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2. The Incubators Program2.1 Incubator for Technology Ventures in Israel -The incubators are support frameworks which enable start-upentrepreneurs with innovative technological ideas to developtheir ideas for a commercial product and to establish a newbusiness for the purpose of its commercialization.The object is to handle the initial stage of technologicalventures - the provision of aid to the start-up entrepreneur tohelp realize the idea and to turn it into a commercial product.The incubators provide the entrepreneur, with the location,the financial resources, tools, professional guidance andadministrative assistance so that an abstract idea can beturned into a product that proves its feasibility, its advantagesand the need for it.Criterion for Approval: A technological concept that isinnovative in nature and whose purpose is to develop aproduct with marketing potential intended for a market ofsubstantial size.Promoter: Must be a start-up entrepreneur taking his initialsteps.Team: Approximately 3-6 development personnel.Period of Operation: The project stays in the incubatorfor a period of two years, when at the end of the two yearsthe promoter must bring his idea to the stage of a definedproduct which is both feasible and in demand.Activity Sector: In general terms - all spheres of researchand development although some of the incubators preferprojects that can derive benefit from the technologicalinfrastructure at their disposal.The Grant: up to 66% of the approved budget.Currently, there are 24 technology incubators operating allover the country, from Tel Hai in the North to Sde Boker in theSouth, with approximately 8 projects on average proceedingin each incubator. A project that is accepted into an incubatorreceives a loan from the State amounting to 85% of therecognized expenditure up to a level of NIS 2.1 Million for aperiod of two years with projects in the field of bio-technologyand pharmaceuticals being also entitled to support for a thirdyear in the incubator. Currently most of the incubator ownersare participating and are also taking the lead in the continuingrecruitment of companies in their portfolios.Of the 24 technology incubators, 15 incubators are operatingin the Negev and Galilee.2.2 Technology Based Industrial IncubatorStarting from 2008 there have been 2 industrial incubatorsoperating in Haifa and Arad. The industrial incubator isdesignated for the industrial foundation of technology/engineering-based companies or a company whose mainproducts have an industrial design slant, and that have passedthe stage of proof of technological feasibility, and which are33 < Invest in the Negev and GalileeMinistry of Indusry, Trade and Labor > Negev and Galilee Development Center
intended for engaging in independent industrial manufacturingand commercial activity (including the software and processingsector) and which have been approved by the IndustrialIncubators Committee.The Industrial Incubator project is a program for the continuousengagement in research and development includingexperiments or engineering activity for perfection of theproduct (including Beta -Site), preparation for production and/or preparation of production portfolios and/or commencementof production of the product in small series, preparation inmarketing and/or commercialization of the products in the localand international market, raising investment for the projectcompany, designing the product, training of skilled personnelin production of the project, establishment of operationalinfrastructures, participation in professional exhibitions andconferences, and receipt of consulting services in a range ofareas connected with building the project company and itsindustrialization.The scale of the State's participation is up to 50% of theapproved budget, with the Industrial Incubators Committeehaving the authority to increase the rate of participation to upto 66% of the approved budget, this being only in respect ofnew project companies absorbed into an industrial incubatorin the outlying areas, that have not emanated from incubatortechnologies. In any event the State grant will not exceed atotal of NIS 500,000 per project in each year of operation.2.3 Bio-Technology Incubator-This incubator constitutes a center for ventures in the field ofBio-Technology and provides projects in the incubator with anorganizational framework and various appropriate resourceswhich assist in the carrying out of research and developmentprojects in the field of bio-technology.A project that is accepted into an incubator receives a loanfrom the State amounting on average to 80% of the recognizedexpenditure and up to a level of NIS 6.5 Million for a period of 3years.Further details about the Incubators Program can befound on the Ministry's website: www.moital.gov.il underIndustrial Research and Development - Chief Scientist.The Chief Scientist's Research and Development Fund-The Research and Development Fund provides support for aprogram of R&D for the development of an innovative product.The amount of the grant provided is between 20%-50% ofthe approved budget. The R&D is carried out in DevelopmentRegion A (namely, the Negev) which is entitled to an additionalgrant of 10% of the amount of the grant approved by the ChiefScientist's Research Committee. An addition of 25% to theamount of the grant decided by the Research Committee willbe provided for a research and development program beingcarried out in a region described as a "friction zone". Furtherdetails can be obtained on the Ministry's site under the heading"Industrial R&D - Chief Scientist".34 < Invest in the Negev and Galilee
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