Technology Transfer: The Secret Engine Behind Israel’s Success Yaacov Michlin, CEO

Prior to 1996, Israel was home to 186 life science companies. By 2012, this number had passed 1,000. With some 40 new companies formed each year.

41% of all life sciences companies operating in Israel today were established during the last ten years.

An impressive 34% of these companies have already begun to generate revenue

In 2011 life sciences exports reached $8.9 billion, an increase of 10% over 2010.

Source: Israeli Ministry of Trade & Labor, 2012

Israel’s Amazing Statistics:

Without Technology Transfer We Would Not Have:

…and these:

Mobileye Pepper Hybrids Polymerico Fiber Optics

Cherry Tomato Hybrids

Sandisk Chip Motorola Barcode Reader

NDS Smart Card

Our Part in Israel’s Unique Ecosystem

Israeli universities serve as the first bead in the

“Start Up Nation Necklace”

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Israel’s Top Universities

* U of Texas Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiaotong University 2012

Scale of Academic Excellence

Bar-Ilan Univ.

Ben-GurionUniv.

Technion

Tel Aviv Univ.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

53

100-150

301-400

Weizmann Inst.

93

78

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The European Research Council – 2007-2012 Starting Grants Rankings

Rank University Total # Grants

1 Cambridge, UK 47

2 Oxford, UK 38

3 Hebrew University, Israel 29

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University College, UK

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Ecole Polytechnique Lausanne, Switzerland

Imperial College of Science, UK

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5 Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique 22

6 Weizmann Institute, Israel 20

7 Katholeik Universitait Leuven, Belgium 18

8Technion- Israel Institute of Technology

INSERM, France17

9 Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands 15

10 Helsingin Yliopisto, Finland 13

European Research Council

Extremely competitive infrastructure research grants, for which the entire EU university base (inc. Israel) compete

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Each year Israeli technology transfer companies generate a total of over NIS 1 Billion in royalties.

Over NIS 100 Million are invested by industrial companies in scientific research collaborations at universities

About 150 new technologies are licensed from Israeli universities and research institutes each year

An average of 15 new companies that are based on academic inventions are started every year

Yissum (Hebrew University) and Yeda (Weizman Institute) are rated among the top 10 tech transfer companies worldwide in terms of revenues* Source: AUTM survey 2010

Creating Value

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TASE- Biomed

Of 29 public companies on the TASE Biomed Index, 9 either started their science in the academia or license technologies from academic institutes.

Public Spin-Off Companies

Israeli Incubators Location

Upper Galilee: Meytav (Tel-Chai)

Arad: Meizam Arad[agreements with…]

Kiryat Arba: Mofet B’Yehuda

Ariel: Incentive

Nazareth: NGT

Hadera: Yozmot

Migdal Ha’Emek: Ofek

Golan Heights: Meytag (Katzrin)

Jerusalem: JVP, Van-Leer & Bioline

Gush Segev: Misgav

Haifa: Technion, LN & HiCenter

Kinneret: Kinrot (Tsemach)

Yoq’neam: Naiot

Netanya: Targetech

Tel Aviv: Lab-One & Rad-biomedAshqelon: ATIKiryat Gat: Xenia

Ofakim: OHV

Beersheba: Ma’ayan Ventures (Omer Park)

Dimona: Rotem Ventures

Sde Boker: Iris Ventures

Sde Boker

Beersheba

Ofakim

Ashqelon

Dimona

Arad

Kiryat Gat

Tel Aviv

NetanyaHadera

Haifa

Ariel

Jerusalem

Kiryat Arba

Yoq’neam

Tel-Chai

Katzrin

Tsemach

TsemachGush Segev

Nazareth Migdal Ha’emek

31 Biotec

h21 Medical Device

8 CleanTech

4 IT

Source: The Israeli Incubator program 2012

56 companies established

8 additional projects at Bioline

An average of 90 companies approved each year

ISRAELI INCUBATOR COMPANIES ESTABLISHED, BASED ON ACADEMIC RESEARCH 2008-2012

The goal: Developing innovative technological ideas into start-ups and leading them towards first round investment

Bridging the Financial Valley of Death

Academic Projects/

Grants

Baby Seed Kamin/Nofar

Magneton, Incubators

Independent Companies

Extensive Long Term

Collaboration

75 projects approved for

Yissum’s internal program

Such as Roche

Funding through the Office of the Chief Scientist

The Financial Valley of Death

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Integra Holdings

HUJI Projects +

New! Collaboration with Shaare

Zedek Hospital

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Among the world’s top 10 techtransfer companies

Over 50 years of best practices intechnology transfer

Immediate and long-term benefit for the Israeli economy

Bridging the gap between academia and industry is our challenge and virtue

Invest In Academic Research- Invest in Israel’s Future