Israel innovation authority

Dollar-shekel exchange rate reaches NIS 3.1 for first time since April's strengthening round

The shekel reported a 1% rise during the last 24 hours, according to data by the Bank of Israel, reaching its highest point since April.

New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration.
Sofaer Global MBA Graduates and Staff.

Tech Talk: TAU launches one of world’s first Deep-Tech MBAs as science reshapes Israel's startups

Digital Health Startup Competition

From start-up nation to scale-up nation: A blueprint for Israel’s $1 trillion economy - opinion

Drone integrating VTOL & APUS 25 tech undergoes test flight.

Autonomous AI-powered drone tech detects and reports fires, test launched by five-way partnership


AstraZeneca to move local headquarters to O-TECH complex

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

O-Tech complex

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.

Artificial intelligence

Coronavirus crisis: 65% of Israeli start-ups face ruin within 6 months

When asked how long their company operations could be maintained should current conditions continue, 3.4% of the companies surveyed estimated that they would fold within the month.

Gil Perry, CEO of startup company D-ID, stands on stage during a presentation to the CyberTech 2018 conference in Tel Aviv, Israel January 31, 2018.

Call for new bio-tech lab to address global health challenges

Intensified by the current coronavirus crisis, they show need to find fast-paced, innovative solutions

‘JERUSALEM IS A hi-tech and bio-med hub in Israel.’

Israel Innovation Authority to fast track grants totaling NIS 650 million

NIS 50 million of the package has been earmarked for projects dealing with solutions to the coronavirus epidemic.

Through innovation and science Israel is trying to find a way to beat COVID-19 (popularly known as “corona”):