Science and Technology Development Fund Supporting Research and

Science and Technology Development Fund: Supporting Research and Technology Development Eng. Mohamed Nagaty Innovation Manager November 22 nd, 2010

Background • S&T governance system reform • Higher Council for Science and Technology • Science and Technology Development Fund

STDF Objectives • Funding scientific research and technology development; • Supporting the complete cycle of innovation; • Disseminating information on S&T in Egypt; and • Developing and monitor S&T indicators.

Challenges • Absence of a National Strategy for S&T • Human Resources • Incomplete Cycle of Innovation

Challenges: National Priority Areas for S&T • New and Renewable Energy • Desalination and Water resources • Life Sciences (Medical science, Pharmacy) • Food and Agriculture • Space Technology and Applications • Information and Communication Technology • Social Sciences and Humanities

Challenges: Human Resources • Human Resources – Brain drain

Challenges : Innovation Cycle • Basic research, output is scientific papers • Applied research, output patents • Technology development, output is prototype • Product development, output is products

Challenges: • Incomplete Cycle of Innovation National Science Foundation, 2008, Science and Engineering Indicators 2008

Challenges • Incomplete Cycle of Innovation Chart of Papers in Biotechnology in Developing Countries

Challenges • Incomplete Cycle of Innovation Chart of Patents in Biotechnology in Developing Countries

Facing the Challenges: STDF Action Plan • Main Pillars - Funding Mechanisms - Technology commercialization - Science and Technology Foresight - Partnerships

Funding Mechanisms • National Research Grants • Joint Research Grants • Targeted Calls • Capacity Building • Innovation • Partnership with IMC

Funding Mechanisms National Research Grants Young Researcher Reintegration Basic & Applied • YR based in Egypt • Ph. D. from a reputable Uni. • < 40 yrs. • < 35 yrs. • 3 Years • Any researcher(s) based in Egypt • 3 Years • L. E 600, 000 • L. E 1, 500, 000 • L. E 1, 000 • L. E. 5 million (establishing a lab) - Landscape for R&D community - Capacity building - Minimize brain drain - Brain Gain - Strengthening R&D community - Landscape for R&D community - Capacity building

Funding Mechanisms Targeted Calls Agriculture Improvement of Sustainable Renewable Food Production Energy • Wind Energy • Solar Energy: CSP & PV • Peaceful applications of Nuclear Energy • 1. 5 MW Wind Turbine Water Desalination HCV • Epidemiology of HCV infection • HCV diagnostic modalities • HCV therapy • HCV prevention

Funding Mechanisms Joint Research Grants Egyptian Italian Cooperation Egyptian German Research Fund (GERF) • Innovative oriented joint research • Under Negotiations • Up to € 200. 000 Egyptian French Cooperation • Research up to € 300. 000 • Mobility • Chairs of Excellence US-Egypt Joint Research Grants • Promote S&T cooperation • All Fields of Science • Research Up to $250, 000 • Integrated Science up to $750, 000 • Junior Scientists visits • Research planning & development • Joint workshops Egyptian Japanese Scientific Cooperation • Mobility and Seminars • On going negotiations with JST

Funding Mechanisms Capacity Building Instrument Development & Acquisition Instrument Maintenance • Purchase of equipment up to L. E. 5 M • Maintenance of equipment up to L. E. 5 M • Development of equipment up to L. E. 10 M • Institutional Grant • Must be aligned with an institutional long term plan

Funding Mechanisms: Innovation Fund • Funding scientific innovation and its development till the development of prototype. • Overcoming the technological risk • Support scientists with scientifically and practically established innovation. • Possible future support of successful technologies to overcome business risks and market risks. • Grants up to L. E. 5 M • Projects from 2 -4 years

Funding Mechanisms: Partnership with Industry • Joint fund with the Industrial Modernization Center • Servicing all Industrial Sectors • L. E 100 million • 5 funding schemes

Technology Commercialization STDF Applied Research Basic Research Technology Development Product Development Technology Venture Management Company PC PC PC Partner PC Products Prototypes Patents Papers

Intellectual Property Rights Product Development Phase Applied Research STDF an assignee • STDF will guarantee from 15 - 20% to the inventor STDF not • Inventor/ or a third party covers patenting process fees an assignee • 10% to STDF for the initial incubation of the research • STDF covers patenting process fees Share of the Inventor (%) Revenue 15 <1 12. 5 ≥ 1 < 5 10 ≥ 5 < 15 7. 5 ≥ 15 < 30 5 ≥ 30 < 60 3 2 ≥ 60 < 100 ≥ 100

STDF Achievements All Grant Schemes Success rate is 20%. 398 projects were accepted for funding with a total budget of L. E 377 million

STDF Achievements STDF-IMC Projects • 60 funded project with total budget of 41. 7 M

Thank You For more information www. stdf. org. eg