OverviewMina Goldiak, MSc

InternationalTechnological and

Industrial R&D Cooperation

OCS - The Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy is responsible for implementing government policy regarding support and encouragement of industrial research and development.

“Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible" 

Lord Kelvin, 1895

“640 K Ought to be enough for anybody "

Bill Gates, 1981

• Population ~ 8 million• Area 22,000 sq km• Households ~ 1.9 million• Average Household ~ 3.6 persons• GDP $B140.6• GDP/Capita $24,600• Inflation 3%• Unemployment <7%• Growth Rate 2.7-3.5%

Some Facts about Israel:

Source: Ministry of finance

Expenditure on Civilian R&D as a percent of theGDP in Israel and in OECD Countries

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Israel’sIsrael’s CompetitiveCompetitive EdgeEdge

Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2012

Patents (2008)

• Israel ranked #1 in Medical Device patents per capita

• Israel ranked #5 in number of patents per capita

Source: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (June 2008)

“If you want real growth ,you have to have new

technologies”Source: Business Week

OCS Grants by Technological Sectors 2012

OCS 2012 Some Figures

No. Of ApplicationsNo. Of Applications: ~ 2000 Projects

Requested Budget:Requested Budget:

~ 6.7 Billion NIS

Total Grants:Total Grants: ~ 1.57 Billion NIS

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Global Enterprises R&D Cooperation

Bi-national Agreements

Galileo

Technological Incubators Pre-Seed & Seed R&D

2012 Budget – NIS 180 M A framework for nascent companies to develop

their innovative technological ideas into start-ups that can attract private investors

Suitable facilities for R&D activity & administrative and logistic support to projects

24 Incubators2 Industrial Incubators1 Biotechnology incubator

8-10 projects in eachGrants- up to 85%

Magnet Generic R&D

2012 Budget – NIS 181 M Supports consortia of industrial companies

and academic institutions. Target: jointly develop generic, pre

competitive technologies or dissemination existing new technologies.

The technology cannot be acquired from commercial sources at competitive prices

Grants of up to 66% - no royalty repayments Magneton, Nofar, Nataf, Katamon

2012 Grants – NIS 1070 M, ~2000 requests per year

Supports competitive R&D of mature companies (SME’s as well as big companies)

Target: establish and develop substantial industrial R&D infrastructure

Grants between 30-50% of R&D plan, royalties payments - obligatory upon success

Acquisition and transfer of knowledge due to special approvals

Budgetary platform for all bilateral parallel agreements

R&D Fund Competitive R&D

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EUREKA

Bi-national Funds

ISERD(Europe FP)

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Bi-national Agreements

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International Cooperation

Foundations:

BIRDF-with U.S.A.

USISTC/F

SIIRD-with Singapore

CIIRDF - with Canada

KORIL-RDF - With S. Korea

Ministry ofEconomy)Office of theChief Scientist

MATIMOP encourages participation in the many international programs for bi–lateral and multi-lateral cooperation in industrial R&D , signed and funded by the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) of the Ministry of Economy.

Bi-National Support Agreements

New YorkMarylandVirginiaWisconsinColorado Massachusetts Oregon

Ontario

North America

India China Jiangsu Province Shanghai Shenzhen Shandong Province

Asia

ArgentinaUruguay

Brazil

South America

FranceRussiaItalyGermanyGreeceDenmarkHungaryTurkeyPortugalFinlandSweden Czech RepublicNetherlands Lithuania Slovenia Cyprus Bulgaria Trento (Italy)

Europe

Australia Victoria

VISTECH: Victoria-Israel Science & Tech R&D Fund

The Victoria-Israel Science and Technology R&D Fund (VISTECH) promotes, facilitates and supports cooperative science and technology research and development (R&D) projects between

Israeli and Victorian Companies Program is based on an MOU between Israel’s Ministry of Economy

(formerly Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor) and the Government of Victoria, signed in February 2005

Program launched in December 2005 with first Call for ProposalsImplemented through:

The Department of State Development, Business and Innovation at Government of

Victoria

MATIMOP, through the Office of the Chief Scientist

(OCS) of the Ministry of Economy

In Israel In Victoria

VISTECH: Victoria-Israel Science & Tech R&D Fund

VISTECH Activities:Partner-matching - Matching companies in one state seeking a

partner in the otherSupport Activities - B2B events and activities promoting and

marketing the benefits of joint, market oriented Victorian-Israeli R&D collaboration

Funding - Supporting joint R&D projects by contributing up to 50% of the joint eligible R&D costs, based on local funding rules:

Funding in Israel Funding in Victoria

- Up to 50% of the approved R&D expenses

- Soft loan/conditional grant - Funding provided through the

Office of the Chief Scientist’s R&D Fund

- Details of funding to be announced

- Up to 50% of the approved R&D expenses

Next Call For Proposals: Sept/Oct

2013

VISTECH: Victoria-Israel Science & Tech R&D Fund

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

In Israel:In Victoria :

Hadas KroitoruProgram Manager

VISTECHMATIMOP – The Israeli Industry

Center for R&D

Phone: 972 3 511 8117Hadas@matimop.org.il

Gerry Roe Program Manager

S&T ProgramsDepartment of State

Development, Business and Innovation, Gov. of Victoria

Phone: (03) 9651 9182Gerry.Roe@dbi.vic.gov.au

VISITS - Victoria-Israel Science Innovation and Technology Scheme

The Victoria-Israel Science Innovation and Technology Scheme (VISITS) launched in May 2013 by Gov. of Victoria

(Dept. of State Development, Business and Innovation) to support Victorian-Israeli cooperation

VISITS builds on the outcomes of the VISTECH program (running since 2005) - Following a review of the program, additional

support streams for Australian companies have been introduced to form the VISITS program:

VISTRADE: Trade Missions - VISTRADE supports the organization and management of Australian trade missions to Israel, run by the Australia-

Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC)VISTRIP: Victoria-Israel Trade and International Partnering - VISTRIP

provides grant assistance for eligible Victorian organizations to attend recognized trade missions, conferences and meetings in Israel

VISFPC : Victoria-Israel Feasibility and Proof of Concept - VISFPC provides assistance of up to $50,000 to Victorian organizations to

collaborate on feasibility and /or proof of concept studies with Israeli organizations (not open for applications yet)

VISTECH: Victoria-Israel Science and Technology R&D Fund – VISTECH supports collaborative R&D projects by Victorian and Israeli

organizations whose technologies have commercial applications (not open for applications yet)

Support ONLY to Victoria

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The European FP7 EUREKA

International Cooperation ModelsInternational Cooperation ModelsMulti-National AgreementsMulti-National Agreements

EUREKA ProgramEUREKA Program

European inter-governmental framework for 40 European inter-governmental framework for 40 R&D national programs directed to support R&D national programs directed to support industrial innovationindustrial innovation

Approves yearly 300 industrial R&D projects with Approves yearly 300 industrial R&D projects with total budget of €1.5 B total budget of €1.5 B

Israeli companies participate in 40 cooperation Israeli companies participate in 40 cooperation projects a year – more than 10% of total activityprojects a year – more than 10% of total activity

Israel was the chairmanship for 2010-2011 Israel was the chairmanship for 2010-2011

Return OnGov. Money

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TechnologicalIntensity

473%28.617.710.9Hi-Tech

751%42.625.317.3Mid-High Tech

1323%71.232.838.4Mid-Low Tech

828%46.47.339.1Low-Tech

Integrated Model – Total Returns to the EconomyIntegrated Model – Total Returns to the Economy

Global Enterprise R&D CollaborationGlobal Enterprise R&D Collaboration24 Multinational from all over the world:

$6M granted to >80 Joint Projects )since launching the program in 2005 (

InfosysIntelLife TechnologiesMerck MicrosoftNovozymesOraclePhilipsPoscoProcter & GambleRenaultTelecom Italia

AbbottAlcatel-LucentArkemaB. BraunBTCoca-ColaDuPontGEHPIBM

Bombardier Transportation

Deutsche Telekom

TNUFA grantee

Technological Incubator graduate

BIRD joint project with Allied Orthotics & Prosthetics

Argo Medical invented the

external wearable skeleton

enabling the walking of paraplegic

patients.

Charles Darwin

“It’s not the strongest of the

species that survives, nor the

most intelligent; it is the one that

is most adaptable to change”

Charles Darwin

Mina Goldiak, Msc

Deputy Chief Scientist

International R&D Relations and Cooperation

29 Hamered Street Tel Aviv 61500, Israel

Tel: +972 (3) 511 81 75 Fax: +972 (3) 517 76 55 Email: minag@matimop.org.il 

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