June 28, 2018 – During its meeting on June 12, 2018, held in Washington, DC, the Board of Governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved $6.3 million in funding for seven new projects between U.S. and Israeli companies. To read more, go to the link. The deadline for submission of Executive Summaries for the next BIRD cycle is September 13, 2018. Approval of projects will take place in December 2018. If you would like to

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Why should you connect with Israeli innovation? See speech of Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba, on Israel at the Tel Aviv University Honorary Degrees Ceremony. He talks about Israel innovation and innovation in the future. So don't wait, contact the Rhode Island Israel Collaborative, (RIIC), we are here to assist you in Rhode Island to connect with Israeli innovation and academia. Join us at our next event Learning Startup Culture RI Latino Community Meets Israeli Innovation and H

Doing Business in Israel – a dream coming true? After years of yearning to see Israel, my wife Judi and I finally got there in May, 2017 as a celebration of out fiftieth wedding anniversary. Visiting our wonderful Israeli friends for 10 days, we saw just about the whole country from the perspective of natives. And couldn’t wait to return. Through business connections, I was able to return to Israel in September for the Watertec 2017 conference. A month later, another trip

WHY ISRAEL? Did you know the U.S. is Israel's single largest trading partner? Israel is a global center for hi-tech design and R&D which provides opportunities for U.S.-Israel commercial partnerships, specifically in hi-tech and defense industries, including cyber security, safety and security equipment and services, defense equipment, medical technologies, biotechnology products and consumer goods. Also, come learn about research funding opportunities provided by the BI

Great article by the Providence Journal covering the Rhode Island Israel Collaborative (RIIC) organization. The hard work of the board members and other volunteers get recognition. Please join the organization and support it. To read the article, click on the link. #RIIC #Softwheel #StephanPryor #ProvidenceJournal #BrownUniversity #BIRDfoundation #RhodeIsland #Israel