ISERDISrael Europe R&D

Directorate

Your Port For

In ISRAEL

April 2013

ISERD Aims atMaximizing the benefits of participation in

the Framework Program

ISERDSteering Committee:

Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance and the Council for

Higher Education – Planning and Budgeting Committee.

Chairman of the Steering Committee – Mr. Avi Hasson, Chief Scientist, Ministry of Industry,

Trade and Labor.

General Manager: Mr. Marcel SHATON

Israel is an Associated State

that allows it full participation in

the Framework RTD Programs

since 1996 (mid FP4).

Framework Program’s BudgetFramework Program’s Budget

3.35.4 6.6

13.115.0

20.0

49.0

7.05.03.73.31.7

1.30.80

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20

30

40

50

60

1984-1987 1987-1991 1990-1994 1994-1998 1998-2002 2003-2006 2007-2013

Years

Billion €

FP Budget Annual Budget

Why Israel participates in theWhy Israel participates in theFramework ProgrammesFramework Programmes

• Integration of Israeli market in globalization process

• Increase Israeli business penetration in Europe

• Increase visibility of Israeli academic community in Europe

• Enhance cooperation between industry and academia in Israel

Benefits of participationBenefits of participation

• Access to new technology/techniques• Access to new markets/key customers• Better sector knowledge• Involvement in new standards• Playing in the major leagues• Funding

Added Value for a CompanyAdded Value for a CompanyParticipating in FP7Participating in FP7

Strategic partnerships Synergy of resources Market intelligence Access to research of the entire project Shorter time to market Name recognition Standardization Funding for large R&D projects Integration in the European market

CompetitiveR&D

Support Programs Along the R&D Chain

MAGNETSeed

Fund INCUBATORS

Applied academic Research & Support

Policy research

Nofar

International Programs

Tnufa

Basic research

MAGNET

EU FP

VATAT . ISF

MOST and other ministries

OCS . MET

BilateralEUREKA

BarriersBarriers

• Distance• Language• Related EU schemes not available to

Associated Countries (AC) • Council Research Group closed to AC• Outside of the “Acquis Communautaire”• Local reluctance to new schemes• Local bureaucratic inertie• Weak local bureaucratic synergies

DilemmasDilemmas

• Coordinator versus Partner• Funding model• Funding scheme• Assistance: NCP versus consultant• Partner research• Participation in Coordination and Support

Action (CSA) Project• Centralized system

Joint ProgrammingJoint Programming

• European Technology Platforms (ETPs),Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs), ERA-Nets

• Process of building Strategic Research Agenda

• Funding

ISERD AimsISERD Aims

• Encouragement of Israeli entities to participate in FP and other related programs

• Interface between the Israeli government and the European Union for FP matters

• Representation of Israel in the programs committees of the European Commission

• Serve as NCPs for the different themes in FP7 and participation in networking projects

• Information dissemination and assistant with projects’ submission and management

Europe - normalization

• Themes Committees• NCPs • Support measures• Networking• Economic & scientific

attaches• Participation in

conferences• Partner search

Israel - assimilation• Awareness• Reduce anxiety• Information

- Workshops, info days- Weekly presentations- Help desk- Database- Participation in

conferences- Consultants- EURAD Forum

• Partner search• Support fund• Red-Team

ISERD activitiesISERD activities

First StepsFirst Steps

• Government decision• Establishment of Steering Committee• Establishment of support team (ISERD)• Nomination of ISERD’s representatives

as delegates to the programme committees

• Appointment of FP officers in the universities (EURAD)

• Establishment of consultant’s corpus• Dealing with tax issues

IDEAS7510M€

Supporting, investigator-

driven research projects

carried out across all fields

COOPERATION32413M€

10 Thematic AreasHealth 6100M€

Agri & Bio 1935M€ICT 9050M€

NMP 3457M€

Energy 2350M€

Environment 1890M€

Transport (incl. AERO) 4160M€

Socio Economic Sciences and the

Humanities 623M€ Space 1430M€

Security 1400M€

PEOPLE4750M€

Strengthening the human potential in

research and technology in

Europe Initial Training of Researchers

Life-long training &

Career Development

Industry-academia pathways

International Dimension

Specific support action

CAPACITIES4097M€

Research Infrastructures

1715M€

Research for the benefits of

SMEs 1336M€

Regions of Knowledge

126M€ Research

Potential 340M€

Science in Society 330M€

International Cooperation

180€

FP7 StructureFP7 Structure

Nanotechnologies

EXCELLENT

SCIENCE - 24.5 € B

European Research Council-ERC -13

268M€

Frontier research by the best individual teams

Future and Emerging

Technologies-3 100M€

Collaborative research to open new fields of

innovationMarie Curie -

5752M€

Opportunities for training and career development

Research Infrastructures

2478M€

Ensuring access to world-class facilities

Food- 4152M€

security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research & the

bioeconomy

SOCIETAL

CHALLENGES-30€ B

Homeland Security

Innovative societies

INDUSTRIAL

LEADERSHIP-17.9 € B

Materials

Biotechnology

Manufacturing

Space

Access to risk finance3538M€

Leveraging private finance and venture capital for

research and innovationInnovation in SMEs

619M€Fostering all forms of inno -vation in all types of SMEs

ICT Health -8033M€

Demographic change and wellbeing

Secure, clean and efficient energy-

3994M€

38

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M

€

Transport- 6802M€Smart, green and integrated

Climate action- 3160M€

resource efficiency and raw

ISERD’s Organigram ISERD’s Organigram (FP7)(FP7)

Steering Committee

Ministry ofForeign Affairs

Ministry of

Finance

Sub Committee

Marketing & Communication

System Administrator

Database Manager

Director

Health; Bio;Environment; Energy

Nano; Transport;

Space; Security

NCPHealth ;

Agri & Bio

ICT; RI

General Director

NCPNMP;

Trans.

NCP ICT

People, SSH; SiS

NCPEnergy;

Env.; ERC

NCPSecurity;Space

NCPRI

Assistant to the DirectorMr. Marcel

ShatonLegal and

Financial; SME, RoK, RP, ERC

Ministry ofIndustry, Trade

& Labor

Council for Higher

Education

Ministry ofScience, Culture

& Sport

Director DirectorDirector

Secretary

NCPPeople; SSH, SiS

Submitted Participations 7607

Successful Participations 1764

Success by sector:

Industry 379

Universities 1107

Others 278

Submitted Proposals 5115

Successful Proposals 1236

Success rate 23.2%

Value of Israeli grants:647.1 M€

Industry 159 M€

Universities 434.7 M€

Others 53.4 M€

Overall value of projects with at least one Israeli partner 18.8 B€

Overall value of projects with at least one Israeli Industrial partner 2,222 B€

)The Israel contribution to FP7 so far 471.6M€ (

ISERD Departments’ DirectorsISERD Departments’ Directors Health; Food Agriculture and Biotechnology; Environment;Energy :

Ms. Ayala Karniol, ayala@iserd.org.il

Information Communication Technology; Security : Mr. Aviv Zeevi, aviv@iserd.org.il

Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Processes; Transport (Incl. Aeronautics); Space; Research Infrastructures : Dr. Nili Mandelblit, nili@iserd.org.il

Marie Curie Fellowships; Socio-economic sciences and humanities; Science in Society:Ms. Smadar Hirsh, smadar@iserd.org.il

Western Europe and Eastern Europe:Mr. Uzi Bar Sade, uzi@matimop.org.il