The Young Innovators Association (YIA) was founded in 2004 to stimulate research and development (R&D) in Egypt. YIA provides annual awards to fund university student research projects and prototypes. It also offers traineeships to help scientific startups commercialize. YIA has benefited over 3,700 students across 19 universities. Past award winners have developed successful products and startups. However, Egypt spends only 0.25% of its GDP on R&D, ranking 50th out of 53 countries. YIA seeks to address this by raising awareness, encouraging innovation, and connecting researchers to the market. Sponsoring YIA provides benefits like access to talented innovators, brand awareness, and linkages to new

1. ECONOMIC
GROWTH
THROUGH
INNOVATION

2. History
and
Vision
Stimulating a culture of R&D in Egypt
Providing opportunities for scientific innovation
Empower young scientists, engineers, and researchers to become career
researchers and science enteprenurs
2004 2007 2008 2012
YIA founded by young National expansion to all of Prototype awards Startups and commercializa-
Egyptian professionals Egypt Introduced tion program formed

3. R&D
in Egypt
What we need to change The bright side
Of 53 countries ranked by the Global Entre- But...Egypt leads in number of published
preneurship Monitor, on R&D Egypt is 50. scientific articles in the Arab World, and is in
R&D expenditures, until recently, are a mere the top 40 in the world. Plus, we have the
0.25% of GD while linkages and opportuni- only Nobel Laureate in science in the Arab
ties for university graduates in the market World
remain weak.
We need a flourishing R&D economy…
Healthier economies • new markets • export opportunities
Innovation in water • energy • agriculture • ICT • healthcare • biotechnology

4. What we
Do about it
AWARENESS & CONNECTION TO
COMMITMENT MARKET
ENCOURAGEMENT
150 Annual awards 25 Annual awards 2 Scientific start-ups
funding group funding prototype and commercialization
graduation design and execution traineeships.
research projects
and professional
opportunities

5. YIA
Impact
Covering all national public universities faculties of Engineering, Computer Science, Agriculture and Sciences
Over 3,700 beneficiaries in universities from YIA awards
Our Success Stories
Mohammed Labib and his Mohammed Adel Al-Diab devel- BioBusiness, a start-up of YIA
YIA team developed an oped, through a YIA award, a stabi- winners, has recently estab-
automated machine for oil lizing unit for alternating current. lished R&D center for medical
barrels, which was pur- This unit was later purchased and equipment in Egypt.
chased by Shell Oil. implemented by Fouad Al-Nakhly &
Sons Ltd.

6. Why
Sponsor YIA?
ACCESS
INVEST IN BUILD TOP-TALENT
EGYPT’S BRAND INNOVATORS
FUTURE LOYALTY +
INNOVATIONS
Contribute to developing Heighten brand awareness Link to new technology and
home-grown scientists & and Position your organization scientific startups
researchers as a leader in R&D

7. YIA
Reach
YIA talent pool: young, top-of-their class scien-
19 tists and researchers. Egypt's next generation
Universities of leaders.
87 YIA Network: students, university
Faculties professors/staff, institutions, private sector, gov-
ernment partners, NGOs
3700
Alumni

8. Sponsorship
Benefits
Awards in
Linkages of Connection Network Partner’s Name
innovations to talent access & Event
& Products pool Sponsorship
Right of first refusal Alumni Network Announcements Prototype Online Competition Booth Space
Prototype purchases Evaluation Panels University Tour Logo Displays +Speeches

9. Sponsors
Packages
Dimaond Gold Silver
600,000 L.E 260,000 L.E 175,000 L.E
GPA: 25 GPA: 15 GPA: 10
Prototype: 4 Prototype: 3 Prototype: 2
Startup: 1
Believers packages
Orange Blue Green
140,000 LE 100,000 L.E 50,000 L.E
GPA: 10 GPA: 7 GPA: 5
Prototype: 1 Prototype: 1

10. YIA
Partners

11. ECONOMIC
GROWTH
THROUGH
INNOVATION
Contact: Heba Ghannam - Program Manager
Email: yia-bd@nahdetmasr.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yiaprogram
Twitter: @YIA_Program