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The EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk to Collaborate with Yissum, the Technology Transfer Company of The Hebrew University
Tokyo, Japan October 3rd 2018- Today, the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk announced an agreement with Yissum, The Technology Transfer Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem that will allow users of the Helpdesk’s platform to have direct access to Yissum’s database of available technologies.
Through this mutually beneficial relationship, users of the Helpdesk’s website, will be able to locate Yissum technologies on the Helpdesk website and then be subsequently directed to Yissum’s website to receive further information on those technologies. This feature allows the Helpdesk to offer its users up-to-date data on Yissum’s available technologies.
About Yissum
Yissum is the technology transfer company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Founded in 1964, it is the third company of its kind to be established, and serves as a bridge between cutting-edge academic research and a global community of entrepreneurs, investors, and industry. Yissum’s mission is to benefit society by converting extraordinary innovations and transformational technologies into commercial solutions that address our most urgent global challenges. Yissum has registered over 10,000 patents covering 2,800 inventions; licensed over 900 technologies and has spun out more than 130 companies. Yissum’s business partners span the globe and include companies such as Boston Scientific, Google, ICL, Intel , Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Microsoft, Novartis and many more.
For further information about the EU-Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk, please contact Mr. Luca Escoffier, the Project Manager of the EU-JapanTechnologyTransfer Helpdesk at luca.escoffier@eu-japan.gr.jp
For further information about Yissum, please contact Mr. Tamir Huberman, CIO and Head of Marketing at Yissum - Technology Transfer Company of Hebrew University at tamir.huberman@yissum.co.il
Published: February 2024
Joint venture established in 1987 by the European Commission (DG GROW) and the Japanese Government (METI) for promoting all forms of industrial, trade and investment cooperation between the EU and Japan.
