The researches that have been funded so far are spread over a wide spectrum of scientific fields including: marine sciences, neural computing, renewable energy, nanotechnology and nanomaterials, cloud computing, agriculture under stress conditions and personalized medicine
The Supreme Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation between Israel and France, led by the Ministry of Science, decided on an investment of NIS 5 million in joint research for the two countries in new fields: robotics in biomedicine and cell research.
The committee was held this week with the participation of the Minister of Science, Technology and Space Jacob Perry, the French Ambassador to Israel Patrick Mizonab, the Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space Prof. Nurit Yeremia and representatives of the French Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Higher Education and Research. The committee is chaired by 2011 Nobel Laureate in Medicine Prof. Jules Hoffman and 2012 Israel Space Industry Prize Laureate Dr. David Harari.
In the last five years, about NIS 20 million have been invested in the scientific cooperation to finance about 30 joint studies for scientists from the two countries. The research that has been funded so far is spread over a wide range of scientific fields including: marine science, neural computing, renewable energy, nanotechnology and nanomaterials, cloud computing, agriculture under stress conditions and personalized medicine.
The committee determined that in 2015 the two countries will work to promote joint research in two fields: the first, robotics in biomedicine - a field that deals with the application of robotic technologies for medical needs such as diagnosing diseases, performing surgeries and assisting in the rehabilitation of patients as well as in the design and development of robots inspired by biological structures and systems for various applications . The second, mechano-transduction - an innovative field in cell research that deals with cell responses to nominal forces such as touch and sound waves. The field deals with biochemical and electrical changes that affect the growth and division of cells, their differentiation into different organs and tissues, the migration of cells from certain places to others and even cell death. Damage to the mechano-transduction mechanism may result in significant damage to the development process and cause various diseases as a result.
Also, in the committee it was decided that the Ministry of Science, Technology and Space will hold on December 15 this year the Israel-France conference for innovation in medical robotics and in January 2015 a conference in the field of mechano-transduction, which in light of many discoveries in the field, its importance in the world of science has been increasing in recent years.
