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.

OCTOBER 15, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration.

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

As more Israeli startups emerge from laboratories, a new Tel Aviv University MBA aims to help scientists turn complex research into global companies.

AUGUST 17, 2026|ByARIEL SHAPIRA

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

Israel does not primarily have an innovation problem. It has an institutional problem. The country is exceptionally good at producing start-ups, but far less effective at financing and retaining them

AUGUST 6, 2026|ByGABRIEL CUTLER

Drone integrating VTOL & APUS 25 tech undergoes test flight.

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

As global warming and wildfires intensify, governmental and tech partners race to develop an AI-powered drone system that detects and reports fires within minutes.

JULY 31, 2026|ByAZRIEL MOSKOWITZ

Full steam ahead as Israel powers fourth industrial revolution

Israel's technological innovation has turned it into a prominent driver of the fourth industrial revolution, known as Industry 4.0, which is digitizing global production and supply chains.

FEBRUARY 25, 2020ByEYTAN HALON

A robot engineered by Kuka adjusts a windscreen in a fully automated process on a model of the A-class production line of German car manufacturer Mercedes Benz at the Daimler factory in Rastatt, Germany, February 4, 2019. Picture taken on February 4, 2019.

Combining Academia and Innovation: IDC Herzliya's Graduate Programs

IDC Herzliya provides its students a unique path in their field of choice, with an enriching, practical education reinforced by an abundance of opportunities to network and gain hands-on experience.

JANUARY 15, 2020ByELISHAI ZEHARYA, RAPHAEL RECANATI

Hasan Abo-Shally and Lucy Anderson Bashan students of MA Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) at the Raphael Recanati International School, IDC Herzliya

BIRD Energy to fund 7 Israel-US clean energy projects

Each project is conducted by a US-Israeli partnership, and the selected projects address energy challenges and opportunities, focusing on commercializing clean energy technologies.

DECEMBER 24, 2019ByAARON REICH

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

Tnuva-headed consortium chosen to establish Galilee foodtech hub

"FoodTech and AgTech Innovation is at an all-time high and we are excited to be part of this initiative to establish Israel as a world leader in the FoodTech arena," said OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved.

JUNE 11, 2019ByEYTAN HALON