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BIRD Foundation Funding ​Roundtable Discussion

Wednesday, March 12, 2025
4:30 – 6:30 PM
University & Whist Club
805 N Broom St, Wilmington, DE 19806

The BIRD Foundation, a program that was established in 1977 by the U.S. and Israeli governments, fosters mutually beneficial collaborations between U.S. and Israeli companies, including both startups and established organizations. BIRD offers matchmaking support to connect U.S. and Israeli companies, as well as providing non-dilutive funding that covers up to 50% of project development costs, maximum $1.5M per project.

BIRD supports projects across a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, communications, construction technologies, software, electronics, electro-optics, life sciences, homeland security, renewable and alternative energy, and more. Each year, BIRD supports approximately 30 projects, with cumulative sales of products developed through BIRD-funded projects exceeding $10 billion.

This event is free to attend, but registration is required!
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Discover how your company can benefit from funding of up to$1.5M to boost your R&D and commercialization capabilities.

Agenda
♦ Registration and networking
♦ Welcoming remarks –  Carla Stone, President, World Trade Center Delaware
♦ Introduction to BIRD –  Andie Yonah, Director, East Coast and Mid West, BIRD Foundation
♦ Testimonial – Yushan Yan, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder, Versogen, recipient of BIRD Energy funding for project with Israeli company, Hydrolite
♦ More speakers to be announced
♦ Q&A
♦ Networking

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