The forum offered the opportunity to hear from neuroscience thought leaders from Rhode Island to Israel about their insights and perspectives on the evolution of neuroscience research and what excites them about the future prospects for the field. RI Secretary of Commerce provided opening remarks for the forum. The keynote speaker was Professor Alon Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., who led the establishment of the Inter-Faculty Brain Sciences School at Ben-Gurion University of the Nege

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Avi Nevel, President & CEO of the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative (RIIC) was interviewed by Kate Nagle from Go-Local-Providence about the Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative's mission, activities and upcoming event, Doing Business in Israel, February 7th, in collaboration with the Chafee Center at Bryant University. To see the full interview, go to the link #BryantUniversity #ChafeeCenter #KathyTherieau #RonenSimanTov #URI #Herzliya #Newport #EvanSmith #KateNagle #AviNevel #R

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