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General Motors and Yissum Sign Research Collaboration Agreement
Jerusalem, Israel, October 4, 2011- The first research funded focuses on forecasting of car sales -
Yissum Research Development Company Ltd., the technology transfer company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, announced today that it has signed a research collaboration framework agreement with General Motors. Under the terms of the agreement, General Motors will fund research projects of interest led by Hebrew University researchers, and in return will be granted a right of first offer for procuring an exclusive license to use any invention or product that
will result from the sponsored research.
The first research project which was chosen as part of this research collaboration focuses on forecasting car sales. Buying a car is no small matter, and consumers weigh many factors before deciding. Maximizing sales involves, therefore, an in depth understanding not only of what drives people to buy, but also of what discourages them from buying. However, net sales data can not provide enough information for accurately forecasting the extent of sales, and especially not the proportion of people declining to buy. Such information is invaluable for representing the actual market potential and its fluctuations over time.
Researchers from the Hebrew University will develop accurate mathematical models that will take into account not only sales data, but also data on people who have decided against buying. The research will be led by Prof. Jacob Goldenberg, and Keren Hadad from the School of Business Administration, Marketing Department , at the Hebrew University, and will provide an in depth analysis on the rate of buying as well as on factors contributing to the decision process.
The mathematical models are based on the Bass diffusion model, which was
developed by Frank Bass and describes the process of how new products get adopted as an interaction between users and potential users. However, the Hebrew University group has developed a diffusion model that also incorporates potential consumers' decisions to decline adoption in response to negative forces acting upon them. The model was already tested using data collected from the internet on the adoption of open-source software, and was able to estimate and predict the total number of decliners in the market.
"We are proud to collaborate with General Motors, a world leader in vehicle
manufacturing. Our researchers combine excellence and creativity and offer a unique outlook on consumer decision making, that could have a significant impact on market understanding and sales in many fields and help with long-term company business planning. We're looking forward to a collaborating with General Motors on a variety of research fields," said Yaacov Michlin, CEO of Yissum.
Yissum Representative in charge of CS & IT technologies - Tamir Huberman VP Business Development & IT Director of Yissum (Technology Transfer Company of the Hebrew University)
About GM
General Motors (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM), one of the world’s largest automakers,
traces its roots back to 1908. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 202,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in more than 120 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 30 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Baojun, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Daewoo, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall, and Wuling. GM’s largest national market is China, followed by the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Italy. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. www.gm.com
About GM Israel and India Science Lab
General Motors Advanced Technical Center - Israel (GM ATC-I) opened early 2008, is part of GM’s global R&D network. It's mission is to establish a world-class applied research center, in areas of key strategic importance to GM, such as computer vision, human-machine interaction and wireless communication for automotive applications. Through its Science Office GM ATC-I also promotes research collaboration between academy and industry research groups in Israel and other GM R&D centers. The current research with Prof. Goldenberg’s group from the Hebrew University is done in collaboration with Mr. Sainarayanan Sundarakrishna from the Customer Driven Advanced Vehicle Development group in GM India Science Lab. Thus group focuses in creating statistical and mathematical models and tools that leverage available information as a basis to understand consumer needs and desires, and link them with marketing, engineering, and business analytical tools.
Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem Ltd. was founded in 1964 to protect and commercialize the Hebrew
University’s intellectual property. Products based on Hebrew University
technologies that have been commercialized by Yissum currently generate $2
Billion in annual sales. Ranked among the top technology transfer companies
in the world, Yissum has registered over 8,500 patents covering 2,400 inventions; has licensed out 750 technologies and has spun out 90 companies. Yissum’s business partners span the globe and include companies such as Syngenta, Monsanto, Roche, Novartis, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Intel, Teva and many more. For further information please visit www.yissum.co.il.
Tamir Huberman
Hi-Tech Park, Givat Ram, PO BOX 39135
Jerusalem, Israel
91390
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