{"id":3239,"date":"2023-02-10T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T11:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/?post_type=report&#038;p=3239"},"modified":"2023-08-15T15:04:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T15:04:52","slug":"the-innovation-authority","status":"publish","type":"report","link":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/report\/the-innovation-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"The Innovation Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/files-en\/inline-images\/info_%20english-15.jpg\" alt=\"the innovation Authority's Activity in Numbers \u2013 2018\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 was a productive year for the Innovation Authority, marking the outset of the implementation of the Authority\u2019s five-year strategic program, which was granted approval by the Authority\u2019s Council over the course of the year. The Council is comprised of representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Industry, the Ministry of Finance, and of the industry and the public, under the leadership of Dr. Ami Appelbaum, Chief Scientist for the Ministry of Economy and Industry and Chairman of the Board of the Innovation Authority. The program is centered on ten primary strategic goals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/files-en\/inline-images\/info_%20english-16_0.jpg\" alt=\"strategic objectives 2018-2022\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this chapter, we will present the salient features of the Innovation Authority\u2019s activity in 2018, and will then present the issues that are slated to be the focal point of the Authority\u2019s activity in 2019. The implementation of the Authority\u2019s policy on the ground is primarily assigned to its innovation divisions \u2013 mission and client-oriented divisions, each offering a unique toolbox for the various challenges posed in the technological innovation cycles. A variety of Authority division activities performed over the past year will be reviewed in the context of each of their sectors. A key trait shared by all divisions over the past year is increased collaboration with all branches of government. The synergy of the various government entities\u2019 knowledge, experience, and regulatory authorities with the Authority\u2019s&nbsp;expertise in supporting technological innovation lies at the core of a range of collaborative incentive programs launched this year. This synergy bolsters the government\u2019s ability to propel the Israeli economy forward. In this chapter, in addition to reviewing activities in the various divisions, we will present a critical issue that extends beyond the confines of the Authority: the Innovation Authority\u2019s new outlook on serving its clients \u2013 entrepreneurs, companies, and researchers \u2013 that is currently being formulated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/files-en\/inline-images\/info_%20english-17.jpg\" alt=\"structure of innovation Authority and innovation Divisions Budgets in 2018\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technological infrastructure Division<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Technological Infrastructure Division is responsible for Research and Development infrastructures, development of applicable knowledge, transfer of knowledge from academia to industry, and the development of generic technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Division programs include: MAGNET consortiums, Programs for knowledge transfer (<\/strong><strong>KAMIN<\/strong><strong>, NOFAR, MAGNETON), Research Institutes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total support approx&nbsp;<strong>300 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;was provided for 290 projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>160 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;invested in MAGNET consortiums (joint academic-industrial generic-technological R&amp;D)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Approx.&nbsp;<strong>200 research groups<\/strong>&nbsp;were supported in applied research and industrial collaborations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support of approx.&nbsp;<strong>20 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;for&nbsp;<strong>17 international collaboration projects&nbsp;<\/strong>for transfer of knowledge to Israeli companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary incentive program operated by the division of technological infrastructure is MAGNET consortiums (Generic Technologies R&amp;D Consortiums),&nbsp;a program designed to foster the development of generic technologies by groups of companies from the industry and researchers from academia. see: <\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"read_more_relative\">\n        <span class=\"read_more_p\">A quantum leap in brain therapy in the BsMt consortium.<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wrap_read_more d-none\">\n            <span class=\"icon-close close_read_more d-none\"> close <\/span>\n            <p class=\"read_more_content \"><h3>A quantum leap in brain therapy in the BsMt consortium<\/h3>\n<p>The Israeli consortium BSMT (Brain Stimulation and Monitoring Toolbox), funded over the course of the past five years by the Innovation Authority with a NIS 67 million grant, was established in order to develop technological and scientific infrastructure combined with neurological stimulation and monitoring to enable personalized and improved treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The infrastructure is designed to serve as the basis for a new generation of products that could elevate consortium member companies \u2013 InSightec, ElMindA, Alpha Omega, and Bransway \u2013 to the global forefront in the field. The involvement of clinical research groups from universities and hospitals in the consortium has allowed member companies to conduct groundbreaking clinical trials in the consortium period with human subjects.<\/p>\n<p>The consortium has had several groundbreaking achievements, some of which have led to technological maturity and clinical execution. HaGuide, for example, software developed in the consortium by Alpha Omega and researchers from the Hebrew University and Hadassah Medical Center, is used in DBS procedures (Deep Brain Stimulation) performed on patients suffering from Parkinson\u2019s disease or other disorders. The software enables the automatic analysis of raw material recorded from the brain, and is used for the automatic and precise navigation of an electrode implanted into a particular nucleus in the brain that controls mobility. The system has been tested on over one hundred Parkinson\u2019s patients undergoing DBS procedures. Due to its promising results, it was granted regulatory approval by the FDA and the CE.<\/p>\n<p>Another technological and commercial achievement, the product of close collaboration between several consortium members, is a digital platform, for functional brain imaging for psychiatric patients. The product is based on BNA technology (Brain Network Analytics) by ElMindA, which utilizes big data and machine learning tools for the analysis of brain signals. The unprecedented technology provides access to \u2018brain software\u2019 on the composition, the connectivity, and the synchronization of functional brain networks. A new lab was established at the Mental Health Center in Be\u2019er Ya\u2019akov-Ness Ziona on the basis of this platform, offering cognitive testing of psychiatric patients. These tests provide a groundbreaking integration of digital medicine in processes for diagnosing and treating psychiatric patients \u2013 a quantum leap in the quality of psychiatric medicine in Israel. The integration of the platform in therapy is slated to advance personalized medicine and to offer support for doctors\u2019 treatment modalities.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/article\/quantum-leap-brain-therapy-bsmt-consortium-0\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program has undergone several changes over the past year in an effort to adapt it to shorter development times and to fierce global competition over leadership in future technologies. The time period offered for the support of the program is now only three years (previously, most consortiums were given support for five years); incentive has been added to integrate global players into the consortium who are at the forefront of technological development; and an additional tool has been launched for the continued funding of select technologies emerging from the consortium. Several new consortiums were granted approval in 2018: an IoT consortium in the field of food products, a space communications consortium, a generic processor consortium for electronic components, and a consortium for quantum sensing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, the technological infrastructure division also eased threshold conditions and operating procedures in the NOFAR and KAMIN incentive programs, aimed at directing and transferring knowledge from academia to industry to support applied research in academia, and the MAGNETON program that supports collaborations between an Israeli company and an academic research group. The objective of these changes is to focus the programs on effective and applied collaborations with the industry. The KAMIN program, for example, is currently offering unique conditions, a pilot program in the field of drug development, offering three years of support in order to bridge gaps in the translational research stage.<br>Over the course of 2018, the division also advanced a variety of international collaborations in an effort to accelerate the development of future industry technologies in Israel. The division launched a collaboration with particle accelerator CERN to transfer knowledge to companies in Israel, it began to support the commercialization of academic knowledge in the field of quantum technologies through the European collaboration program Quantera, and it contributed to project funding for Israeli companies collaborating with German companies and research institutes in the field of nanotechnology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, in 2018, the division was marked by widespread activity in the field of advanced manufacturing, which is taking center stage in the Innovation Authority\u2019s strategy. In addition to the consortium established in the food industry, the division of technology infrastructure, in collaboration with the division of advanced manufacturing, is currently working on a strategic plan to increase the efficacy of applied research institutes that serve the manufacturing industry. In this past year, several changes were implemented to support these institutes in order to ensure their technological excellence and to increase the incentive for them to collaborate with industrial companies. At the same time, the two divisions are working together with the Ministry of Economy to establish new applied institutes in the fields of food technology and advanced manufacturing \u2013 both of which will operate in Northern Israel. The advanced manufacturing institute will be based on a partnership between the business sector and academia, and will work to improve productivity and competitiveness in the manufacturing industry by integrating advanced methods and technologies, with an emphasis on industries characterized by a medium or low rate of innovation. The establishment of the food institute is currently at the stage of identifying industry needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Startup Division<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Startup Division provides a range of tools that support technological enterprises in their initial stages and assists them in product development, raising initial capital and advancing to sales. The Division is also active in strengthening the Israeli technological entrepreneurial ecosystem, especially in emerging fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Division programs include: T<\/strong><strong>nufa<\/strong><strong>, Incubators Incentive Program, E<\/strong><strong>arly Stage<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Companies, Innovation Labs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>213 startup companies<\/strong>&nbsp;received total support of approx.&nbsp;<strong>400 million NIS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The average grant awarded to startup companies was&nbsp;<strong>1.9 million NIS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>19 technology incubators<\/strong>&nbsp;operated throughout the country, 12 of which supported life science companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>73 entrepreneurs<\/strong>&nbsp;received support as part of the Tnufa Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5 innovation labs<\/strong>&nbsp;began operating in the fields of advanced manufacturing, transportation, construction, food-tech and advanced materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of 2018, the startup division launched several new incentive programs and expanded its support of existing programs. Firstly, the innovation labs incentive program \u2013 connecting entrepreneurs seeking unique technological infrastructure with experts in order to prove feasibility, and connecting corporations seeking collaborations with startup companies that operate with an open innovation model \u2013 commenced operations in 2018 following its launch in 2017. The five labs selected through competitive procedures in the fields of advanced manufacturing, smart transportation, construction and infrastructure, food tech, and advanced materials, began to adopt innovative initiatives over the course of the year. Furthermore, in 2019, a new cyber security and fintech innovation lab will be established in Be\u2019er Sheva in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Authority and the Ministry of Finance, which will leverage national assets to promote startups in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lab in Be\u2019er Sheva will join other programs launched in 2018 aimed at fostering technological entrepreneurship in the periphery and in large cities outside of central Israel. Over the course of 2018, a competitive procedure was announced for the establishment of a food tech incubator in the sub-district of Tzfat, whose results will be released in 2019, and a program for fostering entrepreneurship in the periphery was approved in association with regional anchors. For additional information on the Authority\u2019s policy for encouraging technological entrepreneurship in the periphery and for further details about these programs, see the chapter in this report titled Innovation-Driven Economy in the Periphery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, this year saw the expansion of one of the the division&#8217;s key programs\u2013 the early stage companies incentive program designed for&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"read_more_relative\">\n        <span class=\"read_more_p\">startups seeking to develop and advance an innovative technological initiative and to penetrate the market by raising investment capital from the private sector.<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wrap_read_more d-none\">\n            <span class=\"icon-close close_read_more d-none\"> close <\/span>\n            <p class=\"read_more_content \"><h3>An automation system for sports broadcasts that has penetrated the American market<\/h3>\n<p>The Pixellot startup established in 2013 has developed an innovative system that allows the production and broadcasting of a variety of sports events with almost no human intervention. The company started out in The Time incubator, a franchisee of the incubators incentive program in the startup division, and was later provided additional grants through the R&amp;D fund incentive program in the growth division.<\/p>\n<p>The market segment the company is targeting is millions of sporting events that are not currently being recorded due to high production costs, such as games played in colleges, high schools, little leagues and teenage leagues worldwide. The system it developed includes cameras, tracking capabilities, content manipulation through the cloud, broadcasting to different devices, and exclusively automatic live-streaming, allowing spectators to perform simple move manipulation \u2013 all at a low production cost. Since its establishment, the company has already sold roughly 2,500 systems producing 20 thousand broadcasting hours a month. In 2018, it raised $30 million, which will allow it to accelerate its future market penetration.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Growth Division<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Growth Division encourages startup companies reach the stage of sustainable growth and provides growth companies and mature companies with tools to develop technological engines<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Division programs include: R&amp;D Fund, Generic R&amp;D, Pilots Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>177 companies<\/strong>&nbsp;received total grants of approx.&nbsp;<strong>430 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;from the R&amp;D Fund. The average grant was&nbsp;<strong>2.1 million NIS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>22 large companies<\/strong>&nbsp;received total support of&nbsp;<strong>85 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;in the Generic R&amp;D Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>60 companies<\/strong>&nbsp;received&nbsp;<strong>70 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;to conduct pilots for innovative technologies at a range of trial sites in Israel with the cooperation of different government ministries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>30 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;were invested in the establishment of multinational corporations\u2019 R&amp;D centers in the fields of medical devices digital healthcare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of 2018, a new incentive program for supporting technological pilots conducted in Israel commenced operations in the growth division (it is formally named &#8220;incentive program for innovation with government entities&#8221;). The program is designed to encourage innovative companies to advance from the R&amp;D stage to the scale-up and commercialization stage in order to progress to a growth track. The program operates in collaboration with a range of government entities, which enables greater support of&nbsp;companies and ensures that pilots can operate in accordance with regulation requirements or under a targeted regulatory draft as needed. In the program\u2019s first year, dozens of applications were submitted for the support of pilots at a variety of sites in the fields of&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"read_more_relative\">\n        <span class=\"read_more_p\">digital healthcare<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wrap_read_more d-none\">\n            <span class=\"icon-close close_read_more d-none\"> close <\/span>\n            <p class=\"read_more_content \"><h3>AI in the Meuhedet Health Fund (HMO) and at Soroka University Medical Center<\/h3>\n<p>The National Digital Health Plan is striving to make Israel a key player in the field of digital healthcare \u2013 both as an engine of growth for the Israeli economy, and as a means to improve health services in Israel. The program, established by a team comprised of professionals from different government ministries, will see an investment of hundreds of millions of shekels over the course of five years. Of this sum, NIS 132 million will be invested in targeted programs that will be operated by the Innovation Authority in order to develop the digital healthcare industry while strengthening its connection to health organizations in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>To this end, in 2018, the Authority launched a program for supporting pilots in the field of digital healthcare that are either performed in Israeli healthcare organizations, or that are based on capabilities or the data at their disposal. The program garnered a great deal of attention both from the industry and from healthcare organizations seeking to assimilate technological innovation. Over the course of the year, 52 applications for pilot support were submitted in 22 healthcare organizations. The Authority approved the backing of 24 pilots that will be conducted in 15 different healthcare organizations, with a total investment valued at roughly NIS 74 million, about half of which is government funded.<\/p>\n<p>The Digital Robotics pilot, which stands out among the pilots approved, has developed a computerized system based on AI \u2013 the first of its kind \u2013 aimed at cutting healthcare costs and improving service. The system, which is designed to be used by medical teams, includes a personalized recommendation engine for patients based on a broad clinical picture. In the context of the pilot program, the system will first be implemented in two healthcare organizations: Meuhedet Health Fund, where it will positioned at clinic entrances and at an emergency care center, and will be accessible for use at home by app; and at the Soroka Medical Center\u2019s emergency room for Kupat Holim Klalit in Be\u2019er Sheva.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/article\/ai-meuhedet-health-fund-hmo-and-soroka-university-medical-center\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>, environmental protection, energy, smart transportation, cyber security, agriculture, and government-owned companies, and the program is expected to expand in the coming years to include more fields and collaborations with additional government entities. The program has strategic significance for the Innovation Authority because it encourages companies to grow as full companies in Israel, and it bridges between the high- tech industry and other sectors of the Israeli economy. For further detail, see the chapter in this report titled From the High-Tech Industry to a Smart Technology Economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another new program that commenced operations in 2018 in the growth division is the incentive program to encourage the establishment of multinational companies\u2019 R&amp;D centers in the fields of biotechnology and health. In a competitive procedure, three leading multinational companies were selected to participate in the program \u2013 Change Healthcare, which operates in the field of digital healthcare, and Medtronic and GE Health, which operate in the field of medical devices. Through this program, these companies are slated to establish significant local anchors of activity, knowledge and expertise, and to create new intellectual property in Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, the division also worked to expand the generic R&amp;D incentive program for large companies. The program, which works with large, mature companies, supports long- term R&amp;D of groundbreaking technologies that companies will be able to leverage in the future for a range of products. In order to expand the circle of large companies investing in groundbreaking technological developments in Israel, in this past year, the division encouraged companies at advanced growth stages to join the program. The total sum invested in the program grew from NIS 60 million in 2017 to NIS 85 million in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Societal Challenges Division<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ufffc<\/strong>The Societal Challenges Division focuses on two fields: the development of skilled human capital for high-tech and the encouragement of technological entrepreneurship and R&amp;D directed at solving societal challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Division programs include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Human Capital: Coding Bootcamps, Back to Tech, E<\/strong><strong>arly Stage<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Companies \u2013 Ultra-Orthodox and Minorities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>R&amp;D for Societal Challenges: Public Sector Innovation, Grand Challenges, EzerTech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>7 training programs<\/strong>, that were chosen as part of the Coding Bootcamp Incentive Program to train approx. 250 graduates, received more than&nbsp;<strong>10 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;in their first year of operation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A pilot model of a new program \u2013 \u201cBack to tech\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 was launched and assisted approx. 100 Israelis living abroad to connect to high-tech employment opportunities in Israel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>17 startup companies&nbsp;<\/strong>led by Ultra-Orthodox and Arab entrepreneurs received total support of approx. 30 million NIS as part of a special sub-program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>57 innovative projects<\/strong>&nbsp;received total support of&nbsp;<strong>35 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;as part of the Public sector challenges Program operated jointly by the Innovation Authority and the Digital Israel Project<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16 innovative projects<\/strong>&nbsp;received total support of&nbsp;<strong>10 million NIS<\/strong>&nbsp;as part of the Assistive technology for the Disabled R&amp;D Incentive Program (Ezertech)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Development of skilled human capital for high-tech<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The societal challenges division is working to expand the supply of human capital skilled in high-tech professions by removing obstacles and developing suitable infrastructure. Among other activities, it is advancing the integration of underrepresented populations in the industry. A key channel the division is promoting to make these objectives a reality is elite extra-academic training \u2013 coding bootcamps \u2013 designed to train or retrain highly skilled individuals (such as graduates with degrees in the sciences) for development positions in high-tech. Over the course of 2018, the division began to operate coding bootcamps to support this type of training. The program\u2019s compensation model is contingent on the successful integration of bootcamp graduates in the industry in high-paying development positions, and incentivizes the integration of women and underrepresented populations in high-tech. In 2018, at the end of a business development process and a competitive procedure, seven high-quality extra-academic training settings for development professions in high-tech, which opened by the end of the year, were selected. The program launch and the comprehensive industry consultation that had preceded it for the previous two years began to propel a conceptual shift in the high-tech industry, and spurred momentum in the elite extra-academic coding training market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/files-en\/inline-images\/info_%20english-18.jpg\" alt=\"increase in elite extra-Academic coding training market Alongside the Development and Launching of coding Bootcamps Program\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional channels of division operations in 2018 for boosting the supply of human capital in high-tech include obstacle removal for integrating foreign experts in industry, connecting returning residents in tech professions with high-tech companies, and fostering technological entrepreneurship among underrepresented populations in the industry. In order to enable Israeli high-tech companies to hire foreign experts with unique knowledge, the Population and Immigration Authority, the Foreign Trade Administration at the Ministry of Economy and Industry, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the National Economic Council at the Prime Minister\u2019s Office in collaboration with the Innovation Authority, created a new category of work visas for foreign experts designed solely for high-tech experts. This channel offers many benefits, including electronic access, a fast work visa approval process, and work visas for partners. The pilot program \u05f4returning to high-tech\u05f4 was launched to reintegrate Israelis living overseas with knowledge and experience in high-tech into Israel\u2019s high-tech industry by connecting them with employers and with relevant employment opportunities. Lastly, the incentive program for ultra-orthodox and minorities operated by the societal challenges division with the startup division was updated with the objective of increasing the number and the quality of the backed initiatives. This action followed an in-depth analysis of program outcomes conducted by the Authority\u2019s Strategy Division. In the context of the updated program, comprehensive marketing was performed in an effort to reach relevant target audiences. As a result, the number of initiatives supported through the program grew by 20% in 2018 in comparison to 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The division also gathers data and analyzes obstacles in the ecosystem, and participated in the publishing of the report on human capital in high-tech led by Start-Up Nation Central, which gave a situation report on the current shortage and possible future solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Encouraging R&amp;D to meet social and public challenges<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, the division assembled all of the incentive programs in these fields under one strategic umbrella of impact investments. The programs were updated accordingly, and comprehensive marketing activities were performed together with an array of partners from across the ecosystem in order to expand the target audience, to increase the scope and quality of the initiatives requesting backing, and to focus the entrepreneurs in the field on significant challenges outlined in calls for proposals. The Digital Innovation for Public Sector Challenges Program, working in collaboration with the National Digital Israel Initiative in the Ministry of Social Equality,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"read_more_relative\">\n        <span class=\"read_more_p\">and the assistive technology for the disabled incentive program (Ezertech) that operates in collaboration with the Funds Division of the National Insurance Institute<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wrap_read_more d-none\">\n            <span class=\"icon-close close_read_more d-none\"> close <\/span>\n            <p class=\"read_more_content \"><h3><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Operation of smartphones and tablets with head movements<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Sesame Enable startup, established in 2013, has developed an exclusive app that allows people with mobility disabilities to operate smartphones and tablets using head movements alone, using the device\u2019s front-facing camera. The company was awarded a substantial grant by the Innovation Authority through the Ezertech incentive program, in collaboration with the National Insurance Institute, to encourage the development of assistive technologies for people with disabilities. At the same time, the company won a $1 million prize in the international Powerful Answers Award Contest conducted by communications giant Verizon, as well as other prizes.<\/p>\n<p>Solutions offered by the company are already in wide use throughout the US, where the company receives government subsidies. Their technology serves an audience with a wide range of mobility disabilities such as spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular diseases, MS, and cerebral palsy. Recently, the municipality of New York chose the company\u2019s product as a preferred solution for children with disabilities in the city\u2019s public education system, and negotiations are taking place with other US municipalities and states to expand this activity.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p>&nbsp;were operated through focused calls for proposals. The method for evaluating submitted projects was also improved. At the same time, the GCI \u2013 Grand Challenges Israel incentive program, which operates in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has been inactive since 2015, was updated and relaunched in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/article\/operation-smartphones-and-tablets-head-movements\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advanced Manufacturing Division<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Advanced Manufacturing Division strives to strengthen the manufacturing industry and enhance its competitiveness in Israel and the global arena by encouraging R&amp;D processes and technological innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Division programs include: R&amp;D Preparatory incentive Program, MOFET (R&amp;D in the Manufacturing Industry)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>246 R&amp;D projects<\/strong>&nbsp;received total funding of 125 million NIS, half of which was<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>invested in the periphery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The average grant in the MOFET Program was&nbsp;<strong>660,000 NIS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>About&nbsp;<strong>half of the manufacturing companies<\/strong>&nbsp;that submitted a request for assistance as part of the MOFET Program made their initial approach to the Authority&nbsp;<strong>this year<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>23 companies<\/strong>&nbsp;progressed from the R&amp;D Preparatory Incentive Program to the MOFET Program and advance their level of technological innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary program operating in the advanced manufacturing division is the MOFET \u2013 R&amp;D in the manufacturing industry incentive program. The objective of the program is to encourage manufacturing-driven industrial factories to advance and assimilate technological innovation processes by running R&amp;D programs aimed at developing innovative products, improving existing products, or developing and improving manufacturing processes. In 2018, the division conducted intensive groundwork to make the program accessible to industrial companies, particularly in the periphery. The division\u2019s team made dozens of visits to companies and participated in professional conventions in the periphery. Roughly half of the industrial companies that submitted an application for support through the program in 2018 were first-time applicants. At the same time, over half the companies backed in the division operate in northern and southern Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MOFET program is complemented by the <\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"read_more_relative\">\n        <span class=\"read_more_p\">R&amp;D preperatory incentive program<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wrap_read_more d-none\">\n            <span class=\"icon-close close_read_more d-none\"> close <\/span>\n            <p class=\"read_more_content \"><h3><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">The Golan heights Winery\u2019s innovative wine water<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The R&amp;D preparatory program is an exclusive program operating in the advanced manufacturing division, designed to help manufacturing-driven companies lacking experience in R&amp;D and in leading innovation processes, or that need focus and direction in their R&amp;D processes. The preparatory program offers companies support in establishing new ideas for products or processes, in examining technological feasibility, and in developing solutions for manufacturing failures, under the guidance of technology consultants.<\/p>\n<p>A prominent company backed by the preparatory program is the Golan Heights Winery, which ventured to develop a completely new product: Wine Water. The backed project led to the construction of a concept based on innovative technology: extracting grape waste reduced in the wine manufacturing process and diluting it with water, so that the nutrients in grape peels and the unique aroma and smell of wine are absorbed by the water. The product made its world debut in July 2018 at the Fancy Food Show in New York and gained unprecedented success, with hundreds of distributors from across the globe seeking marketing rights for the product. It is already being sold by leading chains in the US.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/article\/golan-heights-winerys-innovative-wine-water\"><\/a>An additional channel of division activity in 2018 for fostering R&amp;D in the manufacturing industry was targeted calls for proposals for submissions for various industries. Calls for proposals were sent to textile companies, plastics and polymer companies, electricity and metal companies, and suppliers for the Merkava and AFV (Armored Fighting Vehicle) projects. Another exclusive call for proposals was circulated, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, for Efsharibari, the National Program for Active and Healthy Living. The appeal was designed to encourage R&amp;D targeted at improving the nutritional value of food, improving people\u2019s nutrition security and promoting public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, this year, the division held a first-ever \u2018speed dating\u2019 event at Kinneret College in northern Israel, between startups developing solutions in the field of manufacturing, and industrial companies. Following the success of the event, which included 160 attendees and many connections were made, a second similar conference is planned for early 2019 in the south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to its activity targeting manufacturing companies, the division is also developing support tools for innovative companies seeking to advance to the manufacturing stage. In late 2018, the division launched a support for examining feasibility for small-scale manufacturing incentive program, in collaboration with the Israel Investment Center at the Ministry of Economy. The objective of the program is to bridge the \u2018valley of death\u2019 between R&amp;D stages for small-scale manufacturing, and to create a continuum of government support of technological development \u2013 from the research stage, until the establishment of an industrial factory in Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Collaboration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Collaboration Division acts to create a competitive advantage for Israeli companied and entities by coordinating international collaboration in innovative R&amp;D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Division Programs&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>include:<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;bilateral collaborations in innovation with dozens of countries, facilitating access to the EU Horizon 2020 Program for industry and academia in Israel.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In 2018:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>7 new agreements<\/strong>&nbsp;for R&amp;D collaboration were signed with various countries,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bringing the total of active agreements to approx. 70<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>90 I<\/strong><strong>sraeli<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;companies<\/strong>&nbsp;received grants to conduct joint R&amp;D projects with companies from other countries. The average grant awarded to these companies was approx.&nbsp;<strong>500,000 NiS<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>92&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>I<\/strong><strong>sraeli<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;companies<\/strong>&nbsp;received total financing of approx.&nbsp;<strong>40 million Euros<\/strong>&nbsp;as part of the prestigious European SME Instrument European R&amp;D Program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>9 Israeli companies<\/strong>&nbsp;received approx.&nbsp;<strong>11 million Euros<\/strong>&nbsp;as part of the European Ecsel R&amp;D Program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A key channel for the International Collaboration Division activity is advancing and enacting bilateral agreements for technological collaborations. In 2018, seven new bilateral agreements were signed between Israel and other countries: Britain, Thailand, Argentina, and four US states, and the India-Israel Industrial R&amp;D and Technological Innovation Fund commenced operations. These agreements create a supportive setting that enables Israeli tech companies to collaborate with companies from these countries. Moreover, in these new agreements and through existing agreements, this year, the Division established a series of points of agreement that pave the way for Israeli companies to conduct pilots overseas in the fields of healthcare, agriculture, energy, and water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another vital channel for Division activity through ISERD (the Israel-Europe R&amp;D Directorate) is making<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"read_more_relative\">\n        <span class=\"read_more_p\"> European R&amp;D programs, primarily Horizon 2020, accessible to industry and academia in Israel.<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wrap_read_more d-none\">\n            <span class=\"icon-close close_read_more d-none\"> close <\/span>\n            <p class=\"read_more_content \"><h3><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Remote monitoring of cardiovascular diseases funded by horizon 2020<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Vectorious Medical Technologies was conceived in 2011 in the RAD BioMed technological incubator backed by the Innovation Authority. The company offered a groundbreaking solution for remote, continuous, precise, and safe monitoring of patients suffering from cardiovascular disease \u2013 one of the leading causes of death worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The inimitable technology enables the implantation of a microcomputer for battery- free communication. Thus far, the company has raised over $10 million, including a $2.25 million grant from the European R&amp;D program Horizon 2020 and the Innovation Authority. The exclusive grant has helped the company recruit additional investors and accelerate development and clinical trials.<\/p>\n<p>The company is currently conducting trials on human subjects in Germany, England, Italy and Israel, on its way to receiving the necessary regulatory approvals and to market the product. The company projects that the development will reach the European market within roughly six months.<\/p>\n<p>Another accomplishment spurred by ISERD through its participation in the Horizon 2020 program, in collaboration with the Authority\u2019s division of growth, is making funding tools included in the InnovFin initiative (EU Finance for Innovators) of the EIF (European Investment Fund) for Israeli companies and entrepreneurs. The EIF issued a guarantee for Bank Leumi for a credit portfolio valued at $200 million allocated to loans for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) in the fields of innovation. At the same time, the fund served as an anchor investor in an Israeli venture capital fund targeting investments in early-stage startups. It has invested about $20 million and has signed an agreement for matching funds with angels or superangels in Israel valued at a total of $15 million.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p> The directorate operates under an inter-administrational steering committee whose members include the Innovation Authority, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2018, the directorate operated to increase participation of Israeli companies in various programs offered by Horizon 2020. This activity was reflected in the extraordinary involvement of Israeli industry in the flagship SME Instrument program offering funding for excelling innovative companies (92 Israeli companies received funding valued at \u20ac40 million), and the Ecsel program that funds projects in the field electronic components and systems (9 companies were granted roughly \u20ac11 million). These results were achieved through a concentrated effort of the ISERD Directorate for increasing the number of applicants and for improved application quality. This activity, among others, is offered by the new program aimed at bolstering the participation of Israeli corporations in the European framework program. The program backs expenses for overseas travel, participation in conferences for seeking partnerships, and an approved grant writing advisor. The total participation of Israeli industry in the European framework program since its inception is currently valued at over \u20ac200 million, with 2017-2018 demonstrating increased participation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/article\/remote-monitoring-cardiovascular-diseases-funded-horizon-2020\"><\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Working for the industry \u2013 improving interfaces with Authority clients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Innovation Authority sees its clients as an important innovation resource for Israel, and is constantly working to make the incentive programs and the work processes accessible for them. To this end, the Authority is currently establishing a comprehensive service outlook whose principles will be based on mapping and locating the needs of the Authority\u2019s clients, and will treat all stakeholders in the ecosystem in which the Authority operates: entrepreneurs, companies in Industry, investors, academic researchers, governmental entities and others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n    <div class=\"read_more_relative\">\n        <span class=\"read_more_p\">The guiding values for this outlook would be professionalism, availability, and simplicity<\/span>\n        <div class=\"wrap_read_more d-none\">\n            <span class=\"icon-close close_read_more d-none\"> close <\/span>\n            <p class=\"read_more_content \"><h3><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Changes in intellectual property standards imposed on companies that the Authority has invested it<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For many years, the Innovation Authority has been advancing a policy of support for R&amp;D activity that would lead to the creation of quality intellectual property in Israel. Registration of intellectual property is an important component in the financial success of both the entrepreneur and the economy. One of several reasons why its registration in Israel has a great deal of economic significance is because it serves as an anchor for local economic activity, including employment and tax revenue. This logic lies at the core of the conditions that the Innovation Authority sets for companies it invests in, in terms of registration of intellectual property, its future use, and its transfer to companies operating in other countries.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, in the era of accelerated digitization, globalization, and rapid technological changes, the process of technological development takes many forms, including the concept of intellectual property and the ways it is used. The Innovation Authority is aware of these trends, and consequently, is updating some of the conditions it had set regarding the registration and use of intellectual property developed with its backing. To this end, over the course of 2018, the Authority\u2019s Council approved two significant changes in its policy on intellectual property.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, in order to enable support of R&amp;D programs that include open-source software development \u2013 a widespread phenomenon that reflects current business models in the field of software \u2013 council approval was granted to back projects that include open-source coding to be used by the general public, as long as delivering the source code for public use is expected to create economic and business value for the backed company.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, new rules have been determined for the sharing of technological knowledge by Israeli companies that received a grant by the Innovation Authority with affiliated companies outside Israel, by authorizing the non-exclusive use of knowledge. These rules reflect the understanding that many R&amp;D processes in Israel are currently being conducted with affiliated countries worldwide. This phenomenon increases the more that Israeli high-tech companies are growing and becoming global, and the more than multinational companies are putting down roots in the Israeli ecosystem. The new rules enable companies supported by the Authority to conduct global development processes without needing to transfer intellectual property ownership to an affiliated company in another country. With Amendment 73 of the ECIL (Encouragement of Capital Investments Law), they are establishing an infrastructure to expand the economic activity of multinational companies that hold development centers in Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A central aspect where the Authority operated to establish and implement new service in 2018 is shorter response times through the cycle of support in the initiative or in the company. This endeavor began as a pilot in 2017 in the startup division, and in 2018, it was assimilated throughout the entire Authority. The results were evident on the ground: 90% of entrepreneurs and startup companies that that submitted an application for funding in the startup division were granted the committee\u2019s decision within nine weeks, and 83% of companies in other divisions responded within 12 weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another aspect that the Authority examined in 2018 regarding its work processes against clients is reporting requirements applied to companies that have received funding from the Authority. In late 2018, the Authority\u2019s Council approved easing royalties reporting requirements for companies owing royalties of up to $5,000 per half-year \u2013 from submitting two royalties reports a year, to the submission requirement of only one report.<br>At the same time, the Authority took several steps to improve the technological examination process of R&amp;D support applications submitted to it, which is performed by 180 professional, experienced evaluators, managed by the technology and market sectors division in the Authority. Firstly, computerized knowledge tools were developed that are used in the professional examination and the entire Authority. One key tool is the scouting system, which is linked to a wide range of commercial information sources and to the Innovation Authority\u2019s main database, enabling the location of companies and projects in any technological field. Another key tool is the knowledge building center, which serves to collect and distribute technological, business, and administrative information critical to the procedure of technological examination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/article\/changes-intellectual-property-standards-imposed-companies-authority-has-invested-it\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019 \u2013 Looking ahead<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, 2018 was marked by a great deal of activity in the Innovation Authority \u2013 new programs were launched, existing programs were updated in order to improve their response to the industry, new bridges were built with world countries, and collaborations were reinforced within the government for the advancement of innovation in Israel. In 2019, which has just begun, the Authority will continue its implementation of the strategic plan it approved this year, with several issues derived from the plan which are discussed at length in this report expected to be at the heart of Authority activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first issue is advancing technological innovation in the periphery. In this report, in the chapter Innovation-Driven Economy in the Periphery, we review the challenges that lie at the core of technological innovation activity in metropolitan Tel Aviv area, and we propose an action plan that will be implemented over the course of 2019. The second issue is the development of skilled human capital for the high-tech industry. In 2019, in addition to the programs that were launched in 2018, greater emphasis will be placed on the integration of skilled human capital from the periphery in industry, and on the development of targeted human capital for AI. AI and other future technologies are a third issue that will play a key role in Innovation activity in 2019, with an emphasis on advancing a national strategy on AI (for further details, see the chapter The Race for Technological Power) with extensive government cooperation. A fourth issue is the development of additional innovation systems alongside Israel\u2019s ICT ecosystem. In this field, the Authority will highlight the development of a biopharma ecosystem while leveraging global trends in the field of personalized medicine, as detailed in the Personalized Medicine chapter of this report. A fifth issue is advancing collaborations between the manufacturing industry and high-tech companies and applied research facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Secondly, in 2018, the Division assimilated a new recruiting model for professional testers, to enable the recruiting and ongoing refreshing of professional testers in accordance with the changing needs of technological and business trends in the markets. Furthermore, over the course of the past year, the Division has assimilated an innovative methodology for examining R&amp;D projects of startups, including several key aspects in the Lean Startup approach. Market validity is tested, as is understanding the unmet need and the required response (for example, using the Minimum Viable Product method) and there is increasing openness in the testing phase for changes (Pivot) that the company performs on its products according to an evolving understanding of the target market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Innovation Authority\u2019s vision is to establish Israel as a world leader in innovation and entrepreneurship that frequently grows innovation-driven companies that provide extensive, highly productive employment for all population groups and all regions of the country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4315,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","report_year":[142],"geographic_location":[],"class_list":["post-3239","report","type-report","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","report_year-innovation-report-2018"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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