A new $5.5 million investment was approved by the Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation for five projects centered on hardware, medical devices, mental health, and rehabilitation innovations. In addition, leveraging private-sector funding will allow a combined investment of $14 million, a statement by the foundation explained. “The five newly approved projects bring the total number of BIRD-supported collaborations to over 1,100 during the Foundation's 48