Israel innovation authority

Israel pushes for deep tech start ups with Israel Innovation Authority’s new funding program

The Israel Innovation Authority will offer up to NIS 1 million more in funding through its startup fund to deep tech companies in the early stages of development.

 Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022.
In the photo (from left): Karin Mayer Rubinstein, CEO and President of the Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI), and Dror Bin, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority.

Israeli life sciences investments fell 40% in 2025, report found

View of the Malha Technological Centre, which houses the Israel Innovation Authority, in Jerusalem.

'Dollar-shekel exchange, more local production': Next Innovation Authority CEO has challenges ahead

Israel Innovation CEO Dror Bin.

Dror Bin to step down as CEO of Israel Innovation Authority after five-year term


Four Israel-Florida tech projects win funding

This year, 20 joint proposals were submitted by teams of for-profit companies in Florida and Israel, and four teams won awards.

This Hubble Space Telescope snapshot reveals an unusual "see-through" galaxy.

Israel looks to set up three new tech incubators

Concession winners will gain right to operate technology incubators for a period of up to five years, with the option of extending for three further years.

JVP founder Dr. Erel Margalit addresses the Seeds&Chips foodtech conference in Milan, Italy, earlier this month

Virtual meeting held of Israeli hi-tech workers abroad who wish to return

The meeting was held as part of launching the Back2Tech program for returning Israelis and joining hi-tech companies.

A CYBER hotline facility, part of Israel’s hi-tech innovative sector

AstraZeneca to move local headquarters to O-TECH complex

AstraZeneca will lease 1,245 sq.m. in Building B in the O-TECH complex.

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Space Florida and IIA announce call for project funding competition

Two million dollars in funding has been made available for viable proposals.

Aharon Aharon, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority

IIA to improve speech-recognition services in Hebrew and Arabic

Analyzing Semitic languages such as these has been considered more challenging, hindering the development of high-quality speech recognition tools.

Computer code and an Israeli flag

Energy Ministry, IIA set aside NIS 12m. to fund innovative energy projects

Heliostat mirrors reflect the sky in a field at the construction site of a 240 meter (787 feet) solar-power tower in Israel's southern Negev Desert, February 8, 2016. The world's tallest solar-power tower is being built off a highway in the Negev Desert in southern Israel, its backers hoping the tec

IIA approves $115 million to support start-ups amid COVID-19

Israel's high-tech sector has been suffering budgetary issues for a while now, as the country's been caught in a limbo of political confusion since last year.

Alibaba Group co-founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma speaks at The Prime Minister's Israeli Innovation Summit in Tel Aviv, Israel October 25, 2018.

Israel continues to promote digital transformation efforts

Israel Innovation Authority offering grants for a fifth year in a row to support promising digital enterprises.

Aharon Aharon, CEO of the Israel Innovation Authority

Genome editing, AI consortium approved by Israel Innovation Authority

The consortium will focus on harnessing AI technologies for creating tools to improve the efficiency and accuracy of genome editing, as well as enabling the tools' swift and effective implementation into research and industry.

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