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Promoting the leadership of Israeli industry in future technologies

The Israel Innovation Authority has set a goal of promoting the leadership of Israeli industry in future technologies as a strategic goal. Many countries invest huge amount of capital in identifying strategic areas and technological trends, to create a technological competitive advantage over other countries, and to create an economic impact as a result. It […]

Models for Translational Medical Research in Israel Executive Summary

This project examines various models for the translation of academic discoveries ‘from bench to bedside’ to create innovative medications. The research examines how different countries in the world support basic biomedical academic discoveries and advance them towards industrial applications. The observation of these models can support the local pharmaceutical eco-system in leveraging Israel’s academic excellence […]

R&D Outputs in Israel / Analysis of Scientific Publications – 2019

This study was conducted in 2019, based on data from bibliometric databases. The report describes and examines Israeli scholarly output (Chapter 1); the influence of government funding on research productivity (Chapter 2); Israeli academic performance in world university rankings (Chapter 3); career development among Israeli postdocs (Chapter 4)

Technological forecasting for scientific and technological human resources 2019

This study was conducted as part of a four-year tender for the National Council for Research and Development in the Ministry of Science and Technology. The objective of this study is to execute forecasts of the needs of scientific and technological personnel for selected fields / professions for the short term (10 years).  The past two decades […]

Women in Technological and Scientific Entrepreneurship

This research identifies obstacles that prevent women from becoming involved in entrepreneurship in research and technology and suggests ways to increase women’s participation in entrepreneurial activities at the Technion and beyond. The two research questions posed are: What are the obstacles that prevent more women from becoming involved in entrepreneurial activities and what is necessary […]

Artifcial Intelligence, Data Science and Smart Robotics Companies-Survey summary

The aim of the project is to present an up-to-date and complete picture of the current activities in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Smart Robotics in Israel, and to examine the possibilities of promoting these fields. This survey answers a number of research questions. Some of the questions deal with issues of […]

Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Smart Robotics Companies-Survey

The aim of the project is to present an up-to-date and complete picture of the current activities in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Smart Robotics in Israel, and to examine the possibilities of promoting these fields. This survey answers a number of research questions. Some of the questions deal with issues of […]