Overview Mina Goldiak, MSc International Technological 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 Area22,000 sq km Households ~ 1.9 million Average Household ~ 3.6 persons GDP $B140.6 GDP/Capita $24,600 Inflation 3% Unemployment <7% Growth Rate % Some Facts about Israel:

Source: Ministry of finance Expenditure on Civilian R&D as a percent of the GDP in Israel and in OECD Countries Israel Sweden Finland Japan Switzerland Korea Germany Iceland USA Denmark France Belgium Netherlands Austria UK Norway Canada Ireland Australia Czech Republic New Zeland Italy Spain Portugal Greece Slovak Republic If you lie on the ground, you cannot fall…

Scientists & Technicians per 10,000 Workers

Business Expenditure On R&D ( % GDP) Total Expenditure On R&D ( % GDP) Entrepreneurship Skilled Labor Venture Capital Flexibility And Adaptability 1 st 2 nd 4 th 5 th 6 th Israel’s Competitive Edge 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 Applications No. Of Applications: ~ 2000 Projects Requested Budget: ~ 6.7 Billion NIS Total Grants: Total Grants: ~ 1.57 Billion NIS

Generic R&D Magnet Magneton Competitive R&D Industrial R&D National Pre-Seed Tnufa Nofar Technological Incubators Cooperative R&D Long-Range R&D Seed Fund Applied Academic Research Basic R&DMarket Proximity EUREKA Bi-national Funds ISERD (Europe FP) International Government Support Programs 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 Incubators 2 Industrial Incubators 1 Biotechnology incubator 8-10 projects in each Grants- 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

Generic R&D Magnet Magneton Competitive R&D Industrial R&D National Pre-Seed Tnufa Nofar Technological Incubators Cooperative R&D Long-Range R&D Seed Fund Applied Academic Research Basic R&DMarket Proximity EUREKA Bi-national Funds ISERD (Europe FP) International Government Support Programs Global Enterprises R&D Cooperation Bi-national Agreements Galileo

International Cooperation Foundations: BIRDF-with U.S.A. USISTC/F SIIRD-with Singapore CIIRDF - with Canada KORIL-RDF - With S. Korea

Ministry of Economy) Office of the Chief 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 York Maryland Virginia Wisconsin Colorado Massachusetts Oregon Ontario North America India China Jiangsu Province Shanghai Shenzhen Shandong Province Asia Argentina Uruguay Brazil South America France Russia Italy Germany Greece Denmark Hungary Turkey Portugal Finland Sweden Czech Republic Netherlands 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 Proposals  Implemented 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 other  Support 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 Kroitoru Program Manager VISTECH MATIMOP – The Israeli Industry Center for R&D Phone: Gerry Roe Program Manager S&T Programs Department of State Development, Business and Innovation, Gov. of Victoria Phone: (03)

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 Victorian Entities Support to Both Victorian & Israeli Entities

The European FP7EUREKA International Cooperation Models Multi-National Agreements

EUREKA Program  European inter-governmental framework for 40 R&D national programs directed to support industrial innovation  Approves yearly 300 industrial R&D projects with total budget of €1.5 B  Israeli companies participate in 40 cooperation projects a year – more than 10% of total activity  Israel was the chairmanship for

Integrated Model – Total Returns to the Economy

Global Enterprise R&D Collaboration 24 Multinational from all over the world: $6M granted to >80 Joint Projects (since launching the program in 2005) Infosys Intel Life Technologies Merck Microsoft Novozymes Oracle Philips Posco Procter & Gamble Renault Telecom Italia Abbott Alcatel-Lucent Arkema B. Braun BT Coca-Cola DuPont GE HP IBM 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) Fax: +972 (3) For More Detailed Information