WEBINAR: Immunotherapy & Innovation

The landscape surrounding COVID-19, vaccines, and potential treatments is requiring us to rethink the “status quo”.  We are finding new ways to navigate within the life sciences and legal fields; new types of partnership collaborations are evolving, R&D processes are being reexamined, and the guidelines within IP licensing and enforcement are being fast-tracked.  Learn about the remarkable speed at which COVID vaccines are being researched and hear industry insiders discuss today’s current R&D and IP climate which includes traps and pitfalls to avoid and what we can expect in the future.  

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Cream of the Crop” 5 HU FoodTech Startups Changing the Game

The new reality of COVID-19 has sent shockwaves through our world’s economy, showing start-ups and venture capital funding on a steady decline. One country that’s bucking this trend: Israel. 

Compared to the same period in 2019, European venture funding is down 20%, North American-based startups saw a 10% decline, yet Israel’s dollars raised in the first half of 2020 shows a 40% increase. Hebrew University alum-led companies were among the triumphant. READ MORE

Moving the Internet Forward, One Innovation at a Time

The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have been a catalyst for innovation for at least one Hebrew University researcher, Michael Schapira, co-founder of Compira Labs. 

Shapira, in a recent interview, discusses internet congestion, its effects on video streaming, and how Compira Labs seized the opportunity to further develop data delivery systems which optimize video streaming. READ MORE.

WEBINAR: Leading and Navigating Business through Crisis

Good business leaders have had to prove their resiliency throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, pivoting to virtual systems to operate.  Acting timely, having a fluid infrastructure, and leading with empathy are some of the attributes of successful leaders according to WW CEO Mindy Grossman, LionTree CEO and Hebrew University alum Aryeh Bourkoff, and Dot Dot Dot CEO Laurie Segall.    SPEAKER BIOS

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WEBINAR: The Future of Cities & Transportation

Transportation, post COVID-19, can thrive in new ways as long as we embrace the opportunity to rebuild transit networks. Transportation gurus Daniel Ramot (Via) and Greg Lindsay (CoMotion) envision a system that is more sustainable and easily adapts to new innovative technologies. Align these with our public policies, and we can positively impact our cities' future. Moderated by Andrew L. Shapiro (Broadscale Group).  SPEAKER BIOS

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WEBINAR: Lessons From Start-Ups To Navigate This Uncertain Time

Dan Senor, author of Start-Up Nation:The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle and Avner Mendelson, CEO of Bank Leumi, both Hebrew University alumni, discuss lessons learned from Israeli start-ups that apply to today's COVID-19 challenges.

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COVID - 19 & "The Age of Biology"

Thought leader Dr. Roger Kornberg received the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in the field of genetics. AFHU Northeast Regional Board member Diane Hess had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Kornberg to discuss present-day challenges and the future

outlook.  In their Q&A session, he addressed the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and the importance of life sciences, coining the 21st century as the "Age of Biology".  Kornberg points to the interdisciplinary and collaborative approach taken at Hebrew University in his research lab as a key contributor to helping us build a healthier world. READ MORE

FYI Podcast - Coronavirus & Immunology

Hebrew University Professor Isaiah Arkin spoke with ARK Invest CEO Catherine Wood on the “For Your Innovation” podcast.  In this podcast, Arkin and Wood discuss some of the misconceptions surrounding the coronavirus and its global implications.  They then shift to focusing on immunotherapy, which Arkin believes to be “the next big thing in Healthcare.”  HEAR THE PODCAST AND READ MORE 

Seth Siegel - Troubled Water

As a 20-year-old student at the Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School, bestselling author Seth Siegel took his first course about water in the Middle East.

“I remember being very engaged by it and thinking a lot about it,” said Siegel.   It took another three decades for that curiosity to become the basis for Siegel’s first book, Let There Be Water. 

Published in 2015, it is considered the authoritative account of Israel’s almost miraculous success in solving its water shortage. Israel’s success has been so complete that the country now shares its excess with its neighbors. The book has been met with worldwide interest—it has been translated into 17 languages and is available in 54 countries. READ MORE

Dr. Ori Allon - Why Impact Philanthropy Matters

Dr. Ori Allon, the co-founder and executive chairman of Compass, the real estate technology firm, has revolutionized the real estate industry by creating the first end-to-end software platform to streamline the buying and selling experience.

Since its founding in 2012, Compass has expanded across 300 offices nationwide and is valued at over $6.5 billion dollars. Prior to Compass, Dr. Allon was the director of engineering at Twitter's New York City office. having sold his prior company, Julpan, to Twitter in 2011.  READ MORE

High-Tech Jerusalem

Israel’s Latest High-Tech Story, Told in the Ancient City of Jerusalem

Israel’s high-tech scene isn’t just in Tel Aviv anymore. With more than 500 startups in Jerusalem today, compared to less than 200 seven years ago, the ancient city’s ecosystem is booming with new business.

Financial experts attribute the development over the last decade to the academic institutions in Jerusalem, notably the Hebrew University, where enrollment in the computer science and engineering school has doubled since 2012, from 800 to 1,600 students. It is expected to surpass 2,000 in the next three years. READ MORE