Industrial Modernisation Center

Research & Development Programme

IMC’s mission is to provide business development support to Egyptian industrial

enterprises to reinstate them competitively in Egypt’s global markets in the bid to enhance

job creation and secure prosperity for all through different programmes including Innovation, Research and Development.

Industrial Modernization Centre (IMC)

Access to Finance

Environment & Energy

New Exporters

Small & Medium

Industries

Social Responsibility

Implementing Studies

Recommendations

R&D

Market Penetration

Quality

Training Information Technology

Technology Transfer

Productivity

IMC Plan 2008 - 2009

The Programme

IMC offers R&D funding to industry in cooperation with the

Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MHESR)

to help develop scientific researches and establish the link between research and the Egyptian

industrial community

National/ Sector Level: UP to L.E 5 Million

• Projects with general benefits to industry• Innovation Projects (Sector level)• New production technique

Companies level:Up to L.E 1.2 Million

• Product Innovation (design, prototype,…etc)• Product Development• Process Innovation• Development of Production method

The Programme

R&D programme serves all industrial sectors

Engineering19%

Food11%

Furniture1%

Leather2%

Chemicals19%

Agro17%

Pharma16%

Energy7%

Printing & Packaging

2%

Textile6%

Sectors Served

Programme Progress

Projects #ProjectsTotal (LE)

MSRShare(LE)

IMCShare(LE)

Client(LE)

Ongoing Projects 47 30.6 M 14.2 M 11.5 M 4.9 M

Submitted Projects 39 49.3 M 14.1 M 28.3 M 4.8 M

Pipeline Projects 55 95 M 25 M 50 M 8.4 M

Total of 141 projects with L.E 175 Million

Schemes

Scheme 1 Scheme 2

Beneficiary National Industry Industrial Sector

Budget Up to LE 5 million Up to LE 5 million

Intellectual Property Rights

MHESR MHESR and IMC

Cost Share 100% MHESR 50% MHESR and 50% IMC

Field Projects with general benefits toindustry

Innovation ProjectsNew production technique

Scheme 3A Scheme 3B Scheme 4

Beneficiary Egyptian Industrial Companies

Egyptian Industrial Companies

Egyptian Industrial Companies

Budget Up to LE 1 million Up to LE 1.2 million Up to LE 250 thousand

Intellectual Property Rights

MHESR and IMCOrIndustrial Company

MHESR and IMCOrIndustrial Company

Industrial Company

Cost Share 60% IMC, 30% MHESR, 10% Industrial CompanyOr40% Industrial Company & 60% IMC

60% IMC, 30% MHESR, 10% Industrial CompanyOr40% Industrial Company & 60% IMC

35% IMC, 25% MHESR, 40% Industrial Company

Field Product Innovation (design, prototype)Production DevelopmentDevelopment of Production method

Production Development

Enhancing Innovation in Youth

• Linking Industries to University Education & Youth:Aims to create a nucleus for applied scientific research to increase the competitiveness of Egypt’s industrial sector worldwide .

• Innovation Award for Industrial Technical Secondary Schools (IMC in cooperation with RDI ):This will result in encouraging the youth and potential researchers to be involved in providing practical solutions to industry and apply innovation and research.

R&D Department:Dr. Amr Tahaamrtaha@imc-egypt.orgMs. Amina Shalabyashalaby@imc-egypt.org

Call Center:0800 462 0 462Visit us: 1195 Cornish El-Nil, Cairo

www.imc-egypt.org

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Industrial Modernisation Center