As part of the National Bio-Convergence Program, the Israel Innovation Authority announced today a NIS 113 million tender for the establishment of a center that will provide research and development infrastructure for bio-devices based on bio-chips. The tender is directed at companies dedicated to developing key service infrastructure for companies that develop bio-devices such as environmental diagnostic sensors, smart implants for treatment and diagnostics, lab-on-chip and organ-on-chip technologies.
Bio-convergence represents the integration of biology and life sciences with engineering and software technologies. This rapidly expanding field holds immense promise across various sectors, including medicine, environment, climate, energy, agriculture, food, security, to name a few. Bio-convergence is expected to lead development and manufacturing in these sectors over the next few years.