The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is ranged as one of the best universities in the world with famous scientists such as Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud being among the First Board of Governors.
Researchers and students at this Israeli university are developing new inventions and know-how all the time. A Technology Transfer company called Yissum is responsible for promoting these inventions to the marked. The inventions and know-how that the University Technology Transfer company serve come from research fields such as agriculture, medicine, nanotechnology, pharmaceuticals, computer science and many more.
Yissum has worked with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for over 40 years and are behind over 60 spin-off companies like Mobileye and Novagali.
The company has granted over 400 technology licenses and have helped many commercial products to become a success. These activities generates almost $1 billion in worldwide sales each year.
The Yissum staff works closely with the researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to find out what kind of new technology the researchers are developing. This information can be used to help the inventors by doing marked research on the various inventions. Yissum offer a wide range of different Technology Transfer Services that are both necessary and helpful when promoting new technologies to the marked.