Ylva Williams and Stockholm Science City Foundation (SSCi) arranged for Mina Goldiak, Depety Chief Scientist of Israel, to meet representatives from The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet during a mini-seminar at SSCi. The fact that Isaac Bachman, Israels newly appointed Ambassador, attended the seminar, sent a clear signal that reserach and innovation is a prioritized area. We concluded that there is room for collaboration between the countries and that we must ensure that researchers and entrepreneurs from both countries meet. We have two countries with world-class innovation and a number of different EU funds supporting R&D collaboration of new products and services. Both Ambassador Isaac Bachman and Mina Goldiak were very impressed by the SSCi and believe that Israel should be represented here.