TYPES OF GRANTS
UNDER MOSTI
(R,D & C Funding)
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8th MEXPA Seminar
21 April 2015
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
TYPES OF R,D&C FUND
PROCESSING
ACHIEVEMENT
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INTRODUCTION
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a national vision of creating a
developed nation in our own mould
“The challenge of establishing a scientific
and progressive society, a society that is
innovative and forward looking, one that is
not only a consumer of technology but
also a contributor to the scientific and
technological civilization”
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R,D&C Definition
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CLUSTERS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
ICT
S&T CORE
SEA&SPACE
R&D
CLUSTERS
INDUSTRY
OCEANOGRAPHY
NANO
TECHNOLOGY
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R,D & C FUND TYPES
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R,D& C FUND TYPES
SCIENCEFUND
R&D
TECHNOFUND
INNOFUND
PRE -COMMERCIALISATION
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R,D& C FUND TYPES
1. SCIENCEFUND
Who can
apply?
What?
Grant provided by Government to
carry out R&D projects that can
contribute to the discovery of new
ideas and the advancement of
knowledge in *applied sciences,
focusing on *high impact and
innovative research.
to support research that
can lead to the innovation
of products or processes
for further development
and commercialisation
to generate new
scientific
knowledge and
strengthen
national
research
Government
Research
Institutions,
Government
Science,
Technology
and
Innovation
(STI)
Agencies,
Institutes of
Higher
Learning
(Public &
Private)
Quantum
Duration
The
quantum
for each
project is
up to RM
500,000
The
project
duration
is up to
30
months.
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1. SCIENCEFUND
Scope of
Funding:
• Wages and
allowances for
temporary and
contract personnel
• Travel and
transportation
• Rentals
• Research materials
and supplies
• Special services
• Minor modifications
and repair
• R&D Equipment and
accessories
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2. PRE-COMMERCIALISATION (TECHNOFUND)
A grant scheme which aims to stimulate the growth and successful
innovation of Malaysian enterprises by increasing the level of R&D and
its commercialisation. The scheme provides funding for technology
development, up to pre-commercialisation stage, with the commercial
potential to create new businesses and generate economic wealth for
the nation.
• development of new or cutting edge technologies or further
develop/value add existing technologies/products in specific areas;
• undertake market driven R&D towards commercialisation of R&D
outputs;
• encourage institutions, local companies and inventors to capitalise
their intellectual work through intellectual property (IP) registration;
and
• stimulate the growth and increase capability and capacity of
Malaysian technology-based enterprises, Malaysian Government
Research Institutes (GRI) and Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)
through both local and international collaborations.
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2. PRE-COMMERCIALISATION (TECHNOFUND)
Who is eligible?
Small and Medium Enterprises; Institutions of Higher Learning;
Research Institutes and Science, Technology and Innovation
(STI) Agencies.
Quantum: up to RM3,000,000.00 per project.
Duration: up to 30 months.
Scope of funding:
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•
•
the acquisition of technology (local or/and foreign)
the upscaling of laboratory scale prototype / the
development of commercial ready prototype
pre-clinical testing, clinical testing and field trials
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3. PRE-COMMERCIALISATION (INNOFUND)
InnoFund is a fund to promote and enhance innovation through
products, processes and systems by which value can be created for
customers, businesses and society.
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Scope of
Funding (EIF)
•
Consumables / materials;
•
Equipment (not more than 40% of
total grant approved);
•
Expenditure for services
(consultancy and testing);
•
Product documentation;
•
Regulatory and standard
compliance; and
•
Market testing (including
samples, fees and documentation
for participation in trade fairs
and exhibitions).
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Scope of
Funding (CIF)
• Consumables / materials;
• Equipment (not more than 40%
of total grant approved);
• Expenditure for services
(consultancy and testing);
• Project documentation;
• Demonstration application
(including samples, fees and
documentation for
participation in exhibitions).
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SELECTION CRITERIA – SCIENCEFUND
Scientific
and
technical
merit
High
impact
research
Science
Fund
Research
competence
Innovativeness
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SELECTION CRITERIA – PRE-COMM
Competency
of the project
team
Laboratory
POC
Risk
Projection of
the Project
Costs
Financial
Capability
PreComm
Technical
feasibility
Novelty
Credibility of
the proposal
Deliverables
Appropriateness of
Methodology
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PROCESSING
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Administrative Vetting
Evaluation
Approval
Notification
Fund Division
Evaluation Committee
Fund Approval Committee
Fund Division
14 Days
30 Days
3 Days
3 Days
Receipt of
Application
Receipt of application
(2 days)
(3 days)
Classification according to
field of research &
identifying panel of experts
Administrative
Vetting
(9 days)
No
(10 days)
Technical Committee
Meeting
Verification
(5 days)
(2 days)
(2 days)
Fund
Approval
Committee
Meeting
Notification to
applicant
(3 days)
Reject
(1 day)
Approve
Yes
No
Notification to
applicant
Circulation to
Fund
Approval
Committee
Members
Site Visit/
Additional
Information
(6 days)
Verification
Yes
(2 days)
Compilation of
Evaluation Reports
(5 days)
Strategic Committee
Meeting
50 Working Days
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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ACHIEVEMENTS (RMK9 & RMK10)
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY (IP)
Patent – 1,357
Copyright – 602
Trademark – 23
Industrial Design - 5
PUBLICATIONS:
International – 6,454
National – 11,134
AWARDS
International– 345
National - 615
HUMAN RESOURCES:
PhD – 1,565
Masters– 3,371
Degree– 17
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INNOFUND
InnoYOUTH (Innovative Youth)
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Empowering Kajang Prison Inmates (Youths) in Digital Micro- Enterprises.
A social project to empower 250 inmates of Kajang Prison in multimedia and
desktop publishing skill.
To enable them to become microentrepreneurs once they are released.
The project aims to give guidance, hope, skills and confidence for the inmates to
start afresh a new lease of life - using ICT skills to earn a living.
Provides hope and instil sense of self-respect for the inmates and helps reduce
're-offending' cases.
250 inmates selected for this project comprising mainly youths aged between
19-39 years old. ICT will be used as a creative tool to prepare, train and enhance
the target group's ability to offer niche services in multimedia and desktop
publishing.
Project Location : Kajang Prison, Selangor
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INNOFUND
eSentral - Electronic Publication Portal
With DRM (Digital Right Management)
• Producing a digital portal for the distribution of digital
materials such as e-books by using special modern media
encryption technology.
• The technology has won BEE Award - Broadband Empowering
Entrepreneur 2014 by SKMM (MCMC)
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SCIENCEFUND
INSTITUTION
PROJECT TITLE
OBJECTIVES
1. To produce extract from rice straw and rice husk for
developing the plant-based corrosion inhibitors.
Universiti
Kebangsaan
Malaysia
(UKM)
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Publications: 16
Development of
• Silver medal for
Paddy Waste as an 2. To analysis chemicals compounds from that extracts.
Innovation
of
alternative PlantPaddy Waste As
Based Corrosion 3. To determine corrosion behaviour of metal alloys in the
an
Alternative
Inhibitor for Metal
solution containing the extract.
Green Corrosion
Alloys
Prevention at 4th
4. To evaluate the inhibition efficiency of rice straw
Exposition
(03-01-02-SF0734)
and rice husk extract and their ash on the corrosion
Islamic
inhibition of metal alloys via electrochemical methods,
Innovation 2013
surface analysis and temperature studies.
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SCIENCEFUND
INSTITUTION
PROJECT TITLE
OBJECTIVES
General Objectives:-
Universiti
Tunku Abdul
Rahman
(UTAR)
ACHIEVEMENTS
• Publications: 3
•
1. To reduce the cost of building integrated
concentrating photovoltaic system
2. To improve the efficiency of the building integrated
concentrating photovoltaic systems
3. To encourage the use of photovoltaic systems in
Research and
Malaysia in order to reduce the greenhouse gas
development of a
emission and over dependence on the fossil fuels
hybrid luminescent
•
for electricity generation.
and
holographicsolar
Specific Objectives:concentrator
integrated with bi1. To develop a hybrid luminescent and holographic
facial solar cells
solar concentrator to be integrated with bi-facial
solar cells with appropriate orientation.
(03-02-11-SF0122)
2. To establish the concept, model and efficiency of
solar energy transfer across the hybrid luminescent
and holographic solar concentrator.
3. To investigate the performance, characteristics and
durability of the hybrid concentrator under diffuse
and direct sunlight.
Gold medal at 24th
International Invention,
Innovation
&
Technology Exhibition,
ITEX
2013
Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
The newly invented
solar solder for bifacial
solar cells is currently
being patented. At the
same
time,
the
university
is
approaching a number
of PV manufacturers
and solder suppliers
so
that
these
companies
will
be
interested to purchase
the patent for the
production of cheap
PV panels.
SCIENCEFUND
INSTITUTION
PROJECT TITLE
OBJECTIVES
ACHIEVEMENTS
Development Of
 to produce cocoa butter emulsion
Cocoa Butter
Emulsions For
Lembaga Koko
 to produce low calorie cocoa products from the • Publications: 2
Formulation Of Low
Malaysia,
cocoa butter emulsions
Calorie Cocoa Based
Sabah
Products
(LKM)
 to determine the stability of the products upon
storage
(02-03-13-SF0065)
TECHNOFUND
Entity
Award Palm
Engineering Sdn
Bhd
Project Title
Objectives
1. The project shall focus into the design and fine-tuning of a viable
pre-commercial prototype Biomass Processor & palletizer
An integrated processor
System for Oil Palm Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB).
and palletizer system for
oil palm empty fruit
2. The project shall enable the creation of a value-added processed
bunches (EFB)
EFB of a consistent quality well suited for subsequent targeted
downstream commercial utilization, including EFB pallets.
1. Innovate and apply the Liquid Immersion Bioreactor (LIB) method,
for the tissue culture and planting of this MD2 variety in Malaysia.
With this innovation, will enable MD2 variety to be successfully and
competitively planted locally for export market regionally, thus
reviving our competitiveness in this industry.
Agrovery Sdn Bhd
Liquid Immersion
2. Developing the cultivation of MD2 variety to be a profitable
Bioreactor (LIB) method
business in Malaysia and thus raising the income of pineapple
to generate MD2
farmers.
pineapple plantlet for
3. Possible collaboration with NGO and/or government agencies to
nutturing farmers in
train and develop young farmers to venture into MD2 planting and
Malaysia
thus creating an industry cluster, and provide job and create
wealth in the nation.
4. With the innovation of such tissue culture method and better
planting technique, this will significantly increase the output of
food and fruits.
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TECHNOFUND
INSTITUTION
Advance Tech
Communication
s Sdn Bhd
PROJECT TITLE
Magic W3
OBJECTIVES
 To design, develop and
commercialise
voice
tablet (VT), Magic W3,
among the world’s first
true convergent device.
ACHIEVEMENTS
W3 Magic has been commercialised and now
can be found in American and Europe market.
Company has also launched second product
named Zlate Magic 11 resulted from this
project and now available through Courts and
Lazada (for Malaysian market).
GUIDELINES AND
APPLICATION FORMS
http://www.mosti.gov.my
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THANK YOU
mostifund
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SELECTION CRITERIA OF THE PROJECT
i. Novelty
Uniqueness and novelty aspect of the technology/product.
Applicant must conduct a Prior Art Search to verify on the
patentability aspect.
ii. Technical Feasibility
Applicant’s ability to successfully complete the project within the
stipulated time.
iii. Laboratory Proof of Concept (POC)
Evaluation of the Proof of Concept - viability, technical issues,
overall direction, and budgeting.
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iv. Competency of the Project Team
• Project teams - qualified and competent members (technical and
commercialisation aspects).
• Roles and responsibilities of collaborators involved clearly defined.
• Core business of applicant must be related to area of research.
• Project leader must be technically fluent & competent in the related project.
• Involvement of consultants should be justified and details submitted.
• Each member of the team should provide CV clearly stating their
previous research as well as highlighting significant successes.
v. Credibility of Project Proposal
The project proposal must be clear, accurate and consistent with the objectives
of the Pre Commercialisation Fund (TechnoFund) and have milestones and
project activities that can be completed within the agreed time frame.
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vii. Appropriateness of Methodology
Should provide sufficient information (clear sequence of stages & phases of the
proposed methodology) to achieve the project objectives.
vii. Deliverables
Should be able to indicate clearly the type of output expected, market size,
potential for commercialisation, and/ or new IPs
viii. Financial Capability
Should show proof of financial capability to finance any portion of project cost not
funded by TechnoFund.
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ix. Projection of the Project Costs
Detailed projection of the project costs must be provided. As for purchase of
equipment and acquisition of services, all the relevant documents must be
included in the project proposals for evaluation.
x. Risk
The applicant must state the possible risks (technology risk, financial risk and
time risk) that may affect the implementation or completion of the project.
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xi. Applicant and collaborator(s) must provide the following
documents, where appropriate:
a. The applicant if a Company and/or collaborator(s) must provide the latest
Forms 9, 24 and 49 (Companies Act 1965) together with the
latest Annual Report; and
b. Latest Memorandum and Article of Association (MoA).
All documents should be certified by the Companies Commission of
Malaysia. Foreign collaborators should provide equivalent documents.
xii. Others
The applicant and collaborator(s) must fulfil other conditions
stipulated under the guidelines and policies of the Pre
Commercialisation Fund (TechnoFund).
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