Types of Agreements
Bi-National
Funds
In this framework, a bi-national fund
is established in which two nations contribute a pre- determined sum intended
to support cooperative projects. The amount of the support is decided upon
by the appropriate authorities in each country, in accordance to the regulations
and standards that are in effect at the time.
Funds are not subject to the Law
for the Encouragement of Industrial R&D-1984. The bi-national funds,
financing, and operational procedures are similar to the regular programs
that benefit from support of the OCS or its counterparts in participating
countries. Details regarding rules and regulations, eligibility and proposal
preparation guidelines, can be obtained for each fund by clicking on its
name in the table below.
Bi-national funds:
| USA |
Bi-National
Industrial Research and Development Foundation (BIRD-F) |
| USA |
US-Israel
Science and Technology Commission (USISTC) |
| Canada |
Canada-Israel
Industrial Research and Development Foundation (CIIRDF) |
| Singapore |
Singapore-Israel
Industrial Research and Development Foundation (SII-RD) |
Bi-National
R&D Support Agreements
These agreements provide guidelines
for granting support to joint R&D projects. The approval and implementation
process is performed by the appropriate authorities in the respective countries
participating in the project. In Israel, the budget, operating methods,
and approval procedures are the same as for standard R&D projects receiving
assistance under the Law.
In each partner country to an R&D
agreement, a coordinator is appointed who is responsible for implementing
the agreements, for locating potential partners, submitting proposals
for approval and monitoring the progress of approved projects.
The framework of cooperation is similar
in all of the bi-national cooperation agreements. It is based on the terms
stated in the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by both countries.
Eligibility
Who can profit from the agreements
to encourage Cooperative R&D Projects with foreign companies? To qualify
for support within the framework of the various agreements to encourage
cooperative R&D projects a project must meet the following criteria:
Both the Israeli company and its
foreign partner must express the desire to co-operate, on an equal basis,
in the development of a new product, a new process or a new service.
The product must be innovative and there
must be a technological risk involved.
The project must be, more or less, equally
significant for both companies.
Both governments must ascertain
that the companies are in agreement as to how they intend to commercialize
the development once the initial research has been completed.
Any company that has a proposal meeting
these criteria and complying with the rules and regulations by which the
Agreements to encourage Cooperative R&D Projects with foreign companies
operate, may submit an application for support.
Procedure
How to apply for support for cooperative
R&D projects with Israeli companies.
 Step
1 |
If you do not have
yet a suitable partner in Israel:
Search the MATIMOP databases
(Companies, Projects,
Incubators) for potential partners;
Register
in the MATIMOP server to get assistance in locating a potential Israeli
partner for cooperation in R&D matters.
Contact the coordinator
of the specific program with your country (if available) to receive further
assistance.
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Step 2 |
Together with your
Israeli partner, prepare a final bi-national application form and submit
it together with a draft of a partnership agreement to to the authorities
administering the agreement in your country (see table below).
The application should
be prepared according to your local rules and regulations. The Israeli
company should prepare an Application for Funding by the OCS according
to the rules and regulations applicable for local projects. The application
will have to include copies of the agreements signed between the partners
and all relevant information as to intellectual property rights, work division,
manufacturing rights, marketing rights etc..
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Step 3 |
The OCS and the corresponding
authorities in your country will review your applications. They will arrive
at a coordinated decision upon the financial support to be awarded in accordance
with their national rules and regulations. They will usually be able to
inform you of their decision within two months of receipt of your final
request.
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Step 4 |
The local authority
in your country will sign an agreement detailing the support and
grants to be received from your government and the conditions thereof.
The OCS will sign a corresponding agreement with the Israeli company. Each
of the agreements will have a text of the other attached. |
Israel, presently, has such agreements
with:
| Belgium (Flandria) |
MOU for cooperation in industrial
R&D signed with IWT. |
| France |
MOU for cooperation in industrial
R&D signed with ANVAR (National Agency for the Promotion of Research); |
| Germany |
German Israeli ...... (GICT) |
| The Netherlands |
MOU for cooperation in industrial
R&D signed with SENTER |
| Portugal |
MOU for cooperation in industrial
R&D signed with JENICT |
| Spain |
MOU for cooperation in industrial
R&D signed with CDTI |
| India |
MOU for cooperation in industrial
R&D signed with Government of India |
Multinational Framework
Agreements
Israel has been accepted as an Associate
State to the European Union Fourth and Fifth
Framework programs. This program enables Israeli research entities
in academia and industry to apply for funding in joint projects with European
companies in sixteen different programs. MATIMOP is the coordinator of
the Innovation Relay Center (IRC) as
part of the Fourth Framework Program.
Israel has been granted affiliated
status in
EUREKA. EUREKA is an "enabling
network", spanning over 20 European countries, that assists companies
and research institutes to find the best methods for collaboration in hi-tech,
market oriented cooperative R&D ventures. Although EUREKA does not
provide financing, Israeli projects participating in EUREKA may apply to
the OCS for funding.
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