Directory of Israeli associations, institutes, and government agencies

Institutions

Israel Ceramic & Silicate Institute

Website: http://www.isracer.org
Address: Technion city, Haifa 3200003
Phone: 972-4822-2107, 972-4822-2108
Email: isracer@actcom.co.il

The ICSI was founded in 1963 as a joint venture of the Israeli and U.S. governments, the United Nations, and the ceramics and glass industries. An independent nonprofit organization, it is housed within Technion (Israel Institute of Technology). Its primary areas of research focus are transparent ceramics, materials for the building industry, microwave and flash sintering, glass and glass-ceramics for laser devices, piezoceramic actuators, synthesis of fine powders, armor, polymer/ceramic nano-filler composites, wear resistant ceramics, thermal spray ceramic coatings, and medical implants.

Israel Innovation Authority

Address: 1 Arava Street (or 4 HaYarden Street), Airport City, Israel
Mailing Address: 4 HaYarden St., P.O. Box 1099, Airport City, 7019900
Phone: 972-3715-7975/6/7/8
Email: contactUs@innovationisrael.org.il

This “independent and impartial public entity” is responsible for Israel’s innovation policy. Its mission is “strengthening the innovation ecosystem,” and to that end, it “provides a variety of practical tools and funding platforms aimed at addressing the dynamic and changing needs of the local and international innovation ecosystems.” Its services include programs designed to support multinational corporations that are interested in Israeli technology and Israeli companies seeking new markets abroad.

The agency’s online resources include a searchable database (www.matimop.org.il/database.aspx) of Israeli and international companies, a partner matching service, a list of calls for proposals, and an Americas collaboration page. That page includes names and contact details for staff members responsible for strategic initiatives with partners in the Americas.

Israel Ministry of Economy and Industry

Website: http://www.economy.gov.il/English/Pages/default.aspx

In 2014, the Office of the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Economy published a 25-page guide to R&D Incentive Programs in Israel. The guide is available for download in PDF format at www.economy.gov.il. The Ministry’s English-language content is limited and does not include any contact information, but the website does provide a link to addresses and phone numbers in Hebrew at www. economy.gov.il/English/About.

Israel Ministry of Science and Technology

Website: https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/ministry_of_science_and_technology

This Ministry also employs a chief scientist, who chairs its research foundation and is scientific consultant to the Minister. “The chief scientist spearheads and cultivates scientific relations with Israeli and international professional institutions regarding scientific issues,” the Ministry’s website notes. “He also initiates and develops new international scientific relationships.” Further information is available at www.gov.il/en. Most contact information for the Ministry is published in Hebrew only, but one can reach the Chief Scientist via email at Pniyot_ChiefScientist@most.gov.il.

The Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative (INNI)

Website: http://www.nanoisrael.org
Address: Industry House, 11th Floor, 29 Ha-Mered Street, P.O. Box 50364, Tel Aviv 61500
Email: Rafi Koriat, Industry and Academia Cooperation, rafi.koriat@nanoisrael.org
Email contact list and form: http://www.nanoisrael.org/contact.aspx

INNI’s mission is to create “an engine for global leadership” that makes nanotechnology “the next wave of successful industry in Israel.” To achieve this goal, it promotes “fruitful collaboration between Israeli and global nanotechnology stakeholders,” and to that end, it maintains a publicly accessible national database of Israel’s nanotechnology researchers and industry.

Weizmann Institute of Science

Website: https://www.weizmann.ac.il/pages
Address: 234 Herzl Street, POB 26, Rehovot 7610001 Phone: 972-8934-9106
Professor Igor Lubomirsky, Department of Materials and Interfaces
Phone: 972-8934-2142
Email: Igor.Lubomirsky@weizmann.ac.il

“Advancing science for the benefit of humanity” is the Weizmann Institute’s mission. “In parallel, it educates a substantial proportion of Israel’s scientific leadership and advances science literacy in schools and among the public.” Its 250 experimental and theoretical research groups span five faculties: Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics and Computer Science, and Physics. Among the inventions developed at the Institute are nanomaterials and compounds for industrial and medical uses.

The Department of Materials and Interfaces draws on chemistry, physics, and materials science to conduct interdisciplinary research into “all aspects of hard, soft, and living matter” and “the properties of interfaces between different phases of matter.” Its facilities are equipped for materials science research in such areas as synthesis, fabrication, and chemical and physical characterization. Research activities organized around three major themes: soft and biological materials and interfaces, functional materials and nanomaterials at interfaces, and materials for energy.

In the area of ceramics, Professor Igor Lubomirsky focuses on research in the areas of electromechanic and inelastic effects in oxygen deficient ceramics, fundamentals of polar dielectrics and ice nucleation, and null-ellipsometry to measure ionic diffusion. In addition, he works on environmentally oriented projects.

Corporations

Dip-Tech

Website: http://www.dip-tech.com
Address: 5 Atir Yeda Street, Kfar-Saba
Email form: https://www.dip-tech.com/contact

A pioneer in digital glass printing, Dip-Tech offers a line of technologically advanced glass printers and highperformance digital ceramic inks supported by expert consultation and international business development assistance. Among its innovations for the architectural and automotive sectors are:

The New Era printing engine, which features automated ink recirculation in the print head, wide gradual drop placement, durable stainless steel nozzle plate, fully refurbishable printing components, dual-technology drop fixation, and automatic fast color change system.
DXP software, which converts graphic files into printed glass projects. Its pattern generator performs automatic conversions, and the software’s features also include easy scale-up for facades, tiling, and paneling and a color atlas that matches thousands of RAL and Pantone colors.

M&R: Minerals & Refractories Ltd.

Website: http://www.m-r.co.il/profile
Email: mandr@m-r.co.il

Founded in 1961, M&R provides consultation on refractory and insulation lining, conducts complete lining engineering and design work, and performs heat transfer calculations and new product testing.

On the supply side, its refractory materials include “bricks, monolithics of all types, the complete range of ceramic fiber products, heat resistant textiles, insulating bricks and other insulation products, abrasion resistant products, acid resistant materials, crucibles, ceramic heating elements, advanced industrial ceramics, kiln furniture, and state of the art refractories and industrial ceramics developed in the last decade.”

It is also “the leading importer of minerals, ferro-alloys, recarburizers, and other metals to the Israeli industry, and particularly to the steel, cast iron, and non-ferrous industry,” and serves as the Israeli representative of European, North American, Asia, and South African companies in the sector.

Nano Dimension

Website: https://www.nano-di.com
Address: 2 Ilan Ramon Street, Ness-Ziona Science Park, Ness Ziona 7403635 U.S.
Address: 3671 Enochs Street, Santa Clara, CA, 95051
Email contact form: https://www.nano-di.com/contact-us

Nano Dimension’s work in additive electronics targets the market for 3-D printing technology for printed electronics by developing “electronic devices that require increasingly sophisticated features and rely on encapsulated sensors, antennas and printed circuit boards (PCBs).” Its R&D addresses existing and emerging needs in consumer electronics, medical devices, defense, aerospace, automotive, IoT, and telecom.

The company’s multimaterial 3-D printing technology makes it possible “to print polymers and metals together to create functional electronic parts,” its website notes, an approach “with the potential to enable more compact, denser and ultimately non-planar designs.”

On June 11, the company announced that its U.S. subsidiary had qualified as a United States Government Certified Vendor with a Commercial and Government Entity Code awarded by the United States Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency. On July 9, the company announced its entry into the Chinese market via a strategic partnership with the AURORA Group, which will market and sell its DragonFly 2020 Pro 3-D printer for electronics in China. And on August 1, the company announced the expansion of its channel network to include Fisher Unitech, which will purchase the DragonFly 2020 Pro 3-D Printer and make the technology available to its customer base.

Nanonics Imaging

Website: http://www.nanonics.co.il
Phone: 972-2678-9573
Email: info@nanonics.co.il

Nanonics manufactures scanning probe and atomic force microscopes for integration with optical and spectroscopic tools as well as electron microscopes. Its Nanonics Multiprobe SPM Systems “enable thermal, electrical, and optical transport studies on graphene and other 2-D materials,” its website notes. “Photoconductivity, AFM, Raman and TERS, as well as SNOM/NSOM measurements, are all available in a variety of environments within the same platform.”

NANO-Z COATING LTD

Website: http://www.nanoztec.com/?lat=en
Address: Shedlovski 1, Yavne Phone: 972-3716-6565
Email: nanot862@gmail.com

Since 2011, the company has produced and marketed nano technology coatings for domestic and export markets. It promotes its products as “easy to clean, economical in terms of day-to-day maintenance costs, as well as improving the quality of life in the fields of stone and marble, construction, infrastructures and industry, textiles, leather and suede, wood, glass, ceramics, iron, vehicles, plastic, greenhouses, solar collectors, and more.” Its products for the glass and ceramics industries include nano-glass and ceramics GL-01, nano-glass solar panels GL-2, E-4 solar shield, nano-optic NOP-400 and NOP-500, Bulldog Shield Ti-9H, and glass nano coating NC-18.

Paran Holding Group Ltd., Parent Company of: Esh-Dar Refractory Industries Ltd.

Website: http://www.esh-dar.co.il
Phone: 972-8636-0666
Email contact form: http://www.esh-dar.co.il/contact-us

Na’aman Refractories

Website: http://www.naaman-ref.com/ParanGroup.aspx
Address: P.O. Box 245, Industrial Zone, Akko 24101
Phone: 972-4981-9933
Email: info@naaman-ref.com

These sister companies in the refractory space operate under the Paran Holding Group umbrella. (Note: that is the company name, but it is not a holding company.) Their focus is industrial high temperature ceramics and industrial abrasion and corrosion-resistant ceramics.

Na’aman is a monolithic refractory specialist with a focus on development and production of castables for a variety of high end industrial applications under abrasive or corrosive conditions as well as extreme temperatures. It also serves as a local representative for international companies. Esh-Dar is a specialized contractor for refractory installations. They serve the domestic market and countries in the immediate surrounding region.

By working in partnership, they offer turnkey design, materials, and installation projects as well as consultation, logistics support, and project management to companies in their target markets, which include petrochem and refineries, power plants, and the cement, chemical, mining, steel, and nonferrous industries. Among their most recent projects is a 120 MW solar power plant.

SP NANO Ltd.

Website: http://www.spnano.com
Address: 2 Paran St, level 1, Suite 17, P.O. Box 13175, Yavne 8122502
Phone: 972-8946-0232
Email: inquiry@spnano.com

SP Nano has commercialized the use of nanoparticles in components and products made from composite materials. The company’s patented technology includes its proprietary SP1/protein, which “utilizes genetically engineered proteins to create self-assembly nanostructures with Carbon NanoTubes (CNTs) bound to structural fabrics such as carbon fiber, aramid and glass fiber composites,” the company website explains. “The SP1 protein complex is the core of a 3-D nanostructure, with SP Nano’s developing its first nanostructures for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) bound to carbon fabric, aramid and CNT reinforced polymers.” Applications cover the aerospace, energy, and automotive industries.

StoreDot

Website: https://www.store-dot.com
Address: I 3 Shenkar St. Herzeliya I 4672503
Phone: 972-3509-7710
Email: info@store-dot.com

StoreDot created an “instant-charging” flash battery that in just five minutes “soaks up enough power…to last an entire day.” The battery is compatible with smartphones, wearables, tablets, and laptops and includes a flash charger in pocket and car versions.

The website notes: “The flash battery demonstrates rapid redox activity, and optimized compounds that increase the absorption of lithium ions and their counter-ions. In contrast to other batteries that contain toxic, polluting heavy metals, StoreDot’s materials leave minimal environmental footprint.

“Specially designed for high-current charging, StoreDot’s flash battery contains, in addition to lithium, non-flammable organic compounds encased in a multi-layer safetyprotection structure that prevents over-voltage and heating, and is therefore considerably safer than traditional LiBs. Containing proprietary electrolyte, an ecologically friendly material, the flash battery incorporates polymers and metal oxide together, resulting in an increased electrode stability and SEI performance at high temperatures.”

The company is pursuing research and development of an automotive application of its technology for use in electric cars. In May, BP ventures announced that it would invest $20 million in this application.

XJET

Website: https://www.xjet3-D.com
Address: Science Park, 10 Oppenheimer Street, Rehovot 7670110
Phone: 972-8931-4620
Email: info@xjet3d.com

Founded in 2005, XJet develops and markets metal and ceramic additive manufacturing technologies and solutions. Among these is its NanoParticle Jetting technology, which “enables the production of metal or ceramic parts with the same ease and versatility of inkjet printing without compromising throughput or quality.” In July, the technology was recognized with a Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award.

Universities

Azrieli—College of Engineering Jerusalem

Website: https://english.jce.ac.il
Address: 26 Yaakov Shreibom Street, Ramat Beit Hakerem, Jerusalem 9103501
Phone: 972-2658-8000
Email contact form: https://english.jce.ac.il/contact-us

A nonprofit organization, the college was founded in 1999 “to provide a solution for Jerusalem’s growing demand for human capital in the high-tech sector.

The Advanced Materials Engineering department’s undergraduate program covers general theory along with “specialized studies such as materials used in microelectronics and electro-optical devices, nanostructured materials, and materials processing using novel methods.” In the year before graduation, students must complete a final project that affords them practical, hands-on experience; often, they complete the projects in an industrial plant.

The Electronic and Electrical, Software, Pharmaceutical, Industrial, Mechanical, and Civil and Environmental engineering departments round out the college’s courses of study.

Bar-Ilan University

Website: https://www1.biu.ac.il/indexE.php
Address: Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan, 5290002
Phone: 972-3531-8111
Email contact form: https://www1.biu.ac.il/indexE.phpid=103&pt=7&pid=102&level=1&cPath=103

Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials

Phone: 972.3531-7067 | Email contact form: https://nano.biu.ac.il/contact

Founded in 1955, Bar-Ilan was one of Israel’s first comprehensive research universities. It offers degree programs in the areas of Jewish Studies, Medicine, Engineering, Law, Life Science, Exact Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities as well as Interdisciplinary Studies, including Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials.

Established in 2007, Bar Ilan’s Institute for Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials (BINA) brings academia and industry together to collaborate on nano-based approaches to energy, magnetism, optics, clean tech, and biomedicine. It is home to 40 laboratories and “Scientific Service” facilities “for electron microscopy, nanofabrication, surface analysis, fluorescence, and magnetic measurement, all of which are available for use by the wider scientific community.”

BINA has a strong global focus that extends from its partnerships with multinational corporations (among them GM, Merck, Phillips, Siemens, and IBM) to its “large number of young faculty members recruited from abroad.”

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Website: http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Pages/default.aspx
Address: P.O.B. 653 Beer-Sheva Switchboard: 972-8646-1111
Engineering faculty contact page: http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/engn/Pages/FacultyRoles.aspx

Ben-Gurion University is home to 20,000 students and 4,000 faculty members in the Faculties of Engineering Sciences, Health Sciences, and Natural Sciences as well as additional Faculties in humanities, social science, business and management, medicine, and desert studies.

The Faculty of Engineering Sciences “focuses on promoting and advancing research and development of new technologies and methodologies,” and the website further notes that many of the school’s researchers work with colleagues in Israel and abroad. In addition to materials and electro-optical engineering, its departments offer degree programs in electrical and computer, mechanical, chemical, industrial, nuclear, biomedical, biotechnology, communication systems, information systems, software, structural, management and safety, environmental, energy, and mechatronics engineering.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Website: http://new.huji.ac.il/en

Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Website: http://www.nano.huji.ac.il
Mailing Address: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Harvey M. Krueger Family Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Jerusalem 91904
Phone: 972-2658-6088/2658-4919
Phone, 3-D Printing Center: 972-2658-5719
Email: huj-nano@savion.huji.ac.il

The Hebrew University opened in 1925 and counts among its founders Albert Einstein, Martin Buber, Chaim Nahman Bialik, and Chaim Weizmann. Fields of study span “the humanities, social sciences, exact sciences, and medicine,” and the university “encourages multi-disciplinary activities in Israel and overseas and serves as a bridge between academic research and its social and industrial applications.”

To that end, the university operates Yissum, its own technology transfer company, whose mission is “to benefit society by converting extraordinary innovations and transformational technologies into commercial solutions that address our most urgent global challenges.” Its available technologies are divided into categories, including chemistry and materials, cleantech and environment, micro and optoelectronics, nanotechnology, and the searchable database (http://www.yissum.co.il) facilitates connecting with experts, accessing express licensing information, or finding startups in search of funding.

The university also houses a Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (HUCNN), whose Units for NanoCharacterizaton and NanoFabrication “provide hi-tech nanotechnological services and facilities to researchers from across the University’s faculties, other universities and industry.” Its researchers have won €24 million in European Community grants, and HUCNN is the source of 300 papers published annually in leading scientific journals. It also, the website notes, “is at the frontline of fighting Israel’s academic brain drain by recruiting almost half of its members from abroad.”

Technion, Israel Institute of Technology

Website: https://www.technion.ac.il/en/home-2
Directory: https://www.admin.technion.ac.il/engtelbook

Technion, Materials Science and Engineering Faculty
Website: https://materials.technion.ac.il

Technion’s cornerstone was laid in 1912, 36 years before the foundation of Israel. It has evolved into a leading center of research in such fields as biotechnology, stem cells, space, computer science, nanotechnology, and energy.

The Department of Materials Science and Engineering is engaged in research activities that encompass most advanced topics in the field and operates research centers and laboratories dedicated to electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, physical measurements, x-ray diffraction, focused ion beam, sputtering, and electronics.

Its website hosts links to faculty members’ personal pages and research group sites to showcase the full scope of research focus.

Tel Aviv University

Website: https://english.tau.ac.il
Address: P.O. Box 39040, Tel Aviv 6997801
Staff directory: https://english.tau.ac.il/tau/index

Tel Aviv University’s academic units cover the arts, engineering, exact sciences, humanities, law, life sciences, management, medicine, social sciences, neuroscience, and foreign languages.

At the Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Tal Ellenbogen “studies the interaction between light and matter at the nanoscale level in order to explore underlying physical mechanisms, which can be used to develop novel optical and electro-optical components.”

Since 1994, the university has operated its Wolfson Applied Materials Research Centre, where work focuses on electronic and opto-electronic, energy, structural, biological, and environmental materials. Prof. Noam Eliaz, who chaired the 2009 Israel Materials Engineering Conference, is engaged in expanding the school’s engineering degree offerings with the establishment of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The core faculty includes Prof. Nava Setter, who will divide her time between Tel Aviv and Lausanne, and the university is recruiting additional faculty in advanced ceramics. “It can be thin films,” Eliaz says, “although a combination with bulk ceramics is even better. We expect this new faculty to be able to synthesize ceramic materials in his/her lab.”