Siird presentation slides 2012

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Collaborate to innovate. Collaborate to market.

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About SIIRD

A co-operation between Singapore’s Economic Development Board

(EDB) and Israel’s Office of Chief Scientist (OCS)

Between companies based in Singapore and Israel

Promote, facilitate and support

Joint Industrial

R&D projects

Singapore Israel Industrial Research and

Development Foundation =

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Why Israel?

• Home to more than 1,000 life science companies • World’s leading research institutes such as the Technion

and the Weizmann Institute • Major sectors are Medical Devices, BioPharma, and IT

Healthcare • Notable Israeli Breakthrough include Given Imaging and

NanoPass

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Shorten Time To Markets

SIIRD Programme Helps Companies To:

Create New/Enhanced

Products and Technologies

Create New Markets and Customers

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Employment of 1,630 research scientists

and engineers

Achievements to Date

114 projects approved

Total research investment of US$122 million

Matchmake near to 300 Israeli and

Singapore Companies

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SIIRD Support and Services

Provide “partner search” assistance to companies from Singapore and Israel keen on R&D collaboration

Partner Search

Provide financial support up to US$1 Million per project for joint R&D projects

Financial Support

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List of companies who have indicated interest to look for R&D partners

Partner Search Services

Companies with R&D interests

BROWSE FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN SINGAPORE AND ISRAEL

www.siird.com

VISIT SIIRD WEBSITE

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R&D Opportunities in Singapore

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R&D Opportunities in Israel

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List of companies who have indicated interest to look for R&D partners

Partner Search Services

Companies with R&D interests

BROWSE FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN SINGAPORE AND ISRAEL

SIIRD offices help to locate potential R&D Partners

SIIRD IL OFFICE

www.siird.com

SUBMIT PARTNER SEARCH REQUESTS

VISIT SIIRD WEBSITE

SIIRD SG OFFICE

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Partner Search Request

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Partner Search for ActionBase (Israel)

Indicated R&D

interests

SIIRD recommended four SG companies

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ActionBase for SPS

Successful Partner Search

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Partner Search for ST Kinetics (Singapore)

Indicated R&D

interests

SIIRD recommended four SG companies

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Active Structural Acoustic Control

System

Successful Partner Search

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Indicated R&D interests

SIIRD created brokerage meetings with 4 IL companies

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Lighting Energy Management

System (LEMS)

Successful partner search!

Partner Search for CNA (Singapore)

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SIIRD Support and Services

Provide “partner search” assistance to companies from Singapore and Israel keen on R&D collaboration

Partner Search

Provide financial support up to US$1 Million per project for joint R&D projects

Financial Support

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Types of Funding

• Fund between US$200K and US$1M; or • Up to 50% of the eligible R&D costs ,

whichever is lower • Project duration between 1 to 3 years

FULL SCALE R&D PROJECT

• Fund up to US$200K; or • 50% of the eligible R&D costs , whichever is

lower • Project duration not more than 1 year

MINI R&D PROJECT

FEASIBILITY STUDY

• Fund up to US$30K; or • 50% of the eligible study costs , whichever is

lower

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ELIGIBLE COST ITEMS

How Does It Work?

• Direct Manpower

• Software and Equipment

• Expendable Material and Supplies

• Travel between Singapore and Israel

• Consultancy and Sub-contractor

WHAT DOES SIIRD REQUIRE ?

• No collateral is required

• SIIRD does not take equity

• SIIRD does not acquire Intellectual Property Rights developed

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Approved Projects

IPC100 3D Packaging for

Projection Chip Skin Lightening Cosmetics

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Approved Projects

Fuel-Cell Powered Mini UAV

Herbal-based Dermatological Product

Flip USB

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PROMOTING SIIRD FUNDED COMPANIES

BBS Access at CommunicAsia

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PROMOTING SIIRD FUNDED COMPANIES

RFNet Technologies Ltd in Smart Investor

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PROMOTING SIIRD FUNDED COMPANIES

Lynxemi & Maradin in ZDNet Asia

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PROMOTING SIIRD FUNDED COMPANIES

S2T Pte Ltd in Business Times

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SIIRD Website (www.siird.com)

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Thank You Toda Raba