Clout: Real-World Impact

TAU Aim:

To ensure that R&D conducted on campus continues to be translated into real-world products and services benefiting Israel and the world.

 

Benefits:

  • Simply: Will secure the future of our children
  • Will transform lab discoveries into cures, diagnostics, anti-pollution devices, renewable fuels, defense technologies, electronics and more.
  • Will support vital Israeli national priorities and help maintain the country’s global edge.
  • Will increase TAU and Israel’s practical contribution to universal crises such as disease, natural disasters, sustainability and security.
  • Will spin off companies and create jobs, thereby strengthening the national economy.

 

Current Statistics

  • In 2022-2023, TAU’s Business Development arm, Ramot, signed 195 industry-sponsored research and services agreements and 64 commercialization agreements
  • TAU ranked among the top 10 schools globally for producing successful, VC-backed founders of companies (Pitchbook 2023)
  • The City of Tel Aviv ranks 5th globally for its startup ecosystem out of 150 cities (2023 Startup Genome)

 

Latest Developments

  • Responding to the nation’s urgent need for mental-health treatment following Oct. 7, TAU campaigned for emergency funding and opened a national PTSD clinic with a team of highly experienced trauma therapists.
  • TAU, in collaboration with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), published its annual Antisemitism Worldwide Report, with this timely, widely cited issue reporting a steep increase in the number of antisemitic incidents in the year 2023, particularly following Oct. 7.
  • TAU partnered with the Sourasky Medical Center to launch the Alrov Center for Digital Medicine, combining both institutions’ experience to promote collaborative research, computational innovation, and practical health applications.
  • TAU’s new Helmsley Medical Simulation Center will provide thousands of students hands-on experience in critical care situations, challenging procedures, respectful communication with patients and their families, and many other critical skills.
  • SoLED – a sustainable and cost-effective water disinfection technology for providing clean and accessible water to people living in rural and disadvantaged communities, was founded by a TAU professor and PhD candidate, and was successfully piloted in India and Uganda.

 

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