The Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation (CIIRDF) was established in 1994 to promote collaborative R&D between firms in both countries. With a sophisticated research base to draw on in each country, Canadian and Israeli companies are well suited to form productive partnerships.

CIIRDF is involved in three broad complementary activities:

• Promoting and marketing the benefits of joint Canadian-Israeli R&D collaboration;
• Matching companies in one country seeking a research partner in the other;
• Supporting projects by contributing up to 50% of the joint R&D costs.  

For Canada, CIIRDF was an innovation. As a result of its success, the Government of Canada created International Science and Technology Partnerships Program (ISTPP) to deliver the India, China and Brazil programs. For Israel, CIIRDF is one of a number of similar bilateral initiatives, the first being the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) initiative. The CIIRDF program design is based on the success of BIRD.

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CIIRDF, Baycrest and OBI Host Bilateral Panel on Brain Research with President Peres   

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Ontario and Israeli Firms Combine R&D Strengths to Develop Novel Technologies that Capture Global Markets

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CIIRDF issues new Calls for Proposals (CFPs) for:

Canada-Israel R&D Collaboration

Deadline for Complete Applications: Friday, May 18, 2012

ISTPCanada, CIIRDF and NSERC Join Forces

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Meeting of Brilliant Minds Fuels Ontario-Israel Collaboration in Brain Research - and New Innovations that Could Help Millions Affected by Neurological Diseases

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Brain Research Team at the Frontier of Inner Space; National Post

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Roundtable Puts Focus on Brain Research; Canadian Jewish News

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Canada, Israel co-operate on innovation

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