Saed Asaly

The Triangle Regional R&D Center was established in 1999 in Kafr Qara by the Al-Zahrawi Society, a non-profit organization founded by leading Arab scientists from the Triangle region in Israel, which is home to approximately 300,000 mostly Arab inhabitants. The TRDC is a Regional Research Center, partially funded by the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology, and is academically affiliated with Tel Aviv University. It is recognized as an independent research center by the Israeli Science Foundation and by European Union research frameworks. Many of the TRDC’s research projects are carried out in cooperation with major universities, in Israel and abroad. The social aspects of the TRD Center mandate further include deep involvement in science education through the Science Garden, while encouraging technological entrepreneurship through the TriInnovation and Klika frameworks. Moreover, the TRDC addresses great attention to the public health issues within the Arab community in cooperation with the Medical Wadi organization and local councils. The organization’s mandate is to use science and technology for the region's benefit. The TRDC is extensively involved in major initiatives beyond pure research. The TRDC has created a bridge between science and technological development by creating Innowadi Tech Transfer Company of the TRDC to provide corporate frameworks to develop and advance scientific applications via subsidiaries, strategic partnerships, concessions, and licensing agreements. Among the most important revolutions for the TRD center is developing breaking-edge innovative startups that received funding from the Innovation authority of Israel and various EU scientific programs such as Horizon Research, ISF, DFG, Eranet, and more, in various industries such as Agrivoltiacs, Agriculture, Health, Biology, Chemistry, Heritage, and more.