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Spring 2003 Request for Proposals in Biotechnology

This RFP is Closed

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The U.S. Israel Science and Technology Foundation (the "Foundation") is reopening its call for proposals and issuing this Spring 2003 Request for Proposals ("RFP") to clarify and elaborate upon its original Biotechnology RFP published in 2002. The Foundation welcomes both new proposals, as well as resubmission's of proposals from the previous round. The Foundation is a Washington D.C.-based 501 (c) (3) non-profit foundation established by the U.S.-Israel Science and Technology Commission, a bi-lateral program funded by the governments of the United States and Israel.

In this current round of funding, the Foundation is accepting proposals in the area of Biotechnology (including the Biomedical field). All proposals must have a bilateral focus, clearly showing benefit to both the U.S. and Israeli biotechnology industry sectors. Preference is given to projects that are conducted jointly by entities from both countries. If requested, the Foundation may offer guidance and assistance in identifying appropriate partner entities in the other country after an award has been granted. The Foundation seeks to support projects that offer broad benefits to the Biotechnology industry in the U.S. and Israel, rather than solely the proposing entities. The Foundation encourages proposals from organizations that have developed proven models, methods, and tools to support the high tech sectors. In essence, the Foundation seeks to fund projects that assist the Foundation in building a broad-based self-sustaining infrastructure for collaboration between U.S. and Israeli government, academia, and particularly industry in Biotechnology and that meet the following Foundation objectives:

  • Fostering cooperation between leading U.S. Biotechnology industries and the emerging Israel Biotechnology industry, by means of technology transfer, strategic alliances, exchanges, virtual tools, workshops, and seminars.

  • romote programs involving mentoring, coaching, networking activities, and consortia building between U.S. and Israeli Biotech companies, as well as multiplier organizations (e.g. university technology transfer and entrepreneurship programs, professional associations, etc.).

  • Remove impediments and barriers to cooperation among companies and organizations engaged in the field of Biotechnology.

  • Develop the infrastructure for collaboration between U.S. and Israeli Biotechnology industries.