For the first time ever, an exclusive, comprehensive platform
of the entire Israeli Nanotech eco-system has been launched. It is an
all inclusive portal, mapping the entire Nanotech ecosystem, including
over 300 researchers, 80 companies and 40 governmental and nonprofit
organizations.
The Portal has been created by d&a analysts for the
Israel National Nanotechnology Initiative (INNI) with the support of
the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) at the Israeli Ministry of
Industry, Trade & Labor. As part of INNI's initiative, this
portal will help "make Nanotechnology the next wave of successful
industry in Israel by creating an engine for global leadership."
The new platform is built upon d&a's research,
analysis and unique mapping methodology which presents the entire
industry in a clear, visual manner. The platform's capabilities allow
you to search by company, researcher or any free term. The portal's
navigation capabilities and birds eye view of the industry promotes the
collaboration between Israeli and global Nanotechnology stakeholders,
particularly for projects that lead to continuing success in academia
and industry. The platform also serves INNI's initiative by enabling
international companies to easily locate potential partnerships and
opportunities as well as to gain insights into Israel's impressive
Nanotech industry.
d&a's research team have become experts in the
Nanotech industry and have found that, "the academic and research field
in the Israeli Nanotechnology field is dynamic and growing impressively
and like other high technology sectors has the potential for
significant international collaboration in science, technology and
business." says Michal Oren, d&a's lead analyst.
The 2005 survey conducted by d&a and INNI confirmed
Israel's potential as a global Nanotech R&D hub, revealing
strong continual growth in national research capacity. Since then, the
numbers of researchers in the field have shot up significantly. Being
home to six world-class research institutions, each with its own
advanced programs in Nano-science and Nano-technologies 79 new
researchers have emerged since 2005.
Israeli Nanotechnology developed greatly since 2005. In
addition to receiving an immense sum of funding (the donation matching
model has effectively raised $230 million), and being the number one
leader of innovations, Israel was recognized by ISI (the Institute for
Science Information) as one of the top 15 countries producing Nanotech
related knowledge and techniques, and the number of companies have
doubled to a total of 81 in 2007 (compared to 30 companies in 2005).
The Israeli Nanotech Knowledge Center can be accessed through
the INNI website at www.nanoisrael.org/mapping_engine.asp
by clicking the map or directly through http://search.dainfo.com/inni.