The Israel Innovation Authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and Industry and the Manufacturers' Association of Israel are hereby inviting manufacturing plants making industrial products intended for the prevention and treatment of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), to submit applications for assistance with R&D and technological innovation plans as part of Track 36 – Encouraging Technological Innovation in the Manufacturing Industry.
R&D plans submission may include the development of products, raw materials, innovative technologies and manufacturing processes, practical demonstrations, development of prototypes in the final stages of R&D or developing a scaling process for the transition from experimental production to mass-production.
The proposed plans will accelerate solutions for prevention and treatment of the COVID-19 virus, and must be technologically innovative relatively to the company's capabilities as well as generate value in dealing with the virus.
Relevant Technologies
All relevant technologies
Criteria
Target audience
Companies in the manufacturing industry in a variety of fields: manufacturers of medical equipment and treatment equipment, prophylactic equipment, remote medicine, measurement and control equipment, textile, chemical manufacture, polymers and plastics industries, etc.
Development for which grant request is applicable may include, among others:
Submission deadlines:
In light of the urgency of this issue, and until further notice, several submission deadlines will be set and published on the webpage for the abovementioned track. This will be subject to decisions by the Innovation Authority and given designated budget for this task.
Submission deadlines for this CFP:
Funding
Innovative projects approved as part of the MOFET (R&D in Manufacturing Industry) program may be eligible for support of 30% to 70% of the approved R&D expenses.
It is hereby emphasized that the grant level, the level of R&D costs and eligibility for exemption from royalties are subject to the terms of the Innovation Authority's Track 36 – Encouraging Technological Innovation In the Manufacturing Industry - in Hebrew, and approval of the plan by the research committee of the Advanced Manufacturing Division at the Israel Innovation Authority.
Application Process
For additional information, please contact:
Name
Service Department
Position
Questions re: submission of application
Telephone
Name
Tal Hibner Peretz
Position
Director Manufacturing R&D Program, Advanced Manufacturing Division
Organization
Israel Innovation Authority
Telephone
Tal.HP@innovationisrael.org.il
Name
Ronit Esherl
Position
Strategy and Business Development Manager, Advanced Manufacturing Division
Organization
Israel Innovation Authority
Telephone
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