The India - Israel Initiative for Industrial Research and Development is a bilateral framework providing active support for collaborative R&D ventures between Indian and Israeli companies,implemented by the Department of Science & Technology of the Ministry of Science & Technology in India (DST), and MATIMOP, on behalf of the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) in Israel .

  Support

This framework will support projects of Industrial R&D aimed at the development of products or processes to be commercialized in the global market. Innovative R&D projects with substantial potential for market success may get financial support in form of conditional grants for up to 50% of the approved R&D expenditures.

The program's financial support to the selected projects will be up to an amount equivalent to US$ 500,000 per project, split between the Indian and Israeli partners.

Each of the Partners shall be subject to the provisions of the applicable laws, regulations and procedures with respect to assistance and funding of research and development provided by the government of that Partner.

Eligibility

Eligible projects will be those based on alliances or cooperation between at least one industrial partner from Israel and at least one industrial partner from India , by which technological knowledge is developed jointly to the mutual benefit of businesses in India and Israel .

For Further Information please contact:

Ms. Merav Tapiero

Program  Manager

India -Israel Industrial R&D Cooperation

MATIMOP - Israeli Industry Center for R&D

Tel.: +972 (0)3 - 5118169
e-mail: merav@matimop.org.il