Unilever Joins Chief Scientist Program

February 24, 2015 | Unilever, the British-Dutch consumer goods company, signed an agreement with Israel’s Office of the Chief Scientist to identify startups with technology that could be useful to the multinational company. Unilever is the 41st international company to sign on with the OCS program, and Chief Scientist Avi Hasson met with Unilever R&D chief David Blanchard to sign the agreement. The OCS program hopes to help Israeli startups with relevant technologies for partnered multinational companies to continue to receive funding, both from the OCS and from relevant multinational corporations.