1. ³ i italy israel innovation The agreement IT-IL Agreement on scientific, technological and industrial cooperation 15 years of implementation (started on 2002) ~ 10 Million Euro of binational activities each year Our Partners (even more…., the friends who share our vision) : IL Ministry of Economy, IL Ministry of Science, IL Council of Higher Education

2. ³ i italy israel innovation Instruments: from curiosity to entrepreneurship Mobility of Scholars (the Rita-Levi Montalcini binational prize) Mobility of Young Researchers (the i-Core program) Binational Conferences in Israel (12 a year, more than 120 experts from Italy) Annual tender for Academic Cooperation (6-9 research projects funded per year) Annual tender for R&D Industrial cooperation (10-12 projects funded per year) 7 Joint Italian-Israeli Laboratories

3. ³ i italy israel innovation Fostering mobility and interchanges: feeding the net Mobility of Scholars (the Rita-Levi Montalcini binational prize) Starting 2016, Universities and Research Centers in Italy will have the opportunty to host an Israeli Scholar for half a sabbatical year (4-6 month stay) Mobility of Young Researchers (the i-Core program) Started on 2012, it offers grants to Italian post-doc to work within one of the i-Cores programs in Israel. It funded about 11 young researchers already. Some residual available. Binational Conferences in Israel (12 a year, more than 120 experts from Italy) Proposal permanently accettable. Chalendar shaped on October.

4. ³ i italy israel innovation The tender for Academic cooperation Two subjects per years In cooperation with MOST, a tender is launched each year on two specific subjects. Deadline, 7 March 2016 The projects Two research units must be formed. Each unit may be a consortium organized around a principal contractor (University, Research Center, hospital…) Beneficiaries The Italian PC is funded by MAECI The Israeli PC is funded by MOST The size of the Project is 100,000 Euro per part Duration: from 18 to 24 months

5. ³ i italy israel innovation The tender for Industrial cooperation The call In cooperation with ISERD (OCS), a tender is launched each year. The tender is open Subject- and budget-wise. Deadline, 7 March 2016 The projects Two R&D units must be formed. Each unit may be a consortium organized around a principal contractor. In Israel the PC must be a Company. In Italy, it is allowed to Academic Insstitutions to act as PC (provided that the consortium will include at least a Company) Beneficiaries The Italian PC is funded by MAECI The Israeli PC is funded by MOST Duration: from 18 to 24 months

6. ³ i italy israel innovation The IT-IL Joint Labs Neuroscience (TAU and Institute of Complex Systems, CNR- Florence) Neurostimulation (Weizmann and San Raffaele Hospital, Milan) Public Health (BGU and Istituto Superiore della Sanita’) Cold Atoms (Weizmann and LENS, Florence) Solar Energy (BGU and ENEA) Cyber-Security (TAU and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) Space Research (ASI and ISA) …….(call to be launched soon for 2016)…….

7. ³ i italy israel innovation An Italian scientific community in Israel An attraction of funds and opportunities A solid partnership in science, innovation and industry

8. ³ i italy israel innovation Industrial track 2016 Joint Italian-Israeli R&D projects can be presented in the following areas, as listed in Article 2 of the Agreement: medicine, biotechnology, public health and hospital organization; agriculture and food science; application of information technology to education and scientific research; environment, water treatment; new energy sources, oil alternatives and exploitation of natural resources; innovation in production processes; information technology, data communications, software, cyber security; space and earth observation; any other area of mutual interest

9. ³ i italy israel innovation Scientific track 2016 Joint Italian-Israeli R&D projects can be presented in the following areas: Research in motor-neurovegetative diseases:  familial dysautonomia  amyotropic lateral sclerosis  Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy  myestenia gravis Migration: new technologies applied to cultural and demographic changes

10. ³ i italy israel innovation The tender for Industrial cooperation Any Questions? accordo.italiaisraele@esteri.it scienza.telaviv@esteri.it dgsp.unita-cst@cert.esteri.it