The Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program has awarded second round funding to four innovative joint space-related projects. The Israeli beneficiaries are Micro-gRx, Israel Aerospace Industries, STEMRAD and Elbit Systems Land. http://www.spaceflorida.gov/news/2015/07/20/space-florida-and-israel%27s-chief-scientist-announce-industry-awardees-for-2nd-round-of-innovation-partner-funding

Microprocessor manufacturing giant ARM has bought Israel’s Sansa Security for at least $85 million. Sansa has developed embedded security for microchips – which will be very useful for ARM as the market for Internet-connected devices increases. Sansa will become ARM’s … Continue reading →

Israel’s Ninox Robotics and Bluebird Aerosystems are employing Israeli drones with thermal imaging to guard farms from pests such as kangaroos and wild dogs. It saves farmers hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of sheep, plus hours spent defending them. … Continue reading →

Israel’s Elbit has launched a new cyber security unit called Cyberbit. It has two separate departments – one, focusing on law enforcement unit and the other being the Cybershield department, for detecting and defending against cyber attacks. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-01/israeli-drone-maker-gets-startup-makeover-for-cyber-arms-race

The Technion Israel Institute of Technology topped the list of institutions outside the US with the most Nobel prizewinners this century. https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/carousels/top-10-universities-producing-nobel-prizewinners https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/technion-israel-institute-of-technology?ranking-dataset=1083