IIA Magnet Programs (Magnet Consortia)
Supports IIA Magnet Programs by funding pre-competitive consortia of companies and academics on deep technology themes.
IIA Magnet Programs (Magnet Consortia) sits under the Israel Innovation Authority and funds pre-competitive R&D consortia in deep-tech themes. The model brings together 5-10 Israeli companies with 1-2 academic groups, which makes it a collaboration vehicle rather than a single-company subsidy. The award range runs from about USD 2 million to USD 15 million per consortium over three to five years, so it is built for multi-year research coordination. The program uses grants and requires a consortium with Israeli registration and operations. Calls are annual, and the structure points to organisations that can share technical direction, manage joint work, and keep the collaboration active over several years. Because individual applicants are not eligible, the program is best read as a platform for industry-led research alliances that need academic depth and enough capital to carry a shared agenda. Applicants that do best here usually have a clear technical theme, a credible set of company partners, and a university side that can contribute real research capacity. The scale is high enough to support deep engineering or science work, but the program's value is in structuring a coalition around a problem that is too large for one firm to solve alone. For teams trying to build a common pre-commercial platform, Magnet Consortia is one of the more substantial public collaboration tools in Israel.
No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.