The Hebrew University, VC fund looks to bring Jerusalem tech to Japanese companies

The Hebrew University, VC fund looks to bring Jerusalem tech to Japanese companies
26th November 2019 BFHU Team

Yissum, the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University, forms a strategic partnership with Japanese VC fund Universal Materials Incubator Ltd.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s arm to commercialize technologies developed by its researchers is teaming up with a Japanese venture capital fund to help bring “cutting edge” inventions to Japanese corporations.

On Monday Yissum, the technology transfer arm of the Hebrew University, announced a strategic partnership with Universal Materials Incubator Ltd. (UMI), a 16.5 billion yen ($152 million) venture capital investment fund from Japan.

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