The Park neighborhood in Be’er Sheva (photo by Diego Mittelberg)
The Innovation Authority announces that it has chosen the Synergy 7 company to establish the innovation center in Be’er Sheva, which will span four years, during which the authority will invest NIS 25 million in promoting the innovation and high-tech ecosystem in Be’er Sheva, as a metropolitan center for the entire southern region. As part of the center, three innovation centers will also be established in Be’er Sheva in the fields of medical data, autonomous robotics and cyber defense.
Synergy 7 is jointly owned by Ben Gurion University of the Negev, B.G. Negev Technologies and Applications, Soroka University Medical Center from the Klalit Group, Mor Research Implementation, Elbit Systems, Incubit Technological Entrepreneurship and the Mirage Israel Fund. In addition, the development center of Dell Technologies in Israel is a strategic partner.
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“We are very excited to implement one of the most important projects in recent years to promote the geographical diversity of Israeli high-tech,” welcomed Dror Bin, CEO of the Innovation Authority. “Be’er Sheva has great potential to grow into a significant technological hub and a magnet for entrepreneurs, startups and growing high-tech companies. The center is expected to be at the forefront of Israel’s advanced industry and to help diversify and strengthen the position of Israeli high-tech in the world. We are sure that Synergy 7 will lead the project professionally, will create connections between all the existing and new players in the local ecosystem, and will catapult Beer Sheva and the Negev region forward.”
The innovation center, which will be established in the city’s new innovation district, will include dedicated laboratories with the most advanced equipment in the world that will allow entrepreneurs and high-tech companies from around the country, practical experience, dedicated workspaces and acceleration programs (accelerators) that will cater to entrepreneurs from the south, including diverse and underrepresented populations such as minorities and women. The entrepreneurs and start-up companies that choose to operate in Be’er Sheva will benefit from access to mentors and advisors from various fields, investments and dedicated grants, personnel training, events with the participation of key players in the innovation system, as well as support for participation in conferences and events in Israel and abroad. The program is also intended to create an infrastructure to attract large high-tech companies that will develop activities in the city of Beer Sheva.
“This is important news that will strengthen Beer Sheva as an international center of innovation, knowledge and technology,” said Rubik Danilovich, Mayor of Beer Sheva, “I would like to congratulate all the partners in “Synergy 7″ who once again prove the success of the unique ecosystem that exists in Beer Sheva between institutions, organizations and companies. I thank the Innovation Authority and call for the initiation of additional platforms and ventures that will strengthen the first innovation district in the State of Israel in Be’er Sheva, strengthen and strengthen the Negev and Israel’s economy.”
“Beer Sheva has the potential to establish a significant innovation system of technological entrepreneurship,” said Harel Rom, CEO of Synergy 7. “The development of technological entrepreneurship in the fields of health, cyber defense and autonomous robotics, in cooperation with local anchors, will contribute to expanding the supply of quality employment, A young atmosphere and environmental development, as part of the innovation quarter, and the center of the southern metropolis. Most of the growth anchors already exist in Be’er Sheva, such as: a leading hospital, an excellent academy and multinational corporations, as well as an educated population, quality education, an urban environment, and transportation. Bringing the factors together, along with the support for infrastructure strengthening and local technological entrepreneurship will leverage them and the added value of the city and the entire Negev region.”
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