
Pfizer, AstraZeneca Selected To Establish New Innovation Lab
The innovation lab, which will also include pharma companies Merck, and Teva, will research digital health and computational biology.
December 30, 2020

9 Israeli Organizations Win EU Innovation Program Grants To Tackle COVID-19
The Israeli universities and companies will take part in a number of Horizon 2020 projects to address the pandemic and develop responses.
September 07, 2020

Israel Innovation Authority Adds $115M To Support Startups During COVID-19 Crisis
The government's tech investment arm has been allotted an additional $115 million to increase government investment in small and medium high-tech companies.
August 20, 2020

Israel Innovation Authority Sets Up New Fund To Boost Recruitment, Grants For Local Tech
The government's tech investment arm has earmarked NIS 20 million for programs to bolster the industry as it aims to recover from the pandemic's effects.
August 12, 2020

Pandemic Puts Small, Early-Stage Companies At Risk of Closure, Surveys Show
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dire effect on the future viability of small, early-stage startups, according to two separate, recently released reports.
June 07, 2020

Israelis Adjust To New Normal With Creativity, Digitization, And Cautious Optimism
In Israel, one of the first countries to lock down and then reopen, there is a common desire for a familiar routine.
May 13, 2020

Israel To Set Up $9M Digital Health Innovation Lab To Develop Global Solutions
The Israel Innovation Authority issued a call for companies to submit proposals to be part of the lab.
April 19, 2020

Israel Ranks 5th Among Countries With Innovative Solutions To COVID-19
StartupBlink, an Israeli-founded global startup ecosystem map and research center, put together a global map tracking innovative projects across the world.
April 15, 2020

Israel Approves $180M Grant Package To Support Local Tech Industry
The Israel Innovation Authority will give $14 million to companies helping to fight the coronavirus and $166 million to companies that applied since the beginning of the year.
April 02, 2020

Israel Earmarks $13M For Startups Developing Tech Solutions To Fight Coronavirus
The Israel Innovation Authority put out a call for proposals to develop, test, and implement technological solutions designed to combat COVID-19.
March 18, 2020

Israeli Tech Industry Grows But Employee Shortage Climbs To 18,500 – Report
Tech workers now make up over 9 percent - some 3210,000 employees - of the national workforce, but open positions in the field are increasing rapidly.
February 26, 2020

Israel Innovation Authority, Education Ministry Launch New Program For Teen Entrepreneurs
The program will work with a budget of NIS 10 million and will set out to establish 120 groups per year in northern and southern Israel.
January 20, 2020

Peres Center Calls For Startups, Researchers To Showcase Tech In Expo Hall
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, in conjunction with the Israel Innovation Authority and the Israeli Ministry of Economy, has put out a call for applications from its second cohort of startups to exhibit at the Startup Gallery in the Peres Center’s Expo Hall from 2020-2021. Last February, the Peres Center opened its Israeli […]
January 20, 2020

Israel To Set Up 3 Tech Incubators In Periphery Towns
Three high-tech incubators are set to be established in local periphery towns in Israel, the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) announced Monday. The incubators will be located in the northern Israeli town of Karmiel, at the Idan HaNegev Industrial Park near the southern Bedouin city of Rahat, and in the southern city of Yeruham in the […]
December 24, 2019

OurCrowd To Co-Run Government-Backed Medical Cannabis Incubator In Negev
CanNegev will be operated by a consortium that includes OurCrowd, BoL Pharma, and Perrigo, with a budget of some $43 million over the course of 5 years.
December 23, 2019