BIRD Foundation Overview
The BIRD Foundation is a binational non-profit organization that promotes and funds industrial research and development partnerships between companies from Israel and the United States. The foundation provides grants of up to $1 million to support joint projects in various technology sectors, including life sciences, agrotechnology, clean energy, and more. BIRD's mission is to stimulate economic growth through the creation of innovative products and technologies, while strengthening strategic partnerships between Israeli and American companies. Since its inception in 1977, BIRD has funded over 1,000 projects with a total investment of more than $350 million.
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BIRD Foundation to invest $6 million in 5 new projects | CTech
The BIRD Foundation has approved $6 million in funding for five joint projects, leveraging private-sector support to bring the total investment to $15 million. These projects focus on collaborative innovation across fields such as Electronics, Healthcare, Medical Devices, and Quantum Computing. The partnerships involve companies from Israel and the U.S., including Medasense, Blink Device Company, Qedma, Amazon Web Services, RespirAI Medical, Right at Home, SpotItEarly, Penn Medicine, TriEye, and Lumotive. The projects aim to develop advanced technologies like anesthesia monitoring systems, AI-powered home monitoring platforms, early cancer detection technologies, and high-performance sensors for autonomous vehicles. The BIRD Foundation continues to foster impactful collaborations, driving innovation and commercialization in the U.S.-Israeli tech ecosystem.
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10 new Israel-U.S. projects receive $9.6 million from BIRD | CTech
The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has approved $9.6 million in funding for 10 new projects between U.S. and Israeli companies. This will be supplemented by private-sector funding, bringing the total investment to $24.5 million. The projects span a range of sectors and geographical regions. The BIRD Foundation has a 46-year history and has invested a total of $390 million in over 1,000 joint projects. The latest projects include collaborations between Celleste Bio and Mondelez International, CENS Materials and LiCAP Technologies, and Diptera.ai and Vectech, Inc.
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BIRD invests $6.3 million in three homeland security projects | CTech
The Israel-U.S National Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has granted funding to three new homeland security projects. The projects, each a collaboration between an American and Israeli company, focus on early threat detection and have a combined value of approximately $6.3 million. The companies involved are Validit.ai and Inspire Labs, NeuralGuard and Point Security, and NextVision Stabilized Systems and Data Blanket. The BIRD Foundation, which encourages and facilitates joint R&D projects between American and Israeli companies, will invest more than $6 million in these projects.
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US, Israeli governments issue joint call for innovative homeland security technology
The BIRD Foundation has issued a Call for Proposals for the development of advanced Homeland Security technologies. The program offers grants of up to $1 million to approved projects. The BIRD HLS program is co-funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Israel Ministry of National Security (IMNS). It focuses on innovative technology solutions to support first responder and homeland security needs shared by both countries. The program has approved twelve projects with a budget of $24.5 million over the first seven years. The selection of projects is led by the Chief Scientist of IMNS and representatives from DHS S&T.
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Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial R&D Foundation to invest $8.4 million in nine new projects | CTech
The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has approved $8.4 million in funding for nine new projects between U.S. and Israeli companies. The projects, with a total value of $20 million, involve innovations in various technological sectors. The BIRD Foundation promotes collaborations and provides conditional grants for joint product development. The approved projects include advancements in 3D printing, agrotech, advanced manufacturing, biotech, cell therapy, medical devices, robotics, and space. The Foundation has a history of funding over 1,000 projects, with a total investment of over $370 million. The projects will also access private-sector funding.
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