Yeda holds an exclusive agreement with the Weizmann Institute to market and commercialize its intellectual property and generate income to support further research and education.
Spanning the Natural Sciences
WIS research and technologies cover a broad spectrum of the natural sciences, including:
· Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics
· Bioinformatics, Proteomics, Biomatics & System Biology
· Medical Devices
· Renewable Energy, Bio-fuels, Cleantech and Environmental Sciences
· Agriculture and Plant Genetics, including Bio-fuels
· Chemistry and Nanotechnology
· Physics and Electro-Optics
· Mathematics and Computer Science
Yeda Statistics for 2008-2009
· Over 2000 introductions & presentations of WIS Technologies to companies.
· Over 160 presentations of confidential information to interested companies.
· Over 40 new license and option agreements signed.
· Over 100 research projects at WIS were funded through Yeda
by companies, by the chief scientist of the ministry of industry and trade
and by Yeda itself, including through joint funds with companies such as
Johnson & Johnson.
· Over 180 patent disclosures submitted by WIS scientists
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