This sum is the first authorization out of the entire NIS 50 million budget that was allocated to the Authority, which also includes proposals by academic institutions, advanced manufacturing facilities, start-ups and growth stage companies. The Authority, together with the Ministry of Treasury, is considering to increase the overall budget for Calls for Proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister of Economy and Industry, Eli Cohen: \u201cThe unique incentive programs are designed to enlist Israel\u2019s innovation and creativity for the benefit of finding solutions to cope with the Coronavirus crisis, as well as for changing working procedures, whereby we can transform this crisis into an opportunity for Israel\u2019s high-tech industry. Moreover, as the Coronavirus pandemic abates, we intend to allocate an additional sum of NIS 1.5 billion, as part of our plan to boost the economy and incentivize the industry, in order to facilitate growth and development of the Israeli economy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr. Ami Applebaum, Chairman of the Israel Innovation Authority and Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Economy and Industry: \u201cEach one of the projects selected is innovative in its field. We received over 750 requests, most of which were good. Due to high demand, the Committee was forced to pass up additional excellent projects.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Committee decided to support projects from a wide variety of sectors that are relevant to coping with the Coronavirus, as it believes that the disease must be tackled on many fronts, rather than just focus on one specific field, including:
\u2022Sensors and remote monitoring systems of patients and innovative diagnostic solutions
\u2022Remote medical treatment of patients whose regular treatment has been compromised as a result of the pandemic
\u2022Monitoring the spread of the pandemic and inoculating the population
\u2022Genetic decoding infrastructure to support the fight against the coronavirus
\u2022Anti-viral medications
\u2022Robotic systems for disinfecting buildings
\u2022Industrial products to protect the body and the face
\u2022Measures for extensive testing, such as production of swabs and automation of the lab tests<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today, applications for the additional (second) Call for Proposals will be submitted the Growth Stage Division. Immediately after the holiday the deadline for submissions by advanced manufacturing facilities for the second and last submission term will pass. . These requests are also expected to be of the same magnitude (companies, requested budgets, scope of the grants allocated and the aforementioned fields). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of the Calls for Proposals was to bring about the acceleration of solutions from ideation stage to implementation and integration into advanced solutions to cope with the virus, through technological developments or quick adaptations of products. The emphasis is on the relevance of the proposed solution for immediately coping with the crisis, its quick time to market or a promise of collaborations that will ensure the functional continuity of the Israeli economy. This sum is the first authorization out of the entire NIS 50 million budget that was allocated to the Authority, which also includes proposals by academic institutions, advanced manufacturing facilities, start-ups and growth stage companies. The Authority, together with the Ministry of Treasury, is considering to increase the overall budget for Calls for Proposals. Minister […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5479,"parent":0,"template":"","geographic_location":[138],"collaboration_opportunities":[97,98,99,100,102,101],"mini_site_category":[],"class_list":["post-3144","press_release","type-press_release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","geographic_location-israel","collaboration_opportunities-academia","collaboration_opportunities-enterprise","collaboration_opportunities-entrepreneur","collaboration_opportunities-government","collaboration_opportunities-investors","collaboration_opportunities-media"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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A real-time ventilators’ monitoring system based on single use sensors for pressure, body temperature and air failure. The system can interface with any existing or new ventilators to facilitate remote monitoring. A large quantity of patients who require ventilation will need to be treated simultaneously. There is a fierce shortage of ventilators and many of the systems have no sensors. In addition, the medical staff\u2019s contact with the patients for monitoring purposes must be limited as much as possible. This solution will enable precise and remote monitoring in real time of multiple ventilators. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
By using this proposed diagnostic method, it will be possible to scan an extensive number (up to 1,000 tests with a single PCR reaction) of samples from people who have been infected by or are suspected of being carriers of the virus, and consequently, to suggest the appropriate intervention (quarantine\/ treatment) in earlier stages and thus reduce the infection rate in the population.
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An algorithm for picture processing for the monitoring of relevant indices to detect characteristics of respiratory diseases. A designated mobile app for the smartphone and a remote sensory system.
Remote tests, testing of uncooperative patients, initial classification of patients and independent testing without the physical presence of a medical staff, non-invasive symptom detection and an option for transmitting the results to existing medical systems, significantly reduction of PCR tests’ overload, automatic population scanning.
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