal RISORSE
Emissions environment atmospheric pollution shipping new
technology”
Development of technology to cut the exhaust pollution of ships
 Project Proposal ECO REFITEC
Eco innovative refitting technologies and processes for
shipbuilding industry

18. New opportunities?
 WIND POWER, both ON and OFFSHORE
 ENERGY
 TGV
 SOIL DECONTAMINATION
 (…)

19. Muchas gracias!