In a reversal to the norm, an Israeli non-profit organization presented a US company with a large sum to help it develop its innovations. BrainGate’s million-dollar prize from Israel’s BrainTech will advance its brain sensors that allow paralyzed patients to move a robotic arm.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/10/15/world/middleeast/ap-ml-israel-brain-prize.html