Science and Technology Development Fund: Supporting Research

and Technology Development

Eng. Mohamed Nagaty

Innovation Manager

November 22nd, 2010

Background

• S&T governance system reform

• Higher Council for Science and Technology

• Science and Technology Development Fund

STDF Objectives

• Funding scientific research and technology development;

• Supporting the complete cycle of innovation;

• Disseminating information on S&T in Egypt; and

• Developing and monitor S&T indicators.

Challenges

• Absence of a National Strategy for S&T

• Human Resources

• Incomplete Cycle of Innovation

• New and Renewable Energy

• Desalination and Water resources

• Life Sciences (Medical science, Pharmacy)

• Food and Agriculture

• Space Technology and Applications

• Information and Communication Technology

• Social Sciences and Humanities

Challenges: National Priority Areas for S&T

• Human Resources

– Brain drain

Challenges: Human Resources

Research Institution

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Challenges :Innovation Cycle

• Basic research, output is scientific papers

• Applied research, output patents

• Technology development, output is prototype

• Product development, output is products

Challenges:

• Incomplete Cycle of Innovation

National Science Foundation, 2008, Science and Engineering Indicators 2008

Challenges

Chart of Papers in Biotechnology in Developing Countries

• Incomplete Cycle of Innovation

Challenges

Chart of Patents in Biotechnology in Developing Countries

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Egypt

South Africa

Cuba

Brazil

China

South Korea

India• Incomplete Cycle of Innovation

Facing the Challenges: STDF Action Plan

• Main Pillars

- Funding Mechanisms

- Technology commercialization

- Science and Technology Foresight

- Partnerships

Funding Mechanisms

• National Research Grants

• Joint Research Grants

• Targeted Calls

• Capacity Building

• Innovation

• Partnership with IMC

Young Researcher

Basic & Applied

Reintegration

• YR based in Egypt

• < 40 yrs.

• 3 Years

• L.E 600,000

- Landscape for R&D community

- Capacity building

- Minimize brain drain

• Ph.D. from a reputable Uni.

• < 35 yrs.

• 3 Years

• L.E 1,500,000

• L.E. 5 million (establishing a lab)

- Brain Gain- Strengthening R&D

community

• Any researcher(s) based

in Egypt • 3 Years

• L.E 1,000,000

- Landscape for R&D

community

- Capacity building

National Research Grants

Funding Mechanisms

Renewable

EnergyHCV

• Wind Energy

• Solar Energy: CSP & PV

• Peaceful applications of

Nuclear Energy

•1.5 MW Wind Turbine

• Epidemiology of

HCV infection

• HCV diagnostic

modalities

• HCV therapy

• HCV prevention

Targeted Calls

Improvement of Sustainable

Food Production

Agriculture

Funding Mechanisms

Water

Water Desalination

Egyptian German Research Fund

(GERF)

US-Egypt Joint Research Grants

• Promote S&T cooperation • All Fields of Science• Research Up to $250,000• Integrated Science up to $750,000• Junior Scientists visits• Research planning & development• Joint workshops

Joint Research Grants

• Innovative oriented joint research• Up to € 200.000

Egyptian Japanese Scientific Cooperation

• Mobility and Seminars• On going negotiations with JST

Egyptian French Cooperation

• Research up to € 300.000• Mobility•Chairs of Excellence

Funding Mechanisms

Egyptian Italian Cooperation

• Under Negotiations

Instrument Development &

Acquisition

Instrument Maintenance

• Purchase of equipment up to L.E. 5 M

• Development of equipment up to L.E. 10 M

• Institutional Grant

• Must be aligned with an

institutional long term plan

Capacity Building

Funding Mechanisms

• Maintenance of equipment up to L.E. 5 M

• Institutional Grant

• Must be aligned with an

institutional long term plan

Funding Mechanisms: Innovation Fund

• Funding scientific innovation and its development till the development of prototype.

• Overcoming the technological risk

• Support scientists with scientifically and practically established innovation.

• Possible future support of successful technologies to overcome business risks and

market risks.

• Grants up to L.E. 5 M

• Projects from 2-4 years

Funding Mechanisms: Partnership with Industry

• Joint fund with the Industrial Modernization Center

• Servicing all Industrial Sectors

• L.E 100 million

• 5 funding schemes

Basic Research

Pap

ers

Applied Research

Pate

nts

Technology Development

Pro

totyp

es

STDF

Technology Venture

Management Company

Partner

Product Development

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Technology Commercialization

Intellectual Property Rights

Applied Research Product Development Phase

• STDF covers patenting process fees

• STDF will guarantee from 15- 20% to the inventor STDF

an assigneeSTDF not

an assignee

Share of the Inventor (%) Revenue

15 < 1

12.5 ≥ 1 < 5

10 ≥ 5 < 15

7.5 ≥ 15 < 30

5 ≥ 30 < 60

3 ≥ 60 < 100

2 ≥ 100

• Inventor/ or a third party covers patenting process fees

• 10% to STDF for the initial incubation of the research

STDF AchievementsAll Grant Schemes

398 projects were accepted for funding with a total budget of L.E 377 million

Success rate is 20%.

18%

17%

3%

25%

7%

2%

2%

3%

17%

7%

Agro

Chem

Energy

Eng

Food & Beverage

Furniture

Leather

Printing & Packaging

Pharma

Textiles

STDF Achievements

STDF-IMC Projects

• 60 funded project with total budget of 41.7 M

Thank You

For more informationwww.stdf.org.eg