The Board of Governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation approved $6 million in funding for five new projects between U.S. and Israeli companies.
The BIRD Foundation works with companies to identify potential strategic partners and facilitate introductions.
BIRD staff and evaluators are appointed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Israel Innovation Authority to review the submitted projects.
Over 1100 projects have been approved for funding by the BIRD Foundation, helping to generate direct and indirect sales of over $10 billion.
The projects have been approved.
The Board of Governors of the BIRD Foundation met in Israel and reviewed numerous proposals for R&D projects.
Mike Moner is the Director of the Advanced Manufacturing Office at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.
The BIRD Foundation's Board of Governors meeting was held in Tel Aviv for the second year in a row.
The deadline for submission of Executive Summaries is in May.
About the BIRD Foundation.
The BIRD Foundation encourages and facilitates cooperation between U.S. and Israeli companies in a wide range of technology sectors.
BIRD funding is repaid through royalties from sales of products that were developed with support from the Foundation.
For more information, please contact the deputy executive director of business development.
The BIRD Foundation is a source of information.
The U.S. Department of Energy, Israel's Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, and the Israel Innovation Authority held an executive meeting.
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