Laser & Optics Technologies

German-Israeli cooperation under the BMBF's LASER 2000 program started in 2000 in order to promote and develop the technical areas within the BMBF-MOST cooperation. The program focused on laying the groundwork for new generations of lasers and opening up new fields of application for lasers with a call in the field of ultrafast laser technologies (femtosecond technology). Since the beginning of 2004, there has been a another cooperation model aiming at the enhanced incorporation of industry.  The BMBF provides the possibility of implementing projects with Israel under industrial leadership (preferentially 2+2 projects with research institutions or universities as subcontractors) outside calls for proposals within the scope of available budget funds. Each industrial partner must ensure financing in its own country. On the German side, the BMBF funds these projects with up to 50 % of the total costs; on the Israeli side, the applicants are also supported by OCS/MOITAL with up to 50 % of the total costs.

Call for Proposals

Open call for German-Israeli 2+2 projects under industrial leadership within the scope of BMBF's Optical Technologies program. One evaluation round per year is planned. The next submission date is 15th May 2008.

Please contact in Israel ilana@matimop.org and in Germany birgit.ditgens@dlr.de or sabrina.legies@dlr.de for further information and for receiving the application form. 

Events

Israeli Fact Finding Mission to Germany with Partnering Day in Wetzlar  was carried out on October, 24-28, 2004.
German Fact Finding Mission to Israel with Partnering Day at Ben-Gurion University in Beer Sheva took place on April, 9-14, 2005.

Last up-date: 15.01.2008