Florida Governor Rick Scott granted a special gift today to Tel Aviv-based company StemRad, whose anti-radiation shield will now be used by United States astronauts.
StemRad is the outstanding startup among a number promoted by the Florida Israel Business Accelerator, a project of the Tampa Jewish Community Centers and Federation. Governor Scott is in Israel on a five-day trade mission which includes recruiting other Israeli companies to join StemRad in opening branches or subsidiaries in his state. He said, "There is a deep connection between Florida and the Jewish community in Israel, and we are happy to have found the economic platform to help Israel with another channel." The governor also took advantage of the event to repeat his support for the transfer of the US embassy to Jerusalem.