# SME Bridge SAS

> French engineering consultancy that turns research-heavy, regulation-bound visions
> into delivered first-iteration reality. Mission focus: waste reduction. Gateway to
> Purus (mobile tubular ultrafiltration hardware/service) and to freelance water-reuse
> (REUT) consulting via Malt.

## Founder
- Dr. Mark D’Souza-Mathew — Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, PG Cert Innovation Management,
  B.Sc. Nanotechnology (all University of Leeds).
- Director & Principal Consultant. Based in Massilly, France.
- Languages: English (native), French (professional), Hindi (professional).

## Core capability (the constant)
- Delivering the first iteration of an innovative, material-science-led project to a
  high standard — limited budget, best achievable timeline, small self-trained team.

## Domains (the proof)
- Aerospace titanium casting; nuclear-power powder metallurgy; investment casting;
  hot isostatic pressing; high-temperature coatings.
- Closed-loop industrial water systems; tubular ultrafiltration; reverse osmosis; SBR.
- Process automation & data: Python, C, ladder-logic, IoT telemetry, AWS, SQL/InfluxDB.

## Regulatory & market focus (France)
- REUT (water reuse) specialist: Arrêté du 18 décembre 2023 (Class A irrigation), Décret 2024-796 (Quality A+/EICH), Décret 2025-958 (emerging pollutants), Décret 2024-33 (PMS), Plan Eau (1,000 REUT projects by 2027), Arrêté Sécheresse.
- Active B2G: drought-restricted communes recycling STEU water to Class A to sustain local agriculture; liaising with mairies, communautés de communes, Agence de l’Eau, DDTM.
- Active B2B: restricted non-ICPE operators (car washes, hauliers) required to recycle to keep operating; planned expansion into waste valorisation and volume reduction.

## Evidence
- Patent GB 2536955A (Espacenet). Papers: Langmuir 2012; JCIS 2013 (via DOI).
- Prior senior roles, public press: Nuclear AMRC PowderWay (metal-powder.tech); AMRC Castings titanium (Machinery, amrc.co.uk).
- Most deliverables since 2018 are NDA-protected; notarised credentials available privately.

## Routing
- Hardware / deployment: https://purus.fr
- Hire the consultant: https://www.malt.fr/profile/markdsouzamathew

## Verification
- SME Bridge SAS (France) — SIREN 892795931 · VAT FR40892795931 (annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr)
- Predecessor entities (dissolved, NL): KvK 71164197 & 71163131 (kvk.nl)
- Operating continuously under the SME Bridge identity since 2018.

## Contact
- https://smebridge.com/en/ · [EMAIL] · contact@smebridge.com