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The Negev National Bio-Technology InstituteDescription of the ProjectThe State of Israel is making substantial investments in the field of basicacademic research civil-industrial development and at an unprecedentedrate in comparison to other countries 1 . The National Bio-TechnologyInstitute provides an example of the connection between academia andindustry, where the results of applicative reserch are quickly passed toindustry and integrate into production. The Institute places emphasison development of innovative technological applications in collaborationwith academia and other research institutes in Israel and world-wide. TheInstitute is located in Beersheba and more than 75% of the researchersand employees in the Institute are Negev residents.The Project is being undertaken by the Office of the Chief Scientists' inthe Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor in conjunction with the Ministryfor Development of the Negev and Galilee, Ben Gurion University of theNegev and a foreign donor. Approximately NIS 380 Million will be investedin the next few years in establishment of the Institute.Target Group:Industrial Enterprises in the Bio-Technology Sector, researchers anddevelopers.1Israel is investing 4.7% of GDP/per capita in Research and Development,the highest ratio in the world (IMD World Copetitiveness Year Book 2009)7 < Invest in the Negev and GalileeMinistry of Indusry, Trade and Labor > Negev and Galilee Development Center