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Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation BIRD

Illustrative. Cybersecurity protection. (Thinkhubstudio via iStock by Getty Images)
July 27, 2022, 10:42 pm
US-Israel fund launches cybersecurity program for critical infrastructure protection
New BIRD initiative to grant $1.5 million per project for joint work on securing supply chains, airports and seaports, and enterprises
By Ricky Ben-David
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July 18, 2021, 1:27 pm
US-Israel fund to invest $6 million in six new joint projects
An innovative treatment for depression, a multiple-satellite tracker and augmented reality tech for industrial assembly lines are among the projects selected for funding by BIRD
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of the American and Israeli flags. (3dmitry; iStock by Getty Images)
May 2, 2021, 12:34 pm
Israel-US fund seeking proposals for clean-energy joint research
BIRD Energy to focus this year on AI, vehicles, natural gas and water technology
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of the American and Israeli flags. (3dmitry; iStock by Getty Images)
January 19, 2021, 11:52 am
Israel-US R&D fund to invest $7.45 million in 8 new projects
Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation gives green light to projects in agtech, advanced manufacturing, communications, healthcare and medical devices
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of the American and Israeli flags. (3dmitry; iStock by Getty Images)
December 23, 2020, 12:04 pm
US-Israel fund to invest $7.15 million in eight clean-energy projects
Fast-charging batteries, next-gen heat devices, eco-friendly concrete are among projects to get cash boost from binational BIRD Energy program
By Shoshanna Solomon
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a meeting to discuss the United Arab Emirates' deal with Israel to normalize relations, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, August 18, 2020. (Mohamad Torokman/Pool Photo via AP, File)
October 28, 2020, 11:43 pm
Palestinians denounce inclusion of settlements in US-Israel scientific pact
In move seen by some as precursor to future West Bank annexation, Washington removes geographic restrictions from three 1970s science cooperation agreements
By ToI Staff
USAmbassador to Israel David M. Friedman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sign agreements to further binational scientific and technological cooperation in a special ceremony held at Ariel University on October 28, 2020 (Matty Stern/US Embassy Jerusalem)
October 28, 2020, 2:07 pm
PM fetes ‘important victory’ as US okays funding science projects in settlements
In move seen by some as precursor to future West Bank annexation, Washington removes geographic restrictions from three 1970s science cooperation agreements
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative image of the American and Israeli flags. (3dmitry; iStock by Getty Images)
October 4, 2020, 1:25 pm
US-Israel binational R&D fund seeks to increase funding for strategic edge
BIRD Foundation CEO Eitan Yudilevich hopes to bring added $50 million to fund over five years from US and Israeli governments to boost edge in cybersecurity, healthcare and AI
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative photo of firefighters extinguishing a forest fire, April 25, 2016. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
January 13, 2020, 3:32 pm
US-Israel fund to invest in 3 joint homeland security R&D projects
A drone command and control system, a wearable positioning device for first responders, and a video security solution for remote sites will get total of $4.8 million in funding
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of the American and Israeli flags. (3dmitry; iStock by Getty Images)
December 22, 2019, 12:10 pm
US-Israel fund to invest $6.4 million in 7 joint clean-energy R&D projects
The BIRD Energy program has funded 49 projects with a joint government investment of $38 million since 2009
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of the American and Israeli flags. (3dmitry; iStock by Getty Images)
July 7, 2019, 11:58 am
US-Israel fund to invest $8.2 million in 9 new joint R&D projects
Among the ventures to get BIRD Foundation grants are developers of compostable packaging made of food waste; AI-based clinical network for home-care patients
By Shoshanna Solomon
Dan Brouillette , Deputy Secretary at the US Department of Energy, left, at a press briefing on the sidelines of Cyber Week at Tel Aviv University, June 26. 2019 (Shoshanna Solomon/Times of Israel)
June 26, 2019, 6:40 pm
New US-Israel R&D center to get $16 million for advancing energy tech
Run by the BIRD Foundation, the joint initiative will be funded by the private and public sectors in Israel and the US over five years
By Shoshanna Solomon
The SSCV Thialf crane vessel laying a foundation platform for the Leviathan natural gas field, January 31, 2019. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/AFP)
April 29, 2019, 1:59 pm
US-Israel fund seeks to finance R&D projects in renewable energy, natural gas
BIRD Foundation is calling for joint US-Israel proposals from companies and/or universities to commercialize developments
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative image of a handshake (iStock by Getty Images)
January 8, 2019, 2:09 pm
US-Israel fund to invest $7.3 million in new joint R&D projects
Among the ventures to get BIRD Foundation grants are an advanced pipeline disaster prevention system for oil and gas fields, and a VR system for disaster workers
By Shoshanna Solomon
Firefighters at the scene of a large fire that broke at a warehouse in Jerusalem's Givat Shaul neighborhood on May 16, 2016. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90)
July 31, 2018, 3:50 pm
2 search and rescue joint projects get $1m each from Israel-US fund
Drone-mounted system and emergency radio, it is hoped, ‘will lead to new technologies that ensure first responders are better protected, connected and fully aware’
By Shoshanna Solomon
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