The Parties

Israel :       Government of Israel, The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor (MOITAL)

                         through the Office of the Scientist (OCS)

Argentina:  The Ministry of Economy and Production (MECON), together with the

                   Argentinean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MECT)

Administrative Agencies

Israel:         MATIMOP, the Executive Agency of the Office of the Scientist (OCS)

                   for International Collaborations

      Argentina:   MINCyT, The Ministry of Sciences Technology and Innovative Production

      Preferred technologies/sectors       

      The program supports joint commercially focused R&D projects between Israeli

      and Argentinean companies* in all technological fields.

      * Academic and other entities are eligible to join as sub-contractors 

Key Points

Grant

Grants are given up to 50%* of the approved R&D expenditures.

No equity or IP rights are asked in return.

* For detailed regarding the percentage of support provided, Israeli companies please read the following:

http://www.moital.gov.il/NR/rdonlyres/11F034EC-A82E-4690-B4F2-C68CFAE21776/0/tamzit2007.pdf

Repayment

When a project is successful in achieving sales of a product or process, the financial support provided shall be repaid, based on sales revenues, and in accordance with the laws and regulations in the two respective states. 

Generally speaking, in Israel, the grant is repayable up to the original amount (indexed linked plus annual interest rate) and the repayment rate is 3% - 6% of the product sales.

If the project has no commercial outcome - no repayment shall be required.

For detailed, official, and binding information, regarding repayment policy, Israeli companies please read the following:  http://www.moital.gov.il/NR/exeres/6ADAD1B8-4941-4C07-BB48-1336703D2C25.htm

Qualification Criteria:

• Fruitful Collaboration: between an Israeli company and a Argentinean company to jointly develop a new product or a new process. Other entitles (such as academic entities, Hospitals, Clinics, etc.) are eligible to join as sub-contractors.

• The product should be highly innovative.
• Significant commercial potential.
• Added Value to the Israeli Economy.
• The entities should have the technological, commercial and financial abilities to successfully bring the new product to market.
• The partners should agree in advance on the IP rights and on the commercialization strategy of the product. (Technical know-how acquired in the project is expected to be shared between the partners in a way that would reflect each partner contribution to the project)

  Program Administration 

• The program maintains offices in both Argentina (within the MINCyT) and Israel (within MATIMOP); Argentinean and Israeli entities may contact their respective offices at any time.
• Two calls for proposals (RFP) are published per year. Each RFP is open for 3 to 4 months for submission of application forms.
• The program assists companies in finding potential technology partners. 
• An initial assessment of the joint project will be performed upon submission of the "Cooperation Form" (prior to the deadline).
• The program will accompany the companies in the process of preparing the Final Application Forms.  

      Contact Us 

      Israel Office

      Hadas Bar-Or

      Manager - Industrial R&D Cooperation Programs

      Asia Pacific and South America

      Matimop - the Israeli Industry Center for R&D
      Tel: (+972 3) 5118166   
      Fax: (+972 3) 5177655
      Email: argentina_israel@matimop.org.il    

      Argentina Office

Lic. Karina M. Pombo
Coordinadora Cooperación Bilateral
Dirección Nacional de Relaciones Internacionales
Tel: 4891-8470/73
Fax: 4891-8460 int 6402
Email: kpombo@mincyt.gov.ar

Website (for Argentinean entities):

http://www.mincyt.gov.ar Cooperación Internacional / Coop. Bilateral/ Israel