Projects

Applied Scientific Research Fund (ASRF)

Applied Scientific Research Fund (ASRF) aimed to promote the development of applied science and engineering ideas in Jordan and the Middle East. It is a non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded and seed-financed by Dr. Samih Darwazah, founder of Hikma Pharmaceuticals. ASRF is the first private sector-initiated research funding institution in Jordan as a non-profit company ASRF. ASRF funds applied research and innovations that have market potential and the return on investment will be through the commercialization of intellectual property.

Bedaya startup growth project

Bedaya Program, implemented in 2011 in Palestine, is one of the Palestinian Information and Communications Technology Incubator (PICTI) projects which was conducted for USAID and CISCO. The Program focused on global resources, mentors, and market makers: to assist high-potential Palestinian ICT ventures and to accelerate growth and new market outcomes. It leveraged the services and investment of the incubator and the support to the start-ups to go to the international market.

SRTD1

Support to Research and Technological Development (SRTD) is an EU project conducted through ENPI. It was implemented in 2009 - 2010 and aimed to support innovation initiatives and strategies in Jordan. The program focused on supporting the development of a national Technology Transfer Program, supporting the establishment of 11 Jordanian Technology Transfer Offices, and conducting a value and impact assessment of over 30 funded research. It also supports the assessment of Industry Research Link and the development of a Quality...