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BuildingU.S.-IsraelInnovation
Partnerships
BIRD Foundation
www.birdf.com
May 12, 2017
BIRD Foundation
Joint fund, established in 1977 as a joint initiative
between the US and Israeli governments
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BIRD = Binational Industrial Research and Development
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To stimulate, promote and
support joint (non-defense)
industrial R&D of
mutual benefit to
Israel and the United States
Income from interest earned
on $110 million
endowment grant and from
repayments from successful
BIRD projects
Mission Funding
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BIRD’s Board of Governors*
Chief Scientist, Ministry of Economy and
Industry
(Israeli co-Chairman)
Assistant Secretary for S&T, Dept. of Commerce
Permanent Designee: Associate Director for
Innovation and Industry Services, NIST
(U.S. co-Chairman)
Director General, Ministry of Economy and
Industry
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International
Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Dept. of State
Director General, Ministry of Finance Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Dept. of
Treasury
(or their designees) (or their designees)
Israeli Representatives U.S. Representatives
*Source: Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation Agreement, March 3, 1976
The Foundation’s Board of Governors (BOG) consists of six members:
three representatives of the U.S. and three representatives of Israel
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BIRD – Performance Summary
$339M granted
948 projects
approved
$105M repayments
from projects
~$10B in sales
generated directly
and indirectly by
BIRD sponsored
activities
2006-2016*
*including BIRD Energy & BIRD HLS/First Responders
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The BIRD Model
Conditional Grant
Risk Sharing
Up to $ ½ (X)
Repayments from
100% up to 150%
Of Grant upon
commercialization
Conditional Grant
Risk Sharing
Up to $ ½ (Y)
Budget
$ X
Israeli Company
Proposer
Budget
$ Y
U.S. Company
Proposal
$ (X+Y)BIRD
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Executive Summaries
Final Proposal
Proposal Evaluation
DecisionsAt the Board of Governors’
Meeting
March September
April October
June December
Submitting Process
(two cycles per year)*
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Evaluators appointed by NIST
& the Chief Scientist’s Office
Cycle I Cycle II
* For the exact dates of the upcoming cycle see www.birdf.com
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Timetable and deadlines:
Executive Summaries (using BIRD's template) – September 7, 2017
Full Proposals (following BIRD's detailed instructions) – October 17, 2017
Decisions – December 2017
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Timetable & Deadlines:
Executive Summary July 6, 2017
Final ProposalAugust 21, 2017
Decisions
October 2017
BIRD Energy Call for Proposals
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“BIRD Energy” follows the same rules and procedures as BIRD.
Please refer to BIRD’s website for submission details - www.birdf.com
To be considered, a project proposal should include:
•R&D cooperation between two companies or cooperation between a company and a
university/research institution (one from the U.S. and one from Israel).
•Innovation in all areas of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, such as Solar
and Wind Power, Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Alternative Fuels, Smart Grid,
Water-Energy Nexus, Advanced Manufacturing, etc.
•Significant commercial potential; the project outcome should lead to
commercialization.
The maximum conditional grant is $1M per project
Timetable and deadlines:
Executive Summary - July 6, 2017
Final Proposal - August 21, 2017
Decisions - October 25, 2017
B11090
Timetable and deadlines:
Executive Summaries (using BIRD's template) – February 15, 2017
Full Proposals (following BIRD's detailed instructions) – April 5, 2017
Decisions – June 2017
NexGen First Responder
Technologies Program
November 20169
What are we looking for?
Innovation
Synergy
Commercial potential
Proven ability to market & distribute
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Examples of BIRD Projects
Each project involves a U.S. company and
an Israeli company, performing joint R&D
for mutual business benefit.
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November 201612
Opto-Knowledge Systems (OKSI) is a high-tech R&D company specializing in
developing solutions in areas of remote
sensing, electro-optical sensors, algorithm
development for sensor data analysis and
exploitation, and others applications.
Joint development product:Solution that uses smartphone platforms and other
wearable sensors to provide 3D location, physiological
status, local hazards indicators, etc
SayVU Technologies develops a premier
emergency and alert system including multi-
control centers and networks of reporters for
real time events, in an era of escalating
safety and terror challenges.
Project title:
Indoor Positioning, Locating and
Reporting System.
Locating and Monitoring
Mobile Healthcare
November 201613
Dimagi delivers open and innovative mobile
technologies in the fields of health and
education to underserved communities. Its
CommCare platform is the most widely used,
evidence-based mobile platform for community
health programs in resource-poor settings.
Joint development product:Comprehensive solution to health care providers in
screening and detecting cervical cancer in low-
resource settings. Caregivers will capture patient data
along with cervical imaging with a mobile phone and
data will be aggregated to track and improve
operations and the accuracy of diagnoses.
MobileODT is a biomedical optics
company that enables cancer detection
using any digital camera. Its first product is
the mobile colposcope, the world’s first
connected-health gynecological screening
device
Project title:
Advanced cervical cancer analysis in
remote areas
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www.birdf.com
Thank You!
Andrea Yonah
East Coast/Midwest Representative
BIRD Foundation
www.facebook.com/BIRDFoundation
May 12, 2017
