The Michigan Israel Business Bridge is ringing in the New Year with a great networking event.
Business@Breakfast will be held on January 14th, 2016 in Ann Arbor, MI. The purpose of the event is to share opportunities for joint US-Israel R&D. Andrea Yonah, US East Coast Representative, BIRD Foundation will share information on joint US-Israel funding. BIRD is an acronym for Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development. The BIRD Foundation’s mission is to stimulate, promote and support industrial R&D of mutual benefit to the U.S. and Israel. One-on-one meetings are available after the presentation for those interested in applying for BIRD Funding.
Daniel Blumenthal, Deputy Minister, Israel Economic Mission to the Midwest will discuss the Israeli eco-system. Paul Allard, Senior Engineer, Refrigeration, Whirlpool will be discussing Whirlpool’s BIRD funded project with Israeli company Hanita Coatings to develop a new generation of insulation solutions for energy efficient refrigerators.
Business@Breakfast is hosted by Vivacqua Law and co-sponsored by BIRD Foundation, Ann Arbor SPARK, Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor and MIBB Educational Foundation. Registration and networking will begin at 8:30 followed by breakfast and the program at 9am. Registration includes breakfast. Please RSVP by January 11th by visiting http://bitly.com/MIBBBird2016.
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About the Michigan Israel Business Bridge
The Michigan Israel Business Bridge is an independent, bi-national Chamber of Commerce promoting business, research and investment opportunities. Israel has over 3,000 companies centered on automotive, defense, life science, homeland and cybersecurity, alternative energy, water technology and agritech, and has more engineers and scientists per capita than any other country. MIBB was co-founded in 2007 by Chuck Newman and Susan Herman, with the support of business community in Michigan. For more information, please visit www.michiganisrael.com, or call 248-642-1701.
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