BGN is the business and technology company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Located in the heart of the University's Advanced Technologies Park, BGN is the driving force behind industry-academia collaborations, supporting the University’s mission of cultivating a high-tech eco-system within the Negev region. With a track-record of over 100 startup companies, as well as partnerships in technology incubators and accelerators, BGN brings inventions from the labs to the market by fostering research collaborations and entrepreneurship among researchers and students. During the past decade, BGN focused on creating long-term partnerships with dozens of companies, including multinationals such as: Deutsche Telekom, Dell-EMC, Lockheed Martin, IBM and PayPal, securing value and growth to a diverse ecosystem that surrounds Ben-Gurion University.