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Some of Israel ‘s military and security technologies have agricultural
applications — monitoring, managing and protecting crops, fields,
structures, water bodies. The Ohio Department of Agriculture and Ohio State
University are also involved with food security activities. In February
2003, the Israeli Embassy agriculture attaché discussed joint issues
at both institutions. Subsequently, the Negev Foundation sent a representative
to Israel to meet with the Israel Agriculture Ministry. We explored some
joint opportunities to enhance Ohio’s agriculture biosecurity.
On January 24-26, 2005 we held a series of meetings and seminars
at Ohio State University and the Ohio Department o Agriculture:
- Agricultural
Biosecurity: Opportunities for Cooperative R&D
Between Ohio and Hebrew University
- Overview of Current and Emerging
Israeli Agricultural Biosecurity Measures—Relevance
to Ohio
The presenters were Yitzhak Hadar, Dean, Hebrew University Faculty
of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, Jerusalem, & Mordehai
Cohen, Agriculture and Science Attaché for the US, Canada & Mexico,
Embassy of Israel, Washington, DC
Earlier, we had begun discussions with Ofakim Hi-Tech Ventures,
a technological incubator affiliated with Israel’s Ministry
of Industry, Trade and Labour. Ofakim developed MedLite, a
microarray technology that detects and identifies all known
pathogens (such as could be used in a bio-terrorism attack)
and their antibiotic resistance, in one test. MedLite representatives
met with OSU animal and plant scientists to explore collaboration.
They also sought U.S. equity partners, and met with the STERIS
Corp. in Mentor, OH and other
Ohio companies.
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