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R&D programmes give boost to Israeli-European cooperative efforts25/04/2008. Source: IVCJ (Israel Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal). Jessica Steinberg
 In this IVCJ article, Jessica Steinberg looks at some of the programmes that have been created over the years to promote wide-ranging Israeli-European research and business relationships.
It was in 1978, nearly 30 years ago, that Matimop, the Israel Industry Center for Research and Development, was formed as a not-for-profit government company that would be the international arm of the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), essentially pushing the incubated ideas of the OCS into the for-profit world.
"It was at the time that BIRD was created," says Yair Amitay, executive director of Matimop, referring to the foundation that supports industrial research and development cooperation between the US and Israel. "We never thought about this current level of involvement. We were thinking about how to push technology and industry from Israel, and we did a whole bunch of things. Some things succeeded."
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This article first appeared in the Israel Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal (IVCJ). IVC Research Center publishes the Israel Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal, a quarterly review of trends and developments in the Israeli-related venture capital industry. IVCJ, distributed worldwide, is dedicated to provide wide-range coverage of Israel's venture capital industry. For more information please visit www.ivc-online.com.
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